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Dave Goldstein Weddings

Spanish
Hebrew
Ceremony Rehearsal
Interfaith
Josh
Yaniv
Juliana
Mike
Kelsey

Recommended by 100% of couples

About this vendor

Dave Goldstein Weddings is a wedding officiant service based out of New York. Dave Goldstein's weddings have been featured in Brides Magazine (Brides.com), on Say Yes to the Dress on the TLC Network, and in The New York Times weddings section. Dave Goldstein was ordained to officiate the wedding of a couple who liked his comedy act and has since officiated weddings for more than 200 couples across ten states. Dave has figured out how to do just the right amount of tasteful humor - or none, if you prefer - on such a romantic and memorable day. His only goal is for the couple he's working for to be thrilled by their ceremony and wedding day. Dave Goldstein is the tastefully hilarious wedding officiant.

Experience

You may recognize wedding officiant, comedian, and actor Dave Goldstein from one of his many appearances on Late Night with Conan O'Brien. His comedy special Isn't It Obvious was just released by Dry Bar Comedy and the Dry Bar Comedy app. Dave has performed across the U.S., Canada, and Europe, and his stage act, praised by The New York Post and The Asbury Park Press, is a blend of original writing and inspired live riffs. He has performed stand-up comedy on The Comedy Network, Sirius/XM Satellite Radio, and The National Lampoon Radio Network. He is also honored to have performed for our US troops as the headlining comic on a tour of US Army posts in Europe.

Services Offered

Dave Goldstein can officiate your wedding day, customize a unique wedding ceremony, and complete and file your marriage license. Dave will customize your ceremony by meeting and speaking with you to discover what's important to you, how you met, and any interesting and funny stories. Then, he generally blends some traditional parts of the classic ceremony with a humorous but tasteful section on you. Dave can include traditional components such as unity ceremonies, readings, memorial candles, and cultural elements such as Balloon Launches, Dove Releases, Breaking the Glass, monologues from movies or TV, Chinese Lanterns, Hindu Garland Exchanges, Filipino Coin Transfers, Taiwanese Tea Ceremonies, Bangladeshi Poetry, Sand Ceremonies, Celtic Hand Fasting, Jumping the Broomstick, Ukrainian Folklore, ceremonies in Spanish without sounding like Mayor Bloomberg, Albanian congratulations and…the police Miranda Rights Warning. What's next?!

What You'll Love About Dave Goldstein Weddings

Couples have praised them for their ability to craft ceremonies reflecting each couple's unique story. They also found him to be professional and passionate in his work. Check out the review section for more information.

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FAQ

Does starting price include the ceremony rehearsal?

No

What is the starting price for ceremony rehearsals?

$250

What types of weddings and events do you provide services for?

Non-religious
Interfaith
Ceremony Rehearsal
Vow Renewal
Civil Union

What religious affiliations do you serve?

Agnostic
Anglican
Buddhist
Catholic
Islam
Jewish
Lutheran
Methodist
No Denomination
Orthodox Christian
Quaker
Unitarian

On average, how long are wedding ceremonies you officiate?

Less than 30 mins.

In which states are you licensed?

CT
DE
MD
MN
NJ
NY
PA

What languages do you speak?

Hebrew
Spanish

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Reviews of Dave Goldstein Weddings

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The officiant deeply personalizes ceremonies, taking time to learn each couple’s story and tailor vows and format. He’s funny, engaging, and blends humor with reverence so guests are entertained and moved. Responsive, flexible, and helpful with planning details, he comes highly recommended.

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The officiant deeply personalizes ceremonies, taking time to learn each couple’s story and tailor vows and format. He’s funny, engaging, and blends humor with reverence so guests are entertained and moved. Responsive, flexible, and helpful with planning details, he comes highly recommended.

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Matt Sent on 10/21/2025
5 out of 5 rating

A Perfect Ceremony!

Dave was incredible at customizing our wedding to the tempo, love, and happiness that we had always hoped our ceremony could portray. Getting drinks twice helped us all get to know each other better and he truly understood us individually and together as a couple. He was a master of blending in the religious aspects of our ceremony with a dashes of humor before and after those segments. He made us feel at ease throughout the lead up to the wedding and we couldn't recommend him more. You and your guests will love him!
Josh
Josh Sent on 10/20/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Outstanding Officiant!!

Dave was a phenomenal officiant for our wedding in August, 2025. He is highly flexible and accommodating. He really took the time to get to know us, and even made the journey to Brooklyn to get dinner with us and hear our story. Dave is incredibly thoughtful and a pleasure to work with. Dave's passion for officiating is evident, and we recommend him highly.
Yaniv
Yaniv Sent on 10/20/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Best combo of heartfelt, poignant, and funny

Dave was amazing to work with. He was hands-on, helped guide us in thoughtfully designing our ceremony, and kept things light and enjoyable.

We were so happy with how our ceremony turned out, and several guests came up to us afterward to say how much they loved it and how great they thought the officiant was!

We would very happily and confidently recommend Dave to anyone.
D
Dan Sent on 09/15/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Dave Goldstein Officiant

Dave was phenomenal. Easy to work with, tons of fun and really listened to our story. He has a knack for winding in your story to the ceremony and making everyone who attends feel as though they were there with us as our story is told. His comedic background is a huge plus as guests are entertained from the very beginning and his reverence for the ceremony in a serious manner also stood out. Well done Dave!
Juliana
Juliana Sent on 09/15/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Highly recommend wedding officiant

Dave was so personable and pleasant to work with from the start. We arranged a lunch to meet Dave and let him get to know us and about our relationship which made the experience more personable and memorable. Dave was very helpful with constructing the perfect ceremony tailored to our needs. Our guests enjoyed our ceremony so much and Dave was a huge reason for that!
Mike
Becki Sent on 12/08/2024
5 out of 5 rating

The awesomest Officiant a couple could ask for!

I know everyone has their own preferences with absolutely everything, but I would advise everyone to use an ordained stand-up comedian as their officiant because it just made the whole ceremony even better. My mom went through people she knows and found Dave and he was awesome, all around, the best I could ever ask for. Our ceremony was a perfect blend of fun, funny, sentimental, and beautiful. I had so many people complimenting our ceremony and saying our officiant, DAVE, was excellent! His communication from day 1 was so good, making sure to get to know us and write funny, lovely things about us into his descriptions and throughout the ceremony. He covered everything we wanted and then some in the best way. I’ll admit, I was terrible with communication… the planning of things had been getting to me, but Dave was so helpful and understanding throughout the whole process. He arrived dressed very well, pleasant, personable and funny. We plan on attending his shows and hopefully getting some free drinks HAH! I truly could not have asked for a better officiant. I highly recommend Dave Goldstein!
Kelsey
Kelsey Sent on 09/16/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Best Officiant!

We were looking for someone to officiate our wedding who also had a sense of humor and could entertain the audience. We found Dave and it was obvious from when we first spoke to him that he would be the perfect fit. Dave took the time to know us as a couple to execute the perfect ceremony reading. We really appreciated his responsiveness, flexibility and genuineness. Not to mention, he is extremely funny and talented. Thank you for everything Dave!
Griffin
Griffin Sent on 09/11/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Dave was kind, helpful, professional, and everything we could have asked for

Dave worked with us from day 1 to craft and incredible ceremony. He met with multiple friends of ours to get stories about us. We had a slightly unconventional format but he worked with us to make it happen. He truly went above and beyond. I could not recommend him enough!
Kevin
Kevin Sent on 07/08/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Hannah and Kevin

Dave is incredibly responsive, helpful and a pleasure to work with! 5 stars
C
Craig Sent on 05/13/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Fantastic Officiant

We interviewed several officiants and knew right away that Dave was our person. He didn't have any preconceived notions about what our ceremony should be. He listened to what we wanted and then crafted a personalized template for us.

We met Dave before our wedding on a Sunday afternoon for brunch to get to know each other better. He listened carefully to the stories of how we met, what we wanted for our future and how we wanted our ceremony to unfold.

During the following weeks Dave delivered a draft ceremony which was exactly what we wanted. Dave even went above and beyond and gave my vows a quick once over and gave me some valuable feedback.

Dave also happens to a comedian and a great guy. We enjoyed getting to know him before our big day, appreciated the laughs before and during our ceremony, were happy to have a drink with him after the ceremony and have been waiting to attend a comedy show when he is performing locally.

Dave did a perfect job of listening to us, keeping things light and delivering on the serious parts of the day.

He is both a great officiant and a great guy and we highly recommend him for your big day!
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