Dr. Rick Hessman, Wedding Officiant

Rick done our beach ceremony in Ocean Isle, he was so nice and it seemed as if he knew us for years! Highly recommend him!

Dr. Rick Hessman was an exceptional wedding officiant and played such an important role in making our wedding day special. From our first conversation, he was professional, kind, and genuinely interested in getting to know us as a couple. He created a ceremony that was personal, meaningful, and perfectly reflected our relationship.

His calm and confident presence helped everyone feel at ease, and he delivered the ceremony with warmth, sincerity, and just the right touch of humor. Many of our guests commented afterward on how beautiful and heartfelt the ceremony was.

If you are looking for an officiant who is thoughtful, engaging, and truly dedicated to creating a memorable ceremony, we highly recommend Dr. Rick Hessman.

Dr. Rick was very personable, friendly, prompt, and communicated very well.

We are so grateful to have had Rick as our wedding officiant. He took the time out of his own schedule to personally officiate our ceremony, and it meant so much to us. From the beginning, he was kind, professional, and genuinely invested in making our day special. His warmth and care helped make our ceremony feel personal and meaningful. We couldn’t have asked for a better person to marry us, and we highly recommend him to anyone looking for an officiant who truly cares about the couples he works with.

Dr. Hessman was a God send. He was able to officiate our wedding with 12 hours notice AND he drove an hour from Carolina Beach to make our sunrise service a reality. For those of u who don’t know, that means he probably left at 4:45 am on a Sunday to meet us at 6:10 am. He has a lot of scripts but he sends them to you ahead of time so you can personalize them as much or as little as you want. Highly, highly recommend. He is one of the kindest, patient and self less humans I have met. You can’t go wrong with Dr. Rick Hessman as your officiant for your special day. 👰🏻‍♀️💜🤵🏻‍♂️

We had Dr. Hessman officiant our wedding and had a wonderful experience! We had a small ceremony and are not located in the same area so we did not meet prior to but you would never even know, he was exactly as I expected, clearly communicated how everything would go and he did an amazing job. He really made us feel like we were important to him and made the ceremony feel very personal even though we didn't personally know him. I would highly recommend hiring him!

Dr. Hessman was great. Easy going and professional. Love that he cares about it and makes you feel comfortable.

Great communications!
Very Prompt and extremely professional!
Thank you for your compassion and may God Bless!

Rick was responsive, prepared, and professional. He helped make our day unforgettable!

We decided with a month left to have an actual ceremony instead of going to the courthouse. Dr. Hessman was such a blessing to find. He’s warm, friendly, and super willing to work to make each couple’s day full of love. He was definitely the friendliest person I spoke to when making this decision, and he charged half the price of the others. I’m so thankful we found Dr. Hessman!