Father James St. George

Of all the decisions my now-husband and I made for our wedding this past Saturday, Father Jim was by far the best one. Long before the ceremony date, he was helpful, communicative, patient, and guided us wonderfully. We live in Florida, so we were planning from afar, and not only was this not an obstacle for Father Jim, but he made every interaction feel like a comfort. He replied promptly, and helped us make revisions to our script until we had the one we wanted. Once we were in town for the wedding, we all did a rehearsal the day before, and he calmly walked us through everything. Neither of us have ever been married before, so we were frankly quite nervous and lost as to how everything was supposed to proceed. Father Jim was our rock and voice of sanity, and we left our rehearsal feeling like we were truly in the best hands. It felt like he was going to take care of us no matter what happened. And take care of us he did! The big day was incredible. It couldn’t have gone better, and that is due in majority part to Father Jim’s incredible improvisation. As always with weddings, I’m told, some things were not in place where they should have been. We opted for a Celtic handfasting at the end of our ceremony, and the special handfasting rope we brought had somehow been placed at least 10 feet behind Father Jim so that he could not reach it—I panicked when I realized this, and I was so sure we would have to skip it now. But Father Jim was quick, calm, cool, and collected, and used his stole instead. He spoke to the crowd and signified that it was the most special thing he could use to bind us in our covenant with God, and it ended up being even more beautiful than if we had used our rope. I was amazed—he never skipped a beat. No one knew that what he did and said there hadn’t been part of the script! He was amazing. The second hiccup we had was that we had chosen two bible readings to be read by young family members. Turns out, one reader didn’t get the message, so we ended up with only one. Again, I panicked when I heard the silence, but Father Jim gracefully moved on at just the right time and no one was the wiser. He is the most professional, wonderful officiant. And not only that, but he was kind enough to let us know that he would honor my husband’s late father in both Sunday Masses on the day that followed our ceremony. That meant the world to us, and it made it all the more emotional and moving when we arrived at the part in our ceremony where Father Jim paid homage by name to my husband’s father. I truly couldn’t be happier with who we chose to marry us before God, and I will cherish the kindness and resourcefulness and skill of Father Jim for the rest of my life. Because we live out of state and flew home on early Monday morning, Father Jim also helped us take care of our marriage documents and made sure they got to Pennsylvania. We had been stressing about how we were going to get those documents to the court with a weekend wedding, and once again, Father Jim came to our rescue. This is why we are so proud of our Catholic faith, because this is the kind of heart and community and kindness that we are promised in our people, and we couldn’t be prouder that Father Jim was the man who bound us to God as husband and wife. Thank you for everything you did for us, Father Jim. We will be stopping by for Mass the next time we’re up north!

It was truly a blessing to have found Monsignor Jim. From our very first meeting, he made us feel welcome and at ease, and he guided us through every step of our wedding ceremony process with patience and care. His communication and willingness to help in any way possible were unmatched. On the day itself, he brought so much warmth and joy to our wedding celebration. We are so grateful for the role he played in beginning our marriage, and we would recommend him to any couple looking for an officiant who truly cares.

Our wedding ceremony would not have been what it was without the care, attention, and dedication of Fr. Jim! Fr. Jim made it easy to outline our ceremony, including special mentions and met with us virtually to answer all of my questions regarding tiny details and even assured us that he would guide the movements of the ceremony, which quelled my nerves! I highly recommend Fr. Jim and I am so glad that he was our officiant.

Father was amazing! People keep raving about how great our ceremony was. He guided us through the entire process and helped us feel comfortable. I would recommend to any couple!

Choosing Father Jim as our wedding officiant was truly one of the best decisions we made for our wedding! He made our ceremony feel so personal, heartfelt, and full of love. One of the things we appreciated most was being able to add personal touches into the ceremony. Father Jim was so welcoming of our ideas and helped make everything feel natural and meaningful.

Our family and friends could not stop talking about how wonderful he was and how much they all loved him! He brought such a genuine presence to our ceremony and made one of the most meaningful moments of our lives even more special!

We feel so lucky that Father Jim was the one who married us and was part of such an important day in our lives. We would absolutely recommend Father Jim to anyone looking for an officiant who truly cares about making your ceremony personal, meaningful, and special! He is the best!

Father Jim was great! From talking with us before our wedding, through the ceremony he was professional and super easy to work with. We would highly recommend using him :)

Father Jim was very responsive when we asked about officiating our wedding and was nothing short of positive and flexible. We appreciate him officiating our wedding despite it being a Sunday, which is tougher to find someone we trusted with availability. We appreciated having a religious ceremony outside of the church as well. We highly recommend Father Jim!

Father Jim did an outstanding job at our wedding! Initial outreach and consultation were extremely easy. Being able to choose what to include in our ceremony was awesome. On time, efficient, trustworthy. Knowledgeable and helpful with the marriage license/certificate process. Great price! Even our guests had great things to say about Father Jim after the wedding. Couldn’t have asked for a better minister!

It was clear that Father Jim genuinely cared and wanted to help make our day special - couldn’t have asked for a better officiant and were so grateful that he was a part of our day. Very supportive, down to earth, and willing to flex to meet our vision for our dream ceremony. Guests raved about how beautiful the ceremony’s wording was.

Fr Jim performed our ceremony this past Sunday . He had been working with us since January and helped us navigate the process. The Ceremony was just wonderful. Everyone commented on how warm and welcoming Fr Jim was and he helped us create a memory we will have forever.