We are from the UK and was visiting New York for a Holiday and planned last minute, 3 weeks before to Wed while in Brooklyn at the William Vale Hotel, we had a rooftop penthouse and the hotel had given permition for our ceremony.
We searched easily 10-15 Officiants looking for a warm, happy, fun and most of all a very professional officiant and once seeing Franny on a wedding video we knew we wanted her service, it was the best decission a game changer for us, from initial contact her support and advice was great, making us feel at ease every step, we had our first video call via mobile when we arrived our first week in NY and we planned the evening wedding. Franny advised on script shortning as we wanted a shortend vows, we planned it perfect with Franny from her entrance, including our Daughter in the vows and setting the scene and how it would play out on the rooftop from Franny's entery to the hotel floor escorted by hotel manager to our ceremony, gathering in the hotel room, drinks fun chat and ceremony against the amazing sunset in February 2025 was just perfect. Dont hesitate to book Franny you will be super happy you did, she has so much experience and her personality is awesome and her attention to detail and making sure she fits exact to your plans is seamless and makes the moment so relaxed and fun for all. Thanks Franny we cherish that day and the photographs with you.

We couldn’t have asked for a better officiant than Franny Civitano. From our first meeting, she took the time to get to know us, our story and what mattered most to us in our ceremony. The result was something deeply personal, heartfelt and uniquely us.

Franny crafted a ceremony that balanced emotion, warmth and the right amount of humor. So many of our guests told us afterward how meaningful and memorable it was - and we couldn’t agree more.

If you are looking for someone who genuinely cares and goes above and beyond to personalize your ceremony, I wholeheartedly recommend Franny. Her experience and care made a real difference in helping us feel confident and prepared.

Breanne Bautel (Wedding Oct 2024)

Franny wrote, and led, such a gorgeous and thoughtful ceremony that my partner's friend (who had lobbied to marry us) told us afterwards we'd definitely made the right choice in Franny. It was clear she listened to all of the things we'd said about each other, and our relationship, and the ceremony fit our personalities to a tee.

She also made the whole day feel easy, which, for me at least, is no easy feat.

We could not have been happier with our experience working with Franny! She was the officiant at our wedding at the Wythe Hotel and was so eloquent, easy to work with, responsive, professional and just a pleasure to interact with!
Most of our guests commented about how personal and beautiful our wedding ceremony was, and Franny was a major part of making that happen!

We hired Franny to be our officiant and also our day-of planner. We were a bit undecided on whether we needed a planner but after the first meeting it was clear that she was going to bring a lot to the table.
I had so much anxiety around the planning and I felt so much better once Franny got involved. She asked questions about what we wanted or were envisioning and helped us flesh out the details of the day. She always responded promptly to emails and we had about 3 zoom meetings leading up to the day. Her guidance and experience were invaluable!!
On the day of our wedding she showed up early to the venue while we were at another location doing photos. She only had about an hour and she and a few of our friends transformed the space into something better than I could have imagined.
She also put together a beautiful ceremony based on a questionnaire that we filled out about our relationship and also what she had learned about us through meetings. We collaborated and could provide feedback on exactly what she would say and she also helped us figure out our vows.

Do yourself a favor and hire Franny!

Franny was such an easy person to work with and created a personalized ceremony that was absolutely perfect. It all felt very “us”, and we had guests coming up to us all night saying how beautiful and heartfelt our ceremony was.

Franny delivered the BEST service for our wedding. She was unbelievably professional, thoughtful, and we got rave reviews from all of our guests about her.

Outside of getting married, she was certainly the highlight of our ceremony! She got to know me and my wife really well, on a personal level, and catered her entire speech to us and our love. We were so impressed by her and would recommend her to anyone!!

We had the best experience with Franny for our wedding ceremony on 10/28/23. She was super responsive and easy to work with right from the beginning. She had us fill out extensive questionnaires to get to know us and understand our approach to marriage. The custom ceremony she drafted was absolutely lovely and matched us so well. She was flexible in making some changes we requested and also guided us on writing our vows and I love how they came out. On the day of, she absolutely nailed it! So professional and such great delivery, she had our guests laughing and crying the whole time. We heard from so many guests that they loved our ceremony and so did we!! Would absolutely recommend hiring her to anyone!

We couldn't be more grateful that we chose Franny to officiate our wedding. After seeing her officiate a friend's wedding, we knew before we were even engaged that she was the one (it was love at first sight). Franny's questionnaire was so thoughtfully crafted to really get to the heart of our relationship and what we wanted represented in the ceremony. When she shared the first draft with us, it was obvious that this was not a cookie cutter ceremony, but rather something crafted especially with us in mind. Our friends and family were so touched by the ceremony, and the whole process was so collaborative. I also appreciate the logistics that Franny helps with--reminding us of the timeline to get our license, and mailing it for us right after the ceremony. We were in such good hands. Book her!

Franny officiated our Central Park elopement and did an amazing job! She wrote a text that was beautiful and felt so true to us. I can't imagine having anyone else there on our special day.