Working with Hamilton was smooth from beginning to end. He was so helpful during the process, answered any questions we had and even had great recommendations on obtaining our wedding license prior to the ceremony. It made our wedding day stress-free knowing he had such a high level of expertise and knowledge. His curated oration was unique and spoke to us as a couple, we truly appreciated the personalization. Hamilton is organized and professional. He's also super personable, kind and enthusiastic. All the qualities one would look for in a wedding officiant.

We had a great experience working with Hamilton - highly recommend! He helped us craft an oration that was personally meaningful to both of us, getting to know us and incorporating moments that were important in our journey. Many of our guests were tearing up during the ceremony. He was flexible in coming to New Haven from New York, and timely and organized. Everything was exactly as we had hoped, and we're very grateful to Hamilton for the part he played in our special day!

Hamilton really listened to my clients! I am a wedding planner and I hired Hamilton to create a customized ceremony for the bride and groom. He was responsive from the beginning, reasonably priced, and his ceremony was perfectly written. 10 out of 10 would love to hire him again!

We would like to recommend warmly Hamilton Lao as celebrant for your wedding or elopement. Hamilton was the best choice we made for our elopement! He is really nice with a good heart. He wants you have the best event possible and he is very generous with sharing his experience about the location, the ceremony, the papers. Because of him, we had the best location, we couldn’t have dreamed of better, in Central Park. Also, he guided us for the ceremony and suggested us his speech for correction one week before the ceremony. He was on time (before us!). Very professional! He made a ceremony simple, cute, meaningful, just like we wanted. Finally, he helped us to obtain our wedding certificate quickly. Thank you so much Hamilton Lao.

Definitely would recommend to each couple which want to get married in your selected magician atmosphere and by professional guy.

Hamilton is by far the best officiant you could hope for at your wedding!
My wife and I had the privilege of meeting Hamilton right when we first started dating. Fast forward 2 years later and we knew, without hesitation, that we wanted Hamilton to be the officiant at our wedding. We were so happy when he said yes! He immediately explained to us the process of obtaining a marriage license from the county clerk's office (during a pandemic), giving us very useful information based on his own experiences. Hamilton was very attentive throughout, making sure the ceremony will be personalized and tailored to us and our needs.

On the day of our wedding, Hamilton arrived early to discuss last minute details. We did a quick run through and tested our speaker equipment, which to our disappointment, did not work properly outdoors. I started getting nervous, but he said not to worry and that he had no problem making sure everyone heard him. He was absolutely correct about that. He was so great at projecting his voice to the crowd!
Everything from start to finish went smoothly. Hamilton made sure we didn't forget to take photographs and smile and kept us on track throughout the night with our timing. He worked closely with the maître d to help keep the flow going. Our friends and family loved him, he was so much fun and upbeat!! Definitely an energy producer.
I'll always look back and see Hamilton in our photos and remember how he made a wonderful day that much brighter.
EDIT: Wanted to update this review. We received our marriage certificate in the mail and noticed that the county clerk's office typed the date of our marriage and location incorrectly. We informed Hamilton, and before we could even say "thank you" he already took action, made calls, and followed up when the person in charge was available. We received a message from him a little before 10:00am on the Tuesday after Labor Day weekend saying he already spoke with the necessary personnel and they will correct it for us without requiring us to go back in again. I was absolutely floored. Our wedding was already over but he was still there for us 100%, and helped us resolve the matter in record time. We are extremely grateful for Hamilton. This is the kind of professionalism and kindness that sets him apart from others.

Hamilton was very professional!

Hamilton was extremely professional and organized. He helped us to get a marriage license when it seemed almost impossible with all the covid limitations and new rules. The speech he prepared for us was beyond our expectations. It was always easy to communicate with him and he did his job 100%. We were extremely satisfied with having Hamilton for our wedding ceremony.

Hamilton was a joy to work with. He was prompt to respond after we initially contacted him. He took us through each step in preparing for our pandemic elopement and was very good with communication throughout the planning process. He started out with a quick video chat to get to know us and gave us great questions to help personalize the oration he ultimately delivered in our wedding day. He showed us a draft of it prior to the date as well so that we could review and ensure that it was in line with our spiritual and cultural beliefs. Cannot recommend him enough for other couples looking for an officiant in NYC!

(We got married on 9/19/20)

Hamilton officiated our ceremony and it was lovely! The COVID-19 pandemic forced us to cancel our original plans and we felt hopeless but after we were referred to Hamilton, everything changed. We were able to do a virtual wedding ceremony instead and it was more than what we could have imagined.

Hamilton was professional, easy to talk to, and he paid attention to detail as he asked us for more information to personalize the ceremony. To help us feel comfortable, we did a rehearsal and he was open to making adjustments to better suit our personalities. He was also very supportive as we did the paperwork for the license and certificate. We definitely recommend him to any couple who is looking for a personalized ceremony and a great experience!