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Harborlight Weddings is a New York City-based professional wedding officiant service. Harborlight's professional officiant, Kurt M. Denk, takes great joy in custom-crafting wedding ceremonies that showcase each couple as individuals, and who they aspire to be as a married couple. Harborlight Weddings is an inclusive officiant service, happy to join couples from all backgrounds and beliefs in a union of love.

Services Offered

Harborlight Weddings offers a variety of wedding ceremony packages, from intimate elopement ceremonies, to DIY weddings, to custom and signature packages - all meant to fit different personal styles and budgets. Whether you choose the simplest or most elaborate package, all clients receive attentive consultation and personalized content. Additional services are available as well, from formal rehearsals to personalized coaching. Kurt M. Denk is a multilingual officiant, able to perform your ceremony in English or Spanish (with limited French). Additional services offered by Harborlight Weddings include:

  • Vow writing assistance
  • Allows couples own vows
  • Premarital counseling
  • Vow renewal
  • LGBTQ+-owned
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Frequently asked questions

Does starting price include the ceremony rehearsal?

No

What is the starting price for ceremony rehearsals?

$175

What is the starting price for pre-marital counseling (per session)?

$90

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

Non-religious
Interfaith
Ceremony Rehearsal
Vow Renewal
Civil Union

What services do you provide?

Premarital Counseling
Bilingual

What religious affiliations do you serve?

Agnostic
Anglican
Baha'i Faith
Baptist
Buddhist
Catholic
Earth-Based
Episcopalian
Evangelical
Hindu
Islam
Jainism
Jewish
Lutheran
Methodist
Mormon
No Denomination
Orthodox Christian
Pagan
Presbyterian
Quaker
Shinto
Sikhism
Taoist
Unitarian

On average, how long are wedding ceremonies you officiate?

Less than 30 mins.

What languages do you speak?

English
French
Spanish

Reviews of Harborlight Weddings

Caroline
Caroline Sent on 07/01/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Meaningful Custom Ceremony

Kurt was wonderful to work with! He helped up create a custom ceremony that was exactly what we wanted. The whole process was easy and stress free!
Andres
Andres Sent on 10/20/2020
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing experience! Thank you Kurt!!

Amazing experience! Thank you Kurt for your dedication and compromise. We had a meeting with Kurt few days before the wedding to organize the ceremony and work on the script together. He was very helpful with suggestions and very open to our ideas.

The ceremony was unforgettable, his words were very deep and emotional. Also, he officiated the ceremony in English and Spanish! We highly recommend Kurt. He made us feel unique and we will never forget this moment.

Gracias!
Andres & Fede
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Matt Sent on 09/18/2020
5 out of 5 rating

Patient & Flexible - Highly Recommended

Kurt was an exceptional officiant for my wife and I when we got married on 8/22. If I could highlight a major qualities that won us over with Kurt, it would be patience. After we were in touch with Kurt to plan the initial "run of show" for the big day, we experienced the impact of the pandemic in having to drastically change our plans. He was patient in waiting to hear from us with our new adjustments to the big day, being extremely flexible with rather last minute additions as well. Also, despite our date change moving two months from June to August, Kurt still made the effort to serve as our officiant. It is a testament to his character that he had a vacation that same week and, if I recall, returned that morning and officiated the wedding that afternoon. A true gentleman. I would recommend him to anyone.
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Jolly Sent on 09/07/2020
5 out of 5 rating

It help me a lot

Hi’s a very nice person
And a very considerate price
Thank you for everything
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Cindy Sent on 08/20/2020
5 out of 5 rating

Wedding Ceremony

We are very thankful to have chosen Kurt as the officiant for our wedding. Our wedding ceremony and reception was originally scheduled for this April, but has been postponed due to Covid-19. We still knew we wanted to have a simple ceremony this spring/summer when it was safe to do so. Kurt was very patient, understanding and helpful during this confusing pandemic period, as we went back and forth on potential dates and trying to figure out our marriage license situation. He was quick with responding to our inquiries and made himself available in such a short notice, supportive and worry free. We finally settled on a new date. Kurt outlined a great ceremony for us to work with and let us adjust the format as needed. During our simple ceremony, Kurt’s positive and warm presence helped make our day a very special one that we’ll always remember. Thank you for making this process as smooth as possible. We could not be happier with Kurt as our officiant, he is one of the best there is.

Update Summer 2021:
Our wedding day finally came this past July, Kurt was amazing and spoke with the perfect tone during the ceremony. The pacing and the content of the ceremony was flawless. After the ceremony, my guests were complimenting how wonderful he was! All in all, Kurt was amazing to work with from beginning to end, especially during a pandemic that caused us to change our date twice. He certainly took the stress out of things and made the wedding process easy. Thank you Kurt!! You made it exactly the way we wanted it: relaxed, intimate and above all special!
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Mallory Sent on 08/13/2020
5 out of 5 rating

NYC Wedding Was So Smooth Thanks to Kurt!

My now husband and I are pretty easygoing and knew we wanted to keep our ceremony simple. We felt connected to Kurt from the beginning and he is so kind and professional. We had to change our plans because of COVID-19, but Kurt was extremely patient, helpful, and accommodating. Because our ceremony included just immediate family, we all had the chance to chat and it was such a pleasure to have him be apart of our day. We would recommend him to anyone without any hesitation . Thank you Kurt for making everything so easy!
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Monica Sent on 08/11/2020
5 out of 5 rating

Simply the best!

We are so happy that we chose Kurt Denk as our wedding officiant. Kurt was the first officiant we spoke to in our search and when we chatted with him on the phone, we instantly knew he was the one for us!

Our wedding situation was definitely a unique one being in the midst of a global pandemic. When we decided to postpone our big wedding, Kurt was extremely supportive. We also wanted to elope in the city with our families and he was very helpful with guiding us through obtaining our marriage license online through Project Cupid and then planning our ceremony via video chat and emails.

He was also so patient with us because all our plans were up in the air for our elopement due to Covid. It was tough for us to decide on a proper outdoor location and to make sure our families felt safe and comfortable to attend. We didn’t have a concrete plan on our location and time until the week of our elopement, but the entire time Kurt was warm, kind, and extremely patient. Thank you again Kurt for bearing with us!

We cannot recommend Kurt enough! He is a true professional. Honestly, would give Harborlight Weddings 10 stars on here if I could!

We can’t wait to have Kurt do our vow-renewal exchange next year.
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Mark Sent on 02/08/2020
5 out of 5 rating

A Wonderful Officiant

My wife and I were very happy we choose Kurt! He helped walk us though the ceremony and paperwork process, gave us exactly what we wanted for the ceremony, and was a wonderful officiant. After the wedding he followed up with us to confirm that the court had received our paperwork (which he mailed in for us, taking something off our to-do list). If he's available for your wedding date I'm confident he'll make you as happy as he made us.
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Vanessa Sent on 12/13/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Kurt was great!

My now husband and I were extremely happy with Kurt! Prior to our wedding ceremony, we really got to know him and he took his time out to speak with us multiple times to ensure accuracy and specificity to what we wanted for our ceremony. He was punctual and professional and we felt very comfortable with him. His personality was very easy going and he was so easy to work with. He confirmed with us prior to the ceremony and also the day before, which I really was happy with. I definitely would recommend Kurt to officiate your wedding! We have all good things to say of him!
Adriana
Adriana Sent on 11/01/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Perfection!

Kurt was amazing! He was a pleasure to work with and made the ceremony run smoothly. He was very helpful with drafting our ceremony and accommodating our specific wants. We got our marriage certificate so quickly which was def a plus! Thanks again and highly recommend!!
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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2021 Winner
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