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Love is Love. Your wedding is the most important day of your life. It is a celebration of where you’ve been and a commitment to where you will go together. Shared with all who are dear to you, it is a day of excitement, anticipation and more than a little nervousness.

I am here to alleviate that nervousness. Through a process of careful planning, your ceremony will honor exactly who both of you are and your wedding will be everything that you are hoping for.

A little about me … I am ordained and have served as a chaplain and pastor to five congregations, I received my Master of Divinity Degree from Garret Evangelical Theological Seminary on Northwestern’s campus in Evanston Il and my Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from the University of Illinois in Champaign. Over the years I have celebrated over 100 weddings for couples from various faith traditions in a wide variety of settings. My husband has been my soulmate for 15 years.

I would love to have the chance to honor and celebrate your special day with you. Please contact me to set up a free consultation.

Rev. Steven Reid.

  • LGBTQ+-owned

Frequently asked questions

What is the typical price for your wedding services?

$500

Which of the following are included in the price?

Ceremony Rehearsal

What is the starting price for your wedding services?

$200

Does starting price include the ceremony rehearsal?

No

What is the starting price for ceremony rehearsals?

$100

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

$100

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

What religious affiliations do you serve?

Agnostic
Anglican
Baptist
Catholic
Episcopalian
Lutheran
Methodist
No Denomination
Presbyterian
Unitarian

On average, how long are wedding ceremonies you officiate?

30-60 mins.

In which states are you licensed?

CA
IL
WI

What languages do you speak?

English
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Reviews of Love is Love - Reverend Steven Reid

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Julia E. Sent on 08/24/2022
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We LOVED working with Steve!

Steve was incredible to work with! He met my husband and me twice before our rehearsal, and Steve was an attentive listener and very organized. He walked us through thoughtful questions to learn more about our goals for our ceremony, elements we wanted to include or avoid, and learned about us as a couple. He was very open about his process & addressed every question I had. We got to review a full script of the ceremony with plenty of time to review & make changes, and Steve was open to all of the edits we requested.

The resulting ceremony felt more special & personal than I realized was possible. Many of our guests asked how we met Steve, and said it seemed like we knew each other long before the wedding. He made my husband and I feel SO comfortable, heard, and the ceremony was personal & emotional (in the best way!).

If you get the opportunity to work with Steve you'll quickly see that he is professional, mindful, organized, and will help craft a special ceremony that reflects your journey as a couple. My husband & I cannot recommend him enough!!!
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Madeleine K. Sent on 08/15/2024
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Kind, Warm Officiant Who Took Time To Customize Our Ceremony

Reverend Steven Reid was so wonderful. He offers zoom or in person meetings to get to know you prior to your ceremony. He took time to get to know us and our story to make sure that he could capture our love and communicate it to our wedding guests. He sent over a draft of the ceremony and let us have full visibility into every word that would be said. We were able to customize the religious language so that it felt right for us and inclusive of our guests. Several of our guests commented on how amazing he was, and my dad asked for a transcript of the ceremony to inspire his own upcoming wedding. Thanks Rev. Steve for helping us with the most important day of our lives!
Chandler
Chandler N. Sent on 07/19/2024
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Professional and Personable Officiant!

Looking for an officiant is hard! We came across Steve's information on various websites and the reviews encouraged us to reach out. We met with many officiants and none felt as natural and personal as we were hoping for - until we met with Steve. The process and communication were both so easy and professional. We enjoyed that we got to help write/create our ceremony script. We wanted to include certain spiritual aspects, but mostly wanted to share our love story with others. Steve crafted a wonderful ceremony templated and allows us to edit it as much as we wanted. Steve provided a rehearsal and showed up in a timely manner to our ceremony. Our ceremony ran smooth, with both emotion and aspects of humor. We received so many compliments on our officiant and the quality of our ceremony. Steve also sent in our marriage license for us to make that part of the process very smooth. We highly recommend Steve if you are looking to hire an officiant!
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