Minnesota Reverend is a wedding officiant located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Owner Reverend Derek Kiewatt has been performing unique and memorable ceremonies for more than 40 years. Even with all those years behind him, he is still excited about officiating such an important moment in the lives of his clients. The weddings he performs reflect the beauty and romance of the occasion, while remaining funny and professional.
Experience
Reverend Derek Kiewatt is graduate of the University of Minnesota and Harvard Divinity School. He is an ordained Unitarian Universalist (UU) minister and has performed weddings all across the United States. He is currently licensed in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and California.
Services Offered
Minnesota Reverand is happy to serve agnostic, earth-based, non-denominational, and Unitarian couples. His ceremonies last less than 30 minutes, and he is fluent in both English and German. Before the big day, couples can meet with Reverend Derek for premarital counseling to help guide them. They are also welcome to write their own vows, and he can perform a wedding rehearsal. Minnesota Reverend provides services for many wedding types, including:
Recommended by 100% of couples
Meghan · Married on 06/29/2014
Reverend Kiewatt was extremely helpful throughout the entire process. He worked with us to create the ceremony we wanted, and was very flexible with some last minute changes we had regarding readers and members of the wedding party. He did an excellent job, and we were glad to have him there with us the help us throughout the whole process.
Sent on 07/29/2014
We also did counseling with him, which was great, and helped us to gain some insight about how we might continue to build on and grow in our relationship.
I highly recommend Derek, he is understanding, has a sense of humor, and really helped us to customize the ceremony to reflect who we are.
Sheila · Married on 06/08/2019
Fantastic experience!
Reverend Derek was an absolutely pleasure to work with. We wanted an officiant who would be willing to get to know us as people so that they could best represent us during our ceremony, and that's what we got! The ceremony went off without a hitch, which is the most important part; perhaps our favorite part, though, was the premarital coaching. Rev. Derek came over to our apartment for a couple sessions, and it was so fun to see how my fiance and I responded to questions, different assessments, etc. And more than fun, it was meaningful. Rev. Derek was a great facilitator through it all and we are so happy we chose him!
Sent on 07/16/2019
Katie · Married on 10/20/2018
Experienced, personable, kind and has a great sense of humor!
Rev. Derek is experienced, personable, kind and has a great sense of humor! He is also very flexible with the type of service you are looking for as he can easily transition from serious to humorous at your request. Based on these qualities, we booked him as our wedding officiant. He had great communication throughout the process and was always available for questions. Following our ceremony, many of our guests asked if Rev. Derek was a family friend, which we had felt like he had been. I definitely recommend Rev. Derek!
Sent on 11/19/2018
2 Endorsements
Reverend Kiewat obviously Loves performing weddings. He arrived early to the ceremony, we went through the music cues for my song, piano music, discussed the best musicians set up in the room, and the ceremony order details. He then spent extra time reviewing cues with the couple & the wedding party children to ensure everyone was comfortable with all aspects.The wedding was touching and went beautifully!
I have known Derek for years. Rest assured, knowing that he will not only be early, be professional and take care of everything, but that you will receive a one-of-a-kind ceremony service your guests will rave about! You deserve a ceremony that is meaningful and funny. When it comes to your ceremony, besides saying "I do," hiring Rev. Kiewatt is the best decision you can make!
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