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Reverend Joy Burke - Saratoga Wedding Officiant is a wedding officiant in Saratoga Springs, New York, serving the Saratoga, Albany, Troy, and Lake George regions. This award-winning officiant offers an extraordinary, personalized ceremony experience for couples of all backgrounds. Joy is a seminary-trained and ordained interfaith minister. Her passion lies in understanding how different people connect to the divine and sharing in their sacred experiences. Joy holds an interfaith, interspiritual perspective and is not aligned with any specific religious tradition. She strongly believes that all of the world’s wisdom traditions have at their core the common values of peace, tolerance, compassionate service and love for all creation.

Reverend Joy Burke has over a decade of experience working with couples of various spiritual and religious beliefs. Joy is a dedicated ally to the lgbtq community and is thrilled to officiate same-sex weddings. She delights in joining people who have found love across religious, spiritual or cultural beliefs. She works closely with each couple to create a personal, sacred and meaningful ceremony that unites them in the bonds of marriage and reflects who they are as a couple and what their commitment means to them.

Joy does not have any staff on hand. When you hire her, you get her, and once she's booked, she is no longer available. So call as soon as you have your date and location confirmed for an in-person consultation.

Services Offered

The wedding ceremony of your dreams - With a one-of-a-kind, bespoke wedding ceremony, unlike any you have ever witnessed. Joy will work with you over the months leading up to your wedding, to craft a ceremony that is sacred, meaningful, and truly reflective of the love you share. Joy will guide you through the process with her warmth, understanding, caring and knowledge, so that your ceremony will be flawless. Script approval is included, so there will be no unwelcome surprises!

Elegant elopement ceremonies - A lovely, meaningful ceremony without all the bells and whistles. Just the two of you and two witnesses, Monday through Friday, at Joy's beautiful converted church home in downtown Saratoga Springs or at one of our many Saratoga parks or venues.

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Frequently asked questions

Which of the following are included in the price of your wedding officiant services?

Ceremony Rehearsal

What is the starting price for your wedding services?

$750

Does starting price include the ceremony rehearsal?

Yes

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

Non-religious
Interfaith
Ceremony Rehearsal
Vow Renewal

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?

30-60 mins.

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Multiple reviewers highly recommend Reverend Joy as an officiant for weddings. She is praised for her professionalism, responsiveness, and ability to personalize the ceremony to the couple's preferences. Reviewers mention how special and emotional the ceremony was, with personal touches that made it unique. Joy is also commended for her communication, support, and coordination with other wedding vendors.

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Multiple reviewers highly recommend Reverend Joy as an officiant for weddings. She is praised for her professionalism, responsiveness, and ability to personalize the ceremony to the couple's preferences. Reviewers mention how special and emotional the ceremony was, with personal touches that made it unique. Joy is also commended for her communication, support, and coordination with other wedding vendors.

Colleen
Colleen Sent on 08/01/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Reverend Joy helped make our wedding ceremony everything we hoped for!

It was such a pleasure to work with Reverend Joy! The ceremony that she wrote for us described our relationship perfectly and there were so many personal touches that Reverend Joy added to make the ceremony truly unique to us. Thank goodness she sent us the "script" prior to the ceremony because when I read it for the first time, I was so blown away by how she truly knew our relationship and her words really hit home. I was in tears because it was so beautiful. Our ceremony was my favorite part of our wedding day and it was because of everything Reverend Joy did to understand our relationship, our feelings of being so lucky to have found each other and little touches like the candle lighting for our mothers and the tree blessing ceremony. I cannot recommend Reverend Joy enough!
Elizabeth
Elizabeth Sent on 10/30/2020
5 out of 5 rating

Beautiful day... Beautiful words

Reverend Joy Burke helped make our wedding ceremony so special. Her kind, thoughtful words and overall pleasant demeanor let us know right away we had made the right choice. We live outside of the Saratoga, closer to NYC and decided to cancel our original plans and have a private wedding ceremony in a place we frequent and love to visit annually. Despite the fact we did not have familiarity with vendors from the area, Reverend Joy was highly recommended and we can easily understand why! She was easy to work with, was quick to respond and provided us with the words in which solidified our union and warmed our hearts on our most special day. We would recommend her without reservation!
Jennifer
Jennifer Sent on 10/23/2020
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Excellent experience all around. We could not have asked for a more perfect ceremony.

Joy showed up early and was very flexible with our wishes. She was extremely professional. Our wedding ceremony was the perfect day!

Professional Network & Endorsements

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Chaplain Claudia Meyer Chaplain Claudia Meyer Wedding Officiants

Joy is the quintessential officiant... poised, professional, and truly personal... she offers her service with the utmost care and concern for her couples... Hiring Joy is one of the best choices you can make for your wedding!!

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Joy Burke will make your wedding ceremony a beautiful, memorable treasure. She is a delight as a person and wedding officiant. You will be in the best of hands!

Lily Saratoga Lily Saratoga Wedding Dresses

Joy is always professional and on point with each ceremony she does.

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