5 Stars across the board! My wife and I wanted something more natural to us, something unique, and Stephen delivered that and more. His storytelling style is that of a narrator in a romance novel. The personalized story that he created with the help of our answers to specific questions is something I will always keep a copy of. Would 10/10 recommend!

The last thing you need when planning a wedding is extra stress, especially regarding the ceremony! My husband and I had only a few weeks to work through the whole process and it could not have gone smoother: start to finish – Stephen is stellar. He is a pleasure to work with, speak with and to invite into this momentous day in your life. He is efficient, utterly responsive and his sense of humor adds a perfectly placed lightness to all of it. Once we worked through the details, he seamlessly integrated our stories with the religious elements we requested and the result was a beautiful and inimitably “us” ceremony. Stephen officiates with warmth, an understanding of the moment and an obvious skill – which has everyone in the room captivated. To a person, we were all in agreement - Stephen takes it to another level.

Stephen was a pleasure to work with. He helped us create a personalized ceremony which was very sweet with a touch of humor. We went back and fourth a couple times until we got it just right. He recommended different things to make it work for us. We wanted it very simple - we wanted to keep out religion and just make it about us. He helped us do that, he told our love story and kept the guests interested during this time. It was beautiful. Here is a short clip of our wedding, you can hear him speak in it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvKgdWWXBg8
Thank you very much Stephen, highly recommended :)

Stephen was there every step of the way to coach us through sharing our unique love story. He is very responsive, detailed, and, most importantly, genuinely cares about creating a unique and memorable experience. Each of our guests stated, "Best wedding ever attended," with Stephen's officiating as a significant highlight. I highly recommend Stephen!

Me and my (new) wife, Allie, recently worked with Stephen as the officiant for our wedding in September 2019. My mom referred him as we were looking for an officiant, and thought he'd be great for our ceremony. We became inclined to agree.

We first met with Stephen in-person soon after I proposed. We discussed our vision for our wedding, and our "complicating" factors. I am Jewish, and Allie is half and half Catholic. We wanted a semi-casual ceremony that didn't lean too far in either religion, but paid homage to both.

Stephen was understanding and easy to work with throughout. He first sent me and Allie a questionnaire to answer about the other, with questions like how we met, and what we thought was special about the other. From these answers, he crafted the "script" for our ceremony. We worked with him over the next year, sending revisions back-and-forth every couple of months until we got it to the point where it felt just right. That point, funny enough, was just days before the ceremony, but Stephen was fantastic in being so flexible and up for anything with it.

The ceremony itself was phenomenal, with Stephen playing a large part in it. Many people came up to us at the reception to say it was the best wedding ceremony they've been to, and that they loved the officiant. That he delivered the words of our love story with wit and eloquence, and they were blown away. Yes, yes, some of it was the stunning and amazing bride and groom, but Stephen helped them come off that way ;).

In all seriousness, it was a pleasure working with Stephen, and we wholeheartedly would encourage others to do so as well for their weddings. He has officiated countless weddings, and with his background as an actor, he is able to deliver them with class.

Getting married was the easy decision. After a short engagement the decision was who to find to host a small service in a back-yard garden in Topanga Canyon. I wanted a Rabbi but, someone who was reform, open-minded and comfortable with an extremely relaxed and short service. My husband-to-be wanted someone who was ‘not religious at all,’ which I understood and respected. We are both from Jewish families but, for us, it was about honoring the traditions while leaving the g-word to a minimum (if at all.)

Once I placed a couple calls to Rabbi’s in the LA area it was quickly pointed out that our wedding day was on a Jewish holiday. Well… not on a holiday exactly. It was the eve before a holiday and that was going to be a problem. One Rabbi, who I found first through a quick google search, told me point blank “no one is going to do this; you should move your wedding day.” What else could have been more calming to hear for a bride doing all the planning herself and people already scheduled to fly in from out of town!

We asked around and eventually found Chaplin Stephen Macht. I emailed him on several different sites in my desperation. He quickly contacted me and said he would be available on that day.

Choosing Stephen was one of the best we made. He sent us a list of questions to fill out. In the midst of major life changes (apart from the wedding planning) we were really slow in getting back to him with this. He was always incredibly patient with us. We really took our time and thought about our answers. These answers help craft your service so really give it some thought. Stephen, myself, and my now husband really worked together as a team to craft the ceremony with all the things that are important and not important to us. We never felt pressured to do anything that wasn’t ‘us.’

My sister-in-law got a quick sneak peek at the script before the wedding and was crying. She has been to more weddings that I can count, and said this was far and away the best (most personal) service she has ever read. The service was perfect. Even before the ceremony, Stephen told us that if we needed anything we could call him. Although, we didn’t really need much it was nice to offer.

We really couldn’t thank Stephen enough for all he did. There are a few make-or-break things in every wedding. Having a skilled chaplain was one of essentials, and we can’t recommend him more highly! Stephen enabled my husband and I to have the wedding that was right for us. Our ceremony truly was the right blend of honoring our Jewish heritage in a non-religious way which was just right for us. We are so thankful!

Stephen did an amazing job officiating our wedding! Not only did we love our ceremony, we got so many compliments from our guests. We gave him the challenge of a non religious ceremony that incorporated traditional Jewish elements. Stephen found the perfect balance and also found a way to make it very personalized to us. He is also very professional and very responsive.

Stephen filled our wedding ceremony with warmth and laughter. We could not recommend his services enough!

Stephen is the absolute best! We couldn't have been happier with him as our wedding officiant. We were initially supposed to marry in January 2017, however, due to an unexpected death in the family, we had to delay the wedding a year. Stephen graciously stuck by us for the three-year period that we worked together. He was incredibly kind, attentive, conscientious, thoughtful, and supportive throughout the process. He was very organized, thorough, and collaborative as he guided us to put together a beautiful, thoughtful, personalized ceremony. It was very clear to us that Stephen loves what he does and has a true gift.

When the big day came, he delivered with flying colors. Our ceremony was everything we could have hoped for and more. Stephen was able to perfectly articulate and express why our relationship is beshert. It was like having an old friend marry us. His delivery was perfect. Stephen captivated the audience throughout the ceremony and received rave reviews from all who attended -- we've lost track of how many people have told us that it was the best ceremony they have ever attended. When we reflect on our wedding the two of us ultimately agree that the ceremony was the best part of the entire wedding. We could not recommend Stephen more -- snap him up!

We love you, Stephen!
Maggie Shackelford & Scott Pearlman

Working with Stephen was awesome. He answered every email and phone call quickly and came through with everything he promised. He worked very hard to make our ceremony very us. We got so many complements after.