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Since I have officiated at well over 30,000 weddings in the greater Cincinnati area alone. I am available to officiate across the United States, in accordance with the Law and with of course as scheduling provides. I will help you from your initial call, to meeting with you to discuss what you want and the way you want your ceremony to be, to the rehearsal, and of course the ceremony itself. There will always be something that comes up or changes, and sometimes during the ceremony, this is not a problem. Do not ever be afraid to call me, or correct me, because this is your wedding and it needs to be correct, and the way you want your wedding to be. Please call me and I will be glad to discuss your future with you! It would be a pleasure and an honor to help you on your BIG DAY!
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Reviews of The Wedding Chapels of Stephen L J Hoffman, Officiant and A Day to Remember USA
We certainly recommend Stephen, he's wonderful.
There was one part where he went off and did his own thing. He asked who was giving this woman to be wed, and my dad was forced to say "I do". I had not put that part in the ceremony, because I did not want anyone to formally give me away. When we rehearsed the ceremony, there was no mention of that exchange, so I was very surprised during the real ceremony, when we asked that. My dad was also caught off guard by it, and said "I do", and we just went on from there. Since I had explicitly asked him not to do that part, and since we had not done it during the rehearsal, I thought it was clear that we didn't want it. But, he did it.
So I would recommend that if you want a lot of flexibilty with the ceremony, you should consider him, but be very explicit about what you want in it and what you don't want in it--and be ready during the real thing to speak up and say "no one" or I give myself away", in case he or whomever you chose says it anyway out of habit.
Remember, it is your wedding, and the officiant is only human, so they might make mistakes, but you can correct them on the spot, instead of being too surprised to react and just going along with it like we did.
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I can honestly say my staff and I love working with The Weddng Chapels of Stephen L J Hoffman. He will custom tailor your event and is always a blast to work with. I recommend him to all of my brides when they are in need of an officiant. Classy, fun and a top notch professional.