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Reviews of Wedding Preacher - Andy Mahaney
5.0 out of 5 rating
5.0
Fantastic
25 reviews
Recommended by 100% of couples
Jenna Sent on 09/03/2023
5 out of 5 rating
Andy is great!
Andy served as the officiant at our August wedding. Prior to the ceremony, my husband and I had two Zoom calls and exchanged several emails with him. The ceremony Andy crafted was absolutely incredible. It felt incredibly personal and tailored to us, and we were overwhelmed with compliments from our friends and family. Many of them were curious about how long we had known Andy because of the wonderful connection he created. Choosing Andy for our wedding was an excellent decision, and I would absolutely recommend him to future couples.
Suzanne Sent on 04/26/2022
5 out of 5 rating
Best Wedding Officiant Ever!
Andy is simply the best. He was wonderful to collaborate with throughout the planning process, he’s an excellent writer and speaker, and he helped make our ceremony so incredibly personal. We received countless comments about how beautiful our ceremony was. Many guests assumed Andy was a friend or family member by how well he knew us and how genuine his words were about us and our relationship. Working with Andy was the best decision we made for our ceremony.
Emily Sent on 12/04/2019
5 out of 5 rating
Great wedding pastor!
Andy was our wedding pastor for our 11/17 wedding at Holly Hedge. He was fantastic! We met with Andy early on in our planning and knew fairly quickly we wanted to work with him. He's extremely organized, personable, professional, and very eager to make your ceremony truly unique and special. He worked with us on a few drafts of the ceremony and let us add our own touches. So many guests came up to us after the wedding, asking if we knew Andy prior to wedding planning because the ceremony was so personalized. Thank you, Andy!!
Timothy Sent on 11/09/2019
5 out of 5 rating
Andy is awesome!
We loved working with Andy. The process was great and his delivery of the ceremony was more than we hoped for as not only did we enjoy it as a couple but our family and friends could not stop raving about the heartfelt quality of the ceremony. He is an excellent choice to have as your officiant and we highly recommend him.
Shannon Sent on 07/13/2019
5 out of 5 rating
We loved Andy
Working with Andy was really nice. He took the time to meet with us initially, then stayed in the background until about a month before the wedding. He then sent each of us a questionnaire to fill out and incorporated our answers into his comments during the ceremony. This was a nice surprise, as neither of us knew what the other had written. We also requested to incorporate an unusual wine ceremony, since we were getting married at a winery. We sent Andy a template and he added it into our ceremony seamlessly. Several of our guests asked us how we had found Andy (he was recommended by our venue coordinator, who had also hired Andy to officiate her recent wedding), so it was clear that his sincerity and humor was widely appreciated. He even handled interruptions with ease - when our three-year-old nephew yelled out, “Are they gonna kiss yet?,” Andy leaned over and said “Not yet, buddy, but soon!”
Leandra Sent on 11/12/2018
5 out of 5 rating
11/9/18 Wedding
Andy officiated our wedding a few days ago and it was the best moment of our lives! My husband I and I knew within minutes of meeting with him, he was going to be our officiant. Andy is SO personable, an eloquent speaker, and exceeded our expectations. Immediately after our ceremony, multiple guests came up to us to say how wonderful our ceremony was, how great of a job Andy did, and how that was the best ceremony they’ve seen in a very very long time. Andy is truly a must for your wedding. We are beyond happy with how our ceremony was and will truly miss working with him!
Melissa Sent on 10/26/2018
5 out of 5 rating
Andy is simply wonderful!
Andy was recommended to us by our venue (Holly Hedge Estate) and after having an initial meeting with him knew that he was the person we wanted to marry us! First of all, he is extremely well-spoken. He's calm (which we would knew would important on the day of) and we immediately felt comfortable with him. We also loved that he creates customized ceremonies. We were able to read through some samples of previous weddings he had done and it was helpful to see what other people did and that we could really make it what we wanted it to be. He had us answer a few questions which he incorporated into the ceremony which made it feel very us and was more than willing to go through multiple drafts until it was just right. The ceremony was short and sweet and meaningful and everything we were hoping for. So many of our friends and family were impressed and said that it was one of the best wedding ceremonies they'd attended.
Arielle Sent on 09/02/2018
5 out of 5 rating
Andy was recommended to us by our wedding venue, HollyHedge Estate. My husband and I are not religious and were mainly looking for an officiant who would create a unique and personal ceremony for us. Once I saw some of Andy's wedding videos on his website, I was excited because it was evident that he tailors every aspect of the ceremony to each couple. Andy met with us in New Hope to discuss what we were looking for. He was very kind and seemed genuinely interested in learning about us and our relationship. He provided some sample ceremony scripts and allowed us to alter them to meet our needs. He also emailed each of us two questions that we responded to individually about our relationship, and then he discussed our responses during the ceremony, which was the first time we heard what the other had said. This was a truly personal and beautiful experience. Most people say that their wedding day flies by and they hardly remember the ceremony because of excitement. My experience was different. I listened to every word Andy said because I didn't want to miss a moment. It was perfect. I received so many compliments saying that our ceremony was "the best" they had ever been to because it was so personal and I attribute that experience to Andy. We highly recommend him!
Kelsey Sent on 05/31/2018
5 out of 5 rating
You don’t think that your officiant would be in your top 3 favorite parts about your wedding, but with Andy as our officiant, this was exactly our experience! We were referred to Andy by our awesome wedding planner and were also encouraged by his positive online reviews. We met him once in person and really enjoyed his interest in wanting to learn about us as a couple and the vibe we wanted for our wedding day. After that we didn’t really need to communicate much until closer to the wedding, where we answered some of his questions via email to help him build some of his points he made during the ceremony.
Fast forward to wedding day and you would’ve though Andy was a blood relative! He was incredibly authentic in delivering a beautiful ceremony. He brought to life the readings and prayers we sent him and filled us both with so much happiness in that moment. We had a lot of last minute changes with a rain plan and he rolled with all the punches—including not being able to use a microphone in the rain location. None of this stopped Andy from making people feel like love was quite literally in the air during the ceremony. So much so that despite us being calm and collected with having done first look photos, my husband and I winded up balling our eyes out during our written vows to each other. We felt so vulnerable and indescribably happy. We credit a lot of this to Andy!
What was most special was all of the compliments we received on our ceremony—when nowadays, most people want to just get through the ceremony to get to cocktail hour, we felt the feedback from our guests showed what an impact a personal and genuine ceremony can have on everyone in attendance.
We are so grateful to have been introduced to Andy and have experienced his gift of officiating at our very own wedding!
Fast forward to wedding day and you would’ve though Andy was a blood relative! He was incredibly authentic in delivering a beautiful ceremony. He brought to life the readings and prayers we sent him and filled us both with so much happiness in that moment. We had a lot of last minute changes with a rain plan and he rolled with all the punches—including not being able to use a microphone in the rain location. None of this stopped Andy from making people feel like love was quite literally in the air during the ceremony. So much so that despite us being calm and collected with having done first look photos, my husband and I winded up balling our eyes out during our written vows to each other. We felt so vulnerable and indescribably happy. We credit a lot of this to Andy!
What was most special was all of the compliments we received on our ceremony—when nowadays, most people want to just get through the ceremony to get to cocktail hour, we felt the feedback from our guests showed what an impact a personal and genuine ceremony can have on everyone in attendance.
We are so grateful to have been introduced to Andy and have experienced his gift of officiating at our very own wedding!
Susanne Sent on 11/08/2017
5 out of 5 rating
My now husband and I both knew within minutes of meeting Andy that he was the person who would marry us. It was one of the best decisions we made when planning our wedding. The ceremony that Andy put together was perfect for us. He always responded quickly to any questions we may have had during the planning process. He was so easy to work.
I remember waiting in a back room before the ceremony and Andy came in to see us. We both instantly felt at ease as soon as he walked in. He just had this calming presence about him. The ceremony was beautiful. Everyone laughed. Everyone cried. It was perfect. So many of our guests commented that it was one of the most touching and beautiful ceremonies they had ever been to. We even had a couple people tell us they are going to look into renewing their vows after watching our ceremony!
When my husband and I were on our honeymoon, we were chatting about what we loved and what we could have improved on with regards to our wedding. We both said that Andy was at the top of our list for what we loved!!! We HIGHLY recommend him!
I remember waiting in a back room before the ceremony and Andy came in to see us. We both instantly felt at ease as soon as he walked in. He just had this calming presence about him. The ceremony was beautiful. Everyone laughed. Everyone cried. It was perfect. So many of our guests commented that it was one of the most touching and beautiful ceremonies they had ever been to. We even had a couple people tell us they are going to look into renewing their vows after watching our ceremony!
When my husband and I were on our honeymoon, we were chatting about what we loved and what we could have improved on with regards to our wedding. We both said that Andy was at the top of our list for what we loved!!! We HIGHLY recommend him!
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