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• Katie Sent on 04/06/2023
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  Amazing Ceremony!

  Renee was AMAZING! We found her with pretty short notice, and I am so happy we did! She wrote the most beautiful ceremony for us that all of our guests raved about. She communicated with us multiple times leading up to our wedding and gave us lots of suggestions for what we could do. She wrote in a section dedicated to our Moms, which was so unique and special and one of our favorite parts of the ceremony. She totally exceeded our expectations and I will always remember her beautiful words! Don't hesitate to have Renee be such an important part of your special day!

  Renee was AMAZING! We found her with pretty short notice, and I am so happy we did! She wrote the most beautiful ceremony for us that all of our guests raved about. She communicated with us multiple times leading up to our wedding and gave us lots of suggestions for what we could do. She wrote in a section dedicated to our Moms, which was so unique and special and one of our favorite parts of the ceremony. She totally exceeded our expectations and I will always remember her beautiful words! Don't hesitate to have Renee be such an important part of your special day!
• Sandra Sent on 04/27/2023
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  Kenny and Sandra Wedding April 2023

  Can I say second to none!? Renee was amazing! She is pleasant, passionate, personable, professional, has a great sense of humor and smiled the whole time. (Nearly as much as we did) The ceremony she wrote for us couldn't have been more appropriate and perfect!! She was such an integral role on our wedding day I can't thank her enough. Everything turned out beautifully and we've received so many compliments on how great our ceremony was. Renee is a pleasure to work with and I highly recommend her. Thank you for making our big day so special!! We all love her, including our crazy family! It is more than abundantly clear that she loves what she does and it shows. Again, Can't thank her enough!!

  Can I say second to none!? Renee was amazing! She is pleasant, passionate, personable, professional, has a great sense of humor and smiled the whole time. (Nearly as much as we did) The ceremony she wrote for us couldn't have been more appropriate and perfect!! She was such an integral role on our wedding day I can't thank her enough. Everything turned out beautifully and we've received so many compliments on how great our ceremony was. Renee is a pleasure to work with and I highly recommend her. Thank you for making our big day so special!! We all love her, including our crazy family! It is more than abundantly clear that she loves what she does and it shows. Again, Can't thank her enough!!
• Marisa T. Sent on 11/11/2022
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  Beautiful Ceremony

  Renee was simply amazing! You could just feel her passion and excitement during the entire ceremony! Reasonably priced, so professional, and just all around amazing! It was truly a blessing to have her as an officiant! The ceremony she put together was absolutely breathtaking! Highly recommend!

  Renee was simply amazing! You could just feel her passion and excitement during the entire ceremony! Reasonably priced, so professional, and just all around amazing! It was truly a blessing to have her as an officiant! The ceremony she put together was absolutely breathtaking! Highly recommend!
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• Marissa S. Sent on 10/27/2020
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  A dream come true!

  Me and my husband recently got married and Renee was simply amazing! You could just feel her passion and excitement during the entire ceremony! Reasonably priced, so professional, and just all around amazing! It was truly a blessing to have her as an officiant!

  Me and my husband recently got married and Renee was simply amazing! You could just feel her passion and excitement during the entire ceremony! Reasonably priced, so professional, and just all around amazing! It was truly a blessing to have her as an officiant!
• Kelly S. Sent on 06/09/2022
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  Wonderful Officiant!

  Renee did such a good job, she put together the perfect ceremony for my husband and I. She was very professional and able to accommodate us perfectly.

  Renee did such a good job, she put together the perfect ceremony for my husband and I. She was very professional and able to accommodate us perfectly.
• Rachael G. Sent on 04/29/2022
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  Amazing ceremony

  Renee was so easy to work with! She was resposinsive and designed the perfect ceremony for us. Renee was kind, understanding, and ensured we were comfortable and happy with what we had chosen. I would highly recommend using Renee and Alternative Weddings.

  Renee was so easy to work with! She was resposinsive and designed the perfect ceremony for us. Renee was kind, understanding, and ensured we were comfortable and happy with what we had chosen. I would highly recommend using Renee and Alternative Weddings.
• Sara D. Sent on 11/07/2020
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  Wedding Guest

  I recently went to my sister in law's wedding, where Dr. Renee DeSocio was the officiant. Her ceremony was beautiful, with some of the sweetest wordings on marriage that I have heard. In a time of social distancing, she helped to make a wedding a memorable event full of love that I'm sure my sister in law will appreciate for years to come.

  I recently went to my sister in law's wedding, where Dr. Renee DeSocio was the officiant. Her ceremony was beautiful, with some of the sweetest wordings on marriage that I have heard. In a time of social distancing, she helped to make a wedding a memorable event full of love that I'm sure my sister in law will appreciate for years to come.
• Christopher C. Sent on 03/03/2022
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  Amazing Wedding Officiant

  Renee officiated our wedding on 2/22/22 and it was a very last minute elopement. She was readily available and put together an amazing ceremony for us. She even was willing to travel over an hour so we could have our wedding on Daytona Beach! She was amazing in every sense of the word!

  Renee officiated our wedding on 2/22/22 and it was a very last minute elopement. She was readily available and put together an amazing ceremony for us. She even was willing to travel over an hour so we could have our wedding on Daytona Beach! She was amazing in every sense of the word!
• Daniela P. Sent on 10/16/2020
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  Amazing and professional!

  Renee was amazing! She was professional, punctual, and had great communication. I loved that she really allowed us to make the wedding the way we wanted to. She did a phenomenal job and was willing to travel so she could officiate our wedding!

  Renee was amazing! She was professional, punctual, and had great communication. I loved that she really allowed us to make the wedding the way we wanted to. She did a phenomenal job and was willing to travel so she could officiate our wedding!

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• Julie Sent on 10/17/2021
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  Renee was outstanding!

  I loved Renee! I was a bridesmaid for my best friend's wedding where she was the minister and she did amazing. You could see how excited she was and she was so sweet and passionate. She also had a warm smile the entire time!

  I loved Renee! I was a bridesmaid for my best friend's wedding where she was the minister and she did amazing. You could see how excited she was and she was so sweet and passionate. She also had a warm smile the entire time!
• Stacey D. Sent on 09/29/2021
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  Renee is amazing she feels like family

  Steven and I had a short engagement then COVID caused us to find a backup very quickly. Plus on a holiday midweek.
  Renee came through.
  To make it worse I had asked those on the site to call me. Because it was such short notice.
  Since I instantly loved Renee I just went through the email responses I found someone thanks. I didn’t even read them.
  Ooops one was Renee. She had also emailed me just in case in case lol.
  Well our next meeting time came and went and I am aweful with numbers so I waited from 11 until 1 then called her. To find it was my fault for sending out those emails.
  Renee still was able to pull off an amazing wedding that made my now husband sweat from his eyeballs. Not crying mind you fireman paramedic don’t do that.
  She worked so well with us and all the things we wanted in the wedding even when I couldn’t follow through with my part she covered for me and picked right up and carried on.
  Even though I gave lower marks on price it is more because I was shocked. But looking through all these prices are the same. Or about. I would not wanted anyone else.

  Steven and I had a short engagement then COVID caused us to find a backup very quickly. Plus on a holiday midweek.
  Renee came through.
  To make it worse I had asked those on the site to call me. Because it was such short notice.
  Since I instantly loved Renee I just went through the email responses I found someone thanks. I didn’t even read them.
  Ooops one was Renee. She had also emailed me just in case in case lol.
  Well our next meeting time came and went and I am aweful with numbers so I waited from 11 until 1 then called her. To find it was my fault for sending out those emails.
  Renee still was able to pull off an amazing wedding that made my now husband sweat from his eyeballs. Not crying mind you fireman paramedic don’t do that.
  She worked so well with us and all the things we wanted in the wedding even when I couldn’t follow through with my part she covered for me and picked right up and carried on.
  Even though I gave lower marks on price it is more because I was shocked. But looking through all these prices are the same. Or about. I would not wanted anyone else.
• Carrie L. Sent on 10/16/2020
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  Best wedding minister!

  Renee was beyond wonderful! We got married yesterday and she did an amazing job. I recommend her to everyone! She's professional, yet, her passion is what really makes her great; she makes you feel 'at-home' and her wanting to help give you one of the best days of your life really shows! She is the absolute best! Renee is always on time, always has a smile on her face and creates the wedding with what you want said, not said or any activities included. We had her help us perform the candle ceremony where we lit 2 candles separately and we both light a 3rd candle together with our 2 candles to signify our love is now one. I can't say enough about Renee! She really was perfect!!

  Renee was beyond wonderful! We got married yesterday and she did an amazing job. I recommend her to everyone! She's professional, yet, her passion is what really makes her great; she makes you feel 'at-home' and her wanting to help give you one of the best days of your life really shows! She is the absolute best! Renee is always on time, always has a smile on her face and creates the wedding with what you want said, not said or any activities included. We had her help us perform the candle ceremony where we lit 2 candles separately and we both light a 3rd candle together with our 2 candles to signify our love is now one. I can't say enough about Renee! She really was perfect!!
• Alice B. Sent on 10/27/2020
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  A blessing in disguise!

  Our officiant cancelled on us last minute and no one was available to/wouldn’t marry us with such short notice! We found Renee! She was truly a blessing in disguise! She put a BEAUTIFUL ceremony together in just a day and it left our entire wedding guests in tears through the entire thing! She is such an amazing person and really takes the time to make it special for you!

  Our officiant cancelled on us last minute and no one was available to/wouldn’t marry us with such short notice! We found Renee! She was truly a blessing in disguise! She put a BEAUTIFUL ceremony together in just a day and it left our entire wedding guests in tears through the entire thing! She is such an amazing person and really takes the time to make it special for you!
• Daniela P. Sent on 10/16/2020
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  Great Officiant!

  Renee has a great personality, perfect for a wedding minister! I am so glad that I was able to find someone like her to officiate our wedding! We weren't sure how we wanted to do our wedding, so she gave us lots of really cool ideas that we could do! She was outstanding!!

  Renee has a great personality, perfect for a wedding minister! I am so glad that I was able to find someone like her to officiate our wedding! We weren't sure how we wanted to do our wedding, so she gave us lots of really cool ideas that we could do! She was outstanding!!
• Brad B. Sent on 10/27/2020
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  Our beautiful day!

  Renee was amazing! She exceeded our expectations. She was more than amazing. So glad we had the opportunity to meet her and have her be part of our special day!

  Renee was amazing! She exceeded our expectations. She was more than amazing. So glad we had the opportunity to meet her and have her be part of our special day!
• David H. Sent on 01/10/2021
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  Professional, calm, confident, proficient, accommodating.

  Renee, Alternative Weddings, was great. She met with us at our house, had several examples of promises, vows, prayers, etc for us to choose from or to adapt to what we wanted to make our wedding perfect for us. She arrived at the venue on time and conducted the wedding ceremony in a calm and confident manner.
  We received several compliments on the ceremony from our guests.

  Renee, Alternative Weddings, was great. She met with us at our house, had several examples of promises, vows, prayers, etc for us to choose from or to adapt to what we wanted to make our wedding perfect for us. She arrived at the venue on time and conducted the wedding ceremony in a calm and confident manner.
  We received several compliments on the ceremony from our guests.
• Michael J. Sent on 02/26/2020
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  Amazing from start to finish

  Renee was great! she was accommodating to every request. The ceremony was perfect and we couldn't be happier.

  Renee was great! she was accommodating to every request. The ceremony was perfect and we couldn't be happier.
• Robin P. Sent on 10/27/2020
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  Fairytales do come true

  Renee was a Godsend. The process of planning a wedding can be overwhelming, to say the least—so many options and decisions to make the perfect as every girl dreams of the perfect wedding day. She greeted us with a smile every time we met. Renee was an approachable professional that listened to our vision of a perfect ceremony, from the color scheme to the venue and everything in between. She clarified every step of the way to ensure she clearly understood our vision to make a dream come true. She offered options and suggestions without pressure.
  Our schedules were complicated at best-Renee accommodated our schedule. I highly recommend Renee!
  

  Renee was a Godsend. The process of planning a wedding can be overwhelming, to say the least—so many options and decisions to make the perfect as every girl dreams of the perfect wedding day. She greeted us with a smile every time we met. Renee was an approachable professional that listened to our vision of a perfect ceremony, from the color scheme to the venue and everything in between. She clarified every step of the way to ensure she clearly understood our vision to make a dream come true. She offered options and suggestions without pressure.
  Our schedules were complicated at best-Renee accommodated our schedule. I highly recommend Renee!
  
• Brendan G. Sent on 09/22/2019
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  Wonderful Officiant!

  Amazing & easy experience! Held a small wedding in Alexandria Bay, Renee helped us pick a location, design the ceremony and made the process very easy. We loved the outcome, guests kept talking about how much they enjoyed it as well
  Highly recommend!

  Amazing & easy experience! Held a small wedding in Alexandria Bay, Renee helped us pick a location, design the ceremony and made the process very easy. We loved the outcome, guests kept talking about how much they enjoyed it as well
  Highly recommend!
• Erika D. Sent on 10/01/2019
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  Amazing ceremony with Renee!

  We loved the special ceremony that Renee put together for us. It was perfect!

  We loved the special ceremony that Renee put together for us. It was perfect!
• Jakob B. Sent on 09/06/2019
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  Wonderful!

  I would highly recommend Renee to anyone looking to marry in Alexandria Bay! She was wonderful and worked with us on getting everything we needed since we live in NH and had worked with us on slight alterations to the ceremony as well.

  I would highly recommend Renee to anyone looking to marry in Alexandria Bay! She was wonderful and worked with us on getting everything we needed since we live in NH and had worked with us on slight alterations to the ceremony as well.
• Colleen Sent on 08/07/2019
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  Last minute wedding was a smashing success

  Renee was amazing! With less than two weeks to plan, she wrote a beautiful ceremony and worked with us on making the day perfect. Highly recommended!

  Renee was amazing! With less than two weeks to plan, she wrote a beautiful ceremony and worked with us on making the day perfect. Highly recommended!
• Jocelyne I. Sent on 08/10/2019
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  Wonderful!

  Renee was exactly who we were looking for in an officiant for our wedding. She was responsive to our questions, flexible with our requests, and above all professional through and through. We ended up meeting on line for the ferry to Boldt Castle where our ceremony was held. Her delivery of our ceremony was exactly as expected and we couldn’t be happier. We would absolutely recommend Renee to anyone looking for a someone who is patient, professional, and personable for your wedding, please consider Renee!

  Renee was exactly who we were looking for in an officiant for our wedding. She was responsive to our questions, flexible with our requests, and above all professional through and through. We ended up meeting on line for the ferry to Boldt Castle where our ceremony was held. Her delivery of our ceremony was exactly as expected and we couldn’t be happier. We would absolutely recommend Renee to anyone looking for a someone who is patient, professional, and personable for your wedding, please consider Renee!
• Hollie L. Sent on 08/12/2019
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  July 26, 2019

  Renee did such a wonderful job with our wedding ceremony! She was available to talk several times to make sure that the words and vows suited our blended family. She not only captured our love but included all 6 of our children. Renee smiled through the entire ceremony and mingled with guests before and after as well. There were many, many compliments on how beautifully she created our marriage ceremony. Thank you so much!

  Renee did such a wonderful job with our wedding ceremony! She was available to talk several times to make sure that the words and vows suited our blended family. She not only captured our love but included all 6 of our children. Renee smiled through the entire ceremony and mingled with guests before and after as well. There were many, many compliments on how beautifully she created our marriage ceremony. Thank you so much!
• Charlee P. Sent on 08/07/2019
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  Great for Adventures

  Rene was amazing! She traveled out of her way and then hiked into the mountains to give us the ceremony we dreamed of! She worked with us to include our daughter in the ceremony and picked the perfect words to describe our relationship. Highly recommend

  Rene was amazing! She traveled out of her way and then hiked into the mountains to give us the ceremony we dreamed of! She worked with us to include our daughter in the ceremony and picked the perfect words to describe our relationship. Highly recommend

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