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California Wedding Officiant

California Wedding Officiant

Brentwood, CA
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    Jenifer D. Sent on 10/09/2022
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    Best officant!

    Andrew was just amazing!
    He is really kind, polite and puctual man. He definetely made our weddind a magical moment is SF.
    He is really responsibe and flexible with allwe wanted, highly recommendated!

    Thanks Andrew!
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    Genesis Sent on 12/16/2022
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    Great experience!

    We chose to work with Andrew after having a very positive and informative zoom meeting. We chose the wonderful wedding package and with Andrew's help we were able to customize the script just the way we wanted. Our wedding took place this June at The Gardens at Heather Farm in Walnut Creek. Andrew arrived well before our scheduled start time and the ceremony itself was beautiful. He took care of mailing our marriage license and kept us updated on its arrival. Highly recommend Andrew to officiate your future wedding!
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    Arjelia R. Sent on 07/27/2022
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    Amazing experience

    Andrew Allen was absolutely amazing! We loved our customized ceremony script. He was very easy to contact, and was quick to respond to any questions and concerns. Very Professional and made our wedding day everything and more than we expected. Would Highly recommend to our family and friends.
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    Zehua Z. Sent on 03/21/2022
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    Beyond satisfaction

    At start Mr. Andrew was very patient with us customizing our special customized wedding vow after confirming the date with us. Then he gave us suggestions of location to pick when we told him that we would like San Francisco City Hall. At that date, he walked with us in the City Hall to pick the perfect spot at that time. Overall, very satisfied with the experience. Thanks again!
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    Mark P. Sent on 10/13/2019
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    Wedding Review

    Our wedding was August 31, 2019. Andrew was an excellent choice to perform our ceremony. He made the whole process very easy for us and provided a great template that helped us craft the perfect set of vows. He put us at ease at our initial meeting and his delivery of our ceremony was a memorable part of our special day
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    Jenny B. Sent on 02/25/2020
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    Mr. Andrew Allen -The Best Wedding Officiant

    We get married last December 29, 2019. We never met Mr. Andrew in person prior to our wedding. We communicated only through sms and emails and he was so helpful in any questions we asked from him. During our wedding day, he was so professional he arrived an hour before our wedding, he was the first person that arrived to our wedding venue. We are HIGHLY SATISFIED with his services that he conducted during our wedding ceremony. We intend to get his services again when we have our renewal of vows in the future.

    From: William and Jenelyn Boone - Fairfield
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    Angelica N. Sent on 04/05/2020
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    Pontual and lovely

    Andrew Allen was amazing! My husband and I really appreciate his job as an officiant. We knew after our first talk with Andrew he would be our officiant. He replied fast all of our messages and wrote the best ceremony for us, knowing I am Brazilian he made everything easier for me. Perfect for us, matching our personalities. Our ceremony was short, he helped us with a perfect spot and full of love.
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    Jessica Sent on 12/12/2017
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    Andrew did a fantastic job! We met him at Brides Day Out, he was very organized and was in contact with me throughout our entire planning process, went over the script with us multiple time beforehand to make sure that we had it all correct. He was on time and the ceremony went flawlessly! Can't thank him enough

    California Wedding Officiant's reply:

    Thanks so much Jessica. As I recall you guys were lucky to miss the rain. It was a lovely event. Thanks for having me be a part of it. May you and Brad have a long and beautiful life together.
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    Ashley S. Sent on 08/11/2021
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    Professional wedding officiant

    My husband and I had reached out to Andrew before the pandemic to officiate our wedding that was supposed to be in May 2020. He was super quick to respond and very helpful. We met in person at a coffee shop and got to know him a little better and he showed us examples of how he would officiate our ceremony. Our wedding ended up being postponed twice due to covid and he was patient and understanding both times. We were finally able to get married May this year and he did a wonderful job officiating. The ceremony couldn’t have been more perfect. We were able to pick and choose what we wanted him to say and tailor it to fit our style for the ceremony. Andrew made things easy and smooth for us. We highly recommend him!
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    Kathryn B. Sent on 12/19/2019
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    Fantastic officiant!!!

    Andrew was amazing! Very professional, responsive to messages, and incredibly flexible and accommodating to our sometimes uncertain timing. Very easy to talk to and really made our day special. He thinks of everything!!!! And he's one of the few officiant's serving our area. Sooooo pleased with him and his service!
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    Meizi Sent on 01/09/2020
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    Andrew is a professional officiant that performed a memorable wedding ceremony for us.

    We are so glad that we found Andrew to perform our wedding ceremony. He is well organized and thoughtful throughout the whole process. He never brought his sweetheart to help us take pictures since our elopement wedding doesn’t have any photographer. We are appreciated their help!
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    Kyra P. Sent on 01/25/2020
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    Amazing officiant!!!

    My husband and I got married last Dec 2019 at SF City Hall. Similar to the experiences of other couples, prior our wedding day, instead of just speaking to us via email and throwing us a wedding script, he made time to meet us, took time to run through and explain each part of the ceremony, and gave us the flexibility to choose parts we want/didn't want, which made our day more meaningful. Not once did I feel like we were just another client to him, that everything is just another transaction.

    I unfortunately didn't get to hire a wedding coordinator and was (secretly) stressing out on a particular vendor present during the ceremony, so I was surprised to see Andrew speaking to them, explaining the flow of the ceremony. He didn't have to do that (and I didn't ask him to) but I genuinely appreciate that he did because it was one less thing for this bridezilla to think about and coordinate on the day of our wedding. :-)

    Thank you, Andrew! You are amazing!

    - Hennessy & Kyra Portem
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    Kevin W. Sent on 01/24/2020
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    White Wedding

    Andrew did a wonderful job at our wedding. He arrived early, made both of us feel very comfortable and prepared, and he even mingled with our guests.

    His script for our wedding, of which we had plenty of input, was very heartfelt and beautiful.

    Following the wedding, he ensured all the required paperwork was completed---paperwork he quickly mailed to the county of our residence to make everything official.

    I would highly recommend Andrew for your upcoming nuptials. He is very punctual, professional and prepared. You will not be disappointed.

    Kevin and Veronica White
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    Christina Sent on 12/09/2019
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    Great Experience

    Andrew was prompt with answering any of my questions.
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    Jesse V. Sent on 12/15/2019
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    5 Plus Stars for Andrew

    My wife, Teresa and I, had the pleasure of having Andrew be our officiant for our wedding in San Francisco city hall on October 25th. There aren't enough words to describe the wonderful ceremony that Andrew provided for us. From the beginning, he is very communicative and helpful. I am so grateful that he was able to come up with a lovely script for our unity sand ceremony on the day of as I totally forgot to tell him that we had planned to do that. Both my wife and I would definitely recommend Andrew for their own wedding. Thank you so very much Andrew :)
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    Joe S. Sent on 12/12/2019
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    Friendly, knowledgable and approachable

    We had a destination wedding in California and, not being from the area, needed an officiant that was knowledgable about the local administration requirements but also friendly, approachable and flexible. Andrew Allen was the perfect choice for us and we would highly recommend him to any couple.
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    James E. Sent on 12/09/2019
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    Quality and Competence

    We are quite pleased with our experience with this officiant. Our ceremony was overall simple, which is how we wanted it, and while we had a very informal plan on how it was organized, Mr. Allen was capable of fitting right in and going with the flow. As this was essentially a backyard wedding, we did not have a microphone system in place, but this proved to be a non-issue. The paperwork was handled efficiently and professionally. We can safely say that you are in good hands should you choose to pick this officiant.
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    Deborah Sent on 11/03/2019
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    Personalized and Perfect

    Finding an officiant to blend two religious backgrounds and traditions - Catholic and Jewish - is tricky at best. However, from day 1 of planning we knew Andrew was the right choice. His careful attention to detail and flexibility with our suggestions throughout the planning period created a beautiful, unique ceremony that every guest raved about afterwards. Thank you Andrew for making our day so special!
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    Daniele C. Sent on 06/02/2019
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    Simply perfect

    We got married in April 2019, and I can't stress enough how happy we have been to have Andrew as our officiant. During the wedding preparation, we was extremely professional and organized, always available and willing to help.
    During the ceremony, he managed to keep a light but classy atmosphere.
    I honestly could not think of a more perfect choice for our wedding.
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    Cherry S. Sent on 04/09/2019
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    Wonderful wedding officiant

    We had Andrew as our wedding officiant in March 2019. He was punctual, responsible, courteous, and very knowledgeable on all types of wedding ceremonies. He worked with us to customize our ceremony script and was super helpful throughout the process. The ceremony went perfectly and we couldn’t be happier.
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    Jon N. Sent on 11/29/2018
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    Great officiant to work with

    It was great to have Andrew as our wedding officiant. We wanted to make sure that our ceremony both did and didn't include certain things, and he worked with us to create a script that we really loved. He had a lot of experience as an officiant, and provided us with a lot of great options and ideas for the ceremony that we weren't even aware of before.

    He was also a delight to work with throughout the process. He initially arranged a meeting to take us through his approach, ceremony options, and to get to know each other. Then we sent him our requests for items we wanted to include or take out of the ceremony, which he incorporated. On the day itself, he showed up on time, was very professional, and officiated the ceremony in a way that was very touching to our guests.

    We really appreciated how smooth and stress-free it was to work with him, because when we were planning our wedding there were so many other things we had to worry about instead!

    California Wedding Officiant's reply:

    Thank you for the nice words Jon. I was very impressed with Lassen Meadows where your ceremony was held. It was a beautiful alpine setting. I enjoyed meeting and talking to some of your and Neha’s family members. As you know, although I bring a lot resources and experience to the table, I never want to impose my ideas of a wedding ceremony on the couple, I want it to be a three-way collaboration so it is unique and personal to you as a couple. I am happy to hear that I was able to reduce some of the stress. I wish many years of happiness to the two of you.
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    Alena Sent on 09/10/2018
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    Andrew was such an awesome Officiant and my husband and I were every delighted wih him! He is very understanding and so quick to respond! He listened to everything we wanted and chose his words to match our vibe of the wedding :) His goofy demeanor definitely makes you feel comfortable infront of your friends and family so that the ceremony glides through and is not at all boring! Would recommened him to anyone!
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    Paulina Sent on 08/01/2018
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    We are so so happy we had found Andrew in our search for an officiant!! He was so professional and extremely helpful throughout the process! We did not have to research anything about the ceremony because of all his help! We were able to customize to exactly what we wanted to hear and Andrews calm and patient tone, was what made everyone's eyes water! Thank you so much!

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    Lindsey Sent on 06/20/2018
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    Andrew did a great job officiating our wedding! We interviewed several officiants on our way to finding Andrew. Most wanted to sing at our wedding, make it religious, charged far too much, or refused to work with a wedding planner.

    When we initially called Andrew, we were relieved that he was a normal guy who just wanted to make our wedding perfect for us. He provided us with a sample script and provided us with resources to write our own vows. We ended up revising the sample script with bits and pieces from other samples we found.

    He was professional, genuine, affordable, easy to work with, quick to respond, and showed up on time. Not much more we could've asked for in our officiant. He also sent in our licence for us and provided us with the tracking number for it after the wedding. We'd definitely recommend Andrew!
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    Beverly Sent on 06/09/2018
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    Thank you for the lovely ceremony you performed on our wedding day. Joshua and I felt very comfortable knowing that you had things under control. We felt that the ceremony went smoothly. Thanks again for going beyond our expectations.

    California Wedding Officiant's reply:

    Thank you Beverly, it was my pleasure! I really enjoyed chatting with the family and friends before the festivities.
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