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Celebrations by Shari

Celebrations by Shari

Sheffield Lake, OH
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    Happy Bride and Groom

    Shari was amazing! She is the absolute sweetest and was always on top of things. She listened to our attention to detail and really came through! Our wedding ceremony was perfect!!! We love you Shari and we are extremely happy you will always be part of our memories on our wedding day!! ❤️
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    Excellent!

    Shari did an excellent job to make our wedding ceremony a success! She provided large variations of wording options and ways to customize our ceremony to best fit our needs in advance (ie. including religious, non-religious wording options, different cultural special ceremonies, including children and/or parents in ceremony). She was very easy to get in touch with and flexible with our schedule. She calmed many nerves on rehearsal day and kept the bridal party on track as well. We were so happy with her work and kind and loving energy! Highly recommend to others!
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    Spencer Sent on 05/12/2023
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    Shari was the best!

    Shari helped us with our ceremony immensely, allowing us to mix and match what we loved from different wording options, making it so that we had the perfect ceremony. She was very responsive and worked with us every step of the way. She offered plenty of advice to us and helped with any questions we had. She was very friendly and we`re so glad that we got to work with her!
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    Nichole Sent on 03/07/2023
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    Highly Recommend

    Shari was a breath of fresh air for our wedding day! She is beyond professional and very easy to work with. We were both very nervous about our vows and she made us feel at ease, and calm throughout the ceremony! We had nothing but compliments about her from our guests.
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    Adriannah Sent on 10/26/2022
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    So Informative and Friendly

    Shari is awesome! We are so happy we picked her to officiate our wedding. She helped us so much to make the ceremony go smoothly. She was very informative about so many parts of the ceremony and was also the friendliest and funniest person ever! I couldn't even remember I was nervous before the ceremony started because she made me laugh too many times while we were doing our walk through! There were so many options to choose from for ceremony wording and she helped us out a lot with choosing what fit us best. We couldn't have picked a better officiant.
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    Angela Sent on 08/21/2022
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    Absolutely a Dream Wedding Officiant

    Not only was working directly with Shari Caruso/ Celebrations by Shari was one of the easiest parts of the entire event-planning experience – meeting her the day-of was one of the most calming aspects of the entire experience. A perfect combination of professional and friendly, organized and highly flexible, I cannot recommend Shari, as both a person and a business-owner, enough. Thank you for existing, Shari!
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    Matthew Sent on 06/23/2022
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    A great experience!

    We honestly didn't know what to expect as everything was arranged virtually. However, Shari did an excellent job communicating with us up to the Rehearsal Dinner and Wedding. Once we met in person, Shari immediately put us at ease, and took a lot of stress out of the day, which really helped us focus on what mattered. Shari is a true professional, answered all of our questions, and performed a beautiful ceremony. She took care of our license filing, provided us with a nice booklet with the ceremony transcript, including our vows, as well as provided a checklist for name changes. Highly recommend!
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    Victoria Sent on 10/08/2020
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    Perfect Day!

    Like so many couples, my husband and I had our 2020 wedding impacted by COVID. We were originally supposed to get married in Yosemite, but a few months before the wedding, we made the difficult decision to move everything to Ohio so our families wouldn't have to travel. We were able to find Shari to officiate via Weddingwire, and we couldn't be happier with that choice. Before the wedding, she made everything super simple by giving us a lot of choice in the ceremony wording, while also providing us with a lot of guidance. On the day of the wedding, we were both a little nervous, but Shari's professionalism calmed us down and the wedding was perfect! I would highly recommend her to any couple!
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    Arkida Sent on 10/08/2020
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    Amazing officiant

    We were very pleased with Shari as our officiant for our wedding. Everything was very organized and communication was prompt. Shari makes everything easier by providing example wording and was willing to help in any way to make the planning process easier. We couldn’t be happier with the way our ceremony turned out and we are forever grateful for celebrations by Shari.
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    Dani Sent on 06/28/2020
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    Absolutely Perfect

    From start to finish Shari made the experience so effortless and stress free. I couldn't have asked for anything more than her services provided us throughout the planning process, the rehearsal and day of the wedding. Shari took charge of the rehearsal and covered every single detail that was needed to make the day perfect. The day of her delivery of our vows was perfect! Even when we messed up, she made light of the situation and our nerves to make it flow so effortlessly! I am so happy with our decision to hire Shari and would recommend her to anyone! Thank you so much Shari for making our day perfect!
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    Veronica Sent on 10/13/2019
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    AMAZING!!! Surprisingly one of the best parts of our wedding

    I can't say enough about Shari. If there were 6 stars, I'd still want to give her 7.

    Over the last year I meticulously planned my reception, and admittedly neglected the ceremony. Other than the order of the bridal party, the songs, and the wording, I hadn't given it much thought. How does my mom, who was walking me down the aisle give me to the groom? when do I pass my flowers? Who escorts the mother of groom, grandmother of groom down aisle and when? Shari came prepared with answers for EVERYTHING and made sure we knew EXACTLY where to go and where to be. After the rehearsal, ALL nerves were gone.

    I didn't have the opportunity to meet Shari before booking her. I think she's a little pricier than others....Trust me...its WORTH it. I went with her because the others reviews were amazing and we didn't have time to get to Cleveland (I was an out of town bride) before having to make a decision.

    Shari immediately sent us a TON of choices for wording. We picked some of hers, combined a couple things in different sections, and in 1 section, came up with our own, and she came fully prepared! Once we sent her our final wording, she sent it back within a day so we could see exactly how it would read.

    She was also very responsive when we had questions and was very patient with everything.

    When she arrived at the rehearsal she immediately helped get things moving along. She was punctual, so friendly, and is genuinely happy for her couples.
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    Gina Sent on 09/30/2019
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    Shari was amazing

    Shari was amazing she definitely knows what she is doing. She made sure everything was running smoothly and on time.
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    Lisa Sent on 09/26/2019
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    Couldn't be more pleased!!

    We were married on Sept 7, 2019 and had the most wonderful experience with Celebrations by Shari from beginning to end!! Brian was our officiant and we couldn't have been more pleased with him!! He was extremely helpful, professional, friendly, patient, prompt and responsive. We especially loved all the wording choices and being able to tailor our ceremony to what we personally wanted. Celebrations by Shari will not disappoint!
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    Dina Sent on 06/12/2019
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    Great communication and available with very short notice

    Ceremony is next Monday, contacted Shari 10 days ago and her response time was great. So far, everything has been very smooth and her husband is a photographer and is available to take pictures. Both are very reasonably priced. I can't wait to meet her and to thank her
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    Teresa Sent on 06/09/2019
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    Just want we wanted, thank you!

    Five stars! Shari is a professional! She is organized, responsive and so kind. So trilled we had her for both rehearsal and ceremony. Definitely a calming force for myself and the groom. We were able to personalize the ceremony to exactly what we wanted. Thank you Shari!
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    Kelsey Sent on 06/04/2019
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    Shari is an amazing officiant!

    Shari is great to work with! She is very helpful throughout the whole process & is sure to make your wedding special. She sent us ceremony wording options to chose from & we were able to choose the wording options that we liked best. We had her officiate our small, intimate ceremony in my parents backyard, to make our marriage legal in the US before getting married in Mexico. We did not have a rehearsal, but when Shari arrived at our home, she made an instant connection with us & our guests. Shari did an amazing job officiating our ceremony (even with our dog walking around us at the beginning haha) & Shari never skipped a beat! All of our guests commented on how lovely our ceremony was too. It was short but meaningful, and exactly what we were looking for! After the ceremony, Shari followed up promptly with mailing our marriage certificate and instructions on how to change my name. We 100% recommend Shari as an officiant for your wedding ceremony! Cheers!!
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    Shari helped make our day really special!

    I'm thankful we found and chose Shari to officiate our ceremony. We had a small intimate wedding in our home. Shari helped us form our ceremony script by offering several examples and ideas. She responded quickly and was able to chat on the phone to answer my questions (and ease my stress). She arrived at our home early and ready to guide the ceremony. Shari is a lovely person and I would recommend her to any couple.
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    Pamela Sent on 10/16/2017
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    We worked with Chelsea and Shari, they were both so amazing and went above and beyond to help us! We highly recommend them both! Will miss working with them
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    Lakisha Sent on 07/05/2016
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    Shari was great to work with from the start. she was always very responsive and open to any questions. We emailed a lot during our process. I didn't get the pleasure to meet her due to being chosen to go on a mission trip (which I thought was awesome). Shari asked was it ok if she found another officiant within her group. I told her of course this was a great opportunity for her to go on this mission trip and I wouldn't let her miss it for the world. She blessed us with Andrae Hampton who was great through the last month of the process. He helped us with rehearsal, along with ceremony set up of chairs due to having an outdoor ceremony. If you want a fantastic company please hire celebrations by Shari.
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    Rachael Sent on 10/01/2015
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    Rev. Sheri is THE BEST! We're a year out from our wedding and she is checking in to see if we have questions to make our ceremony perfect. She has several options to choose from so that our ceremony best fits us. She was by far the easiest vendor we booked! Thanks for everything so far!
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    Lauren Sent on 07/01/2015
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    My husband and I could not be happier with the officiant services Shari provided for our wedding. We originally selected a family friend to perform the ceremony - however this fell through unexpectedly. We contacted Shari and she immediately calmed our nerves with finding a suitable replacement. She was extremely flexible throughout the entire pre-wedding process - including setting up an initial face-to-face consultation and responding to my many questions ranging from marriage license info to ceremony wording via email from myself and my husband. I should also note that she is very prompt with her responses!

    Shari was absolutely AWESOME at the ceremony rehearsal. She was able to keep all of the rowdy bridal party and family members engaged enough to keep the rehearsal under 45 minutes, which included practicing the whole ceremony a few times. We were so impressed with her knowledge and confidence. The wedding day went perfectly. We received numerous compliments from our guests on how much they loved her delivery and personality during the ceremony.

    When I was searching for officiants myself, I found it necessary to understand the personality of the individual - they are going to be a part of the biggest day of your life! I so appreciated Shari's willingness to meet with us before we committed to signing a contract. I would agree with all of the other reviewers that Shari is the absolute best. We have been to many other weddings in the Cleveland area - none of the officiants have lived up to the job that Shari has done for our wedding. I would recommend her to couple!
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    Stacy Sent on 12/24/2014
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    Shari is amazing! She made our ceremony so personal and special to us. I am still receiving complements from guests on what a great job she did; and have even been asked for her information from a couple who now want to use her as well. She works with you to pick wording that fits your personality and provides you and your fiancée with questionnaires to fill out then uses that to make the ceremony even more special.
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    Roe Sent on 09/01/2013
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    Shari made our wedding feel personal and 'us'. She allowed us to create th type of ceremony wwe wanted and she helpe by being a wealth of information and source. Although we conduted the bulk of our business via email, when we met on the day of our wedding, she made me feel like we had known her for years.
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    Felicia Sent on 07/07/2013
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    Shari was amazing and great to work with. She helped make our ceremony unique and beautiful. We received so many compliments from everyone who attended. Thank you again for bringing your professionalism, and warmth to my wedding day.
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