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    Wendy Sent on 07/10/2016
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    Rick officiated our ceremony with profection..the scripture he prepared was beautiful... Rick and Cyndi Durham are highly recommended by my husband and myself...
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    Suzanne R. Sent on 09/07/2023
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    Perfect in every way!

    Rev. Rick was one of the best choices we made for our Wedding. Our pastor couldn't perform our nuptials and so we needed a backup and Rev Rick was there for us. ALL THE WAY! He got to know us via a simple phone call. We got married in the extreme heat of August and no air conditioning!! and he was a professional through and through. He was exactly what we had hoped for, professional, punctual, thoughtful and likable. We felt like instant friends with him. He was able to slightly change up some of the ceremony verbiage to accommodate our wishes. Everyone was blown away by his offered, "Native blessing" and agreed it fit with the location of our venue as I heard that several times throughout the day. If you need someone reliable and willing to work with you, Rev. Rick Durham, is your guy.

    Ceremonies By Rick's reply:

    Suzanne- Thank you for the wonderful review! I am so glad I was able to assist you last minute. The Native American Blessing has always been one of my most popular readings! Glad to hear it hit home with your guests. I wish you all the best! Rev. Rick
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    Abby E. Sent on 07/20/2022
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    A truly perfect ceremony.

    He spoke as if he knew us. He said and did everything that we asked him to. We were nervous hiring someone we didn't know. Never have I seen an officiant receive such high remarks. My family was blown away by his ability to lead the ceremony, his quick wit, and his loving tone in which he navigated each part of the ceremony. We could not have chosen anyone better. My family is christian, and we were embarrassed we didn't have someone we knew closely that was willing to do it, and Rev. Rick was a prayer answered for us. Genuinely would recommend him to anyone.
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    Wendy S. Sent on 04/29/2020
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    Great and professional for short notice.

    My experience with Rick was very professional, all of it was supposed to be a surprise to me but it didn't happen that way, But that was ok. He was the only one that called my soon to be husband back while we were enjoying our little get away. He made our day!!!!! Will be having a big wedding there also.

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    Wendy and Ronnie- Thank you for letting me be part of your special day! Ronnie gets all the credit for doing his best to keep your wedding a surprise. Pretty tough thing to do during normal times... not to mention trying to do it during a pandemic! We are looking forward to having you and your families back next year for the big celebration! Rev. Rick Durham
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    L.k. Sent on 11/24/2020
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    Last minute wedding

    After our original wedding plans were postponed due to COVID, decided to do what was important, and get married! Rev. Rick was easy to coordinate with last minute. I really appreciated the Vow Builder tool he provides which takes out a lot of the guess work in preparing for the ceremony. He was reliable and made everything go smoothly on his end, the day of. He will take any COVID precautions requested such as wearing a mask which I asked of my small number of guests. I would definitely recommend Rev. Rick.
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    Austin C. Sent on 12/23/2019
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    Super Easy and Painless

    Rick was very accommodating to our schedule and at short notice. I would definitely recommend him to anyone.

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    Austin- Thanks for the review and for letting me officiate your wedding! I really enjoyed meeting your family! Wishing you two all the best!
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    Melissa A. Sent on 07/06/2021
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    Rev. Rick went above and beyond anything we could have asked of him

    Rev. Rick was willing to accommodate us and made our day much more special than we ever thought it could ever be. He was respectful, non-judgmental because of the age difference my husband and I have, and he was very professional. He signed everything correctly the first time and he just made everything perfect for us. We highly recommend Rev. Rick for you.
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    Latoya M. Sent on 02/14/2021
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    He did a wonderful job with makin my day what I wanted despite being in an pandemic!!!

    We had a Wonderful experience and Rev.Rick made sure our day was Beautiful.
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    Alyssa Z. Sent on 11/05/2020
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    Absolutely amazing and so thankful!

    Rick was so amazing! Our officiant backed out a week before our wedding, and we were super panicked. We called Rick and he was ready to help! He even came on his day off. He took such a stress off of us. His ceremony builder was amazing, it was so heartfelt and made our ceremony that much better. He is so kind and sincere. We would recommend him to anyone. We are so thankful!

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    It was my pleasure to help out in a pinch! Being a full time officiant means I work every day with couples... even on Mondays! Thanks for letting me be part of your special day.
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    Danielle D. Sent on 11/03/2020
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    Wonderful Experience

    Rev. Rick was great to work with! He was very responsive from the start and we loved his custom website that allowed us to select from multiple options on how our ceremony would go. He made us feel very comfortable during the ceremony and really helped make it special for us. It felt like we had known him for a long time even though we met for the first time right before our ceremony. Can’t thank him enough!
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    Cydney P. Sent on 11/16/2020
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    Thank you Rev. Rick!

    We had a great experience with Reverend Rick. He let us customize our ceremony exactly how we wanted it to be and recited the ceremony perfectly. He was funny, professional and a pleasure to work with. Highly recommend!
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    Brandi Sent on 10/17/2020
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    Ceremony was great!

    Rev Rick is very professional. You can tell that he's done a lot of weddings. He was always super responsive whenever we had questions. His website has a ceremony builder tool which is extremely helpful. It allows you to pick and choose what you want him to say during the ceremony with different examples, or you could add in your own verbiage. He even gave us some ideas on a unity ceremony. He worked really well with the wedding coordinator as well!
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    Kara B. Sent on 11/08/2020
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    Rev. Rick Durham officiant extraordinaire

    Rev. Rick brings years of experience and a kind smile that will make you feel like you have known him your whole life. We were nervous to choose an officiant as we did not know the area and wanted someone that really understood what we wanted in a ceremony. After reading a lot of reviews and his website we reached out to discuss further. Rick set up a call with us and after talking just a few moments, we decided he was a natural fit for us. He took the time to meet with us a few times and get to know us personally which made us feel even better about our decision.

    His ceremony builder took the anxiety out of the readings and speeches that would be used. We were able to personalize our ceremony so it reflected who we are without being overly religious. Rick even helped us build a wine mixing ceremony in place of a unity candle to reflect the Vineyard venue we were getting married at.

    Rev. Rick was flawless during our ceremony and gave us the confidence to write our own vows. He brought his own PA equipment so we did not have to worry about logistics. The ceremony was beautiful and we could not have asked for a better partner to complete our ceremony. I will recommend Rev. Rick Durham to anyone looking to have a personal experience with an incredible individual.

    Ceremonies By Rick's reply:

    Kara- WOW! Thank you for the review! You all were so great to work with. Thanks for the opportunity to do what I do! Best Wishes!
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    Bailee Sent on 09/07/2020
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    Amazing and efficient

    He was so helpful to us. Any questions he always had an answer and very timely responses. I never had to worry if things were handled for the ceremony because he was so on it with the help he offered. We came from 5 hours away and it did it without a rehearsal but it honestly didn’t feel that way because of how smooth it went thank to him.

    Ceremonies By Rick's reply:

    Bailee-
    Thank you for your wonderful review. I was glad to be of service! I wish you all the best for a wonderful life together!
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    Rhonda N. Sent on 08/21/2020
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    Great we loved Rick’s service.

    Can’t wait to see our pictures.
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    Cayman B. Sent on 08/12/2020
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    Professional, easy, and good at his job

    My wife and I were unlucky enough to be one of the couples that had to reschedule their wedding because of COVID. Prior to the reschedule, the process was simple. We spoke with him on the phone, we designed our own ceremony through his website builder, and were able to reach him via email with any questions! After we had to reschedule, he was very kind and was able to work with us on a day that worked best for us. For the rehearsal and wedding, he was very professional and had a great sense of humor. He is great at intertwining the seriousness of a wedding with anecdotes and situations that lighten the mood. I would recommend him to anyone getting married that is looking for an officiant!
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    Cameron O. Sent on 06/12/2020
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    Perfection

    Rev Rick accommodated our plans with one days notice and made sure we had a perfect experience with the circumstances that were in front of us. He made sure to include our four year old boy into everything that was going on and thats one of the best things that came out of our wedding day. The castle was beautiful and comfortable, we were also able to choose between a few different areas on the castle grounds to go forward with our marriage. I would recommend this to anyone as the price is great, the location is great and the Reverand himself made our special day as perfect as can be. Thank you Reverand Rick!

    Ceremonies By Rick's reply:

    Cam- thank you for your wonderful review and for providing me with the opportunity to serve you. Your son is adorable and you all make a perfect family. I wish you all the best!
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    Rhondaa A. Sent on 06/10/2020
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    Absolutely amazing

    Such a beautiful place, very welcoming me and my husband absolutely loved it

    Ceremonies By Rick's reply:

    Rhondaa- Thanks so much for letting me marry you at my Cavender Castle Venue in Dahlonega! You, your new husband and all your guests made it my pleasure to host your wedding. I wish you all the best!
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    Jackie M. Sent on 10/27/2020
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    Recommending Rev Rick

    Rev Rick was great to work with. He has a wide range of options to let you tailor the ceremony to how you want it and makes it so easy for picking what you want him to say. He was so responsive and flexible when we had to reschedule our ceremony twice. He also has a lot of recommendations if you are in search of other certain vendors.
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    Susan Sent on 06/13/2020
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    Effortless stress free wedding

    Rick was wonderful! He responded to my emails in a very timely manner and even spoke on the phone when ever needed. He also had a beautiful easy spread of options for the way the ceremony would play out. 10/10 recommend. He also provided beautiful music to walk down the aisle to.

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    Susan- Thank you for letting me be part of your wedding day! Actually you get all the credit for remaining positive during the process. You even had to move your wedding to a different venue due to the pandemic. Compared to everything you went through my little part was easy! I wish you an Paul all the best for a wonderful life together! Rev. Rick Durham
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    Donna B. Sent on 04/25/2020
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    Absolutely amazing

    Absolutely amazing all around!
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    Audrey B. Sent on 03/26/2020
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    The wedding was perfect

    Reverend Rick was more than helpful and willing to work with us as far as date, time and location. We had a very intimate ceremony which was perfect for us. We would recommend 👍🏻👍🏻
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    Michaela B. Sent on 03/07/2020
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    Rick is Amazing!!!

    I organized the entire wedding from abroad and thanks to Rick it has been easy to do so. Rick is very fast to response , very organized and professional as well as flexible to make your dream wedding come true. Entire experience working with Rick was Amazing! Dear Rick thank you so much for everything! We couldn't choose better.

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    The pleasure was all mine! Thank you for letting me be part of your special day! I wish you all the best!
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    Brooke W. Sent on 12/15/2019
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    Flawless and very personalized elopement

    Reverend Durham did such an amazing job officiating our ceremony. He was very professional but also warm. I especially liked the online ceremony builder he offers... it made it so easy to plan a personal and meaningful ceremony. Thank you for making our special day possible!

    Ceremonies By Rick's reply:

    Thank you for the wonderful review Brooke! I am so glad to hear you enjoyed my ceremony builder! Hope you have a super holiday season.
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    Brittany S. Sent on 01/14/2020
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    Wonderful Talented Officiant

    Rev. Rick Durham was everything we could have wanted in an officiant!! From the beginning he was open to what we wanted in our ceremony. He has a ceremony builder on his website which is easy to navigate and easy to choose what each section of the wedding will have. I was nervous about the ceremony and since we lived out of town we scheduled a phone call where we went through the entire ceremony step-by-step to ease my nerves. He was always prompt and responsive to all my questions. The day of the wedding was amazing he had a binder there to help him, but he hardly looked at the notes and was captive with our guests during the whole ceremony. He is an eloquent speaker and made sure the flow of the ceremony was perfect. We are so incredibly thankful for Rick who made our wedding an absolute dream!
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