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Ceremonies from the Heart

Ceremonies from the Heart

Poughkeepsie, NY
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    The Best Officiant Ever!

    Sara is the absolute best and sweetest person to work with! From our very first meeting with her she made my husband and I feel so comfortable, relaxed and excited for her to be a big part of our day. She was very thorough and informative when asking us what type of ceremony we wanted, what we wanted included and was very wiling to help us make decisions we were unsure about. She took the time to learn about us as a couple and did a wonderful job incorporating our story into our ceremony. After the ceremony and for days afterwards we had guests compliment us on how beautiful our ceremony was and how there was not one dry eye in the crowd. Even the men who I'd never expect to squeak a tear was brought to tears thanks to Sara. People told us things like, "I've been to many weddings ceremonies and this was by far the best, your officiant was great!" I had family members and friends asking me how and where I found Sara. You can tell she truly cares about what she does and it is as special for her as it is for you. I would recommend her to anyone looking for an officiant for their big day, you wont regret it!
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    Heartfelt Ceremony

    Sara was the officiant at my husband and I's wedding this past October and I cannot adequately express just how great she was. She was an incredible listener and made the most beautiful ceremony for us and our guests. She was professional, timely, and extremely kind and I would recommend her to anyone! Thank you for everything Sara!
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    Emily G. Sent on 11/01/2022
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    Meaningful and beautiful

    Sara helped us make our day so special and meaningful. She was easy to communicate with and gave us plenty of help with the planning. She is super kind and truly understood how to help make our day so special.
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    John S. Sent on 11/15/2021
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    Awesome & Lovely Time

    Working with Sara was possibly one of the easiest parts of our wedding. She is incredibly flexible and willing to hear out your needs to make sure your wedding ceremony is exactly what you're looking for. This is both before and on your big day. She gave us an amazing ceremony to remember for life. Sara is simply an awesome and lovely person to work and talk with. Definitely recommend working with her.
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    Shelley K. Sent on 11/06/2021
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    Rev. Sara Was the Perfect Fit for Our Wedding - and She Will Be For Yours Too!

    When my now-husband and I were left without an officiant less than one month before our wedding due to a family member who was supposed to marry us unable to travel due to COVID restrictions, I went into full panic mode trying to find an officiant. After turning to Google and reaching out to several options in the area, Sara was quick to respond, sent along some information and set up an introductory call with me. She and I had a very brief phone conversation that immediately put me at ease; I knew right off that she was the one. That weekend, we set up a Zoom call so my then fiancé could meet her, and spent nearly an hour chatting about our background, how we met, what we both envisioned the ceremony to look like, and getting to know her a bit. As soon as we ended the call, we both knew she was the perfect fit for us.

    Sara worked hard with us to craft the perfect ceremony that we wanted, and it was clear to us that she never uses a standard template to just “get the job done.” I was looking for something meaningful and while on the spiritual side, less religious. My now-husband was looking for something much more religious. Sara pulled a few previous ceremonies that she had performed that she thought could be a fit, as well as some specific reading ideas and access to her full library of readings. Forget spending time looking of passages online - if you work with her - she provides you with EVERYTHING you could ever need! In addition to the readings and more cut and dry aspects of the ceremony (which she helped us balance out beautifully to fit what we were both looking for in terms of religious vs. spiritual), what really struck us about working with Sara was her desire to make it as personal as possible, despite not really knowing us. She gave us the idea to provide her with our “love story” - details of what we love about one another and our relationship - which were kept private until she read them during the ceremony. She also gave us some wonderful ideas to pay tribute to my late father-in-law, as well as our parents, and friend and family that were both present and tuning in via Zoom. She was warm, funny, loving and just perfect, and the hard work that she put into making this piece of our wedding absolutely perfect was clearly so important to her and over-the-moon appreciated by us!

    They say everything happens for a reason, and while we were disappointed initially our original plans did not work out for the officiant, it truly was meant to be that Sara was the one with us on our special day.
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    Beatriz B. Sent on 05/13/2021
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    Our Ceremony was Meaningful and Beautiful

    If you want a beautiful and heartfelt ceremony, Rev. Sara is your person! I told her we wanted to renew our vows in Central Park to commemorate our 30th anniversary. Rev. Sara helped me identify the perfect location and apply for the permit. She is open to creating the ceremony that works for you according to your tastes. It could be spiritual, nondenominational, traditional, or unconventional. The most important part is that it will be tailored to you so that it is meaningful to you and your partner. She will help you make your special day unforgettable!
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    Catherine D. Sent on 10/31/2021
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    Perfect Wedding Ceremony!

    Sara was absolutely wonderful to work with and helped us create exactly the wedding ceremony we hoped for. She had great ideas and resources, helped us put the ceremony together, and was so thoughtful and easy to work with through the whole process. The result - several of our guests remarking that it was among the best ceremonies they'd experienced, and even more, that the ceremony was very "us" - I think a credit to Sara in helping us create that unique experience for our day. We'd highly recommend Sara for your wedding ceremony!
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    Brigid M. Sent on 10/28/2021
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    Sara is an amazing officiant!

    Sara was so great to work with. Leading up to our wedding, we communicated via zoom and email what we envisioned for our ceremony and she also sent us great samples of how the ceremony would go. We agreed on a final draft so we knew what to expect during the ceremony, but Sara added her own amazing touches which were really special to us. We had many wedding guests come up to us after the ceremony saying how much they loved it! I'd highly recommend couples looking for an officiant to hire Sara :)
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    Elana D. Sent on 10/31/2021
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    Truly a ceremony from the heart!

    My husband I feel so fortunate to have found Sara and that she agreed to be our wedding officiant! Sara guided us with such expertise, kindness, and warmth through the whole process of creating a ceremony that was beautiful, meaningful, and very much "us." We could not have been happier with our ceremony and all of our guests commented on how beautiful it was! Thank you Sara, for helping us to create a wedding ceremony that was everything we wanted and more!
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    Nicole W. Sent on 09/22/2021
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    Excellent / Comfortable

    Reverend Sara is wonderful. She helps you through the entire ceremony from designing it to telling your love story. The love story is such a perfect piece that makes you smile. Anyone who uses her to perform their ceremony is lucky. Thank you Reverend Sara.
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    Tyler Sent on 09/06/2021
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    Easy, fun, sweet, genuine, satisfied.

    Sara Henderson is by far the easiest review to write from all our hires for the wedding. My wife & I needed to marry before our planned wedding day for personal reasons, which Sara happily accommodated. She made time for us and met us at a local town hall & dealt with the flustered town clerks. We were so relieved Sara was able to officiate our marriage beforehand and also perform our wedding ceremony on the planned day because it kept a sense of continuity we were afraid to lose. Come the day of the actual wedding Sara had written a script for us that felt personally tied to our relationship. She delivered her words with love and sincerity. Everyone loved Sara’s ceremony. Our wedding party, our guests, even the workers at the venue came up to us afterward telling us how sweet, fun & genuine it felt. I would choose Sara 1000x over. If you’re lucky enough to book this lovely officiant, don’t forget to tip. I’ll post photos when we get them back from the photographer.

    Beautiful service, & an unforgettable person.
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    Lindsey A. Sent on 10/20/2021
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    We Loved Working With Sara!

    Sara helped us design a unique and special interfaith wedding ceremony (Christian and Jewish). My husband and I knew we wanted to create our own blended ceremony and write our own vows, and Sara provided ample resources to help us do that. We were drawn to Sara because of her warm and caring demeanor, and she was always so open and non-judgmental throughout the entire process, which is extremely important in an interfaith officiant! Sara is very knowledgeable about wedding customs across a variety of traditions, and she made sure that we were happy every step of the way and that every detail was exactly how we wanted it to be. We received several compliments from our guests about how heartfelt and meaningful our ceremony was, which is a testament to Sara!
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    Allison G. Sent on 09/12/2022
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    Beautiful ceremony

    Sara was wonderful! She was very helpful throughout the entire process and up to the big day. She made our intimate ceremony very special and unique. She was professional and sweet and did a wonderful job delivering our ceremony. She catered to what kind of service we wanted and hit the nail on the head. We had many of our family members come to us after and commend what a wonderful job she did. Highly recommend Sara!
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    Gina Sent on 08/28/2021
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    Excellent!

    Reverend Sara Henderson was truly wonderful to have as Officiant of our Wedding Ceremony. Sara’s performance was that of warmth, grace & professionalism. All of our family & friends were raving about how Sara did such an excellent job! We were honored to have Sara & she is highly recommended.
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    Susan Sent on 07/18/2021
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    Amazing experience with Reverend Sara

    Reverend Sara Henderson was amazing! Very personable and helped us customize our special day to what we wanted! We would highly recommend to all couples looking to get married!
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    Tyler A. Sent on 03/26/2021
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    Amazing and life changing

    Reverend Sara Henderson was a true delight to work with. She was quick to respond to any questions we had. She made the wedding an amazing experience. Our families thought she did a truly amazing job as did we. We were truly blessed to work with her and anyone would be lucky to do the same. We highly highly recommend her.
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    Kristen M. Sent on 03/29/2021
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    Amazing - Memorable Experience

    Sara was such a pleasure to work with for our March 11th, Tiny Wedding. We wanted to make sure our ceremony was memorable, intimate, and funny. Sara gave us many options on how we could make our ceremony special from just the initial conversation. She was extremely responsive and worked quickly to get us our drafts. She made sure to remind us that our ceremony was special to us, what we wanted, and made sure our families felt welcomed. I would recommend Sara to everyone, especially those looking to create new traditions. All of our guests continue to mention how this was their favorite ceremony they've attended and how memorable and loving it felt to them. Thank you Sara!
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    Brenna D. Sent on 03/16/2021
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    Truly Memorable

    My guests still give me comments about how my ceremony was the most touching and "real" ceremony they've been too, they loved how it truly represented us as a couple. I cannot recommend Sara enough! She really knows what she is doing.
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    Sharon M. Sent on 10/22/2020
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    Lovely experience

    We had a wonderful experience with Reverend Sara From the first contact to our wedding day She was genuinely caring, patient , kind super accommodating , cheerful, sweet and professional!!! She has a calming nature about her which really came in so helpful to calm wedding planning nerves! She was so helpful with everything especially when it came writing our vows and provided such helpful advice and examples of other happy couples Wedding vows. It was so reassuring to have her work with us a d the ceremony was perfect and she was just a joy to work with . We highly and enthusiastically recommend her !!!
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    Jenny Y. Sent on 10/29/2020
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    Intimate wedding, intimate ceremony

    We were looking online and found a few potential officiants though Wedding Wire. We decided to go with Sara very quickly, after talking with one other person. While there were a few things we considered, it came down to how much and how clearly she loves what she does. Sara has a wide variety of ceremonies in her quiver and helped us put together one that was perfect for a small, intimate family gathering. It was a day we will remember for the rest of our lives and we were so glad we chose Sara to guide us through it.
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    T Donohue Sent on 10/14/2020
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    Accommodating and calming

    Accommodating and calming!
    We had a absolutely wonderful experience. Exceptional food, service and flexibility to ensure it was A delightful experience ...
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    Heather T. Sent on 10/28/2020
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    Reverend Sara Henderson

    Reverend Sara was a great listener and gave us exactly the ceremony we were hoping for. When we needed suggestions she was also very helpful. She was in contact with us often and answered questions quickly. Our ceremony was tailored to us and she gave us various options for ceremony details to choose from. Would definitely recommend her!
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    Really Supportive

    Our experience with Sara was wonderful. She helped us navigate an uncertain time during COVID where difficult decisions had to be made about how to have a ceremony. She was supportive, thoughtful and professional. Our small backyard ceremony was an evening of warmth and love and Sara played a very integral role in making that possible.
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    Reverend Sara is peaceful, creative and flexible

    In the midst of the pandemic and delays to our wedding, we decided the time was now. Reverend Sara was the perfect officiant for our seaside, lighthouse wedding. She was fantastic, guiding us as we crafted our ceremony. Her presence is peaceful, significant, and grounding. It’s easy to imagine she would be great before a large traditional wedding assembly as well. Our highest recommendation, and all the best for your own weddings, Mark and Valerie