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Custom Ceremonies

Custom Ceremonies

Washington, DC
4.6 out of 5 rating, 46 Reviews
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46 Reviews
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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2020 Winner
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    Lyntovia H. Sent on 04/19/2023
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    Made my wedding a dream come true

    Cheryl was so attentive and knowledgeable. She is the one who told me about the Carlyle house where we could have a beautiful ceremony. It was a micro wedding but it turned out to be more beautiful than I was expecting. She made choosing a ceremony script very easy. She meet with me over Zoom to finalize the details and she was there on time at the event, looking beautiful and ready to go. She is worth it.

    Custom Ceremonies's reply:

    Lyntovia and Alex, it was such a joyful, beautiful Spring day in The Carlyles garden and gazebo! You were such a beautiful couple and I send you health, joy and wonderful family life. Thank you for the honor of celebrating your marriage!
    Congratulations!
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    Natalia K. Sent on 07/02/2021
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    Great Experience!

    We had a wonderful ceremony performed by Cheryl! We are so thankful to Cheryl for making our special day amazing! She is warm, authentic, passionate, with good sense of humor and with unique approach. We really wished for not too formal, more personal ceremony, and Cheryl was excellent to create that special, warm and fun environment. Prior the wedding she took very serious preparation and tried to learn as much facts as possible about us and to understand what kind of ceremony we want. Very professional! We absolutely loved the entire experience! Couldn't be happier!

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    Natasha and Andrey, thank you so much for your kind sentiments and for so much friendship and fun celebrating your marriage! You are a very special couple and your friends are a wonderful support to honor your fŕiendship! Thank you for sharing!

    Cheryl
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    Thanh K. Sent on 10/20/2020
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    We are so grateful for Cheryl!

    Cheryl is so comforting and allowed us to customize our ceremony to work with my Vietnamese Tea Ceremony traditions. Her experience ensures that she will have the resources and advice for a young, soon-to-be-married couple. Even in the face of a global pandemic, she helped us say I do with ease. Thank you so much for marrying us!!
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  • April
    April Sent on 11/13/2019
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    Twas custom

    Cheryl wrote a very beautiful ceremony from everything I picked out.

    Custom Ceremonies's reply:

    Thank you for your kind review - I love the pictures that April shared - Congratulations! Have a fruitful and Joyous New Year as a New Family!
  • Whitney
    Whitney F. Sent on 10/07/2019
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    Hire Cheryl - She's Amazing!

    Cheryl is absolutely amazing and helped our ceremony dreams come to life. She was patient, organized, and a great communicator and everyone complimented us on how touching the ceremony was. Highly recommend!

    Custom Ceremonies's reply:

    Thank you Whitney and Michael. I Had a wonderful weekend and am so honored to Celebrate your Marriage! What great Friends and Families!
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    Rachael Sent on 09/29/2019
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    Wonderful experience

    Loved Cheryl’s ceremony. It was beautiful and funny and she made it perfect for us. The process was easy and smooth. Couldn’t be happier.
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    Ana B. Sent on 07/24/2019
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    Great custom ceremony

    Cheryl was outstanding for our small, custom, semi-popup wedding ceremony in Washington DC. Her fun personality also contributed to the fun but intimate ambience we were aiming for. Despite it being nearly the hottest day of the year, she delivered on the custom ceremony we designed with her and kept the situation lively and fun. We recommend Cheryl to just about anyone wanting a full spectrum of flexibility on their wedding plans. She does this for fun because it is her passion, rather than being her primary means of making a living, so we enjoyed the fact that our wedding also meant something to her.

    Custom Ceremonies's reply:

    Oh WOW Ana and Marc! Thank you for your special review and for sharing your Special Day with me. How wonderful to find from your Families there is a Colorado and Montana link! Yes, though hot and humid just lived the venue. Bluejacket was so fun.
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    Riho Sent on 07/10/2019
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    Full of love

    Officiants in DC area were more expensive than we expected... but Cheryl provided an exceptional service for the lowest price in the area!
    We had NO idea how to plan/build our own ceremony, but Cheryl made sure we understood everything, she answered all the questions, and provided suggestions based on her experience. From our initial consultation, Cheryl was very welcoming, kind, and professional. She also tried to get to know us as a person, which was nice and comforting.
    With Cheryl's help, we are able to have an intimate & customized ceremony that was filled with lots of love. We & our guests absolutely loved it!!

    Custom Ceremonies's reply:

    Thank you for honoring me to share your Wedding and Ceremony! Your personal Ringbearer was perfect! Thank you for your kind review and thoughts! Cheryl
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    Ana M. Sent on 07/20/2019
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    Highly Recommend / altamente recomendada

    Cheryl was professional, warm and excited for our wedding.
    She gave us valuable documents that newlyweds should consider.
    My wife and I are Latinos and I was really impressed with how well she connected with us. We wanted our ceremony to be in Spanish and Cheryl impressed us with her Spanish skills. I know its not easy to speak another language so she went above and beyond. Also when the clercks office could not find our marriage certificate she went the next monday got two certificates for us and delivered it to us. Wow!
    Muchas gracias Cheryl por ser tan duce y profesional con nuestra boda. Eres una gran oficiante con mucho corazon. Eres la mejor!
    Gustavo y Ana
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    Jordan W. Sent on 06/08/2019
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    Cheryl is an Authentic and Warm Officiant

    Cheryl did a fantastic job helping us navigate our options and guiding us through the hectic process of getting married! Not only was she exceptionally informative, but she also was patient, warm, and helped us have a truly authentic, joyous wedding. Our ceremony was genuine, full of love and happiness, and everything went so well - I would recommend Cheryl to any couple!
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    Kathleen Sent on 06/24/2019
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    Amazing celebrant and great sense of humor

    Cheryl of custom weddings is an amazing woman. She made sure that our wedding went smoothly. She's very flexible and helpful. She was amazing part of our wedding and everybody loved her sense of humor. We really appreciated having her there and being a part of our very special moment. I definitely recommend her as she's a very personable and sweet individual.

    Custom Ceremonies's reply:

    Okay, you're spoiling me! It has been a great honor for me to Celebrate your Marriage! Let's keep each other posted. 😊 Looking forward to seeing your Wedding pictures, and vacation pictures.
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    Judy Sent on 06/30/2018
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    We were so happy to find Cheryl. She was very kind, understanding, and accommodating. We met in person and over skype to make sure we were comfortable and all our questions were answered. She also provided a ton of material to help us develop a ceremony. Her delivery was very professional and pricing appropriate for an intimate ceremony like ours. We ended up with a meaningful ceremony that was truly our own and highly recommend Cheryl!

    Custom Ceremonies's reply:

    Judy your kind response is so appreciated, thank you. Itt was a joy working with you! Cheryl
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    Hannah Sent on 12/26/2017
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    We loved working with Cheryl. She did a wonderful job, gave us exactly the ceremony we wanted, and was easy to work with. She was also a lot more affordable than some of the other options we considered.

    We had a friend lead our ceremony in front of all our friends and family, and we wanted someone to marry us legally in front of just our close family. Cheryl thoughtfully crafted a short, intimate service that covered all the legal bases and also made us feel like we were part of something really special. She was responsive during our planning process and she was receptive to our ideas. We would recommend hiring her.

    Custom Ceremonies's reply:

    Hannah and Luke,

    How thoughtful and it is so appreciated! I wish you the very best in life!
    Thank you, it was a joy!

    Cheryl
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    Stephanie Sent on 10/22/2017
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    Without a doubt we had an amazing ceremony. Cheryl was amazing! She talked to us a few times before the ceremony. She made sure we knew what to do as far as the ceremony goes. She definitely made our wedding so special. I am so happy she could be part of our special day!
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    Christine Sent on 09/25/2017
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    We found Cheryl on WeddingWire when we first got engaged, and were enamored with her from our very first meeting! Cheryl was so accommodating for our unique request to do a handfasting ceremony, and sent us lots of material to build our ceremony. She was kind, communicative, and knowledgeable, and we were so lucky to have found her. The ceremony was relaxed, funny, and personal- by the time we got to the big day, we felt like we were being married by a friend. Thank you so much for sharing your gifts with us, Cheryl!

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    It was a true joy to celebrate your marriage....Congratulations and All the Best in life !!
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    Lisa Sent on 12/06/2017
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    Words fall short when describing the kind of service we received from Cheryl. I will first start off by saying what a beautiful soul Cheryl has, a heart of gold! My wife and I hired Cheryl for the first time in Dec 2016 for our wedding , which was a small ceremony that Cheryl brought much joy to. She was very professional, sweet, kind hearted and excepting to all ideas. We had a wonderful experience with her so in September 2017 my wife and I had our bigger wedding and without any second thoughts, Cheryl was the one we wanted to marry us for the second time. Not only has Cheryl made both our wedding days memorable, she made them priceless! #TEAMCHERYL
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    Melissa Sent on 02/17/2017
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    Cheryl was amazing from start to finish. She had a plan that made the wording of the ceremony something I wouldn't have to stress over. She had incredible ideas that turned into a beautiful ceremony. We also asked her to hold a sign over our heads at the end of the ceremony and she agreed. Everyone told us that the ceremony was beautiful, and she did an awesome job injecting laughter where it really loosened everyone up. I would absolutely recommend Cheryl for your wedding. 100%!!!
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    Claudia Sent on 05/21/2016
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    Our experience with Ms. Cheryl has been absolutely wonderful. She was prompt in answering my initial email and set up a skype session same day. She is very proffessional and her 24 years experience shows as she had the answers to all of my questions. Our ceremony will be custom tailored to fit all of our needs thanks to her detailed and different options. I'm confident we will have a perfect ceremony.
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    Meg Sent on 10/24/2016
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    My husband and I booked Cheryl for our September wedding, and were very pleased with her work. She provided us with a packet of helpful questions for planning our actual marriage, as well as guides for setting up our custom ceremony. She also worked with us to put everything in the proper order, once we had selected our readings and ceremony components.

    I wish I could give Cheryl a 6-star rating for flexibility. On the day of our rehearsal, when we were supposed to arrive with our final payment and wedding license, we had a bit of a snafu that left us without either of those important submissions. Cheryl was very understanding, and her calm attitude was SO appreciated in the middle of all the stress.

    Cheryl's off-beat, entertaining personality was the cherry on top of the whole experience. I highly recommend her to other couples looking for an organized officiant with a sense of humor.
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    Shannon Sent on 07/12/2016
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    Cheryl did amazing job marrying my husband and I. We were very last minute in finding an officiant and she made the process so easy. She was alway fast to respond to emails, and answered all our questions. She really did help make our day magical! We got so many compliments on how meaningful and wonderful the ceremony was. Would defiantly recommend her to anyone looking to get married in the VA area.
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    Maggie Sent on 07/02/2016
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    I can not begin to say enough about how fantastic Cheryl is!!! She was so accommodating and friendly that she made my experience the easiest part of getting married. She genuinely cares about making the ceremony how you would like it and was there whenever I needed her. She allowed me to have the ceremony exactly how I wanted it to be :-) If I could do it all again Cheryl would be there for sure! Thanks so much, you are a phenomenal woman!
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    Minmin Sent on 05/29/2016
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    She is really easy to work with and very kind. She came early on the ceremony and we had a great experience! I would highly recommend her.
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    Vicky Sent on 05/25/2016
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    Well, I had called a couple people before Ms. Cheryl and they weren't responsive or didn't know my language so at the moment I spoke to her, I knew that she was the one I wanted to marry my husband and I. I'm glad because she is very nice and walks you step by step.
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    Cheryl married my husband and I on May 21st this year. She was incredibly professional, responsive, and helpful through the whole process. I feel like finding the right officiant for your wedding is the hardest task when it comes to planning the wedding. My husband and I knew when we first met her she was perfect for the job. We felt very comfortable and right at home with her like we have known her forever. We actually spent over 2 hours talking on our first visit. I highly recommend her services. She is outstanding.
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    Madison Sent on 05/12/2016
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    Cheryl was insurmountable in her dynamic ability to work with us to give us the prefect customized ceremony we needed as a multinational family. We loved having our wedding with Cheryl and highly recommend such a committed and experienced officiant. She did everything she said she would and then some! Our marriage license was submitted in a timely manner allowing us to stay on track regarding my wife's immigration into the US from Japan.

    Thank-you and arigatou, Cheryl
    Mr and Mrs Madison Smith
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