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Kate Sent on 01/30/2026An amazing experience
Kiera was absolutely wonderful. A breeze to work with — organized, responsive, supportive and creative — she crafted a ceremony that hit just the tone we were hoping for: personal, meaningful, and entirely us. Her wedding address was so heartfelt! And she was on top of all the logistics, leading up to and at the ceremony itself. We heard so many compliments from our guests, that Kiera's words and kind guiding presence brought them into a shared, special moment. With Kiera, you're in the best possible hands, and we are so grateful for everything she did to make our wedding amazing. -
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Emily Sent on 12/03/2025Book Them!!!
My husband and I are so glad we chose to work with Lehigh Valley Celebrants. We chose to work with Laura. I can't say enough about how kind, warm, friendly, and funny Laura is and how much we enjoyed working with her. The whole process, from start to finish, was perfect. My husband and I weren't sure what we wanted our ceremony to look like, we have different backgrounds and Laura did an amazing job helping us weave them together. She was open, communicative, organized, and a lot of fun! Over six weeks after our wedding, our guests are STILL raving about how personal, funny, and loving our ceremony was. There was not a dry eye in the room! Choosing Laura and Lehigh Valley Celebrants was the easiest and best decision we made during wedding planning. -
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Heriberto Sent on 10/16/2025
Kiera Wilhelm
Kiera Wilhelm was very accommodating and sweet throughout all of her interactions with my wife and I! Every single expectation of our ceremony was met and exceeded and everything was more than we could have hoped for.
Above all else, you can tell Kiera genuinely loves what she does. It's not just a job to her. She radiates passion and is the best at connecting with couples and making you feel comfortable every step of the way.
If you're looking for someone to officiate your wedding, look no further! -
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Evan Sent on 10/05/2025Great experience!
Lehigh Valley Celebrants did a PERFECT job officiating our wedding ceremony. Our celebrant, Irene, worked with us to craft our dream ceremony. She was able to lead a bilingual (English and Spanish) ceremony incorporating different traditions from our different cultures. We loved working with her and it all came together beautifully! Highly recommend Lehigh Valley Celebrants! -
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Megan Sent on 06/04/2025Lovely Ceremony, Easy & Fun to Work With
Laura was everything we could have asked for in an officiant and more! She spent a great deal of time getting to know us and our story and used that to craft a beautiful ceremony. The ceremony was incredible – excellent delivery and a lovely personal touch. It was exactly how we envisioned our ceremony and we got endless compliments on it. Additionally, Laura is very on top of things and made sure to frequently communicate with us and the rest of those involved in coordinating the wedding ceremony to ensure everything ran smoothly. She was fantastic to work with and we cannot recommend her enough! -
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Kim Sent on 05/27/2025Wedding Ceremony
I had searched online for a celebrant to perform our wedding ceremony. When reading the website I felt a connection of warmth for our special day. We had an video interview with Laura Eppler. Getting to know each other we immediately had a connection as we had a lot in common.
Laura was very prompt on giving us information that we needed to prepare for our day. We planned the wedding in 3 weeks. Laura was able to put together a beautiful ceremony with our input.
We felt at ease and comfortable during the ceremony. Our ceremony had many emotions as it was small and intimate.
Laura is very personable, attentive to our needs and it was a honor for her to perform our wedding ceremony. -
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Allie Sent on 05/25/2025Laura Eppler is the best!
When we heard Laura officiate our friends’ wedding, we knew she had to be our officiant too. She was so unbelievably detailed, organized, and kind, not to mention her responsiveness was off the charts. She talks with you over multiple calls to make sure that your ceremony is a reflection of YOU and your story, which was our absolute favorite thing about her services. I would recommend Laura to anyone looking for a ceremony that is tailored and personal to your relationship. -
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Sydney Sent on 10/27/2024Kiera is the best!
She took the time to understand our needs, and craft a heartfelt and custom ceremony that had countless guests asking “Who was that!? Your celebrant was soo good!” and “We loved getting to hear the story of you two!” We interviewed with a couple celebrants from different companies before interviewing Kiera. The first person we interviewed was a little too informal, the second person was way too intense, but as soon as we spoke with Kiera, we knew shed’d be the one! We got along immediately, she was creative, kind, and warm. We couldn’t have asked for a better ceremony! -
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Chris Sent on 10/16/2024The Absolute Best
From start to finish Kiera was amazing to work with. During our first meeting and the ones to follow, Kiera got to know and understand us, she walked us through all the details of our wedding and ceremony, and she personalized it extensively to us. During the entire process we felt at ease with her guidance and suggestions. Kiera made a daunting part of our wedding stress free. She truly cared about making the ceremony perfect for us. As for the ceremony, we couldn’t have been more thankful and happy with how it turned out. Kiera was able to capture emotion, feelings, laughter, and joy so elegantly. During and even after the wedding, we received so many compliments about Kiera and the beautiful ceremony she crafted for us. We highly highly recommend Kiera, and we are so lucky and fortunate to have been matched with her. -
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Elizabeth Sent on 09/01/2024Worth Every Single Penny
I can’t speak highly enough of Laura, who officiated our July 25, 2024 wedding. From the very first meeting, she was warm, helpful, and informative. She responded quickly to all of our (many!) questions and concerns throughout the entire process as well. The ceremony that she created felt like a perfect reflection of the two of us. My now-husband made the mistake of reading the ceremony draft for the first time in public and immediately started to tear-up! Laura’s presentation of our ceremony was exactly the way we talked about beforehand; we wanted our ceremony to feel romantic and joyful with a bit of levity and she delivered exactly that. Laura helped us create a ceremony that was just what we hoped for. On the day, so many of our friends and family noted that the ceremony was one of the most beautiful they’d been to. Just this past week, one of our friends texted to tell me she thought back to our ceremony as she was walking down the street to work, and she felt happy tears welling up again. Even though Laura had to work with us entirely on video call (we employed her services from half-way across the country), she made everything a breeze! -
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Gianna Sent on 08/24/2024Kiera was a dream!
My husband and I could not be any more opposite - I am type A and he is spontaneous. He wanted a fast ceremony and I wanted something dreamy and romantic with light humor. My wedding planner put us in touch with Lehigh Valley Celebrants and the truth is we could not be any more pleased. Kiera was just spectacular - she knew what she was working with (two polar opposites) and made magic happen.
I was hesitant to even consider her even though she seemed great because we were an hour away and would not even meet her until the day we got married! However, we had 2 meetings via zoom and both were efficient, fun, and comfortable. The day we got married she not only nailed the ceremony but made us feel like we knew her for years. Hire Kiera! -
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Shannon Sent on 08/03/2024My ceremony was my favorite part of my wedding, thanks to Kiera
Kiera is one of the kindest, most thoughtful, organized, reliable, and insightful humans I have ever met. My ceremony was pure magic largely thanks to her. Her guidance through the process made it seamless and simple, which was very helpful for me, who is prone to anxiety. Choose Kiera if you are looking for something tailor made to you and so special. -
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Emily Sent on 01/28/2024Warm, personal, thoughtful.
We were absolutely delighted with the services of Donna of Lehigh Valley Celebrants for our wedding on the 14th of October last year in Hawley, Pennsylvania. She was very warm, friendly, professional, and wrote a beautiful ceremony for us taking into consideration our personal story - fully customized to us. She was respectful of our opinions and changing things when we felt something didn't quite feel like us, and worked in a number of touches very specific to our interests. We live overseas and she was always responsive, no problems communicating internationally - plus she took the time to meet with us in person when we were visiting in the states before the wedding. That proved to be very helpful for mastering our handfasting knot-tying! It was wonderful to hear our 'love story' come to life through her words. Thank you, Donna, for your thoughtful and beautifully written work! -
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Liz Sent on 11/20/2023Laura Eppler is a wonderful celebrant
Laura Eppler from the Lehigh Valley Celebrants was the officiant for our wedding. We wanted a non-religious ceremony bespoke to our personalities and interests since both of us are Atheists and from different cultures. We interviewed a few people before deciding on Laura because she seemed easy to talk to and not at all pushy. She wrote something that captured important details from our relationship. Laura gave us a lot of creative control over different aspects of the ceremony and even went along with some quirkier requests to incorporate Dax and Worf’s wedding ceremony from Star Trek into our own. Additionally, my husband is Chinese so we wanted to include a kowtow ceremony to respect his heritage. Laura seamlessly threaded everything together so all the different parts fit without awkwardness. For our personal vows, she provided feedback throughout and helped us write something meaningful for each other. We opted to not have her at the rehearsal so I was nervous about the ceremony, having not met her in person but she was just as kind and wonderful in person as she was in our zoom chats. Our ceremony had a technical malfunction where the microphone died but Laura simply proceeded and spoke louder. Everyone was still able to hear her, despite having to continue without amplification outdoors.
Afterwards, my guests told me they found her warm and welcoming. One guest specifically said he falls asleep during ceremonies but stayed awake for ours because found Laura captivating and easy to follow. -
Kathleen Sent on 10/23/2023
Absolutely Loved
We absolutely loved working with Irene from LVC- from our initial meeting to our wedding day Irene was there offering advice and being one of our biggest cheerleaders. She put together a beautiful ceremony based on our questionnaires, which felt more a conversation Irene always wanted to know more and that made it so comfortable and enjoyable.
She listened to what we wanted and incorporated our wants into the ceremony. Our day wouldn’t have been as special without Irene. -
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Morgan Sent on 07/25/2023Highly Recommend!
We are so incredibly happy that we were paired with Kiera to write and officiate our wedding ceremony. From the minute we met Kiera, we felt welcomed, comfortable and truly seen. Kiera was organized and explained each step of the process with us. We had a few elements to the ceremony we knew we wanted to include and Kiera incorporated them seamlessly to create what we can only describe as a dream ceremony script. We were then blown away a second time on our wedding day when Kiera delivered the ceremony - she was articulate, adaptable, so welcoming, and a comforting presence for us and our guests.
We had countless guests approach us to let us know how much they loved our ceremony - both the words spoken and Kiera’s genuine delivery. Several guests mentioned they were engaged the entire ceremony thanks to Kiera.
We sincerely cannot thank Kiera and Lehigh Valley Celebrants enough for providing us with the best experience and can’t recommend them enough! -
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Valerie Sent on 07/10/2023Irene Blough
Working with Irene from Lehigh Valley Celebrants was such a wonderful experience! We started off with a video call where Irene asked us questions and got to know us as a couple while also allowing us to get to know her. She was so kind and laid back and walked us through the general process of creating and carrying out a wedding ceremony. After the call she sent us so many amazing resources with different options for readings and wording for our vows, etc. Within this information were different ideas for the ceremony which we loved. We chose to have a ring warming ceremony where our parents and wedding party all passed and held our rings and warmed them with their well wishes for us as a couple. She also sent over a questionnaire that my husband and I answered separately. She used our answers to create such a beautiful ceremony script. She had us all in tears.
Irene was very responsive over email when we had questions and was flexible as we decided on tweaks and edits. A couple of months before the wedding our close friends (both in our wedding parties) gifted us a shot ski with our last name written on it. We asked Irene if we could incorporate taking a “Unity shot” from it into our ceremony, and she immediately got to work! She gave a beautiful background on the shot ski and our favorite liquor and what memories were tied to it for us. She also gave a shout out to our friends who gifted it to us which was so special.
After the ceremony before Irene left for the day she delivered a printed and bound booklet of our ceremony script with a sweet handwritten note. It was such a thoughtful touch.
We loved working with Irene and are beyond pleased with the ceremony she delivered. We would recommend her a million times over! -
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Kelly Sent on 06/20/2023
Pure Perfection
Laura did an absolutely fantastic job with our ceremony! From the very beginning she was so interested in getting to know us and make our ceremony personalized to us. Every time we met with her she was always incredibly helpful and even asked questions that I would never have thought of. Our ceremony was incredible and a perfect representation of my husband and I. All of my guests raved about how fantastic and beautiful the ceremony was, there was not a dry eye in the crowd. I can't recommend Laura enough! If you are looking for a perfect ceremony, she's the one for you. -
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Kelly Sent on 04/07/2023Private, simple ceremony
Kiera and Lehigh Valley Celebrants made our special day personal and just as we wanted it to be.
They helped us find the perfect location for our ceremony.
Donna met with us to understand what we were looking for and assigned Kiera to our ceremony.
Kiera was responsive to questions and made our ceremony reflect who we were as a couple. She helped us with our vows and provided guidance for all the other details of our ceremony.
Our ceremony was private, simple and perfect for us.
I highly recommend them!
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Sarah Sent on 03/15/2023Donna was wonderful!
Donna was the perfect choice as the celebrant for our wedding. She was so helpful and informative during our introduction. She even helped us think up small things to add to our ceremony to make it a bit more meaningful, like including a ring warming done by our parents. Donna wrote a wonderful first draft for our ceremony and she let us provide our own input and feedback to create the perfect wedding script for us. She was open and accepting of any and all changes we wanted to make. She created a ceremony that was tailor-made to us, and she definitely made multiple guests cry. She also gave us a lovely copy of the ceremony script after the wedding and it is something we'll cherish forever. She was truly wonderful and I am so grateful she was able to perform our ceremony. -
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Lauren Sent on 02/22/2023Amazing experience.
Laura was a fantastic celebrant to work with. She was extremely caring, meticulous and hard working. Many of our guests commented on how personal and tailored our ceremony was to us. She truly is passionate about what she does and she made our day with her beautiful words. You will not be disappointed with working with Laura, it was a very positive experience working with her. Thank you again Laura we appreciate you so much! -
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Kathryn Sent on 01/25/2023Tear-jerking heartfelt ceremony
Irene did an incredible job with our ceremony! She was so sweet and her questionnaire (and follow up questions) were so detailed that people were asking us all night if we knew her beforehand! We got so many compliments - my husband’s grandmother even felt it was the best wedding ceremony she’s ever been to :) we had a secular wedding and Irene was very open to feedback (we made a few requests and alterations to what we wanted from the ceremony and she was wonderfully accommodating), although her first draft was pretty close to perfect!! She also provided us with TONS of materials to help customize our ceremony (vows, ring exchange prelude, how to walk down the aisle, tips for the rehearsal, unity ceremonies, options for readings, and lots more). She was a joy to work with, and spending the extra money for the personalized ceremony is 10,000% worth it - hire her!! (Photo by Madison Wilson Photography) -
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Erica Sent on 10/07/2022
Created a beautiful ceremony for us
Donna did such a wonderful job as our celebrant. She took in everything we suggested and created a beautiful ceremony. She even gave us suggestions that we never thought of including and they became our favorite parts of the ceremony. The most important thing to us was making the ceremony feel intimate and centered around our love and Donna did that and then some! She also did a wonderful job of including Spanish pieces or translations into the ceremony because we are an interracial couple. I cannot recommend her services enough ❤️ -
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Jenny Sent on 09/15/2022Excellent!
My husband and I were so happy that we chose Lehigh Valley Celebrants for our wedding! Our officiant, Laura Eppler, did an absolutely amazing job with writing our ceremony! It was so beautiful and she got to know us as a couple by meeting with us over Zoom and having us fill out a questionnaire. She was able to beautifully incorporate how we felt about each other and details about us into our ceremony. She was very helpful throughout the entire planning process and responsive to all of our questions. We got so many compliments from our guests about how beautiful our ceremony was and they loved how personalized it was. It perfectly reflected us as a couple and we could not be any happier with it. We would highly recommend Laura to anyone looking for an officiant for their wedding! -
Christina Sent on 08/14/2022
Laura was fantastic
Laura was so informative and helpful during our meetings. She made us feel so comfortable and we had some good laughs. She took her time with you and made sure to get every detail down. She is the reason why our ceremony was absolutely beautiful. Our guests thought she did such an amazing job! We are so happy we found her! We’ve even recommended her to another couple who’s getting married as she’s that amazing at her job. She brought tears to my husband, family, and friends with her beautiful words. It was perfect and we feel so lucky to have had her. -
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Kelly Sent on 08/01/2022
Very pleased
Irene speach was delivered on point and precise to our message we wanted delivered. Everyone's comments about the ceremony speach were all positive. -
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Andrew Sent on 03/22/2022Kiera is a truly AMAZING officiant!
My wife and I worked with Kiera Wilhelm of Lehigh Valley Celebrants for our wedding this past October, and truly cannot imagine a better officiant experience or ceremony than what we experienced with Kiera. She was not only warm and friendly and funny, but her ability to craft a meaningful, fun, and eloquent ceremony was beyond anything that we would have expected. Amid the chaos brought on by COVID-19, Kiera was communicative and understanding and provided a level of personal connection and professionalism that made us glad to be working with her. The vast majority of our communication was remote, as my wife and I live in Upstate NY, with Kiera down in Pennsylvania, but by the end of the process felt like we'd known her for years.
At this point, we cannot count how many times our wedding guests have spoken to us and told us that our ceremony was the best and most unique that they had ever been to, and as beautiful as our site and decorations were, the humor, intimacy, and narrative that Kiera weaved into our ceremony is such a huge part of memories of that day. We would recommend Kiera to anyone who wants a new best friend to prepare a Best Wedding Day Ever-caliber ceremony. You and your guests will laugh and cry in all of the best ways. -
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Melissa Sent on 03/04/2022Irene is Incredible!
We loved having Irene as our celebrant! She helped us understand the wedding process and all the technicalities of a typical wedding, then my husband and I picked the pieces that worked for us. My husband and I each completed a survey that helped Irene write the most beautiful ceremony. She was able to represent our relationship perfectly and encompassed every part of our love.
My husband is Dominican, and many of his family members are primarily Spanish speakers. We wanted to have our ceremony in both languages so everyone could understand. Irene was able to translate nearly perfectly, and was open to suggestions on certain phrases that may have made more sense to the Spanish speakers with a Dominican dialect.
Irene spoke with a perfect cadence, sweetly and with passion, in both languages. I could tell she was excited to celebrate our love, and she put a lot of effort into making the perfect ceremony.
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Barbora Sent on 12/09/2021The best celebrant around :)
It's almost 4 months since we got married, and we still talk about how special our ceremony was!! From the first conversation we had with Lehigh Valley, we knew we wanted Donna to be our celebrant. We trusted Donna completely to write our ceremony from start to finish without listening to it before the big day. We wanted to be as surprised as our family and friends, and boy did she surprise us!! She was able to bring in our love story, our Slovakian and Portuguese traditions, and so many special moments in just the short 30 minutes. We all cried, laughed, and were in awe the whole time. I wish we had her up there for 2 hours; the way Donna put everything together was so special. We're so happy Donna was able to share the ceremony with us, so we can read it every year for our anniversary :) Our family and friends loved the ceremony and asked how long we knew Donna for, because she encaptured us perfectly. Please don't hesitate when choosing Lehigh Valley Celebrants!! :) -
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James Sent on 11/23/2021
Amazing officiant
Laura was an amazing officiant. She made the whole experience simple and straightforward, from the ceremony information to paperwork we needed. With the information we gave her about us she made an absolutely beautiful ceremony. We have gotten so many compliments on how perfect the ceremony was and how it was the nicest one anyone has attended. We are thrilled we went with Laura for our ceremony. -
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Allison Sent on 11/20/2021
Highlight of our day
We were so lucky to have Kiera Wilhelm as our celebrant for our wedding day. We can’t begin to count all the positive comments we’ve received about our ceremony. And most importantly, it was perfect for us. Kiera was great from our first zoom call, through creating the ceremony, to the day of. She made us feel comfortable and took the time to explain our options and the pros and cons of different decisions we could make. She offered up ideas we never would have thought of ourselves but that made our wedding ceremony that much more personal and special; it could not have been more perfect. Her delivery of the ceremony was stunning as well, it felt more like a close was friend marrying us than someone we had only met on zoom a few times! If you’re looking for a celebrant to make your ceremony feel like you, she’s it. Thank you, Kiera! -
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Chelsea Sent on 11/18/2021Wonderful, personal ceremony
Cely Santana did a fantastic job getting our "vibe" down and capturing our relationship in a humorous but heartfelt way. Multiple people, unprompted, asked if we knew her personally because of how "us" everything seemed. She also seemed like a genuinely kind, upbeat person in a authentic (not artificially saccharine) way and did a very organized job orchestrating the ceremony. -
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Chloe Sent on 10/20/2021Hire Cely & Lehigh Valley Celebrants and you will not be disappointed!!
My husband and I highly recommend Cely and Lehigh Valley Celebrants! If hearing the phrase “And now a reading from the 1st Corinthians” makes you want to walk out of a wedding like it does for us, listen up.
We attended a friend’s wedding where Donna was the celebrant, and we were so impressed with her storytelling, unique perspective, and enthusiasm, Lehigh Valley Celebrants was the first and only company we looked into when we got engaged soon after. We chose Cely (we wanted to choose someone different from our friends’ celebrant!) based on her thoughtful bio, and from the first meeting until day of, Cely was nothing but a true wedding professional—she was knowledgeable, warm, kind, and helpful.
Cely walked us (more like held our hands) through every step of the process, from the outline of our wedding, to what we wanted the overall vibe to be, to how to speak, walk, and kiss during the ceremony, to how to obtain our marriage license. She gave us a detailed questionnaire that allowed her to build a personalized ceremony program for us catered to what we wanted to talk about. We felt like she really understood who we were as individuals—as well as as a couple—after just a couple of times meeting over zoom. She gave us tips and tricks only someone with the experience she has could give, and even calmed our nerves and checked in on us in the week prior to the wedding. She also made it easy to work through a pandemic reschedule.The process was easy, fun, and meaningful, and we are so grateful that we had Cely be a part of our team.
Cely was incredibly prepared on the day of our ceremony, and coordinated effortlessly with the venue, the band, and our photographers—she knew we would be distracted, and handled everything on her own perfectly. Our wedding guests couldn’t get over how personal and unique our ceremony was, and we were so happy with what she came up with for us. Our friends also didn’t believe us when we said our wedding day was our first time meeting her in person!
Working with Cely truly felt like working with a friend. If we ever have a vow renewal, we know who we are calling! 10/10 we would recommend, you will not be disappointed.
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Patrick Sent on 10/19/2021Fantastic!
Laura Eppler with Lehigh Valley Celebrants was absolutely fantastic. The entire process working with Laura was one that was handled with care and professionalism as we prepared for our ceremony.
Our planning with Laura began about a year prior to our Wedding with a video call where she was able to better meet us and learn about our relationship. From there, Laura put together a detailed 12 month plan involving personal questionnaires for us to complete to assist her in putting together her ceremony. As we came into the final few months and weeks with Laura she provided us with an edit of the ceremony for us to review, along with recommendations on preparing our vows. You can tell that Laura put the time and attention into every aspect of the ceremony and left no stone unturned with ensuring the ceremony met our expectations.
On our Wedding Day, Laura really delivered. She did a phenomenal job in leading the ceremony and helping us as a couple feel in the moment. We received many compliments from our guests and were told it was one of the best ceremony's they have been a part of. We would absolutely recommend Laura to any couple who intends to really put deep thought into their ceremony and not afraid to go the extra step to make everything more than perfect.
Thank you again, Laura!
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Lauren Sent on 10/16/2021Highly recommend! Wonderful experience!
Laura Eppler of Lehigh Valley Celebrants was an incredible wedding officiant! I really can’t say enough good things about her. We were supposed to get married in 2020, but unfortunately had to postpone due to the pandemic. From the start of planning to the end (a 2-and-a-half-year process), she was responsive, organized and helpful! She checked in with us often and was so kind and wonderful to work with. She was detail oriented and really crossed all t’s during the ceremony planning and prep process. Although prior to planning, we had never met Laura, she wrote a beautiful and personalized ceremony for us. She was able to get to know my husband and I and our relationship through phone conversations and a detailed questionnaire. The first draft she wrote of our ceremony blew me away! It only needed minor changes and was near flawless! She captured our relationship in her words so perfectly. We were able to fully personalize all the details of our ceremony — from the readings, the ring exchange, opening and closing remarks, etc. However, we never had to start from scratch — Laura gave us informed recommendations and offered great insight along the way. After our ceremony, on our wedding day, I had so many friends and family tell me how beautiful the ceremony was! I couldn’t believe it because I feel like now-a-days, the ceremony’s fly by and aren’t always super memorable, but truly so many guests couldn’t say enough how sweet it was! It really captured my husband and I and our story so well. Laura spoke well and made us feel so comfortable while we were standing up there in front of everyone. I can’t recommend Laura enough — if you’re looking for a short (25ish minutes), sweet, and beautifully written ceremony, look no further! -
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Kirsten Sent on 10/10/2021Amazing experience!
We absolutely loved working with Irene! We had to reschedule our bigger celebration due to covid, and she was gracious enough to do two ceremonies for us. Our guests raved about our ceremony more than any other part of the day, they loved that she shared our story so beautifully and authentically. From day one, Irene will work with you closely to design a truly memorable and customized ceremony. She takes time to understand your individual personalities and what you value as a couple—even though we had never met before, it was as though she had known us for years and we were totally comfortable every step of the way. Religious or not, Irene could speak to everyone in the audience and connect them with our story. And all the while, she was patient and understanding as we navigated covid challenges and made last minute adjustments. We are so grateful for her and can’t wait to meet again for our vow renewals! -
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Brianna Sent on 10/10/2021Personalized ceremony
We had Laura Eppler from Lehigh Valley Celebrants officiate our wedding on 9/25 and it was absolutely perfect! The entire process of working with Laura from day 1 was so easy. She was very easy to communicate with and help us personalize and plan our wedding ceremony exactly how we wanted. Our guests are still raving about how unique, personalized, and special our ceremony was, which was exactly what we wanted! Laura made the planning easy and truly helped us create a magical day! -
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Taryn Sent on 10/08/2021The Best Part of Our Day!
My now-husband and I first met Irene Blough where she was the celebrant for my husband's friend's wedding. Although I had never met the couple before, Irene told the most beautiful story of their love that made me feel like I had known them for years. I wanted our guests to feel the same way. When I reached out to Donna at Lehigh Valley Celebrants, I was elated to hear that Irene was available for our wedding date! From our first interaction, I knew our fully personalized ceremony was going to be dream come true! Irene has the sweetest personality - you can tell she just loves love, and she truly invests herself in her couples. She immersed herself in our passions, laughter, upbringing, and captured all of that for our loved ones. When she shared our story with our family and friends, they couldn't believe how well it described our relationship and everything that made us who we are today. The ceremony was jovial, genuine, and romantic. My husband and I are thrilled with our experience with Irene, and not only did we have the most incredible day thanks to her, we feel like we met a lifelong friend! Heartfelt is an understatement - Irene is a remarkable gem. -
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Marielle Sent on 09/24/2021Beautiful ceremony - one of our favorite parts of the day!
We worked with Irene Blough to create the most amazing wedding ceremony! We met with her more than a year and half before the wedding (before Covid changed everything), and throughout the entire time, she was responsive, thoughtful, and so helpful every step of the way. She wrote us a ceremony script that felt so unique and personal to us, and helped us incorporate special moments into the ceremony - she guided us through writing our own vows, and inspired us to incorporate a Celtic handfasting ceremony that turned out to be really special.
We received so many compliments from our guests about the ceremony. I told Irene I wanted people to be laughing and crying, and the mission was accomplished! It ended up being one of our most favorite parts of the day. Irene was always such a nice, calm presence even as I stressed about last-minute details - she always made us feel like we were in good hands! Can't recommend enough. -
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Samantha Sent on 09/21/2021
The most perfect ceremony
Kiera you as absolutely amazing from start to finish. She responds quickly, truly gets to know you and your relationship, and asks for feedback. Our ceremony was perfectly tailored to us and our family. We had a microwedding and were able to include everyone in the ceremony which it made it so special. I couldn’t have been happier with everything! Thank you so much -
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Rachel Sent on 09/14/2021
Working with Kiera
My husband and I chose Lehigh Valley Celebrants as our wedding celebrant based off of Kiera's friendliness, personalization and eye for detail, and overall comfortability we felt with her. From the very first meeting with Keira she felt genuine and focused on our overall vision for our wedding. We weren't totally sure about how to proceed (did we want personalized vows, quotes, etc.) Kiera sent us pages and pages of different options to choose from. She also included tips for writing our own vows. To help Kiera grasp our story we filled out a few different surveys about our likes, interests, etc. She was interested in learning about us individually and as a pair so that she could best tell our story. Our time together (either in person or via phone) was never rushed and she was always available to discuss any changes or updates throughout the planning process to our vows. Reading over the written ceremony for the first time was such a treasured experience for my husband and I. Kiera captured our story beautifully with sweet childhood memories, funny moments, and wishes for the future. On the day of the event, Kiera arrived early to meet with us and our wedding party to do a run through of the ceremony. We made a few last minute changes and Kiera was very confident and handled the changes, making us feel at ease. The ceremony itself went so smoothly. All of the guests loved Kiera and commented that she told our story perfectly. Even our bridal party said that she mentioned key points from their own toasts! The whole experience was better than we could have imagined and turned out beautifully. I would absolutely recommend Kiera as your wedding celebrant. -
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Lauren Sent on 09/07/2021Best decision of our wedding planning!
From the moment we met Cely, we knew that we had been paired with our perfect match. She made us feel like we had known her for years, while getting all of the necessary information to construct our ceremony. She was responsive to all of our questions and maintained excellent communication during the pandemic, even when we sometimes forgot that we were still actually getting married. When it was finally time to read our first draft, we were in awe. The ceremony captured our love and our story in the absolutely perfect way that was reflective of our relationship. Plus Cely's delivery on the day was unforgettable, as all of our guests raved (and are still raving) about the ceremony itself. Choosing Cely was the absolute best decision that we made in our wedding planning process and we cannot thank her enough for making our ceremony personal, intimate, and warm - just how we requested it to be. -
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Jennifer Sent on 09/06/2021Katherine Hunter - An Amazing Celebrant & Our Favorite Wedding "Vendor"
As we reflect on our wedding in May, and all the people and vendors we worked with to pull off our special day, Katherine truly stands out. We enjoyed working with her from the very start.
Katherine takes the time to get to know her couples. Although we couldn't meet before the wedding in-person, we did meet with her a few times via Zoom. She is extremely organized and professional and from our first meeting I knew we were in good hands. You can tell that Katherine truly cares about what she does. Her process is extremely thorough; every detail is accounted for, which gave us total peace of mind.
Through an "interview" and using questionnaires, Katherine delivers a fully personalized ceremony. Our guests loved it - we received so many compliments. Katherine also conducts an online rehearsal, which helped to put us at ease before the wedding. Thank you Katherine for your kindness, professionalism, and flexibility working with us! -
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Ashley Sent on 08/30/2021Wedding July 2020 & 2021
We were a COVID wedding postponed numerous times, Lehigh Valley Celebrants, Cely, worked with us greatly throughout the whole process. We got legally married in July 2020, then had our big celebration in July 2021, and we did a ceremony for both. Cely was truly supportive and helpful during the difficult time of postponing and rescheduling. In addition, she did both of our ceremonies and put forth the same effort for each one, making each one special and personalized in its own way. Cely always responded to our emails promptly and offered her advice and knowledge. We shared video calls to touch base and were able to share our ideas and gain advice when needed for our ceremony draft. Our ceremonies were personalized with our love story, which people absolutely loved! Guests are still talking about our ceremony and how much they enjoyed the personalization of it. This is something truly unique. Cely presented our ceremony in a professional and kind way, capturing us and our guests as she told our story, and truly making it a magical moment. I highly recommend Lehigh Valley Celebrants, and Cely, to anyone looking for an officiant for their big day, as you will get the support, kindness, and compassion that is needed to craft the perfect ceremony to share your love story. -
Beth Sent on 08/30/2021
A dream come true!
When Donna agreed to work with us, we were thrilled! We had a very short period to prepare because we decided to get married weeks prior. Donna streamlined the entire process for us. She connected us with all the right people. Working with her to create the perfect ceremony helped us fall in love with each other even more! She takes the time to completely customize the experience. She is kind and intelligent. Because I am a chef & we love to cook together, she suggested that we include the blessings of the seven spices. All of our loved ones commented on just how beautiful the ceremony was. She cares deeply and she is in tune with your needs. We highly recommend Donna & Lehigh Valley Celebrants. She was an absolute pleasure to work with. You will love her!! -
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Jenna Sent on 08/15/2021The Highlight of Our Big Day!
We were paired with Katherine Hunter - she was AMAZING!
She met with us a few times leading up to our wedding day - we had a lot of good discussions and questionnaires so that Katherine could really get to know us and add personal touches to the ceremony.
On our big day - Katherine was a very calming, steady presence!
The ceremony blew everyone away! It was so personal - so US! Katherine did an amazing job making it special!
Our guests are STILL talking about it - so many of our friends and family complimented the ceremony and were touched by Katherine's words!
Thank you so much for making our day! -
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Samantha Sent on 08/13/2021Best Celebrant Ever!
I really cannot say enough amazing things about Katherine Hunter. She truly made everything about our wedding ceremony special. We were continuously told by our guests that this was the best wedding ceremony they have ever attended. She really went above and beyond when it came to customizing our ceremony. I was a bit nervous that since we didn't have anyone we personally knew in our lives that could officiate, that it wouldn't be as personal as I'd like. But thanks to Katherine, it was absolutely perfect. She gave us questionnaires to fill out and I was shocked by how perfectly she was able to portray our relationship just from that alone. Her attention to detail is impeccable. Once she wrote up the ceremony she gave it to us to review- we revised and edited 3 times before we perfected every portion of it.
I'd also like to note that she did more than officiate, she was an integral part of the whole planning process for the ceremony. We had a virtual rehearsal before the big day in which she thoroughly went over every detail of the ceremony making sure to point out things that we didn't even think we needed to plan - such as specific ways to put on our rings so the photographer would get the best shot, making sure we kiss for 5 seconds at the end (also for the photographer's sake). Additionally, she gave us a more non-traditional way to stand during the ceremony that made it much more comfortable and made for much better photos. Not only did she do a virtual rehearsal for us, but she led our physical rehearsal the day of the wedding with pretty last minute notice on our part.
Overall, if we had to do it all over again, we would not hesitate to hire her again. -
Judith Sent on 08/04/2021
The only officiant you will ever want to book!
Working with Kiera Wilhelm was a dream from start to finish. We really wanted to have someone who "got us" officiate the wedding and once I met Keira - I knew she was the person for the job! She spent time really getting to know us and learn all about us as people and as a couple. Yes, sometimes it was a lot of information - but in the end, worth every moment of time invested. We got to review the completed ceremony prior and make any changes and all of that gave us great peace of mind. On the day of our wedding, Kiera was warm and welcoming to all of our guests and they got swept up in our love story. Our wedding was 2 weeks ago and guests are still complimenting me on how wonderful Kiera was. I cannot recommend her highly enough and can just say this - if you want a memorable wedding, you have to book Kiera. -
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Jacqueline Sent on 07/13/2021Donna is the BEST!
Donna officiated my 6/19/21 wedding and I cannot express how beautiful and meaningful our ceremony was. Hiring Donna Forsythe to curate and deliver our personalized wedding ceremony was the best wedding planning decision my now husband and I made (no joke). There are so many big and little decisions that go into the wedding planning process, but when we took a step back, we both agreed that the ceremony was the most important part of the day (it IS the reason for the party, right?!). We wanted to convey that feeling to our friends and family. From start to finish, Donna's communication, flexibility, professionalism and energy was on point. My husband was wary at first, but after our first meeting with Donna, hiring her to create our ceremony was a no brainer. She listened to our thoughts, provided wonderful examples and ultimately created a personalized ceremony that our guests were wowed by. I can't count how many people, on the day of, and afterwards, just wanted to tell me how much they enjoyed our ceremony, how personal it was, how they hadn't experienced a ceremony like that before, etc. I don't think there was a dry eye in the room - mission accomplished! Many also remarked how well spoken and "amazing" Donna was. Some even thought she was a long lost friend they had never met (she feels like that to me, now :)). Her caring and loving energy permeated on wedding day, and I cannot thank Donna enough for creating and delivering a ceremony that exceeded our expectations. From the bottom of our hearts - Thank you, Donna -
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Amber Sent on 06/22/2021Katherine did an AMAZING JOB!
We can't emphasize enough how smooth our wedding went because of Katherine! We highly recommend booking her for your wedding. She had a schedule for us and really kept everything flowing so smooth and easy for us. She practiced with us as many times as we wanted to make sure we were comfortable. -
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Michael Sent on 06/08/2021Perfect Celebrant for our Wedding
After our initial consultation with Laura Eppler, we knew we would be requesting her for our wedding (seriously, 5 minutes after hanging up we called her back and locked it in). She gave us a great impression during the first meeting by really getting to know us, and this gave us the feeling she would conduct a ceremony that would meet our expectations.
Throughout the entire process, Laura was extremely responsive which really helped take stress out of the entire wedding planning process.
After we officially booked her, Laura was extremely quick to turn around an initial draft of our ceremony which really had everything you could possibly want in a ceremony. This enabled us to consider how we wanted the ceremony to flow, how long it would be, how many religious readings would be in there, and how personal it would reflect us as a couple. When we sent our edits back to her she was quick to incorporate the updates.
As for the ceremony, Laura was excellent. She made sure to say hi to us beforehand, which was appreciated. She spoke clearly, never missed a word, her tone of voice was perfect throughout (i.e. she wasn't a monotone speaker).
Lastly, Laura has an excellent understanding of the marriage license process and was able to guide us on what we needed to do regarding the certification. She also dropped the signed marriage certificate in the mail immediately after the wedding so there wouldn't be a delay there.
I highly recommend Laura Eppler to anyone looking for a celebrant for their wedding! -
Cindy Sent on 06/06/2021
Our fairytale ceremony came true!
My husband and I could not begin to express how amazing our officiant was! Our guests are still reaching out to us to say how beautiful our ceremony was and that they have never heard a ceremony written so beautifully and so personalized. From the moment we reached out to Lehigh Valley Celebrants, we felt we were in good hands. It is a little intimidating to find an officiant when you are having a destination wedding! But Donna gave us all of the information we needed right off the bat and made us feel like we made the right choice. She sent our information over to Irene and Irene responded immediately to learn more about us and our vision for our ceremony. She spent the next year keeping in touch with us constantly and quickly became part of our family. Irene was open, honest, quick to reply and so incredibly friendly that it felt so easy to make sure she knew us well and would be able to have a connection with us to create the most amazing ceremony. Our ceremony was so personal and so well written that even after reading the ceremony for the final approval, I was still brought to tears on our wedding day while she was reading our ceremony. I was so nervous writing my own wedding vows but, once they were finished, Irene assured me that my words were perfect and to not change a thing. My husband doesn't do well in front of crowds, so he repeated his vows after her and it still felt just as special. Irene made sure that everyone was where they needed to be and created our fairytale ceremony! We are blessed to call her our friend and we were so honored to have her as our officiant. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts. We are forever grateful! -
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Makenna Sent on 04/17/2021
The BEST French- English Wedding Ceremony
When my husband and I were trying to decide who we wanted to marry us there was one major requirement: they must be able to speak either French or Arabic, so that my in laws would be able to understand the ceremony as well. When we found Irene, she opened our eyes to the endless possibilities of having a bilingual ceremony. She was so very patient with us as we navigated this process. Irene brings calming sense and relaxed vibe, which in turn made us feel relaxed and stress free (even though all our meetings were via zoom). Irene was responsive, understanding, and so helpful. At our wedding, our guests couldn’t stop raving about our bilingual ceremony and how unique and truly one of a kind it was; “it was different” and we owe that in part to Irene and her wonderful writing skills that professed and showed my husband and I’s love. We are so tremendously happy with our decision! Thanks Irene!!! -
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Melissa Sent on 03/11/2021Incredible!
Donna was so responsive and kind in setting us up with a member of her team, Laura Eppler, who composed and delivered our ceremony. I was truly blow away by Laura's warmth, professionalism, and talent - she has an incredible gift. Laura wrote us the most beautiful, meaningful, personalized and special ceremony I could have ever hoped for. She thought of it all from start to finish. We had great conversations on the phone, she was full of ideas to include our children and have them engaged. She had us fill out a questionnaire to get to know us better, guided us in vow writing, reviewed the day over Zoom, and made us feel so comfortable. I can’t say enough about her and our experience and highly recommend her. I will treasure our ceremony forever and thank Laura from the bottom of my heart now and always! -
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Laura Sent on 02/28/2021Beautiful, one-of-a-kind wedding ceremony!
AMAZING! We hired the Lehigh Valley Celebrants to officiate our microwedding and was paired up with Kiera W. She was just absolutely perfect. She was down-to-earth, warm, engaging, attentive, and built us a gorgeous, personalized one-of-a-kind wedding ceremony that all of our guests RAVED about. There wasn't a dry eye in the room through our ceremony.
I loved everything about my wedding, but hiring Kiera with the Lehigh Valley Celebrants was the BEST decision and absolutely MADE the wedding. Hire her immediately!!! -
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Alyssa Sent on 02/15/2021Absolutely wonderful experience, we highly recommend!!!
We met Donna on a Zoom meeting, and from that first meeting, we knew she was the perfect person to conduct our intimate ceremony! Donna wrote the most beautiful, special ceremony and worked with us to incorporate the things we found most important! She even incorporated some Spanish into the ceremony because it is my husband’s first language!! She was helpful and extremely knowledgeable about ceremony ideas and she communicated in a timely, professional manner! She is so sweet and she really gets to know her couples- you can tell she is an advocate for love! We had originally planned an outdoor elopement in the Poconos. At the last minute, we had to change our plans and move the wedding to my parents house in the Philadelphia suburbs. She jumped on board with the new plan and was so kind about the last minute change. We are so thankful to have worked with her and we cannot recommend her enough! -
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Samantha Sent on 02/07/2021Informative, Responsive, Personable
We knew we wanted a unique ceremony that was meaningful to us as a couple. We wanted a ceremony that was different than one we had seen at other weddings. Katherine Hunter from Donna Forsythe Celebrants was exactly what we needed. My husband and I had a vague idea of a unique ceremony, and Katherine had very helpful suggestions and edits for us. We were able to include beautiful personal touches like a ring warming ceremony to include our mothers in the ceremony, and a hand fasting ceremony in-lieu of traditional vows. And when it came to the personal vows we both had multiple sessions, and edits with her to get them just right. She made several meetings with us through our planning process, and we felt very taken care of and heard. After taking time to get to know us, and our unique love story, she wrote and delivered an amazing speech detailing our meeting, and the life of our relationship; there wasn't a dry eye in the house.
Our ceremony was everything we wanted it to be, and more. Our guests approached us all night going on and on about how beautiful, genuine, and different our ceremony was. And while we wanted something different, there were so many options to choose from during the planning process that I could recommend Katherine to any couple. She was a big part of making our special day perfect. -
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Missy Sent on 11/30/2020Irene was fantastic
Our celebrant Irene could not have done better. She took our story and turned it into a sweet sentimental personal ceremony that we will never forget. All of our guests commented on how lovely and personal our ceremony was. We chose to write our own vows and Irene helped every step along the way. She provided advice on wording, grammar, sentiment and after several drafts with her help they turned out perfect. I highly recommend Irene for your wedding.
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