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Donna Forsythe and the Lehigh Valley Celebrants

Donna Forsythe and the Lehigh Valley Celebrants

Bethlehem, PA
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    Elizabeth B. Sent on 09/01/2024
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    Worth 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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    Mia A. Sent on 08/10/2024
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    We had a beautiful custom wedding ceremony courtesy of Irene

    We chose Lehigh Valley Celebrants for our wedding at the Glasbern Inn in April 2024, and we were absolutely thrilled with their services. It was a true pleasure working with Irene Blough. She was exceptionally professional and organized throughout the entire process, ensuring we stayed on track. Irene was generous with her time, working with us remotely to create a highly customized, mostly secular ceremony. The ceremony itself was beautiful and ran smoothly. We highly recommend her services to any couple looking for a non-traditional ceremony. -- James & Mia Walther
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    Matt G. Sent on 06/22/2024
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    10/10 Hire Kiera!!

    We hired Lehigh Valley celebrants and worked with Kiera and she was an absolute 10/10. We seriously couldn’t have been happier with the entire process. Our initial meeting with Kiera was great and informative. We gave her some information about our journey to marriage and she took it and ran! When she sent us back our draft, both my wife and I teared up because she was truly able to put out story and feelings into words. She kept it light hearted (because that’s our personalities) but really hit home with the sentimental aspects. We can’t say enough good things about Kiera, she did not disappoint. The guests were impressed with the way she captivated the room and the compliments funneled in. You won’t regret using Lehigh Valley Celebrants, and if possible, request Kiera!!!! She made our day perfect.
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    Alyse Sent on 06/04/2024
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    Wonderful working with Laura!

    We had a wonderful experience working with Laura Eppler from the Lehigh Valley Celebrants. We felt she was very invested in our wedding from the start. She got to know us so that the ceremony felt like a true reflection of us as a couple. Throughout the ceremony writing process she allowed us to make edits and adjust anything that did not fill authentic to us. She was patient as I sent email after email about even the most minute details. She was professional and so caring on our wedding day. We could not have asked for anything better. We are so glad we worked with her for our wedding!
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    Gianna Sent on 08/24/2024
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    Kiera 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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    Cb Sent on 01/09/2024
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    Beautiful ceremony

    We worked with Irene, who crafted a beautiful ceremony that made for a very touching day. We especially appreciated Irene's flexibility and dedication to crafting a ceremony that suited us as individuals.
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    Emma V. Sent on 11/26/2023
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    Great Experience with Laura!

    Laura did an amazing job on our special day. We were recommended Laura through Lehigh Valley Celebrants and she definitely did not disappoint. Within two minutes of ending our initial meeting, my husband and I knew Laura was the officiant for us. We connected very well. She then took all the little details and created a personalized ceremony just for us. She took the time to get to know us and our relationship, and also gave us flexibility in what we wanted or didn’t want in the ceremony. She made us feel comfortable at the altar on the day of the wedding, and prepared us beforehand for what we could expect. From a complete stranger to someone who was able to beautifully portray us as a couple, our guests kept asking us if we had known her a long time. Anyone who is looking for a great celebrant for their big day, Laura is the woman for you!
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    Emily Sent on 01/28/2024
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    Warm, 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!

    Donna Forsythe and the Lehigh Valley Celebrants's reply:

    Oh Emily and Thijs! Thank you so much for your lovely comments! It was such a wonderful experience getting to know the two of you and working with you to create something that would honor your relationship. You have a fabulous story and I loved telling it!! Hoping married life is treating you well! With love and gratitude - Donna
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    Liz Sent on 11/20/2023
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    Laura 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.
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    Kathleen P. Sent on 10/23/2023
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    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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    Kara M. Sent on 05/27/2024
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    Best Ceremony Ever!

    We worked with Kiera for our wedding, to say that she was incredible wouldn't even being to describe how we felt using her for our wedding. Not only was she kind and caring she was also easy to work with, and extremely helpful / accommodating. I would recommend her a million times over. Our ceremony was so thought out and personal, even our venue staff came p to us to tell us how incredible it was and how they were near tears (and they have seen a lot of weddings!). All of our guests were raving about us having the best ceremony they've seen, all thanks to Kiera!
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    Morgan B. Sent on 07/25/2023
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    Highly 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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    Kelly M. Sent on 06/20/2023
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    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.

    Donna Forsythe and the Lehigh Valley Celebrants's reply:

    Thanks so much for the wonderful review, Kelly and Matt! Despite the heavy rain that day, your wedding was still beautiful in every way. Love and happiness to you both.
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    Erica F. Sent on 06/21/2023
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    Highly recommend!

    Irene made me feel so at ease after our first meeting! She explained everything so thoroughly and answered all of our questions. I feel communication is an extremely important quality in a wedding vendor because let’s face it, every bride experiences some kind of stress during the wedding planning process. Irene made me feel so calm and would answer all of my questions so fast! Our guests continue to rave over how personable our ceremony was. Irene took the time to get to know us and the ceremony reflected that!
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    Kelly M. Sent on 04/07/2023
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    Private, 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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    Shannon A. Sent on 08/03/2024
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    My 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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    Jennifer H. Sent on 04/02/2023
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    The ceremony we wanted

    Celebrants go beyond just reading a script. Laura communicated with us many times in the months leading up to our wedding. She gave us guidance, homework, held us to timelines, and answered any questions we had. The result was a personalized ceremony that we couldn’t be happier with. It was very helpful to have someone organized who knows the ins and outs of weddings.
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    Kathryn Sent on 01/25/2023
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    Tear-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)

    Donna Forsythe and the Lehigh Valley Celebrants's reply:

    Hi Kathryn,
    Thank you so much for the fabulous review! I am so glad you're happy with the ceremony. It was such a pleasure to me to see you both so happy.

    Give my best to your husband, and I hope to hear how you're doing in the future!

    Love,
    Irene
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    Craig E. Sent on 01/16/2023
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    The Perfect Wedding Officiant!

    We feel blessed to have had Laura as our wedding officiant! The level of care and personalized attention she provided us exceeded our expectations. Laura is an engaging and happy individual with a big heart. She took the time to get to know us as a couple. We were always in a good mood after conversing with Laura.

    Along with her uplifting demeanor, Laura is highly professional. She was organized and prepared for all our meetings and responded quickly to emails. Because she was knowledgeable about the wedding planning process, she answered all our questions and understood our sentiments. Laura became our advocate, especially when coordinating with other vendors in the days before our wedding.

    On our wedding day, Laura delivered a beautiful ceremony! She was poised, spoke eloquently, and fully captured the essence of our love. Thank you, Laura!

    We highly recommend Laura to couples looking for a wedding officiant.
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    Amazing 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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    Donna 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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    Exceptional & welcoming!

    Laura Eppler did an exceptional job as a Celebrant at my wedding. Very good at communicating to us throughout the whole process & giving us guidance & insight. Very welcoming too! Would highly recommend to her to all as a celebrant!
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    Wonderful experience

    Laura Eppler officiated my wedding in October and it was the most beautiful ceremony! We received so many compliments on how unique and special it was! From start to finish she was wonderful to work with! Would highly recommend!
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    Best Ever!

    Lehigh Valley Celebrants are absolutely amazing when it comes to officiating weddings. Laura was our perfect match and made our wedding feel special from the very first meeting with her. She communicated with us many times leading up to our wedding and was a very hands on officiant with wanting as much info about my husband and I as a couple and as individuals. Laura wrote the most perfect, beautiful and personalized ceremony that we could have asked for and made our wedding feel so special with ever word that she wrote. Thank you Laura for making our day so special!

    Donna Forsythe and the Lehigh Valley Celebrants's reply:

    Thanks so much for the wonderful review, Chelsea and Alex! I truly enjoyed being part of your day. And CONGRATULATIONS on your new baby boy! I'm thrilled for you; you will make wonderful parents. He's a very lucky little boy.
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    Fantastic celebrant

    We had a wonderful time with Laura - we had multiple wedding guests ask after the ceremony whether the celebrant was a close family friend or family member!!
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