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• Vanessa V. Sent on 03/21/2024
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  Hire Francie!

  Francie stood out among the other officiants that I came across. Her uniqueness, kindness and psychology background really stood out.
  
  She was very patient with us while I rewrote our ceremony several times and made changes until it was perfect. She incorporated beautiful details of our relationship through questions she provided us. She took care of the marriage license and even sent a gorgeous copy of our ceremony. Thank you so much!

  Francie stood out among the other officiants that I came across. Her uniqueness, kindness and psychology background really stood out.
  
  She was very patient with us while I rewrote our ceremony several times and made changes until it was perfect. She incorporated beautiful details of our relationship through questions she provided us. She took care of the marriage license and even sent a gorgeous copy of our ceremony. Thank you so much!

  Francie Brown Holmes's reply:

  Vanessa! Thank you so much for your kind words and taking the time to review me. I am smiling as I think of you and Chris and your beautiful wedding day. Fondly,
  Francie
• Heather B. Sent on 12/27/2022
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  The most intimate, romantic, and spiritual ceremony

  Numerous guests from our wedding told us that we had one of, if not the most intimate, romantic, and spiritual ceremonies they had ever witnessed. Francie was instrumental in helping us achieve that most honored praise. As an officiant, Francie delivered top notch service on multiple fronts. Leading up to the ceremony, she maintained a perfect balance of following up with us to ensure that she could do her job of crafting a beautiful, personalized service while not applying too much pressure, ever aware of the overall effort that goes into planning an entire wedding. Her questionnaire was a perfect tool to help script a lovely, personal preamble to our vows which gave our entire audience a brief but thorough recount of our love story. We highly recommend every couple take those questions seriously and make the time to answer them to the best of their ability because she uses those answers well. Ever communicative, Francie shared her script with us with plenty of time for us to review it and edit. She was humble and permissive, encouraging us to tailor it to us. Truth is, it didn’t require any major overhauls! Finally, at the rehearsal and ceremony, Francie was a professional, calming presence. She allowed us to have some fun and figure things out, all the while patiently guiding us to our goal of a romantic and personal ceremony. Our only regret is that things we went so fast after the ceremony and we didn’t get a chance to offer her to stay for our reception! We genuinely loved Francie and could not have achieved our dream ceremony without her spectacular efforts. Heather and Jared

  Numerous guests from our wedding told us that we had one of, if not the most intimate, romantic, and spiritual ceremonies they had ever witnessed. Francie was instrumental in helping us achieve that most honored praise. As an officiant, Francie delivered top notch service on multiple fronts. Leading up to the ceremony, she maintained a perfect balance of following up with us to ensure that she could do her job of crafting a beautiful, personalized service while not applying too much pressure, ever aware of the overall effort that goes into planning an entire wedding. Her questionnaire was a perfect tool to help script a lovely, personal preamble to our vows which gave our entire audience a brief but thorough recount of our love story. We highly recommend every couple take those questions seriously and make the time to answer them to the best of their ability because she uses those answers well. Ever communicative, Francie shared her script with us with plenty of time for us to review it and edit. She was humble and permissive, encouraging us to tailor it to us. Truth is, it didn’t require any major overhauls! Finally, at the rehearsal and ceremony, Francie was a professional, calming presence. She allowed us to have some fun and figure things out, all the while patiently guiding us to our goal of a romantic and personal ceremony. Our only regret is that things we went so fast after the ceremony and we didn’t get a chance to offer her to stay for our reception! We genuinely loved Francie and could not have achieved our dream ceremony without her spectacular efforts. Heather and Jared

  Francie Brown Holmes's reply:

  Heather and Jared,
  What a beautiful review you wrote for me! Thank you, I felt so connected to the two of you and was so delighted to have the privilege to get. to know you and to marry you !!! My very best, always,
  Francie
• Kayla Sent on 12/29/2022
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  Your search for an officiant stops here!

  Francie is an absolute gem and truly, I am SO incredibly thankful and blessed I found her. How many weddings have you been to where the ceremony was not the memorable aspect and after all, that’s why we’re all there!?
  
  I planned my micro-wedding in a little under two months but, just because the planning time was shortened did not mean I wanted to skip out on amazing vendors to make for a memorable day. And let me tell you, finding an officiant that feels authentic, kind and light-hearted, is not an easy task. Not because there are not good officiants out there but, finding someone that makes you feel calm, heard, and wants to move you in the best way possible is not easy and believe me, I reached out to several officiants all lovely but, no Francie! Francie brought into focus a moving and true-to-us ceremony. Tears, love, laughter were felt by all in the room. She wove into the ceremony our love story along with little bits and pieces of who we are both as a couple and as individuals. She took the time to meet with us, supported us at the rehearsal and submitted our marriage license in record time (we received it back from the town in less than a week from our wedding date).
  
  All to say, Francie has all the elements you need (filing of the license, rehearsal support, etc.) plus all that you want (taking time to make the ceremony everything you never knew you wanted). My husband and I cannot thank Francie enough!

  Francie is an absolute gem and truly, I am SO incredibly thankful and blessed I found her. How many weddings have you been to where the ceremony was not the memorable aspect and after all, that’s why we’re all there!?
  
  I planned my micro-wedding in a little under two months but, just because the planning time was shortened did not mean I wanted to skip out on amazing vendors to make for a memorable day. And let me tell you, finding an officiant that feels authentic, kind and light-hearted, is not an easy task. Not because there are not good officiants out there but, finding someone that makes you feel calm, heard, and wants to move you in the best way possible is not easy and believe me, I reached out to several officiants all lovely but, no Francie! Francie brought into focus a moving and true-to-us ceremony. Tears, love, laughter were felt by all in the room. She wove into the ceremony our love story along with little bits and pieces of who we are both as a couple and as individuals. She took the time to meet with us, supported us at the rehearsal and submitted our marriage license in record time (we received it back from the town in less than a week from our wedding date).
  
  All to say, Francie has all the elements you need (filing of the license, rehearsal support, etc.) plus all that you want (taking time to make the ceremony everything you never knew you wanted). My husband and I cannot thank Francie enough!

  Francie Brown Holmes's reply:

  Thank you Kayla and Nate,
  Indeed the pleasure was mine as well!!! Your wedding had such a positive vibe to it and the smiles kept on coming,. Truly a joyous occasion and Celebration of the two of you and your Love!!
  My best always,
  Francie
  
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• Caroline D. Sent on 11/11/2022
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  Francie was a beautiful addition to our wedding!

  Francie was such a wonderful person to marry us! She really got to know us and took so much care in writing the perfect ceremony with us. Francie took many steps to ensure our ceremony was thoughtful and representative of our relationship. She is was also very capable when it came to to including both our Jewish and Catholic religions into the ceremony, which meant a lot to us and our families.
  
  We felt incredibly comfortable throughout the entire process of working with Francie, she felt like a family member or close friend. We even had some of our attendees ask how we knew Francie, the connection we had with her clearly made an impact. My husband and I could not speak more highly of Francie, she was a wonderful part of our wedding!
  

  Francie was such a wonderful person to marry us! She really got to know us and took so much care in writing the perfect ceremony with us. Francie took many steps to ensure our ceremony was thoughtful and representative of our relationship. She is was also very capable when it came to to including both our Jewish and Catholic religions into the ceremony, which meant a lot to us and our families.
  
  We felt incredibly comfortable throughout the entire process of working with Francie, she felt like a family member or close friend. We even had some of our attendees ask how we knew Francie, the connection we had with her clearly made an impact. My husband and I could not speak more highly of Francie, she was a wonderful part of our wedding!
  

  Francie Brown Holmes's reply:

  Caroline and Jason!! Such a delight to meet you two, and get to know you and your families and friends. So much Love joy in the air!! Thank you so much for your kind words and sentiments!!
  Always,
  Francie
  
• Louise C. Sent on 12/12/2022
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  Francie is an excellent Celebrant and goes above and beyond. Anyone who hires her would be very lucky to have her.

  Several years ago, I remember being the "fake audience" for one of Francie's first Weddings. I didn't know the couple and I got goosebumps as she told their love story. I knew she'd be a natural at this.. Fast forward to my own daughter's Wedding and I was blown away by the amount of work she'd done. At the Welcome Party, Francie knew each and every member of the Bridal Party. She had proactively learned about each of them from the Wedding Website. She greeted them and everyone at the Party. She connected with our new in laws, Jon's Parents, Monica and Jerry and their 2 sons and got to know them. She learned about their Ukrainian Heritage and their Ukrainian Wedding Traditions .
  She adeptly ran the rehearsal and the dinner following were more moving moments. She toasted the Bride and Groom and her speech brought me to tears.
  On the Wedding Day she was calm and did a beautiful job of telling their love story and integrating the Ukrainian Wedding Traditions(more tears of joy). I couldn't have possibly asked for a better celebrant. She was professional yet very friendly and connected with each and every person at the Wedding. Without hesitation, Francie made it the Wedding of our Dreams. She connects with people in a very open, honest and special way. She makes people feel heard no matter the situation and provides positive and constructive feedback. Francie is one of m favorite friends and i would highly recommend hiring her for any sort of Event. I'd say that anyone that hires her would be very lucky to have her. Francie is the kindest and most insightful and fun loving person I've ever known. She puts a positive spin on everything and truly loves life and it shows in her amazing work.

  Several years ago, I remember being the "fake audience" for one of Francie's first Weddings. I didn't know the couple and I got goosebumps as she told their love story. I knew she'd be a natural at this.. Fast forward to my own daughter's Wedding and I was blown away by the amount of work she'd done. At the Welcome Party, Francie knew each and every member of the Bridal Party. She had proactively learned about each of them from the Wedding Website. She greeted them and everyone at the Party. She connected with our new in laws, Jon's Parents, Monica and Jerry and their 2 sons and got to know them. She learned about their Ukrainian Heritage and their Ukrainian Wedding Traditions .
  She adeptly ran the rehearsal and the dinner following were more moving moments. She toasted the Bride and Groom and her speech brought me to tears.
  On the Wedding Day she was calm and did a beautiful job of telling their love story and integrating the Ukrainian Wedding Traditions(more tears of joy). I couldn't have possibly asked for a better celebrant. She was professional yet very friendly and connected with each and every person at the Wedding. Without hesitation, Francie made it the Wedding of our Dreams. She connects with people in a very open, honest and special way. She makes people feel heard no matter the situation and provides positive and constructive feedback. Francie is one of m favorite friends and i would highly recommend hiring her for any sort of Event. I'd say that anyone that hires her would be very lucky to have her. Francie is the kindest and most insightful and fun loving person I've ever known. She puts a positive spin on everything and truly loves life and it shows in her amazing work.

  Francie Brown Holmes's reply:

  Thank you so much, Louise!! I really appreciate your kind words and how you felt about it. It was wonderful to be part of such a special wedding !!Really, what you wrote makes me so happy !!!
• Ellie C. Sent on 12/28/2022
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  the working with Francie was the easiest and best decision we made for our wedding!

  Having Francie marry us was the best decision we made for our wedding. We got married in Turks and Caicos and originally planned to have the local officiant marry us. We felt like the ceremony was not personalized to us and it didn't feel like us, we were panicked and started looking into other options. We then found Francie and we are SO thankful we did. Francie met with us and asked us very thoughtful questions to get to know us and our relationship. Not only did the questions help Francie put together the perfect ceremony they also helped us reflect on our relationship as a couple. we enjoyed the time we spent preparing with Francie. Francie helped us find the perfect balance between customizing our vows and keeping the traditional vows we originally planned on using. We felt as if Francie was just as invested in helping us put together the wedding ceremony as we were. and after meeting with other people to marry us we realize just how rare and special that is to find in an officiant. Another example of Francie going above and beyond is helping us include a Ukrainian tradition. We wanted to include a Ukrainian tradition in the ceremony but were not really sure which one. Francie did a ton of research and talked to our Ukrainian family to help better understand the traditions. This meant the world to us and our families. We will forever be grateful to Francie for the time and effort she put in to make sure our ceremony was everything we wanted and honestly it exceeded all our expectations. I cannot recommend Francie enough if you are looking for someone to marry you who will take the time to know you and your relationship then Francie is the person. We had quite a few "special" requests of wanting a mix between traditional and writing our own vows, along with a destination wedding and our parents wanting to include certain things in the ceremony, Francie incorporated all our requests and more to effortlessly make the perfect ceremony. Thank you Francie for everything we will forever be grateful to you for making our dream wedding a reality!

  Having Francie marry us was the best decision we made for our wedding. We got married in Turks and Caicos and originally planned to have the local officiant marry us. We felt like the ceremony was not personalized to us and it didn't feel like us, we were panicked and started looking into other options. We then found Francie and we are SO thankful we did. Francie met with us and asked us very thoughtful questions to get to know us and our relationship. Not only did the questions help Francie put together the perfect ceremony they also helped us reflect on our relationship as a couple. we enjoyed the time we spent preparing with Francie. Francie helped us find the perfect balance between customizing our vows and keeping the traditional vows we originally planned on using. We felt as if Francie was just as invested in helping us put together the wedding ceremony as we were. and after meeting with other people to marry us we realize just how rare and special that is to find in an officiant. Another example of Francie going above and beyond is helping us include a Ukrainian tradition. We wanted to include a Ukrainian tradition in the ceremony but were not really sure which one. Francie did a ton of research and talked to our Ukrainian family to help better understand the traditions. This meant the world to us and our families. We will forever be grateful to Francie for the time and effort she put in to make sure our ceremony was everything we wanted and honestly it exceeded all our expectations. I cannot recommend Francie enough if you are looking for someone to marry you who will take the time to know you and your relationship then Francie is the person. We had quite a few "special" requests of wanting a mix between traditional and writing our own vows, along with a destination wedding and our parents wanting to include certain things in the ceremony, Francie incorporated all our requests and more to effortlessly make the perfect ceremony. Thank you Francie for everything we will forever be grateful to you for making our dream wedding a reality!

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  Francie Brown Holmes's reply:

  I am so happy you felt the way, Ellie and Jon! Truly a special and Gorgeous setting right on the beach!! It was surely an honor to acknowledge and pay tribute to your Ukrainian family and traditions. So meaningful, especially in these times. Thank yo so much for such a beautiful review!
  Francie
• Karisa H. Sent on 12/29/2022
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  We loved working with Francie!!

  It was such a pleasure to have Francie marry my husband and me. She was so informative from the start and made sure that Amir and I felt completely comfortable with what she had written. She made it clear from the start that if we had any issues we should let her know, but of course, the first draft she delivered was absolutely perfect! Francie was also an incredible resource as we wrote our vows and was happy to help us get those finalized. We couldn’t have asked for a better officiant and highly recommend working with Francie for your wedding!

  It was such a pleasure to have Francie marry my husband and me. She was so informative from the start and made sure that Amir and I felt completely comfortable with what she had written. She made it clear from the start that if we had any issues we should let her know, but of course, the first draft she delivered was absolutely perfect! Francie was also an incredible resource as we wrote our vows and was happy to help us get those finalized. We couldn’t have asked for a better officiant and highly recommend working with Francie for your wedding!

  Francie Brown Holmes's reply:

  Karisa and Amir! What a cold night it was in late May but it felt so warm as everyone was just so happy for the two of you. And lucky me, I had the very distinct pleasure and delight! to marry you! Thank you for your kind words!
  Francie