Hitched by MV - Wedding Officiant - Rev. Michael Reviews
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Vanessa Sent on 01/23/2025Very much recommended!
Rev. Michael was very professional. We explained our vision to him and went above and beyond to make sure our ceremony was beautiful and ran smoothly. We recommend him 100%! -
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Nikita Sent on 12/09/2024Great Experience
Michael was very professional, responsive, and adaptable to the ceremony we wanted. Would highly recommend his services as he has a lot of experience and will make sure everything goes without a hitch! -
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Concetta Sent on 05/30/2024Amazing and Professional!
Rev Michael was nothing but professional and amazing! He met with us individually on the day of our wedding before our ceremony started to go over everything. This helped us a lot! His organization made the whole process smooth and natural. :)
Thank you so much for bringing us together on our special day!
Concetta & Rafael -
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Sabrina Sent on 05/29/2024New Years Day Elopement
Michael was the perfect choice for our elopement. My husband and I decided to have a private elopement on New Years Day, and Michael was more than happy to accommodate our requests on a holiday, and hiked our with us to our favorite oak tree in the local nature preserve in the cold! The ceremony was perfect, he even took some pictures for us afterwards. -
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Amy Q. Sent on 12/17/2023Professional and knowledgeable!
We had a great experience with Rev. Michael! He was very professional and knowledgeable and made our ceremony run smoothly! -
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Amy G. Sent on 09/11/2023Not enough words
My son is in A school at Great Lakes. After boot camp he and his fiancé (his 7 year girlfriend) decided to go ahead and get married. They wanted to do elopement style but with both sets of parents there. We live in South Carolina and didn’t know where to start. Rev Michael was extremely quick with all responses, helpful, courteous, and all around wonderful to work with. We were kind of lost but he was always willing and able to point us in the right direction. If you are looking to make your day (or your child’s day) special, I highly recommend Rev Michael. It was maybe a month and a half between first contact and “I do” and I am thankful to have had him as the one to pronounce them husband and wife. -
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Ashleigh Sent on 05/10/2023Beyond Excellent
We hired Rev. Michael for our May 2023 wedding and we couldn't have been happier with working with him! He made the whole process very smooth, romantic, and even fun. The first draft of the script was almost perfect as it was as a draft. He was calm and very prepared day of ceremony and helped us be calm. The entire wedding party was singing his praises. I HIGHLY recommend him! You won't be sorry! -
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Claudia Sent on 10/05/2022All Five Stars
I highly recommend Reverend Michael Vargas, if your looking for an officiant you have found the one :-). He's very professional, understanding, patient, respectful of your wishes and easy going we felt very comfortable around him. He made our ceremony run so smoothly he made sure we knew all the important tips and tricks to make it happen. Thank you Reverend Michael. -
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William Sent on 09/18/2022Dream Fulfilled
Reverend Michael V told us during our first consultation that he specialized in adjusting to the couples he worked with. He went above and beyond that. He was extremely organized and helpful the entire process, from scripting the ceremony to guiding the day of tasks. Kimberly and I would greatly recommend Reverend Michael V to anyone looking to make their dream wedding go from just a vision to a dream fulfilled. He helped or ideas come to life and allowed us full autonomy of what we wanted to do on our day! Thank you again Michael! -
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Fidel Sent on 06/05/2022The Garay Wedding
Michael Vargas was very nice and well organized in our plan for the wedding. He took our ideas and made a great ceremony we will never forget -
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Nancy Sent on 09/16/2021Great Service and Person
Friendly, professional, flexible
100% recommended -
![Maria]()
Maria Sent on 06/06/2021Beautiful elopement ceremony
He was very professional and flexible with us. We canceled our wedding reception due to covid but decided to elope. We couldn't have asked for a better elopement ceremony. -
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John Sent on 10/20/2020Easy and convenient
Very simple to work with and always was able to answer questions. Very responsive with all forms of communications forms.
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Sami Sent on 09/09/2020Spectacular!
My husband and I wanted a quick, no frills ceremony. Michael delivered! Michael was respectful, patient and followed our exact requests. He's also extremely easy to reach using text or email. If we had to do it again, we'd absolutely go with Michael. He was a great choice for our day. -
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Molly Sent on 08/11/2020Amazing! Very flexible on short notice
We booked at the last minute and Rev. Michael was very helpful with our questions and was prompt and professional with his responses. He made sure to walk us through every step of the ceremony process and that really helped ease my nerves! Thank you for making our day so special! -
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Heidi Sent on 06/28/2020Michael is amazing
I had originally hired Michael to be the officiant for my wedding in November. Shortly after signing the contract and paying the deposit, COVID-19 amped up in the US and Illinois went on lockdown. We waited until June to see what would happen but with so many unknowns and no clear signs of the virus subsiding, we made the decision to cancel our wedding and Elope. When I contacted Michael again I was upset and initially told him I just wanted to cancel outright, but Michael was very patient and understanding and helped me find my footing so to speak. He informed me that due to the Virus, the courthouse was closed so we couldn’t even get married without him. He was kind enough to refund part of my deposit ($100) as an elopement ceremony was only $60. We talked a few times on the phone and figured out a location and time for an elopement with just him, my husband and I. Neither of us are religious and He was able to accommodate a non-denominational ceremony. Michael was timely, spoke clearly and enthusiastically during the ceremony. He was very kind and sweet, and seemed genuinely happy to see us wed. I will absolutely recommend him to anyone in need of an officiant. We wouldn’t have wanted anyone else. Thank you! -
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Megan Sent on 10/22/2019Super professional, personable, and easy to work with
We met Michael at a Thunderhawk Open House when we were deciding if we wanted to use Thunderhawk as a venue. He was so friendly and really easy to talk to. He answered all of our questions upfront and we knew right away he was an officiant we wanted to work with. He worked closely with us on our ceremony speech and made sure it was exactly what we were looking for. Fast forward to rehearsal - he was really thorough and made sure we had everything in place. Come wedding day, we knew he was someone we did not have to worry about and everything would go incredibly smooth. Highly recommend him to anyone in the lake county area!! You won't be disappointed. -
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Emily Sent on 06/03/2019Rev Michael was amazing!!!
I cannot express how lovely it was working with Rev Michael. He made my groom and I feel comfortable and so excited for our wedding from the moment of our initial consultation.
He worked closely with us to really personalize our wedding, and was so prompt in answering any questions I had. He ran our rehearsal perfectly, and was just an amazing officiant during our ceremony. My groom and I somehow managed to mess up about 5 times during our ceremony, and Rev Michael was great at just letting everyone laugh and then moved things alone so smoothly.
He was truly a joy to work with and I'm so glad he was there on our big day! -
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Jackie Sent on 08/20/2018Rev. Michael was nothing short of AMAZING!!!! Our entire wedding couldn’t have agreed more, they praised how amazing he was!! He gave us complete creative control of our ceremony, helping us along the entire way! I knew he was there for us, always emailing back right away, and answering every question. He thought of everything!!! Made sure our day was extremely special, and took charge to make sure everyone knew their place on our big day! We rented our flowers, and needed them back. We realized that we had forgotten to take back Rev. Michaels before he left. To our surprise, he left it waiting for us at our hotel lobby!! Highly recommended!!!! One of the best parts of our wedding!!! Thank you!!! -
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Meghan Sent on 11/05/2017Rev Michael was truly a big part in making sure our wedding day was perfect. He was super helpful when it came to planning a script for the ceremony or for advice on writing vows. Our guests gave us so many compliments on how nice the ceremony was and how personable he made it for us! I couldn’t recommend Reverend Michael more if you’re looking for someone who will make your wedding ceremony great for you and your guests! -
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Shannon Sent on 10/18/2015Rev. Michael was amazing. He was extremely flexible to our requests. This dedicated family man is very professional from start to finish. We are delighted to say that we were married by Hitched by MV! -
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Kassi Sent on 10/02/2015Rev. Mike was fantastic!! Choosing an officiant was so important to me and my fiance because they make or break the whole ceremony. After meeting with Rev. Mike the first time, my fiance and I knew he was the one. He is so nice and makes everything easy. The ceremony script was completely how we wanted it. We were able to pick and choose what we liked or didn't like. Everything was our decision. Rev. Mike walked us through the process and helped in every way possible. He was very responsive to emails and phone calls which is a huge plus! Our ceremony was beautiful and everything we wanted it to be!! One of our guests even thought Rev. mike was an old family friend! I Highly Recommend Him!!! -
Gia W. Sent on 02/13/2025
Promptness to any questions
It was with such pleasure to have worked with Rev Michael. He's attention to detail, prompt return phone/text message were greatly appreciated. -
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