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  Anika Sent on 09/05/2023
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  If you want a Nikah that is heartfelt, truly personalized, and inclusive then this the officiant for you.

  After having a difficult time finding a Nikah officiant that would marry my partner and I, coming across Dr. Ghouse was a breathe of fresh air. Even during the busiest of times for wedding officiants (summer time), he got back to us promptly and scheduled a Zoom call with us that same week assuring us that he would make time for our special day. Dr. Ghouse helped us custom create a beautiful ceremony that was both inclusive and respectful of my partner’s beliefs and my Islamic faith. We are forever so grateful to Dr. Ghouse for making our special day so heartfelt, beautiful, and everything we imagined. Our family and friends said, ‘We have never seen a Nikah as unique as this one. This will remain the best and most memorable Nikah we will ever see.’ Thank you Dr. Ghouse!
• Kiersten Sent on 08/15/2023
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  Dr. Mike was exactly what we were looking for and he brought us even more joy on our special day than we could have imagined!

  Dr. Mike Ghouse was the perfect officiant for us! My husband was raised in the islamic faith and my family is catholic though I was not raised religious. He provided the most unifying ceremony that we were able to customize to fit us perfectly. I had multiple friends come up to me after the event and ask his information. The families loves him and we are so thankful to him for marrying us!
• Somaira Sent on 05/04/2023
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  Excellent Nikah Officiant

  Our Nikah ceremony was exactly how we envisioned it; including a blend of both religions (Muslim and Christian) so that everyone could not only feel included but also understand the similarities. Everyone had a great time and enjoyed Dr. Mike Ghouse's humor. It was very difficult to locate someone locally in Michigan and we were so happy that we found Dr. Ghouse. It was also extremely helpful that Dr. Ghouse was able to perform the ceremony virtually as we wanted to get this done as soon as possible in an intimate setting.
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• Fabien Sent on 05/02/2023
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  Professional, flexible and fun

  We are so happy we found Dr Ghouse, our online interfaith Nikah ceremony was exactly what we envisioned, we were able to reflect on both our religions and their similarities, both sides of the families felt included and had a great time. We enjoyed every step of it and loved Dr Ghouse humor and professionalism through it.
• Abbas Sent on 12/11/2022
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  Amazing Ceremony!

  Mike is awesome. The service provided was great. We enjoyed the ceremony performed and guest enjoyed it as well.
• Dia F. Sent on 12/07/2022
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  Beautiful ceremony

  Dr. Ghouse was great. He performed an Islamic nikkah for us based on the questionnaire and conversation we had. My husband both believe in one God.
  
  The nikkah ceremony was very intimate and he was very professional and made it fun.
  
  Thank you for spending time to craft a perfect ceremony for us.
• Adeyemi Sent on 12/17/2021
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  Awesome Experience

  This was a great experience considering I am Christian and my wife is Muslim and no imam wanted to marry us! We found Dr. Mike through our wedding planner Phoriah Events and the rest is history! Dr. Mike had a couple of sessions with us Brito to the big day and on the big day he was on time and he did great! I highly recommend him!
• Saudat Sent on 12/01/2021
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  Mike was everything we were looking for!

  Mike was extremely flexible and accommodating to our needs. He officiated an interfaith (muslim/christian) ceremony and was respectful to both sides of the family. Highly recommend.
• June Sent on 11/26/2021
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  Best decision ever!

  Our most important vendor for our wedding was the officiant because we needed someone that could beautifully
  illustrate our interfaith love story. Dr. Mike Ghouse did just that! He brought together our Islamic and Christian faiths in a way our wedding guests were completely blown away by. Both faiths were represented in his sermon and prayers beautifully. Dr. Mike Ghouse was extremely professional in everything he did and was attentive from start to finish. Above all, he was a joy to work and extremely pleasant and positive. We HIGHLY recommend him for any couple searching for an interfaith officiant. He will make your special day memorable for years to come.
• Arsalan Sent on 08/29/2021
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  Grateful to have found Dr. Ghouse

  Dr. Ghouse is simply the best - no question about it. Dr. Ghouse is a very experienced (and wise) scholar who understands cultural matters and the value of tailoring his services to his particular audience. He is extremely open to crafting his service to the needs of his client, which is a rare quality but highly valued. And, when it comes to cultural sensitives and so-called "cultural clashes," Dr. Ghouse works his magic to make sure everyone is happy.
  
  I want to thank Dr. Ghouse immensely for making our wedding the best day of our lives. He provided a service that respected the traditional norms that we requested, while also promoting inclusivity and championing the progressive values that we hold most dear in our hearts.
  
  Thank you again, Dr. Ghouse. We are so grateful that we found you.
• Hajra Sent on 08/14/2021
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  Inclusive and beautiful interfaith ceremony

  We had a wonderful and customized Hindu/Muslim ceremony with elements of both cultures and religions. Dr. Ghouse met with us via video chat multiple times before the ceremony to personalize and go over any questions we had. We were able to have the perfect ceremony to join us in marriage and celebrate our love with our closest family and friends. We definitely recommend Interfaith Marriages to provide you with the perfect ceremony.
• Sal Sent on 06/06/2022
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  We needed him.

  For cultural reasons, it was important that my wedding had a nikkah ceremony and a regular American wedding ceremony. However, despite the friendliness of Mike’s service, and the previous phone & zoom calls we had, he was very disorganized at our actual event. He led the ceremony incorrectly despite having numerous text messages, emails, and a script. He was funny as I did want somebody who was comical, however I didn’t appreciate the comments
  he was making. Especially, some of the comments that were pushing for grandchildren which, in my opinion, were inappropriate. I will say that some of our guests really liked him, because they were not aware of what we had scripted out and discussed with him. So to a non-biased opinion, he was great! However, knowing that we had asked him to perform the ceremony a certain way, I personally found him to be really disorganized. Also, he was very expensive, therefore I thought he would’ve taken it a bit more seriously. He was a service that was needed, so if you have very strict parents who you know will need to have both ceremonies in order for them to feel happy , then book him.
  However he’s definitely not top notch. I was really disappointed in the service that he provided for us at our actual wedding given the fact that we had numerous conversations about what we wanted and expected. It seemed as though he hadn’t looked at the script or the messages that we sent him at all. We also did plan a second zoom meeting with him prior to our wedding by a week or two, but he did not get on and did not respond to her calls or text at all, that evening.
• Anisha Sent on 08/05/2023
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  Disappointing

  I am writing this lengthy review because I know how hard it is to find a Muslim interfaith officiant and I know how important and special a ceremony is to the couple. Dr. Mike is a personable individual, and our initial interactions with him were quite positive. His skill in seamlessly blending both of our cultural and religious backgrounds into the ceremony script was impressive. Over the course of a year, we held multiple Zoom meetings with Dr. Mike to meticulously plan our ceremony, reflecting how integral this moment was for us as a couple.
  
  However, on the actual day of our ceremony, we were taken aback by the execution. To our surprise, Dr. Mike not only narrated the entire processional but also provided a running commentary on the wedding outline itself, even sharing personal anecdotes about his own background. This overshadowed the elegant performance of the beautiful string quartet we had thoughtfully hired, as his voice competed for attention. He continued to speak and narrate the wedding outline and add in his own commentary as the grandmothers walked down the aisle to carefully selected music, then the groomsmen, bridesmaids, groom, and then the bride. As you can imagine these are very special moments
  but unfortunately, Dr. Mike was narrations really took away from it all. All the guests were genuinely confused to what was happening. Admittedly, some of the responsibility may lie with us for not explicitly clarifying that wanted complete silence out of him during the processional omitting the need for commentary. Given Dr. Mike's extensive experience in officiating 250 weddings, we had assumed this was standard practice. We have been to atleast 20 weddings of all faiths and of all levels of formalities and we have never experienced a ceremony like this and a shame that it was at our own wedding. Unfortunately all our guests also were shocked.
  
  Regrettably, the situation further soured with inappropriate jokes that Dr. Mike included in his narration. During our prior meeting, we had candidly expressed our discomfort with such humor and had even provided a revised script, explicitly omitting these elements. It was disheartening to witness these jokes resurface, indicating a lack of attention to our preferences.
  
  I had specifically requested that Dr. Mike help streamline the ceremony to fit within our tight timeframe by kindly requesting guests to hold their applause until the conclusion of the proceedings, refraining from interrupting the flow with applause between segments. Unfortunately, throughout the entire ceremony, Dr. Mike repeatedly made comments such as, "I would ask you to clap, but the bride has informed me otherwise.". This was said multiple times (and mentioned to us by many guests) throughout the entire ceremony about other things hinting at how controlling the bride was acting. Is making fun of the bride really a good idea just to get a few laughs?
  
  In a misguided attempt at humor, he posed a question to the groom, asking whether he was held at gunpoint to marry the bride. This ill-conceived joke, compounded by the use of the phrase "gunshot wedding," which many attendees mistakenly interpreted as "shotgun wedding," proved to be deeply insensitive and offensive. We had explicitly communicated our desire to exclude such humor from the ceremony due to our personal preferences, but these concerns were disregarded. He said he went by the humor from our first meeting, but we have had multiple meetings since. In fact the last meeting and draft is when I said to refrain from the applause so we know he read the email, he just decided to avoid everything else.
  
  Adding to the discomfort, Dr. Mike unexpectedly began recording our guests' impressions of his ceremony during the cocktail hour for his own feedback. This was an unexpected and awkward intrusion, as it had not been discussed or agreed upon in advance. A wedding is not an appropriate place to do this.
  
  This experience led us to conclude that Dr. Mike's focus leaned more towards garnering attention onto himself during the ceremony, rather than preserving the sanctity of our special moment. As a result, the emotional significance of the ceremony was overshadowed by anxiety about his unpredictable commentary. In the end, our expectations were not met, and we found the overall experience disappointing and really heartbreaking. It is disheartening to reflect upon what should have been a cherished memory, tainted by these shortcomings.

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