Joan Phillips, Officiant & Celebrant Reviews
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Maylin O. Sent on 05/17/2024Perfect ceremony with Joan!
Booking Joan was one of the BEST decisions we made for our wedding. As we are not religious, it was important for us to find an officiant who could conduct a secular ceremony that was still full of emotion and meaning. Joan understood our vision and made the ceremony so special and personal to us. Everyone at the reception was shocked to learn that we did not previously have a personal connection to Joan due to how much she knew about us, which was all to her credit for truly taking the time to get to know us in such a short period. The reading materials she provided to get us to start thinking about what we wanted to say in our vows exceeded all expectations and you can tell she really has a passion for what she does. -
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Renáta H. Sent on 12/06/2023The best officiant we could have had!
When I was looking for an officiant for our micro wedding, I was choosing based on reviews because that's how you really get to know someone and the way they work.
Joan was our first choice and she ended up being the best one too! Despite me contacting her just about two months before the wedding day, she made sure to respond to my emails as soon as possible and I never waited too long for a reply. We set up a Zoom call so that we can meet "face to face" and discuss further details about the ceremony.
On the wedding day, Joan was amazing. The wording was everything we could have hoped for and she made sure to talk about everything that was important to both my and my husband.
I would recommend Joan to everyone who wants a personalized ceremony and make their day even more perfect. -
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Yujing Sent on 10/15/2023A Heartfelt and Personalized Ceremony with Joan: A Wonderful Officiant
We had the pleasure of having Joan as our officiant for our wedding, and we couldn't have been happier with her services. What sets Joan apart is her incredible ability to create a personalized and heartfelt ceremony that truly reflected our love story. She is not one to simply copy and paste from a generic script; instead, she took the time to understand our journey and beautifully wove it into our ceremony. Joan's professionalism, warmth, and patience stood out throughout the entire process. She made us feel at ease, guiding us every step of the way. She is a wonderful officiant. -
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Chalo396 Sent on 09/29/2023Joan made our wedding day super special!!
Joan was amazing!! she came all the way to us for the rehearsal on a raining day, gave us points and help us through everything on what to expect, she went above and beyond to make sure our day was memorable and amazing!!
I would highly recommend Joan for any wedding or anything at all!!!
THANK YOU SO MUCH JOAN!!! We are gonna remember you forever!!
Stephanie and Jose Quiroz!! -
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Samuel D. Sent on 11/28/2023Joan helped make our wedding perfect!!
Joan did such an amazing job! Her approach is totally centered around how you want your ceremony to go, and she helped us think of all the things we would or wouldn’t want in our ceremony. On top of this she made the whole process easy, and yet the ceremony was totally customized to our liking. During the ceremony Joan did an excellent job expressing the joy of the day and everything went perfectly. We can’t recommend her highly enough!! -
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Jwb Sent on 05/23/2023Joan is a MUST hire for a magical ceremony
Joan is an absolute treasure - not just as an officiant, but as a person. Not only did she craft the most beautiful, thoughtful, joyful ceremony, she went above and beyond in the process leading up to our wedding. After an introductory call in which she walked us through a sample ceremony flow, we also met in person to get to know each other better. She even spoke to my mom over the phone for an hour! Her kindness, enthusiasm, and professionalism are unmatched. She also stayed after the ceremony and boogied the night away with our family and friends! We recommend Joan wholeheartedly and are so grateful she was such an integral part of our special day. -
Bradley Sent on 05/08/2023
Awesome Experience
Joan was very attentive, helpful, resourceful and communicative through the planning and finishing process. She went the extra step in gathering useful information about from both of us. This allowed her to perform our ceremony as a special story and which she was familiar and this added to a very personal experience for guest and especially us. And although our wedding was small, Joan gave it a big wedding ambiance.
Thanks Joan for the forever memories you’ve created for us and our guest. -
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Dg Sent on 11/21/2022Can't recommend Joan highly enough!!
Joan is an incredibly kind, skilled, and professional officiant. I can't recommend Joan highly enough.
We got married on short notice, and we were worried that we might not find a suitable officiant in time. After a brief intro call with Joan, I knew immediately that she'd do a wonderful job.
Joan laid out the process very clearly, and ensured that we supplied all necessary info for her to organize the ceremony.
In short order, Joan fused the info we shared with our specific requests, and conducted a beautiful and highly-personalized ceremony that we'll never forget.
Joan made it feel like she's known us our whole lives, and it couldn't have gone better.
Thank you again, Joan! We're grateful for the role you played in making our special day so.... special :) -
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Allyson S. Sent on 02/14/2020Perfectly customized ceremony
We held a private ceremony in our home. Joan really listened to us and understood our desire for a short ceremony, yet still filled it with all the love and customization we could have hoped for! She was professional and, in short, the perfect pick. So glad we went with her. -
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Melissa V. Sent on 07/10/2022Joan is the absolute best
The compliment I heard most about our wedding was how amazing/engaging/moving/emotional/funny/etc. the ceremony was, and my husband and I couldn’t agree more. I’ve been to a lot of weddings, and typically the ceremony is the part most people can’t wait to get through, but Joan made it one of the most memorable and enjoyable ceremonies we’ve ever seen. Everything from her script to her delivery of it was perfect. She captured who we are as individuals and as a couple so perfectly, and so many of our guests told us they laughed and cried at her truly remarkable script. I couldn’t believe how amazing the ceremony was! We are so so so happy we chose Joan! -
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Remi M. Sent on 09/11/2020
Joan is WONDERFUL in every way!
We could not recommend Joan more! She made our elopement ceremony better and more special than we ever could have hoped for. We customized every aspect of it, and the resources she provided beforehand helped us immensely. She was so easy to contact with questions and so easy-going and so well-spoken at the ceremony. She filed our marriage license so quickly the following day and made sure to follow up with us with instructions as we were out of state and mailing the paperwork in for certified copies. All in all you should stop what you're doing right now and hire Joan to be your officiant, you will not regret it! -
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Rachel M. Sent on 02/04/2022Joan was invaluable!
From our first call, we knew Joan was the right person to be our officiant. She is such a kind person and an amazing listener. She made sure she knew exactly what we wanted for our ceremony and was a wealth of resources. She provided a questionnaire for us to complete at our leisure so she could personalize our ceremony, which she did expertly. She also was a complete lifesaver in going to the DC Courts to take care of all the marriage-related paperwork (for a very reasonable fee). You want to feel confident, relaxed, and secure during wedding planning and your wedding day, and Joan was a pivotal part of making us feel that way, and of making our wedding day so special. HIGHLY recommend! -
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Andrew B. Sent on 01/12/2022Joan was simply the best!
Like many couples we were a COVID reschedule wedding from October 2020 to October 2021. During the course of the year, the officiant we had been working with had become ill and could no longer perform our services for us though we had already had our ceremony drafted. She kindly put us in touch with Joan and we could not have been happier with everything!
Joan came in in July without knowing much about us, and set up an initial meeting so we could get to know each other and get an idea of what we were looking for on the day. She was so easy to talk to and so energetic we knew she was going to be fantastic to work with. We provided her with a copy of our previous draft since my wife really liked a lot of it, but told her to feel free to give it her own voice and make any changes she saw fit. The ceremony we got back was perfect. We thought the initial draft was great but once Joan got to work on it, she really made it everything we wanted.
Joan was easy to keep in contact with despite what I’m sure was a full plate of 2021 weddings and rescheduled 2020 weddings packed into weekends. She worked seamlessly with our month / day of coordinator for scheduling and making sure our other vendors were well prepared for the ceremony, including our DJ and videographer for mic’ing. She was absolutely wonderful and provided reassurance and nerve calming words of wisdom at the rehearsal and pre-ceremony and I (the groom), especially appreciated that.
Our ceremony couldn’t have been more perfect. From Joan’s delivery, to timing and energy she generated (especially with getting some audience interaction and some perfect comedic timing) everything was just wonderful.
Thank you again Joan for coming in a bit late with us and helping to ensure our big day was perfect. -
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