Life Celebrations Reviews
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Jerrica Sent on 05/29/2025May 2025 Elopement
Brian was the perfect officiant for our elopement! From the start, he was incredibly kind, patient, and easy to talk to. He took the time to get to know us beforehand, asking thoughtful questions and listening closely to our story so he could craft a ceremony that truly reflected who we are as a couple.
The ceremony he delivered was heartfelt, personal, and beautifully written. It felt so genuine and intimate—exactly what we wanted for our elopement. Brian’s warmth and professionalism helped make the day even more special. We’re so grateful to have had him be a part of such an important moment in our lives. Highly recommend! -
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Yareli Sent on 12/26/2024Beyond Amazing
Brian completely exceeded our expectations! He is incredibly kind, professional and he communicates very effectively! He delivered a personal and heartfelt ceremony, tailored Perfectly for us (my husband and I could not stop crying, it was so beautiful). Brian truly enhanced our special day! I would recommend him to anyone looking for an officiant who pays attention to details. He is considerate of you, your family and the vision you have for your ceremony. It is obvious that enjoys his line of work and will do his best to make your ceremony personal and unique. -
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Juliana Sent on 10/08/2024Best Officiant!
Brian at Life Celebrations is truly the best! I could have not asked for a better person to marry me and my now husband. Brian listened intently to our requests for the ceremony and with professionalism, kindness, sincerity, and respect created the absolute most beautiful ceremony that captured the hearts of all the attending guests. There are not enough words to describe what a kind soul he is, as well as, how grateful I am to have had Brian as my officiant. He truly is a gem! -
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Destiny Sent on 10/07/2024Carmel wedding
Brian was the best choice as an officiant for us because we were looking for someone with a lot of experience. He took the time to get to know us and hear our story. He was very professional and kind. -
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Johnson Sent on 10/06/2024Great service!
Brian provided a beautiful elegant service for our wedding. I would recommend him highly! -
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Kristina Sent on 09/26/2024Life Celebrations - The Perry House Officiant
Brian was a truly remarkable officiant. He is on the Perry House list of preferred vendors for a reason! He truly captured our story of how we met and the new journey of husband and wife we are embarking on together. My father was very ill and unable to attend my wedding, as a bride and daughter that was really tearing me up inside. But he honored him in such a beautiful way, I truly felt that he was there in spirit. Would highly recommend! -
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Savanna Sent on 08/18/2024Perfect Wedding Ceremony Thanks to Brian
My husband and I had a great experience with Brian as the officiant for our wedding at Mission Ranch. From the beginning planning stages, Brian stood out from the other wedding officiants who I contacted. He was very kind, warm, and genuinely wanted to get to know who we were as a couple. Throughout the planning, Brian shared wedding readings to help us choose and create the flow of the ceremony. On the day, he gave a wonderful message and ceremony that so many of our guests afterwards gave us compliments. He even helped us take care of mailing the marriage license. We would recommend Brian and Life Celebrations to all couples looking for someone to lead a ceremony that you and your guests will remember and cherish for years to come. -
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Grant Sent on 10/22/2023Great Wedding Officiant
Brian met with us before the wedding to learn about both of us and what kind of wedding ceremony we were looking for. He included some personal anecdotes in the ceremony based on our discussion. Brian did a great job of mixing religious and non-religious elements into the ceremony, which is what we were looking for. We would highly recommend Brian to anyone in the Monterey/Carmel area looking for an officiant. -
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Dylan Sent on 06/21/2023Cliffside Ceremony Bliss w/ Brian Lyke
Brian provided with us an incredibly personal and potent ceremony on the cliffs of Big Sur. He chose the location and couldn't have picked a more beautiful spot. He was responsive and fast to deliver any and all details we needed, along with his quick delivery of the important paperwork. I highly recommend Brian for any and all ceremonies of love. His demeanor and cadence were beautiful. -
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Lexie Sent on 11/08/2022Brian is the best!
I can't say enough good things about Brian & how incredible he was as the officiant for our wedding. His words & energy represented both my husband and I (and our families) so well. It was an emotional, thoughtful, reflective and at times funny ceremony and he orchestrated all of it with such ease. He was also such a calming presence for me (the bride) during the ceremony which was a bonus! Multiple wedding guests mentioned how much they enjoyed the ceremony and particularly how great of a job Brian did. Thank you, Brian!! -
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Tonya Sent on 08/19/2022Brian is amazing
Brian officiated our very intimate beach wedding last week and he was AMAZING! He is so incredibly organized and professional. We had several interactions with him via phone conversations and he was always so pleasant. The day came, he was on time and had our vows that we wrote all ready for us on professional cards and then those we for us to keep. We couldn’t have asked for a better man to officiate our wedding. He also recommended a wonderful photographer that we used. Brian is absolutely the best man for your wedding. -
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Simon Sent on 06/30/2022Simon Maldonado - Groom
My Yelp review:
We can’’t thank Brian enough!! He was extremely prepared, made us feel at ease and made our ceremony extra special and memorable. Prior to the wedding he was very responsive and provided us with everything that we needed, along with suggestions as to the ceremony location, notary for our marriage license, readings and vows. I cannot say enough good things about Brian!! We are beyond grateful!! -
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Taylor Sent on 06/13/2022Intimate wedding
My husband and I had a great experience with Brian! He was very flexible when we unexpectedly had to change our ceremony time and location, and he wrote us a beautiful ceremony speech that he gave us a copy of to keep and look back on forever. I am so happy we chose Brian as our officiant, and I highly recommend him! -
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Heidi Sent on 11/09/2021Beautiful Ceremony!!
Absolute pleasure working with him the entire way through! He was attentive and accommodating. From helping a family of 5 including a baby with a sand ceremony, making everyone smile with the perfect words at every turn to making a very non-emotional bride tears of joy. Definitely wish I could be a repeat customer of his! Highly recommend him for anyone who would love an amazing ceremony!!! -
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Darlene Sent on 10/21/2021Extradinaire Wedding Officiant
On September 5, 2021, Carl and I were married at The Inn at Spanish Bay, Pebble Beach, CA
Brian Lyke, like an embrace from an old friend, made us feel comfortable at our very first encounter. We first met Brian for a casual luncheon where we talked about the importance of family, friends, and the many gifts given over the years by these special people. While we spoke, Brian took copious notes of the sentiment of gratitude we wished conveyed during our wedding ceremony.
As in each new chapter of life, a special gift presents itself. Ours was the serendipitous gift of love.
Brian captured our love story and presented the most eloquent and moving celebratory reading; weaving our love story like the fabric of life, with family and friends being golden threads bringing us all together for our wedding day celebration.
Should you wish to have a memorable, touching, and loving reading, we recommend Brian Lyke as your wedding officiant.
Darlene and Carl
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Mariana Sent on 10/11/2021Outstanding
Mr. Lyke was just wonderful I seen a short video and I knew instantly we had to have him perform our ceremony. My husband Frank and I were absolutely pleased there are no words how grateful and honored we were to have Bryan. Our guests up to this day are still raving on what a beautiful ceremony we had and what an excellent job Bryan did. To all future couples needing an officiant Monterey area look no further he is the best out there you will not be disappointed VERY highly recommended. -
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Alison Sent on 10/08/2021Absolutely amazing!!
My husband and I used Brian Lyke to officiant our small wedding in Big Sur at Wind and Sea Estate. He was incredible, we loved working with him. We were able to communicate with him very easily via email or phone calls to get to know each other or answer any questions we had leading up to our day. The service was lovely, his speaking was wonderful, very personable like he knew us forever. He also left us a copy of the ceremony notes, which I loved!! We are very happy Brian is part of our wedding memory, highly recommend! -
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Anqi Sent on 06/01/2020Incredible Officiant
Brian is a very professional officiant and nice person. We would recommend Life Celebrations strongly. In consideration of that some of our guests don’t understand English, he prepared the speech in written form and provided them to us earlier so that we can have them translated for all our guests. His speech was beautiful and touching. Thank you, Brian! -
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Lesley Sent on 01/26/2020Wonderful Officiant
Brian officiated our wedding back in October, and we are so glad we picked him. He did a beautiful job capturing our story and honoring the fact that we come from different cultural/spiritual backgrounds. Every step of the way he was very communicative and organized, always open to hearing our feedback about what we wanted.
Note that he does tons of weddings, so make sure you communicate time ranges for your ceremony with built in buffer. Inevitably things will run behind by 15 min or so when you have a large party of guests, and Brian may be doing multiple weddings in one day - you don't want to be worried about other people's schedules on your wedding day. -
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Ola S. Sent on 01/13/2020Made us calm
Working with Brian was very easy from start to finish.
He's very professional in his preparations. Everyone at our wedding loved his ceremony and he made us feel very calm before and during the ceremony. Would recommend strongly. -
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Anna Sent on 08/29/2019Absolutely Incredible Officiant
Brian Lyke was our wedding officiant and we were so thrilled with our decision to have gone with him. When we first met with him, we could tell that he cared about our ceremony and really wanted to make sure everything was perfect. He asked questions about me and my spouse, how we met, our families, religious backgrounds, and ideas for our vows and overall ceremony in order to make sure that the event had a personalized touch. We thoroughly enjoyed our experience working with him and the message he provided during the ceremony. Our friends and family also told us that they were very touched by his message. If you are looking for a wedding officiant who is kind, caring, thoughtful, funny, respectful, and willing to work with you and your spouse to contribute fully to your special day, look no further! -
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Norberto Sent on 07/09/2019Our perfect wedding...
What can I say about Brian, he’s very professional and a really amazing guy. I picked Brian because of his reviews and the communication between both of us from the beginning was great. He picked the perfect spot for our private and romantic wedding and it was everything Judi & I dreamed! Thank you so much Brian for making our wedding day so special. -
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Christian Sent on 06/18/2019Simply the best
Look no further you have found your officiant!! Brian is the definition of professional. He kept our ceremony light and funny while still capturing the essence of what we as the couple wanted to get across to our guests.
After a bad experience with my now wife’s old pastor, Brain was a breath of fresh air. Non judgmental and warm and understanding. He listened to us and just by meeting with us for an hour or so was able to put together a ceremony where you would think he’s known us our whole lives. In fact a few of our wedding guests did ask if he was our pastor.
Brian will remain in our lives for years to come through christenings and however else we can fit him into our lives.
If the above didn’t say it, we highly recommend Brian!! He will fit into your plans perfectly. There really isn’t enough kind things I can say about Brian. He is the perfect guy for your perfect day. -
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Amanda Sent on 01/21/2019Outstanding! We love Brian Lyke!
We got married last September in Carmel, CA and were overwhelmed at the beautiful and touching ceremony Brian provided for us. We knew after first speaking with Rev Brian Lyke on the phone there would be no question he would be our wedding officiant. Brian was so warm, friendly, and just made us feel at ease when we first spoke. When he told us his religion was "love" we knew we had found the right officiant for us. Brian was always very communicative in our contact with him and answered all our (many) questions patiently. We also did a pre-marital counseling session with him which we loved (and highly recommend).
To say Brian is a gentle and peaceful soul is an understatement...he brought a feeling of calm and serenity our ceremony that we will never forget. The ceremony he wrote for us was moving, wise, humorous, and encouraging. Love was truly in the air and Brian was an integral contributor to that. Many of our guests even commented afterwards on how wonderful his ceremony was. Brian is a true professional and we feel so, so grateful that we had the pleasure of him marrying us. Thank you, Brian! -
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