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Lois Heckman, Celebrant

Lois Heckman, Celebrant

Saylorsburg, PA
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    Emily D. Sent on 01/26/2024
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    lois is amazing!!

    lois is kind, inclusive, flexible, and so so good at her job. our ceremony felt like a celebration of us and our loved ones and i cannot recommend her highly enough.

    Lois Heckman, Celebrant's reply:

    thank you so much. it was such a pleasure working with you and officiating for you on your special day.
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    Kelley S. Sent on 11/10/2022
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    Best All Around- Makes the day Personal for You

    Everyone is still coming up to me and telling me how wonderful Lois was at our wedding ceremony. They were impressed with how much she knew about us and how personal she made the ceremony. Lois is an absolutely pleasure to work with and helped us with the timeline for the big day. She included all the details we mentioned which made our ceremony personal and perfect. I will definitely want Lois around to help us with other celebrations in the future. Thank you!
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    Yaritza J. Sent on 09/27/2022
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    Amazing celebrant, you will love her too!

    Lois is beyond words! She created a memorable ceremony for us, with her vivid storytelling kind of way. Our ceremony went on a roller roster of emotions, with pure excitement throughout. We are so happy with our decision to hire Lois as our celebrant, we couldn't have asked for anyone better! You will not be disappointed with hiring Lois for your special day!

    Thank you!! ❤

    Lois Heckman, Celebrant's reply:

    Thank you for those kind words... it was an honor and also really fun working with you two!!! I loved it.
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    Heather Sent on 09/28/2022
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    The best of the best!

    Lois made our ceremony so memorable and special. She really did her research into us as a couple and put so many personal things into the ceremony that we loved. We and all of our guests were blown away by how amazing Lois was and made the ceremony. You won’t be disappointed in hiring her, she is simply the best there is when it comes to celebrants!!
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    Amanda C. Sent on 07/20/2022
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    Perfect ceremony!

    Lois was the first person we hired for our wedding and one of the best decisions we made. She took the time to craft a truly personalized wedding ceremony for us, which is exactly what we wanted. Our guests shared with us that our love story truly came through during our ceremony, and we couldn’t have asked for more!
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    Maite Sent on 07/08/2022
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    Dream wedding

    Lois made our special day perfect! She was so helpful, kind and organized. She is very friendly not only to us but our guests. Everyone raved about her! I would recommend!!
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    Katie Sent on 07/07/2020
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    Our Day, Our Way

    We decided to elope 2 weeks ahead of time. We then realized with COVID the government building were shut down and there was a delay to get our marriage license. We kept Lois updated with these events, then 4 days before our wedding we asked her to officiate. She managed to put together a beautiful ceremony. Never meeting us (only having us fill out a quick questionnaire) and only talking on the phone for 10 minutes, she somehow made a ceremony that was perfect for us. She used quotes that would be impactful for us, followed traditions and rituals that we wanted, and made the whole day perfect. Harmony Gardens was a beautiful spot with a little gazebo for our little dance party afterwards and lots of amazing photo spots.
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    Juliana W. Sent on 11/14/2020
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    Dream wedding!!

    Lois was so wonderful to work with! She is truly great at what she does, and we are beyond happy with how our ceremony turned out. The ceremony she wrote was such a beautiful representation of our story and our beliefs and values. We had so many guests saying how amazing the ceremony was afterward. Highly recommend Lois!!
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    Lori Sent on 08/13/2022
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    Ceremony of our dreams!

    Lois was the perfect choice for our wedding ceremony! The ceremony she wrote was heartfelt, personal, funny and truly embodied us as a couple. We had guests coming up to us all night commenting on how great the ceremony was. It really was perfect! We were skeptical about the ceremony choreography at first because we’d never seen it before but are so glad we trusted her with it! Being able to look out at our loved ones and embrace my husband during the ceremony was exactly what I needed. Lois listened to us, provided feedback, encouraged our ideas, and set a great tone for the rest of the evening.
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    Alicia Y. Sent on 11/05/2021
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    The ceremony of our dreams

    My husband and I are blessed to have found lois and have her as our wedding celebrant. We instantly clicked. She took the time to get to know us and created a beautiful ceremony that included many parts of our varying ethnicities cultures and beliefs. Many of our guests still talk about how special the ceremony was and how they will always remember it. We highly recommend hiring Lois for your most important day!
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    Nicole V. Sent on 09/09/2021
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    Fantastic Experience

    Lois was absolutely fantastic! She was extremely helpful when I needed assistance with writing my own vows and really took the time to make our ceremony intimate. It was exactly what we wanted. She was also very prepared. With how hectic my wedding day was I actually forgot to bring my vows to the ceremony but thankfully Lois had a copy of both of ours! I would definitely recommend Lois to other couples!
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    Jennifer M. Sent on 07/05/2021
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    Absolutely amazing!

    Lois made sure that we had the wedding ceremony we had been hoping for - it was absolutely perfect for us! We had our ceremony at her beautiful Harmony Gardens, and not only did she impress us, but she impressed five teens/pre-teens as well (not an easy feat!). We couldn't be more grateful to Lois. We highly recommend her!!
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    Stephany R. Sent on 11/04/2020
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    LGBTQ+ friendly

    Perfect Elopement, Lois even incorporated our 11 year old son into our wedding. Very professional, friendly, fun and super involved into making our elopement dream come true. Would recommend and definitely use again for our vow renewal.
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    Denise F. Sent on 01/17/2021
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    "Absolutely Perfect..."

    Lois is by far personable and very professional. Our "Covid Safe" ceremony was heartfelt and unique with poems from famous authors. Lois takes the time to listen to your love story to make your wedding "yours". Although our day was gray, the ceremony was perfect and as fate would have it, we were fortunate enough to have "firework sounds" to initiate the vows of forever more...!! We highly recommend Ms. Heckman to perform your wedding ceremony. If you want uniqueness and personal flair designed above a standard wedding, please see Lois Heckman at Harmony Gardens!
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    Patricia Sent on 05/28/2019
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    Cannot recommend Lois enough

    I couldn't ask for a better celebrant for our wedding! I am glad we were able to share our special day with Lois. My husband and I were completely clueless when it came to how to plan a wedding ceremony, Lois was there every step of the way to help us.
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    Sylvia O. Sent on 11/19/2020
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    A beautiful and personal celebration

    Lois created such an amazing ceremony for me and my husband. It was so beautiful and personal, and I think it made our whole wedding day that much more special. She really took the time to get to know us both as a couple and as individuals, and it really made all the difference in making our ceremony a unique and memorable experience for us and for our family.
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    Mallory Sent on 05/16/2021
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    Lois saved our day!

    About a month and a half before our wedding day, we learned our officiant was no longer doing weddings. We were scrambling at the last second to find someone when we stumbled upon Lois. We were so lucky she was available on our date (and willing to travel out of her way for us.) I was panicking a little but Lois was so calm and professional and did not seem phased by the tight timeline at all. We met Lois via zoom and instantly knew everything was going work out wonderfully.. and it sure did! Lois had us fill out some questionnaires so she could really get to know the details of our relationship. Our ceremony was absolutely beautiful. I don’t think there was a dry eye in the crowd. The ceremony was so unique and personal. Also, the way Lois suggests to stand is awesome. It’s great being able to see your partner and everyone in the crowd. It made it so much more special! I’m honestly so happy our first officiant canceled on us because if she had not, we wouldn’t have gotten this incredible experience with Lois. It all happens for a reason! If Lois is available for your date, I highly recommend working with her!
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    Kirsy T. Sent on 04/04/2020
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    Wedding day:

    This was last minute thing. I just thank God that she said yes to us. April 4th is so special to us that we didn’t want to lose this date at all. I am so happy we did get married today!!!
    I’m so blessed. Lois is such a sweet heart, I personally would tell everyone to go to her ❤️ Today was prefect!!
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    Nicole Sent on 12/30/2019
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    Lois = the best

    We met Lois through our wedding venue. She instantly stood out to us, with her warm smile and friendly, genuine demeanor. Lois took the time to listen to our story, really engage with us, and get to know us, before she wrote our ceremony. Lois was great about communicating with us as she worked, and was so receptive to any input we had. Though, to be honest, she did such a wonderful job, we didn't really need to make any changes! Our ceremony was so well-executed! Lois truly did an exceptional job incorporating our story, departed loved ones, and even our slightly unruly dog into the ceremony. All of our guests were in happy tears, and we are still getting compliments on our sweet ceremony! My husband and I highly recommend Lois. She is a rock star!
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    Jenn D. Sent on 10/21/2019
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    Perfect perfect perfect

    Lois is amazing. Our day would not have been as perfect without her. Thank you so very much ❤️

    Lois Heckman, Celebrant's reply:

    thanks so much Jenn - i loved working with you and Bryan and including the boys was so special ... and thanks for including that photo.
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    Olivia Sent on 05/30/2022
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    Perfect ceremony

    Lois was our celebrant for our wedding last month and I cannot say enough wonderful things about her. She worked with us to create the perfect, most meaningful ceremony with mixing of family traditions and cultures. Lois worked with us and was so kind and accommodating due to our covid postponement, multiple times. When the day finally arrived, everything went perfectly as we planned and discussed. One thing we kept hearing over and over from our family/friends was just how "unique and beautiful " our ceremony was.
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    Eileen Sent on 10/16/2019
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    Amazing from the first minute

    Lois was absolutely fabulous! From the moment I spoke to her on the phone I felt so comfortable with her and I just knew she was the right person for us. She put so much effort into getting to know us and making our ceremony so personal and not just a cookie cutter wedding. She worked with us all the way to make sure everything was the way we wanted. And always responded to my million questions so quickly. We got married 12 days ago and we are still getting compliments on how beautiful the ceremony was! Thank you Lois for a day we will never forget!
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    Tetyana M. Sent on 08/31/2019
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    Lovely ceremony

    Lois was very professional and the ceremony was amazing, she followed us every step of the way making the process easier. We didn't hire a bridal planner but we had lois and she really helped with guiding us step by step. I would highly recommend
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    Jessica Sent on 09/20/2019
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    Our ceremony was a dream come true!

    Lois is absolutely amazing!!! Our guests are still raving about her! We were not looking for the “traditional” wedding ceremony. Instead we wanted something that was warm, comical, and inspiring to our guests and Lois delivered exactly what we were looking for! I’m so happy she was a part of making my wedding dream become my reality!!! I can’t thank Lois enough for being a part of making our wedding day as perfect as it was! 💜 Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!!!!
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