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Mary Johnson, Humanist Celebrant

Mary Johnson, Humanist Celebrant

Nashua, NH
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    Mary's an exceptional officiant

    Working with Mary was a fantastic experience. She respond fast to our inquiries before the wedding. During our elopement, which included 14 guests and people streamed live online, everyone praised Mary for being a wonderful officiant. Her heartfelt ceremony left an emotional impact on all of us, making the occasion truly special. We HIGHLY RECOMMEND her!
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    Incredibly personalized service from an exceptional human

    Mary helped us to create not just a memorable ceremony but the experience of our lives! It was truly out of our dreams!
    Mary worked with us to find the most meaningful way to celebrate and honor our love, helped us to craft our vows and joyfully delivered a magical seal to bless our union.
    I will never be able to adequately express how grateful we are for her authentic care & joy as she helped us tie the knot! Thank you Mary!
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    Tiffany Sent on 10/06/2023
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    Mary Johnson is the best!

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    There are moments in life when words seem inadequate when emotions run too deep for language to capture. As a group of five best friends embarking on an extraordinary journey to celebrate our collective love and commitment to each other, we needed someone who could truly understand and honor the essence of our unique bond. Mary Johnson was that beacon of understanding and light.

    From the moment we met Mary, we felt an overwhelming sense of warmth and understanding. Her radiant spirit and genuine love for what she does shines through every interaction. Mary isn’t just a celebrant; she is an artist of the human spirit, weaving together stories, emotions, and dreams into a tapestry that perfectly encapsulates the unique journey of each group or couple she works with.

    Our wedding wasn't the conventional union of two; it was a sacred circle of five. Five souls standing in perfect harmony, where no one stands in front and no one stands behind, no one stands higher, and no one stands lower. Mary immediately grasped the profound significance of our circle. She understood that in our circle, we are all equal, all cherished, and all pivotal to the magic we share. And she captured this with her signature sparkle, bringing our vision to life in a way that exceeded all our expectations.

    The comprehensive package she offers is testament to her commitment to excellence. Every consultation felt like a cherished conversation between lifelong friends. She genuinely listened to each of our stories, our wishes, and our shared dreams for the future.

    On our big day, Mary delivered a ceremony that celebrated our unique bond, leaving not a single dry eye among us.

    In Mary, we didn’t just find a celebrant; we found a friend, a confidante, and a beacon of light guiding our group's shared journey. If you are looking for someone to truly honor your unique story and make your day unforgettable, Mary Johnson is the one. She gifts memories that last a lifetime.

    Thank you, Mary, for making our day immeasurably beautiful. Our circle of love is forever grateful.
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    Incredible Experience

    Mary was an absolute pleasure to work with. We met with her several times the year before our wedding and each time it was like meeting with an old friend. Her attention to detail and the way that she customizes her ceremonies to fit the needs of the couple is unmatched. So many of our guests complimented out ceremony, as it was both personal and memorable. We opted to have her create a bound book of our ceremony and she customized it to fit the theme of our wedding, it was a great keepsake and I am glad we did it. Thank you Mary!
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    Made The Ceremony Perfect

    Mary really took the time to get to know us and make sure that our wedding ceremony reflected our personalities and our relationship. We were so happy with her services and she really helped to make our day that much more special and memorable. Highly recommended.
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    Custom tailored wedding ceremonies

    Mary was a wonderful officiant for our wedding. She walks us through the ceremony writing process and really took the time to get to know us. The ceremony was wonderfully done and felt custom tailored to us as a couple. Any affianced couple would be wise to use her as their wedding officiant!!!
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    Mary is the best! You NEED her!

    Mary was everything we wanted and more. She spent time getting to know my husband and I as a couple and customized our ceremony to us. Our ceremony was beautiful because of this. She really went above and beyond for us and we are so grateful!
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    Beautiful experience

    Working with Mary was an amazing experience and an absolute pleasure. The ceremony she wrote for us was very personalized to us as a couple, she helped us incorporate a creative hand fasting ceremony, listened to what was important to us and gave us the ceremony of our dreams. Our guests were very complimentary of our ceremony and we can only recommend her as an officiant.
    Thank you , Mary for making our day so much more special!
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    Mary is exceptional!

    Mary was truly amazing to work with in creating our unique and special wedding ceremony. Her guidance and support was invaluable throughout the entire process from start to finish. Everyone in our families raved about how eloquent and moving Mary was during the ceremony, even our other vendors told us how amazing she was compared to officiants who had been to the venue in the past! We cannot recommend her enough. 5 stars!
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    Thank You Again Mary!

    Mary was everything we had hoped for in an officiant - and more! She met with us several times over Zoom to go over all the details. We really felt the care that she put into crafting our ceremony. She expertly wove in so many details about our relationship in a light-hearted and humorous way, which was exactly what we had asked for. After asking us to describe the overall feel we wanted for the readings, Mary provided us with dozens of choices that perfectly matched our vision. Our guests still continue to rave about our ceremony, and many have said that they can’t believe we haven’t known Mary for many, many years! She really took the time to get to know us as a couple and bring in the important elements of our relationship to the ceremony. I am so glad we found her, she was the perfect person to perform our ceremony!
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    Amazing personalized ceremony

    Mary was extremely involved from the time we first met with her to the end of the ceremony. She was driven to give us a very special and personalized ceremony and spent the time to discuss different ideas and made sure we were happy every step of the way. Thank you so much for an amazing time, both our families are still talking about you.
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    Best wedding officiant EVER!!!

    Perfect, personalized ceremony that everyone enjoyed!
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    Thank You Mary!

    Mary was the officiant at our wedding in September and I have nothing but amazing things to say about her. From our first meeting to the day of the ceremony she was so responsive and you can tell she really cared and wanted to make it a special day for us. We still get compliments on how great she was and how heartfelt our ceremony was. We were able to pick out the vows and readings and she gave us such beautiful options it was so hard to choose! Because of Mary our ceremony was so special and unique to us and unlike any I’ve been to. We will forever be grateful we chose Mary to officiate our wedding!
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    Extremely happy & Highly recommend

    Mary is our friend and she has graciously agreed to create our wedding program on a short notice. We worked together picking out the flow, the readings and incorporating elements from both of our cultures (Bride: Indian, Groom: Catholic). It was such a pleasure to work with Mary. Her questionnaire and the working sessions worked pretty much perfectly to create a beautiful ceremony in a short time. I highly recommend Mary for her dedication, openness and wisdom. We also loved the bound copy of the program that was an option. It is a beautiful keepsake to treasure.
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    Mary did a beautiful job on our wedding

    Mary was an absolute delight to work with, from the first call to the amazing ceremony. Our wedding blended two families, three generations, and many stories. Mary provided so many good ideas, and really made the effort to learn about us and our families. The planning was fun and thoughtful, and the ceremony itself was simply perfect. We would very highly recommend Mary to anyone.
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    Mary is wonderful to work with!

    Mary crafted a beautiful ceremony that reflected our values and personalities. Working with her leading up to our wedding day — sharing our story, discussing elements of the ceremony, readings, etc. — was enriching and fun. Mary delivered the ceremony with warmth, humor and professionalism. She was also terrific with our families, the musicians and event staff. We recommend Mary highly and without reservation.
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    Incredible Storyteller

    Mary was absolutely wonderful to work with. She really dedicated a lot of time to learn about both my husband and I individually, as well as the development of our relationship. She wrote a beautiful piece detailing our story and our hopes for the future together. Her writing was eloquent and sincere. I would highly recommend her to anyone looking for an officiant who will truly care for you through your entire wedding process.
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    Best officiant ever

    Our fusion wedding was a little over a month ago, and our guests are still talking about how beautiful our wedding ceremony was. Mary took the time to get to know who we are as individuals and as a couple, and our vision for the wedding. She listened to what we ww said and created a ceremony that incorporated elements of the American, Indian and Iranian cultures. She flowed from one culture to the next seamlessly and explained each component so everyone understood what was happening. Mary is so talented and is a beautiful person, inside and out. She lead the ceremony confidently, is a fantastic writer (you should also read her book "An Unquenchable Thirst"), and is a warm and genuine person. It was an absolute pleasure to work with Mary and we highly recommend her!
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    Mary was not only an incredible addition to our wedding day and wedding planning but truly one of the most amazing people my now husband and I have ever met. She took the time to really get to know us and make sure our ceremony was going to be perfect for us. We always looked forward to our meetings with Mary and are so sad they are over! We cannot imagine our day any other way than with Mary and are so happy we had the pleasure of getting to know her. Mary is really something special!
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    Mary was great. She took the time to get to know us and understand our relationship and came up with a completely unique wedding ceremony that matched our personalities perfectly. 100% would recommend.
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    Mary was a fantastic officiant and over the course of planning our wedding I feel that she became more than that. She made our wedding incredibly personal and I know that we will return often to reread our wedding ceremony book. We really appreciated how easy she made it to incorporate our ideas and how much time she put into working with us. The wedding guests and especially the wedding vendors continue to comment on how wonderful our ceremony was and what a great job Mary did with it.
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    Mary did an absolute amazing job as our officiant. Every one of our guests commented how beautiful, funny, and meaningful our ceremony was. She put a tremendous amount of work to really personalize the ceremony to fit us. I could not have imagined a more perfect wedding ceremony.
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    Mary Johnson learned so much about us as a couple, truly understood us, and created a ceremony that perfectly captured our vibe, our values and our love. Thoughtful, irreverent, literary -- Mary is fantastic.
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    Mary made the whole process enjoyable from beginning to end. From our first phone conversation we knew that Mary was the right officiant for us and she proved that again and again throughout. We couldn't have found a more reassuring, knowledgable, caring, compassionate and loving person to marry us.
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    Even though Mary did not personally know my Aunt Betsy, she did a great job of listening to Betsy's daughters talk about her so she had a very good flavor of who Betsy was. Mary did a great job of bringing all things Scottish (Betsy's maiden name was McGregor) into the service.
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    My husband and I could not have picked a more perfect person to create our wedding ceremony! Mary Johnson is so wonderful, she truly cares about the couple she's working with. She created a beautiful, unique ceremony that reflected us perfectly! A few people at our wedding we didn't know well even commented that after listening to Mary speak about us, they felt like they had known us for years!
    If you're looking for someone to help you craft the perfect ceremony, someone who will listen to your wants and needs, and someone who will be a calming presence when dealing with wedding day stress, I highly recommend Mary Johnson!
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    Mary Johnson is warm, engaging and delightful to work with. She created and performed a lovely wedding ceremony that touched our hearts and captured all that we wanted to express. We highly recommend her!
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    Mary made our ceremony perfect. She invited us into her home many times so that she knew who we were and what we wanted for our wedding. She understood this event only happens once and wanted to get it right. At her home, we had discussed wanting a ukulele player, but in the end we just couldn't afford it.

    The day of our wedding, we were beyond thrilled when she surprised us during our ceremony by bringing her ukulele and playing a song that meant a lot to us. To say the least, there were no dry eyes.

    Our ceremony was so special and the highlight of our day. Mary went above and beyond and made wonderful memories that we will never forget. If you want to work with a celebrant who is professional, kind, and truly cares about you, choose Mary.
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    Mary was wonderful. She did a great job bringing together our different viewpoints and come to a good compromise. It was a beautiful ceremony and we receive a lot of compliments from family + friends. I highly recommend her.
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    Any couple who is looking for an alternative to a minister, priest or justice of the peace need look no further. We are an older couple, and Mary tailored our ceremony perfectly to that. We only had to meet a couple of times with her. She had us fill out some questionnaires and submit them to her online which ultimately helped her to get a good idea of who we are and how we got together and what we wanted for our ceremony. Mary is so warm and friendly, has a great sense of humor and was truly interested in us as a couple. She took all of the input we gave her, what we wanted and didn't want, and she made our ceremony absolutely beautiful!! Most of our guests were older as well and told us how much they enjoyed the ceremony because it wasn't like anything they had seen before. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Mary as your wedding celebrant.
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    We had no idea how to find an officiant for our wedding. It's almost like picking a capable doctor out of the phone book. I wanted someone local, but good. I searched the Internet and found Weddingwire and a lot of listings. Choosing was not simple. I checked out several who were local, and Mary was one of those.
    I found her web page and testimonials to be very positive and so took a chance, and with approval of my fiance', contacted her. We all met shortly after and we both really loved her personality and her willingness to help us through this seemingly impossible task of having a celebration that was "us" and not some canned, generic just-get-it-done ceremony.
    Mary gave us questionnaires to help her get to know who we were as individuals as well as a lot of material to choose from to help her determine the type of service we'd like. Every part of the service from readings to vows was covered.
    We had a lot of input to provide, but it all made the end result, our ceremony, very special and personal. Many of our family commented on how terrific the ceremony and Mary were, and we fully concur.
    You can't go wrong choosing Mary as your officiant. She's terrific to work with and the ceremony will be tailored just for you. Besides that she's a really wonderful person just to meet and get to know.
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    "Mary was absolutely wonderful, caring and compassionate when it came to our wedding. She met with us on four occasions prior to our wedding and made herself available whenever we needed assistance in planning our ceremony. Mary offered her opinion, but only when asked, and respected our wishes, through and through. She followed through with every detail and left us, our family and friends, with a spiritual ceremony to be remembered forever. "
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    Mary was very receptive to our needs, and did an excellent job crafting a ceremony that really suited us well!
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    We have the privilege of knowing Mary personally, and having seen her both speak and lead secular seasonal celebrations, so it was VERY clear to us that we wanted Mary to give one of the seven blessings at our atheist Jewish wedding. Mary's blessing was thoughtful and personalized, and we couldn't have been happier with our choice. Plus, Mary is extremely calm and calming, and that's one of the most important qualities in a wedding officiant!
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    "Mary looks people in the eye, becomes part

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    After hearing Mary deliver a public reading from her book, "An Unquenchable Thirst," I knew that I had to arrange for her to speak at our college. As a psychology professor who regularly organizes educational speakers for our campus, I am always on the lookout for people who can not only provide interesting information, but who also have the presence and professional demeanor necessary to do the job right. Mary came through in spades! She held an audience of nearly 400 in the palm of her hand for over an hour, and was a delight to work with. The students adored her, and I very much enjoyed my time with her as well. She is truly one of the kindest and brightest people I've had the pleasure of meeting. I am so happy to see Mary offering her services as a wedding officiant! It's really a perfect fit for her talents. If I weren't already married, I'd grab her up to do our ceremony in a heartbeat. I recommend her 100%.
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    Mary Johnson came to speak with my students after we finished reading her book, An Unquenchable Thirst. We loved listening to her amazing story! I look forward to Mary Johnson wedding my partner and I.
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    Mary provided a thoughtful and beautiful way for my organization to have its annual Spring Celebration (we're a small community that hosts speakers and events throughout the year). She brought to the event such creativity and passion, and in doing so, she made this celebration the best it has ever been. Friends here are still talking about the wonderful touches she brought (like tulips that she gave out to each person in the audience) and her perfect selection of poetry. I would recommend Mary for any ceremony or event that you want treated with care, professionalism, originality, and beauty.
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    Mary breathes truth and love into all her speeches. She is an exquisite word weaver, as she speaks from the heart. I wish she had officiated my wedding...alas there is always my 20th wedding anniversary coming up soon.
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    Joni Sent on 03/26/2015
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    Mary is a beautiful presence and brings a reflective intelligence to the events in which she participates. Her humor and humanity shine through!
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    Dora Sent on 03/25/2015
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    I've had the pleasure of experiencing Mary Johnson in a variety of roles and settings, both professionally and personally, ranging from Director of Retreats for A Room of Her Own Foundation in which she seamlessly managed the coordination of over 100 women writers for a weeklong retreat to her presenting in public venues her phenomenal memoir, An Unquenchable Thirst, and sharing her own story of grace, courage and inspiration to working with her privately on a writing project of my own in which she offered unaccountable support and encouragement. In each circumstance, Mary has offered a perfect combination of being fully present, deeply engaged, lively and enthusiastic, inquisitive and gracious, acutely attentive and committed to the people with whom she is interacting while offering her deep wisdom, eloquence and joyful celebration. Within each of these roles and circumstances, Mary is an inspiration and her presence would be only blessing to those who choose to have her preside over their celebrations.
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    Molly Sent on 03/24/2015
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    Mary's presence is both comforting and fun. She draws from a deep well of love and meaning, and is openminded about others' perspectives as well. She is well-spoken and poised, putting her audience at ease.
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    Lisa Sent on 03/23/2015
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    Mary Johnson is a sensitive, genuinely warm person, who adds authority and command to her gentle demeanor in very subtle ways. I have known Mary for many years, through her energetic and committed work on behalf of women writers, through AROHO. Her presence there has kept all the women involved inspired and connected through her tireless efforts. Her speeches at our events are inspiring and personal, reaching everyone in attendance in a very special way.
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    Diane Sent on 03/21/2015
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    I would drive for miles to hear Mary speak. She's warm, lovely, and true at the deepest levels.
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    User2072604 Sent on 03/21/2015
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    This particular date was one of many: Mary was the host, organizer, and meeting leader for our local writers' group. Writing groups can be difficult--people share their manuscripts and feedback must be handled carefully, as many have invested a great deal in their work. Mary consistently navigated these meetings in ways that provided respect, care, and concern for all. On those few occasions when she could not be with us (do to scheduling conflicts) she was missed, and we were always glad to see her back.
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    User2071968 Sent on 03/20/2015
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    Mary's spirit of generosity is infectious. Her ability to listen deeply to the individual and engage and convey meaning to an audience make her an ideal officiate.
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    User2071653 Sent on 03/19/2015
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    Mary's dedication to bringing her best self for your highest good was such s gift.
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    Martha Sent on 03/19/2015
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    Mary is an amazing human being and a wonderful speaker. I keep returning to a talk she gave, two summers ago at Ghost Ranch in New Mexico (August 2013), that has sustained me during a time of transition in my life. Mary brings joy and humor and humility and playfulness and integrity to everything she does. I love the sparkle in her eye - she will share your joy on your special occasion!
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    Esther Sent on 03/19/2015
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    Mary JOHNSON is like no one else. Beautiful gracious gentle and fiercely intelligent she brings these qualities to every occasion.
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    Meaghan Sent on 09/17/2014
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    Mary made our wedding so special. The ceremony was exactly what we wanted—serious, sweet, romantic, and personal. She also made the rehearsal and wedding day run smoothly and completely removed the burden of stress. It was a pleasure to get to know her and we hope to stay in touch
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    Beautiful experience

    Mary was great she really captured everything I would have hoped for and more. She is thorough when it comes to capturing your love story and delivering it at the ceremony. She was very understanding about my financial problems and helped me out. 10/10 would recommend
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