Roots & Wings Reviews
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90 reviews
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Steph T. Sent on 10/20/2021Puja Was a Tremendous Help!
Puja was absolutely the best officiant we could have asked for in regards to our non-traditional wedding with elements of Buddhism. We could not have had a more breath-taking wedding ceremony without her! -
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Chris S. Sent on 10/22/2021Puja made our ceremony memorable and special for us and our guests!!!
Puja came as a recommended officiant by our venue, Red Maple Vineyard. After speaking with her during our first consult we knew we’d found the person we wanted to conduct our ceremony. My wife and I are not religious people and quite frankly didn’t know exactly what we were looking for out of our ceremony. Puja asked us very pointed questions and was able to guide us with thought starters and a tremendous wealth of resources from numerous ceremony types for us to pick and choose from. We ended up with a completely customized ceremony that truly meaningful to us and our values. We had SO many of our guest come up to us, unprompted, and say how floored they were with our officiant, how she completely made them forget about everything else and help them be fully present for the ceremony and how poignant her words were and how they resonated wo much with them. We would strongly recommend Puja to anyone looking for an officiant, especially if you’re not quite sure what you want from your ceremony and could use a little guidance. -
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Kayla W. Sent on 07/15/2021Unique Wedding Ceremony
We can’t recommend Puja enough. My husband and I both do not practice any specific religion but consider ourselves spiritual people. Puja was able to work with us to design and write the perfect ceremony to reflect our views on our partnership and vows for marriage. We still say our ceremony and the work creating it was our favorite part of getting married! -
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Alisha O. Sent on 07/14/2021Puja is Amazing!
Puja did an amazing job. She listened to our wants and made our wedding special. Definitely would recommend to friends and family. -
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Jacqueline T. Sent on 07/15/2021Lake wedding - Mohonk
We both are glad Puja officiated over our wedding. She was helpful by provided the needed structure so that we were able to individualize all the meaningful parts of the ceremony. She was kind, available and flexible throughout the entire process. -
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Angela B. Sent on 12/20/2020Beautiful woman with a wonderful
Puja is incredibly composed, professional, and warm. She is accepting of all ways of thought and is so very helpful in the entire process of marrying the one that you love. She will help you plan your ceremony down to every detail, answer any question you may have, and help follow through with all of the official details necessary to complete the process. She made our day truly special, especially with such a intimate elopement ceremony. She even braved the cold weather with us at Mohonk Mountain House this winter and conducted a ceremony outside by the lake on the porch! She was a true adventurer and a companion in the beginning of our marriage. Thank you so much again Puja. -
Kathy M. Sent on 01/03/2021
Wonderful minister
After exploring a number of websites looking for a minister for our wedding, we couldn't have been happier when we met Puja. She was absolutely delightful. She provided us with as many sample weddings as we requested, and assisted us in writing the perfect ceremony that mirrored our beliefs, enabling us to express our feelings to our families, friends, and each other on our special day. Puja presented our ceremony in a caring and cheerful manner, enabling a nervous bride and groom to truly enjoy the day so that we could focus on the vows and promises that we were sharing. We will look back fondly on our wedding ceremony for the rest of our days, and are grateful to have chosen Puja to officiate at such an important milestone in our lives. -
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Jhuna M. Sent on 01/14/2020She did great and made our special day perfect!
We are enjoying life as a married couple now.
We had our intimate wedding ceremony in Mohonk Mountain House last Oct 13, 2019. She did great both in preparation and on an actual day!. She was extremely helpful and accommodating. We really appreciate her effort in the ceremony, making sure we had a good understanding of details. It was an honor to have her as part of our wedding.
We, highly recommend her to any future couples!
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Deb Sent on 08/29/2019We knew from the start...Puja needed to be the one...
This was the second marriage for both of us. Every single aspect of this day had meaning...the venue (our beloved 38 acre family home), the Chapel my husband built for us to be married under (trees harvested here, locally milled raw beams from friends), our rings (Change You Can Wear) (his). Puja was The Perfect Fit. She Listened. She was so attentive, kept us on track when we were scattered and overwhelmed. She understood what we wanted and gave us the most beautiful options and ideas for our ceremony. Her calm demeanor, her guidance...was incredible. She understands people, she recognizes their hearts and what they need. Prior to meeting her (after reading reviews), and most CERTAINLY after meeting with Puja, there was never anyone else we imagined officiating our union. She is delightful and perfect and I am grateful and humbled to have had her be such an integral part of our day. -
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Emma Sent on 01/13/2019
Wonderful!!! Our guests were blown away!
Reverand Puja was the talk of our wedding! She did such a beautiful job on our ceremony it blew our family and friends away. She was extremely helpful through the whole process and very accommodating of traditions we wanted included. Puja made everything very personal and we could not be more grateful. She made our wedding ceremony the moving, intimate, and powerful event we had been dreaming of. We can't thank her enough. -
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Emma M. Sent on 01/13/2019Wonderful!!! Our guests were blown away!
Reverand Puja was the talk of our wedding! She did such a beautiful job on our ceremony it blew our family and friends away. She was extremely helpful through the whole process and very accommodating of traditions we wanted included. Puja made everything very personal and we could not be more grateful. She made our wedding ceremony the moving, intimate, and powerful event we had been dreaming of. We can't thank her enough. -
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Laurie Sent on 09/26/2018Puja was the most amazing collector and organizer of all the different aspects of our wedding ceremony. We arrived at our meeting totally clueless and somewhat overwhelmed. She helped us understand tradition as well as personal choice. She gave us many options to choose from as well as being totally supportive of our ideas. The result was an amazing ceremony that was both official and very personal. I would give more than five stars if I could. Thank you Puja for an amazing event.
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Beth A. Sent on 12/28/2018So very grateful
I have delayed writing this review because I felt my words couldn't fully express my gratitude for Puja. She helped to make our August 2018 ceremony so meaningful and was just a pleasure to work with. Puja helped us create a ceremony that reflected our personal beliefs while being accessible and welcoming to all our guests. It was an honor to have her as part of our wedding. Many of our guests, on the day and since then, described our officiant as the most wonderful they had ever seen. I agree and am so glad we found Puja. -
Olesya Sent on 10/13/2018Rev. Puja Thomson was our co-officiant at our August wedding at Onteora Mountain House. She came to our rescue after we realized our online-ordained ULC minister would not be viewed as legal on her own. Though she and our officiant did not meet each other prior to the wedding day, they blended perfectly to deliver a beautiful, seamless ceremony. It actually made the ceremony more lively and exciting to have two strong, wonderful women share the ceremony script. We had a Skype meeting with Rev. Puja to get to know each other better. She made helpful suggestions to improve our self-written ceremony script and vows. She is an organized, lovely, spiritual person who has passion for what she does. We would recommend Rev. Puja for any couple seeking an incredible officiant for their wedding.
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Peggy Sent on 07/30/2018Puja was a pleasure to work with! The day of the ceremony was better than I expected... The ceremony was opened with a Tibetan bowl sounding which Puja performed beautifully(feedback was that guests & myself wanted it to go on longer.) The ceremony as she recited and her deliverance of the wording of the ceremony was articulated and pronounced very deliberately and with reverence, which added to the feeling that something very special was happening. Loved her as our officiant!! Thank you, Puja for helping to make our day special.
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