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    Brooke Sent on 07/08/2022
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    Absolutely perfect and personal ceremony thanks to gary!

    If I could give 10 stars I would. Working with Gary was an absolute joy from start to finish. It was extremely important to my husband and I that the ceremony be personal to who we are as a couple. We go to A LOT of weddings and we didn't want it to feel like any couple could've been standing up there like a plug and play bride & groom. To say Gary captured us as a couple would be a gigantic understatement. We cannot even count the amount of people who asked us "how long have you known your officiant for???? Are you related???? He was amazing!" after the ceremony. Despite having only talked to Gary a few...
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    Sheri Sent on 11/07/2021
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    Beautiful Ceremony!

    My Husband and I absolutely adore Gary. He is so very kind and truly customized everything in our ceremony to suit us so beautifully. We so appreciate his calm peaceful demeanor, how much he put us at ease and his ability to add glimmers of humor to everything he does. Our ceremony could not have been more perfect, or more US. It is so clear that Gary loves what he does and that he loves people. We are so grateful for his thoughtfulness and being a part of our special day!
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    Ryan Sent on 08/23/2021
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    Gary is the best!

    Gary was an excellent officiant for our wedding. He was very organized and was helpful throughout the planning process. On the wedding day, he was fully prepared and officiated a beautiful ceremony.

    My wife and I would highly recommend Gary for anyone getting married in the Tri-State area!
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    Michael Sent on 04/18/2020
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    Everything was outstanding

    Gary was tremendous. He took time to get to know us and tailored a ceremony just for us. He was also quite flexible in making our ceremony happen in the midst of the pandemic (of course with proper social distancing). We highly recommend him!!
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    Jenna Sent on 06/01/2019
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    The Wedding Ceremony of my dreams!!

    My husband and I were married on May 10, 2019 by Rev. Gary, and we could not have imagined our ceremony any differently. Since we were planning our wedding from MA, we were very nervous when we began searching for an officiant (Perhaps me more than my husband). We had searched for months and interviewed a dozen other officiants, however no one else gave us the same sense of comfort and faith that Rev. Gary gave us. We discovered his profile online just 3 months before the wedding. I called Gary and knew right away. Although we did not meet in person until the day of the wedding, Gary made countless efforts to get to know us before hand....
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    Alison Sent on 11/25/2018
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    Best decision ever!

    My husband and I were back and forth on who we wanted to our officiate our wedding. We both felt this was one of the most important vendor selections in the whole process. We were so indecisive that with 3 months to go until the wedding we still hadn’t chosen anyone. I was searching vendors one night and came across Gary’s website. We had an intro call and then meet him in person. We immediately get comfortable with Gary even though we barely knew him. His personality was exactly what we were looking for. And his approach to creating the ceremony was great. It was easy to work with him over email to finalize everything. At the wedding, friends...
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    Liz Sent on 10/30/2018
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    Reverend Gary is the best!

    We could not have been more thrilled to work with Reverend Gary and the amazing job he did on our wedding day. We both were raised Catholic but do not currently practice; we knew we didn't want a religious ceremony, but we wanted some familiar aspects of our Christian faith and upbringing. We also opted not to have a friend or family member officiate as we wanted someone with experience and who we felt like we could trust to be in charge (and not stress out!). I did a lot of research to find a minister I felt was authentic and genuine, without being stuffy or boring. Enter: Gary! To start, he walked us step-by-step through the planning process,...
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    Perfect ceremony!!

    Gary was AMAZING. I wish I could give more than 5 stars. From meeting him the first time to the wedding day he constantly checked in and was super helpful in helping us determine the wording for our ceremony. We got some many people asking who the officiant was after the wedding because everyone loved him. He was exactly who we pictured marrying us and were so so happy with his services. Highly recommend!
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    Anne Sent on 10/15/2018
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    Gary delivers!

    We're so thrilled we chose Rev. Gary to marry us. He was able to incorporate all of our ideas and master a semi-religious wedding with some aspects of a Jewish ceremony. Gary was very responsive whenever we reached out with a question or concern. He was warm, kind and funny; his delivery was genuine and heartfelt. I would highly recommend using Gary as your officiant!
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    Diana Sent on 06/14/2016
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    Gary was a pleasure to work with. He was communicative and helpful from the moment we met him in a NYC coffeeshop. His friendly and calm demeanor and professionalism were just a few of the key qualities in Gary that stuck with us. Gary was helpful in providing several different ceremonies we could work with to tailor our own. He was open to ideas, provided solutions and organized until the the big day. Gary arrived promptly - his calming demeanor was so refreshing and assuring. I remember when he walked into the venue and I was in a bit of a panic. Just seeing him made me feel more relaxed. Our guests are still talking to this day about...
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    Nicole Sent on 05/22/2021
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    Wonderful!

    Reverend Gary was amazing!
    We had to unfortunately reschedule our wedding due to covid and he was very accommodating with this change. He was calming, reassuring, and so easy to talk to. Our ceremony was BEAUTIFUL and so many guests complimented him at our cocktail hour. It is so clear that he values and loves what he does and takes his position very seriously. I would absolutely recommend him over, and over, and over again!
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    Randy Sent on 06/28/2020
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    amazing officiant

    We were married Thursday, June 25, 2020. After cancelling 3 weddings because of COVID-19 we decided at the last minute to get married at my mother-in-law’s house – just us, my mother-in-law and my sisters-in-law. But now we had to find an officiant. Reverend Gary Deinstadt was ready and willing. Never mind that we are Jewish! It didn’t matter. “Reverend Gary” was as able as he was willing. It was a beautiful ceremony and one that we will not forget. Reverend Gary taught us that we are united in far more than what we think separates us. You would have thought we were members of his congregation – that is how quickly he was able to get to know us and create a ceremony that worked for us. I even got to break the glass!

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    Could not have asked for a better officiant

    We were married Thursday, June 26, 2020. After cancelling 3 weddings because of COVID-19 we decided at the last minute to get married at my mother-in-law’s house – just us, my mother-in-law and my sisters-in-law. But now we had to find an officiant. Reverend Gary Deinstadt was ready and willing. Never mind that we are Jewish! It didn’t matter. “Reverend Gary” was as able as he was willing. It was a beautiful ceremony and one that we will not forget. Reverend Gary taught us that we are united in far more than what we think separates us. You would have thought we were members of his congregation – that is how quickly he was able to get to know us and create a ceremony that worked for us. I even got to break the glass!

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    Stephanie Sent on 12/01/2019
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    Such a great experience!

    Reverend Gary was the perfect officiant for our wedding. He helped us create a ceremony that made such a long-lasting impression on us and our guests. He was funny, charismatic, and just so genuine. We highly recommend him!
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    Erin Sent on 11/10/2019
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    08/24/19 Wedding

    Reverend Gary made our wedding ceremony exactly what we wanted. He made it so personal and incorporated everything we wanted. We would definitely recommend him.
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    Tara Sent on 08/22/2019
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    Amazing Officiant

    Reverend Gary Deinstadt was a pleasure to work with. He is down to earth and easy to talk to. Not knowing what we wanted to do for our ceremony, he had a booklet full of ideas to help us get started. He is very flexible in doing whatever you want for your ceremony. He’ll check in every once in awhile to see how we’re doing and to remind us to get our marriage license. He definitely goes above and beyond and we greatly appreciated it. We were a little nervous about the ceremony not being personable but Reverend Gary did an amazing job! We got so many compliments from our guests about him. We highly recommend getting Reverend Gary for weddings!
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    Stephanie Sent on 05/17/2019
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    Rev. Gary Was amazing

    Where do i begin? Rev. Gary Deinstadt was amazing in every aspect of the word. He performed an amazing ceremony for us on May 4th 2019. Everything he said was spoken truly from the heart and he personalized everything to be exactly what we wanted. Me and my husband come from different religious backgrounds (catholic/Jewish) and i was so nervous about what we could speak about and what we couldnt, but Rev. Gary really helped ease my mind and everything he said was tasteful and beautiful. Through the whole crazy planning process Rev. Gary was so calm and reassuring that he made it so easy for us. Standing up there that day was scary and we were so nervous...
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    Highly recommend!

    Choosing an officiant was one of the most difficult tasks my husband and I had when planning our wedding. We were hesitant to work with someone we did not know but after our first conversation with Gary, we knew we were in good hands. Gary took the time to explain his process and allow us to get to know him (and him to get to know us) to make sure we were a good fit. He was so helpful during the process and made sure we had a ceremony we loved while adding in some surprises.

    Gary did a wonderful job the day of our ceremony. He helped keep things calm and organized and delivered a beautiful...
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    Nicole Sent on 11/27/2018
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    Rev. Gary made our ceremony so easy

    Rev. Gary made our wedding special. We wanted an intimate wedding that wasn’t cookie-cutter, and he offered suggestions and helped us make a service that felt like “us.” He has a wonderful sense of humor, and is such a warm and caring person which really comes through in his words and actions. Everyone said how intimate and heart-felt the ceremony was. It was because of Rev. Gary.
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    Gary was so wonderful and we are so happy to have him as our officiant

    We are so happy to have chosen Gary as our officiant! We got his name through a friend who had him at their wedding which was wonderful and the second we met him immediately loved him. His energy is the definition of happy, he makes you feel so comfortable with the whole process walking you through each step. He gives you so many options for whatever kind of ceremony you want and meeting with him is so easy! He’s very flexible with when and where to meet, on time for everything, will respond back to any questions you have quickly and he’s super helpful. We felt like even though we met him once before our wedding we’ve known him our whole life! All of our guests loved him and I’m so happy we chose him.
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    Gary was simply AMAZING! He was so easy to work with, he was flexible, kind, helpful, and so wonderful. He has everything so well organized that picking Gary to be your officiant will be the easiest part of your wedding! After our ceremony, everyone kept coming up to me and my husband to rave about how fantastic Gary was. He injected just the right amount of humor into our ceremony to help shake some of the nerves and emotions, and we cannot thank him enough. We absolutely, without a doubt recommend that everyone work with Gary for their big day. He will make the process so easy, and certainly be a highlight of your wedding ceremony!!!
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    I can’t say enough about Reverend Gary! After a short meeting with him, my husband and I were very confident that we were making a great choice for a wedding officiant. He is very warm and kind, and cares greatly about you as a couple and wants to make your ceremony exactly what you want it to be. Our ceremony was beautiful and we received many compliments from guests on how much they enjoyed it and listening to Reverend Gary speak. We truly recommend him to anyone, you won’t regret your decision!
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    Our wedding on 9/14/18 was nothing short of amazing. Immediately after our ceremony ended, all the guests came up to me asking “where did you get your officiant?!” Many even asked if he was also a stand up comedian- and I said no but he is an Emmy award winner :) From the first phone call with Gary to meeting him before the wedding to our wedding day, we feel so comfortable with him. He tailored our ceremony to us and made it so special. He included personal things about us and had our guests laughing one minute and crying the next! He responded to emails very quickly and was there whenever we had any questions. I am so happy that we chose Gary to be a part of our day, and even happier that he chose us!
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    Reverend Gary Deinstadt did an amazing job officiating our wedding ceremony, and he was an absolute pleasure to work with throughout our entire planning process as well. He was so kind, professional, extremely responsive, and really took the time to get to know us, including our story as a couple, and built our ceremony to be exactly what we hoped for. We received so many compliments on how beautiful and personal our ceremony was, thanks to Reverend Gary. We would highly recommend working with Reverend Gary to officiate your wedding ceremony or any other important ceremony or service in your life ..you won’t be disappointed!!
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    Rev. Gary was amazing! From the first time we sat down with him, we could tell how passionate he was about what he did. He listened to our thoughts and took the time to get to know us and our story. Arranging a ceremony proved to be one of the most difficult parts of wedding planning, but Gary made it that much easier. He was always available to answer any questions and relieve any stress we had regarding the wedding. Gary was very supportive of our ideas and was able to offer advice based on his vast knowledge and experience. He understood and respected our personal backgrounds and was able to plan a ceremony tailored to both of us....
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