Rev. James Hary Reviews
Reviews
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![Cathy]()
Cathy Sent on 02/06/2015He did a fine ceremony with my wedding and is certainly someone I can recommend from my experience with him. With so many scams on the internet my apprehensions were relieved in seeing that Rev. Hary is a legitimate minister with an actual local church. -
![Michael]()
Michael Sent on 05/05/2015Rev. Hary was incredibly helpful with details before our wedding with the planning and his professionalism really showed in how good his ceremony was presented. Very commendable to know he pastors a church and does volunteer ministry at nursing homes and prisons. He was great to work with and his joyful personality was an added bonus. Long story short....strongly recommend him! -
![Lorraine]()
Lorraine Sent on 05/01/2015Completely satisfied. He did a great job. -
![Francina]()
Francina Sent on 03/07/2015We were very pleased with what we got from Rev. Hary. The courthouse strongly warned us against using internet ordained ministers and suggesting that consulting an attorney about their legality would be advisable. We felt it made more sense to use Rev. Hary instead of paying an attorney to see if some other officiant was legal or not. We learned that wedding sites do not check to see if their officiants are legal or not. They get their income selling wedding leads to thje officiants or to advertise on their site. Not one of the other officiants we called had a church they did worship services at, even though they had 5 star reviews. When I asked what church had ordained them, they all said Universal Life Church. Wow, what a coincidence! I went to the ULC website and found they give free immediate ordination. They charge fees to mail the actual certificates which include choices such as minister or certificate of wiccaning (pagan witch stuff). Our wedding was important to us and not a joke. We feel so much better in having hired Rev. Hary. -
![Vicky]()
Vicky Sent on 03/02/2018We researched several officiants until we decided on Rev. Hary. What made us choose him was: 1. He is a real minister, not somebody pretending with internet credentials. 2. He was very understanding as to how we wanted our ceremony and spent ample time talking with us about it. 3. His fee was on target. Our wedding was conducted with joy, professionalism, and came across with true sincerity. Rev. Hary performed a great wedding service for us and so we give our highest recommendations. -
![Joe]()
Joe Sent on 02/20/2017We are so happy we chose Rev. Hary! He did an incredible job with our wedding. Our guests loved him too. He was on time, friendly to all, and extremely professional. He helped us through all the stages of planning and guided us completely. It could not have turned out better. He has a calm about him that was able to quell my nervousness and that of my bride Stacey. I cannot fully express or emphasize how stress free it was to work with him. He had the ceremony memorized and was able to make eye contact with us instead of reading out of a book. We also liked the fact that he is a real minister and not someone with one of those fishy online certificates. We had met with 2 other officiants before meeting Rev. Hary. When we asked them what church they were with, one refused to answer and abruptly ordered us out. The other one had one of those online certificates from something called Universal Life Church. On a scale of 1 to 10 Rev. Hary is a 12. Amazing man! -
![Hannah]()
Hannah Sent on 10/23/2015Rev. Hary's ceremony was a true blessing and reflected our love to one another with just the right amount of focus on what marriage is about and he helped us to personalize our vows which made it all the more special. Rev. Hary was thoughtful, considerate, and flexible throughout the whole process. He was worth much more than what he charged. So glad we found him! -
![Donna]()
Donna Sent on 02/16/2017Rev. Hary is very good at what he does and how he does it. Our ceremony was traditional and yet he made it unique and personalized. He made time to meet with us and discuss all aspects of our ceremony before we hired him. He also fit the time for this meeting to our schedule, not his. He was very helpful in getting our rehearsal done so that it made things easy for everyone. The manager at our venue was also impressed by how well he did our rehearsal and wedding. She said that most of the officiants she has seen fumble and stumble like it's their first time. Rev. Hary also has a fun side to him. He is a joyful person and has a great sense of humor. We truly feel we had the best officiant anyone could ask for and recommend him to anyone 100%. -
![Beverly]()
Beverly Sent on 05/24/2015We had our wedding at our house and Rev. Hary came and did a really nice ceremony for a very fair fee. We were very happy with him. -
![Jaqueline]()
Jaqueline Sent on 09/10/2015Rev. Hary was extremely responsive to all of our e-mails and phone calls and our wedding was so thrilling in a large part due to him and his ceremony. So glad we were able to book him! -
![Lynnette]()
Lynnette Sent on 05/25/2015We had some interesting experiences before we found Rev. Hary and hired him. One lady minister's day job was travel agent and she talked more about how she could get us a good deal on a honeymoon instead of our wedding, and there was another lady Rev. from Scranton who also does tarot card readings, which seemed to me a conflict of interest with God. Doesn't seem ethical either, but I guess people are trying to make money any way they can. Rev. Hary was what you would figure a minister to be and we were very much satisfied with him and the wedding he did. -
![Mitch]()
Mitch Sent on 05/31/2017Loni and I aren't overly religious, but we believe in God and didn't want an internet ordained pretender from some fairyland website. We contacted officiant after officiant and they either had an internet ordination, avoided a direct answer with saying "don't worry I'm licensed", or changed the subject by pointing to their reviews or offered to beat any price. We noticed that Rev. Hary was the only one with a photo inside or outside a church so we contacted him. We found that he was a genuine minister who had pastored a church and proved it to us. As far as how he did our rehearsal and wedding; he was great! The words he used touched us and our guests profoundly. His fee was reasonable and well worth it. If you want a real minister and a real good wedding, he's the best! -
![Erica]()
Erica Sent on 04/17/2015Rev. Hary was very accommodating and flexible in helping us to include certain aspects of personalization into the ceremony which were important to us. Everything came together perfectly and the feedback from everyone was all positive. Most certainly recommend him! -
![Marlene]()
Marlene Sent on 07/19/2015We were pleased and happy with Rev. Hary's ceremony that he did for us. Our wedding party was very large with 8 on each side plus 2 ring bearers and 2 flower girls. The rehearsal went great with Rev. Hary getting everyone to understand what to do, where to stand, and how to walk in and out. I can't fully express just how good Rev. Hary was. One of the nicest things was that he didn't read out of a book or from a script. He had everything memorized! -
![Gwen]()
Gwen Sent on 04/02/2017Rev. James Hary was extremely nice and easy to work with. He took the time to get to know us as a couple and how we wanted our wedding. His ceremony was personal, romantic, and flowed nicely. Highly recommend him to anyone wanting a ceremony that is not simply yada yada yada! -
![Clarissa]()
Clarissa Sent on 08/18/2015Rev. Hary guided us through our options and gave us plenty of suggestions as "food for thought" as we put our wedding together. He made it so easy for us and yet so meaningful. Our ceremony went smoothly and all of our guests expressed that they enjoyed it immensely. We had at least 4 people tell us that if they got married again, they would want Rev. Hary to do their wedding! Based on the excellent service I received, I would recommend him to anyone who is looking for a wedding officiant. -
![Wendy]()
Wendy Sent on 06/12/2015Thank you so much for officiating our wedding on Saturday. You gave us the ceremony we wanted! You and your wife are wonderful people and we wish you many blessings! -
![Tara]()
Tara Sent on 09/18/2015Rev. Hary seems to truly understand how brides and grooms feel at this important and special time. The way he did our ceremony showed his care in making our wedding day great. We are middle-aged, but I could see how he could identify and connect with any one of any marital age. Very flexible and easy going! We received glowing feedback from our guests and so we give our complete 5 star recommendation of him. -
![Blake]()
Blake Sent on 04/18/2017Our wedding day was beautiful and Rev. Hary helped to make it the best day of our lives. His ceremony was moving, special and just all around enjoyable. He was an eloquent speaker and a great coach that fully prepared us. He had an amazing demeanor and a friendliness that made us feel at ease and like we had known him for years. All our guests said how much they liked the ceremony he did. Yes, HIGHLY recommend him! -
![Kristi]()
Kristi Sent on 08/02/2015Rev. Hary did so much more than just marry us. Neither of us had been married before, so we were pretty much clueless from how and where to get the marriage license and all of the other things that go into planning a wedding. Right from when we first spoke with Rev. Hary we could see that he was someone with alot of experience, enthusiasm, and loved to marry people. He was patient with us and explained everything to us in a way we could easily understand. He definitely eased our worries. He was great at the rehearsal and his instructions were clear, concise, and made all of us feel much more confident. This made doing the actual wedding so much more stress free and jitter free. With his added sense of humor it was truly a wonderful event in our lives and a day we will cherish forever. He was also very "budget friendly" in terms of his fee. We had gotten some quotes from other officiants ranging from an arm and a leg, to cheap but did not seem to have the expertise of Rev. Hary. We didn't want to be penny wise and dollar foolish and end up with amateur hour! After the wedding we were given nothing but praises by our guests about the ceremony and so from our experience we fully recommend Rev. Hary. -
![Katrina]()
Katrina Sent on 05/11/2015Thank you so much for a beautiful ceremony and making our new start together complete. -
![Gail]()
Gail Sent on 08/30/2015Rev. Hary was professional, sweet, and smoothly helped us through the planning process. EVERYONE raved about how good his ceremony was. Our thanks to him for making our day so memorable! -
![Jesse]()
Jesse Sent on 08/28/2015Everything was perfect with Rev. Hary. We were a bit nervous with the idea of finding an officiant online, but with what we read about him in reviews and seeing that unlike the other officiants, he pastored an actual church, we hired him. He was awesome and no disappointments at all. -
![Bill]()
Bill Sent on 07/04/2015His price was acceptable and he earned it. He gave us a marvelous wedding and was totally delightful throughout the whole process and his honesty was priceless. Good communicator all the way through and is definitely good at what he does! -
![Terri]()
Terri Sent on 03/30/2017Our ceremony was the highlight of the day and Rev. Hary was spectacular. His ceremony reflected our reasons and goals for marriage and had everyone's attention. It was a very special way to start our married life together. Rev. Hary was professional, flexible, and always kept a smile on our faces. His price was very fair and honestly a bit low for how good he is. Unlike others we had contacted that wanted an arm and a leg, it's clear he isn't driven by money. -
![Brian]()
Brian Sent on 08/01/2015We were pleased and happy with Rev. Hary's ceremony that he did for us. A really good guy! -
![Melanie]()
Melanie Sent on 02/16/2015Fantastic experience with Rev. Hary and I'm glad he was able to do my wedding. I checked out other officiants. They all had downsides ranging from price, little experience, and defensive when I asked if they were ordained through the internet. They all side-stepped the question and one said I'll beat any price. I didn't feel a lower price was a substitute for proper credentials. When I Googled the name of a woman Rev. from Scranton to learn more about her, I found she also does tarot card readings. Other than Rev. Hary nobody was doing services at a regular church, so there were no downsides with him and so I can honestly recommend him. -
![Chris]()
Chris Sent on 10/25/2023Very Professional
He was very professional and took time to explain different parts of the ceremony before we began. He takes his job seriously and makes sure that things go according to plan. If you are looking for a classic and traditional wedding, he is the man for you.
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