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Rev. Sam the Marrying Man

Rev. Sam the Marrying Man

Watkinsville, GA
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    Catherine I. Sent on 11/08/2023
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    Extremely Helpful and Thoughtful

    We were so grateful for Reverend Sam. He had an extremely helpful guide that walked us through the ceremony process. We wanted to include a hand-fasting aspect to the ceremony and he was able to provide a script for us to include that. Reverend Sam took the time to drive out to the cabin we were staying at two nights before the wedding to ensure my husband and I, as well as the wedding party, were fully prepared for the ceremony. He also took the time to explain the name-change process to me and sent instructions on what to do. We highly recommend Reverend Sam!
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    Louis B. Sent on 12/13/2022
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    100% recommended!

    Rev. Sam was the perfect officiant for our ceremony! He made everything easy, and his experience ensured a seamless event. I cannot recommend Rev. Sam enough. He is friendly, responsive, proactive, fairly priced and talented. 100% recommended!
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    Dallas C. Sent on 12/02/2022
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    Exceeded Expectations

    Sam was an incredible officiant for us. I was a little nervous about finding an officiant online but Sam met us more than halfway by letting us have a Zoom with him before hiring him. He was wonderful and mentioned small details about the ceremony that we hadn’t even thought of. He let us plan our ceremony and gave us tons of examples of ceremonies to choose from so we could piece it together how we wanted it. Our guests loved our ceremony and said that he was an excellent reverend. 100/10 definitely recommend!!
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    Autumn H. Sent on 05/28/2022
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    Truly Wonderful

    We could not be happier with Rev. Sam and his services! We found him through Wedding Wire and immediately knew after reading about the Marrying Man that we found our guy and wasted no time. Rev Sam is incredible punctual with providing important information on what is needed before, during and after the wedding and making himself available to any questions. His experience and expertise with officiating weddings was very clear as he led our rehearsal with a focus on all details and procedures with not only focusing on what we will do but why we do it. We can not recommend Rev. Sam enough as he not only guided us through our ceremony but really enhanced it. Any couple who hires Rev Sam will have an incredible ceremony and wedding
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    Luis R. Sent on 04/16/2022
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    Amazing Experience!

    Rev. Sam was easy to work with. He is very knowledgeable and thorough from beginning to end. He helped us create a ceremony that was special to us while giving us advice/tips along the way. He is kind, personable and so helpful! HIGHLY RECOMMEND
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    Kayla Sent on 11/18/2020
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    Rev. Sam was wonderful to work with!

    We loved having Rev. Sam officiate our wedding! He was super easy to work with and the best part was that he allowed us to create our own ceremony with pieces we liked from a wide range of ceremonies. I thought that was super unique and loved being able to choose the words that meant the most to me. Thank you Rev. Sam for helping our ceremony run smoothly!!
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    Marley L. Sent on 09/26/2020
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    Helped create our perfect ceremony!

    Rev. Sam is wonderful! He's incredibly thorough from the very beginning to make sure you get the ceremony that you want. He provides tons of options to personalize your dream ceremony. At the rehearsal, he walks through everything in detail and if you forget during the ceremony, he's there to give subtle directions. Rev. Sam is also incredibly personable and just fun to be around. We're so thankful he was there to make our ceremony perfect!
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    Molly D. Sent on 12/29/2020
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    5 stars for Rev. Sam!

    We absolutely loved having Rev. Sam officiate our wedding! He is so responsive and lets you create your perfect ceremony! He was so sweet and helpful before the ceremony giving us tips to help everything run smoothly. I recommend him to all brides!!
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    Abby Sent on 11/11/2020
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    Rev. Sam is the BEST!!

    Rev. Sam was awesome!! He helped us plan the perfect ceremony by giving us a ton of templates we could mix, match and make our own. He is extremely personable and professional. He walked my husband and I through the ceremony step by step and after the ceremony, he took it from there! We had our marriage license by the time we got back from our honeymoon. Thank you Rev. Sam!!!

    Picture by Camille Wilson Photography - she is also amazing!!!
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    Candace Sent on 06/04/2023
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    Great service

    It was a pleasure to be married by Sam. He was on time, helpful, and very easy to work with.
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    Russell W. Sent on 11/20/2019
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    Recommend without reservation!

    Reverend Sam is great!

    Sam was very flexible with our nontraditional ceremony, on short notice. We got in touch with him just over a month before our wedding; on top of that, we wrote our own highly untraditional ceremony, and gave him the script the week of the wedding! He quickly provided helpful feedback, and helped us to feel at ease during a busy final week of planning.

    He also did a great job with the ceremony itself. He read our ceremony naturally, clearly having practiced. He also spoke clearly and loudly so that everyone could hear.

    Sam was professional throughout. In addition to the comments above, he got on the phone with us right away to explain how things work, and helped us to determine what type of package we needed (elopement vs. wedding). He provided a few files with ceremony tips, as well as six different example ceremonies for us to consider. The whole time I felt he truly wanted the best thing for us.

    We were so pleased with Reverend Sam's services, and recommend him without reservation!
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    Katrina H. Sent on 10/13/2019
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    Professional and helpful!!

    Sam the marrying is amazing!! We had a destination wedding so we didn’t get to meet him until we walked down the aisle, and the ceremony was exactly what we wanted. He is very professional and HELPFUL! I had no idea how to put a ceremony together and he helped 100% while I still got to customize it and make it our own. Sam is also great at telling you how to get your marriage license and then takes care of it for you after the wedding. Which helped us tremendously! Anyone would be lucky to have Sam marry you!
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    Anna Sent on 01/14/2019
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    Wonderful experience with Rev. Sam

    Rev. Sam officiated my wedding in Athens, GA on January 5. It was such a beautiful ceremony. Rev. Sam was very helpful and easy to work with. We were able to do premarital counseling through him, and customize our ceremony to be meaningful to us and our families. I highly recommend Rev. Sam!
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    Kara Sent on 11/04/2018
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    What a fantastic man

    Truly a blessing Rev. Sam was for us - he is incredibly professional, truly personable, and overall a great human. We loved how kind he was to us through our journey - from helping to find the most perfect wedding coordinator (as he worked with her in the past) for the day of to helping us create a ceremony that was unique to us - giving ideas and guideance based off of his past experiences. He is honest and truly a blessing of a man. Please use Rev. Sam for your wedding journey
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    Jen Sent on 02/18/2019
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    RevSam - kind and professional

    RevSam was a lovely addition to our wedding experience. He was kind and professional. So experienced, and so accommodating.

    He's got vast experience and has seen everything under the sun - nothing surprises him. And yet he treated us like our wedding mattered. He remembered every detail, and went above and beyond our expectations.

    Sam has multiple service components to customize into a unique service. He also graciously incorporated our own elements.

    We are thrilled with his work at our wedding, and cannot recommend him highly enough to other couples. Thanks, Sam! Hugs from Jen and Britt
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    Brittany Sent on 06/20/2018
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    Rev. Sam was so fast at responding.
    We had such a wonderful ceremony. He had a great speaking voice. He checked out writen ceremony before wedding day to see if it needed any changes.he was very professional. He came to both of us before the ceremony and gave us some helpful tips and advice. Made us feel comfortable!
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    Brittany Sent on 05/10/2018
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    Rev. Sam was very resourceful and helpful through the wedding planning. He gave a beautiful ceremony, and my family loved him!
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    Anita Sent on 04/16/2018
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    Reverend Sam did a wonderful job officiating our wedding. He was very easy to work with, professional and helpful! He has a lot of experience which shows leading up to wedding day, at rehearsal and on the Big Day. He helps make sure everything runs smoothly. He was very flexible with options for our wedding ceremony and very affordable considering what all he helps with. Thank you Reverend Sam!
    Anita & Ben
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    Faith Sent on 03/23/2018
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    Sam was one of our favorite people to work with throughout our wedding planning process. He is prompt, compassionate, flexible, and exceedingly knowledgeable. He gave us extremely detailed instructions during rehearsal (how I should pass off my bouquet, how my husband should hold my hands, what to do in case the rings won't go on, etc.) We didn't have to remember a thing in our nervous state, because Rev. Sam gave us subtle cues throughout the ceremony. This man has performed close to 1,000 weddings, and there is nothing that he can't prepare you for. I guarantee your ceremony will be flawless if you chose Reverend Sam, the Marrying Man.

    Rev. Sam the Marrying Man's reply:

    Thanks, Faith. It was a lovely ceremony and you were a lovely couple!
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    Lee Sent on 12/18/2017
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    We can’t thank him enough for giving us a wonderful, memorable elopement. Rev. Sam is the best !
    Thank you so much Rev. Sam for making our elopement special.
    Cyrella and Lee. Married 12-16-17.
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    Virginia Sent on 09/25/2017
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    Rev. Sam was amazing! He was very patient and took the time to explain the ceremony process. He responded very quickly and was very flexible with his schedule. Rev. Sam arrived on time and was very professional especially with my big family. I would definitely recommend him!
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    Rev. Sam was amazing to work with!!! He was very experienced, walked you through the process very thoroughly and gave you a lot of options. With my busy schedule, we were not able to meet until the day of the wedding and it was like we had known each other the whole time. Very professional, very articulate with the ceremony and so friendly. We enjoyed getting to choose how our ceremony went and we felt confident in Sam to deliver it that way. It was a ceremony I'll never forget. Thank you Sam for everything!
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    Rachel Sent on 06/30/2017
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    Choosing Rev. Sam was a one of the best decisions we made in our wedding planning process. He was flexible in making time to meet and quick to respond to emails, answering every question we could think of and asked us questions we hadn't yet thought of to make sure that our ceremony was absolutely perfect and exactly what we wanted. He was patient with us at our rehersal dinner and with just a few run throughs our whole party was confident and the ceremony went flawlessly day-of. I could not recommend him enough.
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    Melissa Sent on 06/14/2017
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    Rev. Sam is simply the best! He was always professional and accommodating throughput the entire process. He has such a sweet and caring demeanor that makes you feel incredibly special. He helped with things that we didn't even think of and took care of so much for us. Every person in our wedding party fell in love with him. Even many of our guests complemented him and the way he conducted the ceremony. He was so personable to everyone he came in contact with and made everyone feel comfortable. We highly recommend him to anyone no matter your religious preference or style of wedding. He is TOP NOTCH!!!

    Thank you, Rev. Sam for such a perfect service!!!
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    Matthew Sent on 05/31/2017
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    Rev Sam was absolutely masterful in officiating our ceremony. He provided support and suggestions as needed and in a prompt and courteous manner. We could not have asked for a better officiant. Whether we spoke on the phone, in person or thru email, Rev Sam was always super helpful, upbeat and excited about our wedding. There honestly could not have been a better person to officiate our wedding, we are honored he stood with us and married us
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