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Reverend Barbara Laughray

Reverend Barbara Laughray

Calabasas, CA
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    Barbara has a very special way about her! So happy we met her 25 years ago

    Barbara married us 25 years ago and I had a dream about her and that made me realize she had to be the one to renew our vows for our 25th anniversary so just her and I knew and we surprised our family including my husband who happily said yes again!!
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    Andrew B. Sent on 10/03/2022
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    It truly was a Hallmark wedding!

    Rev. Barbara was a pleasure to work with. She provided us with everything to make our wedding special and unique. We loved how helpful she was with walking us through our ceremony and explaining every detail along the way. Rev. Barbara was very knowledgeable and made us feel comfortable and relaxed for our big day. We are truly happy that she was our officiant and made our day so much more memorable.
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    Kevin A. Sent on 05/07/2022
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    Couldn't be happier

    Barbara was excellent. She over-delivered in every way possible. She was warm to work with from the start and really cared about making sure we understood the process and the intimacy of what we were embarking on. She was very professional as far as showing up early, speaking with us both before the big ceremony, and her delivery the day of was flawless. She exceeded our expectations.
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    Sarah B. Sent on 04/16/2021
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    Rev. Barbara is truly special!

    We met Rev. Barbara about a week before the world turned upside down. We had the most wonderful discussion and left know we had found the perfect person to officiate our wedding. The challenges of the past year only solidified how important our the ceremony was to us. Rev. Barbara created the most beautiful ceremony that was centered around us and our relationship. I don’t think there was a dry eye there!! So many guests commented on how beautiful and special the ceremony was. She managed to make it feel like time had stopped and in that moment the only thing was us, our family, friends and the commitment we were making to each other. She was also EXTREMELY helpful assisting us with our marriage license. We felt taken care of from the very moment we met her and look forward to having her as a part of many of our special ceremonies as we grow our family. She is truly a gift!
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    Christina Sent on 12/06/2019
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    Amazing experience!

    Barbara is wonderful! When first meeting her my husband and I instantly felt comfortable and in good hands. Barbara is welcoming, caring, calm, attentive to detail, and patient. We could not have been happier with her services and would highly recommend her to any one! She is one of a kind!
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    Anna A. Sent on 12/11/2019
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    Beautiful ceremony

    Rev. Barbara did a beautiful job of officiating our wedding. It was a thoughtful, beautiful ceremony that really captured the love we have for each other. She was also very helpful with marriage license information, which we knew nothing about.
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    Megan Sent on 11/10/2019
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    Reynolds Wedding 9/21/19

    Reverend Barbara made the most important part of our day so incredibly special and go so smoothly. She took so much of the stress out of it and guided us through the whole thing. The love letters she had us write and read to each other were truly the highlight of the whole thing and we are so glad she convinced us to read them as part of our ceremony. Barbara works with you to personalize the ceremony and we were so pleased!
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    Alexi C. Sent on 07/13/2019
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    Barbara is the absolute best!!

    Barbara is one of the most kindest and warmest people we've ever met, and we absolutely loved having her as our Wedding Officiant and Premarital Counselor. Through counseling, we more deeply understood our relationship and what we could look forward to in our marriage and life ahead, and Barbara got to know the two of us to help craft the perfect ceremony. She helped us craft vows that made our family and friends cry (happy tears of course), and she kept the waterworks going with her message to us and those gathered.
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    Sandy Sent on 03/30/2019
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    Strathern wedding 3/9/19

    Barbara was amazing and we truly felt like she was there for us! She is so warm and kind and walked us through this journey. She was on time and performed a wonderful and beautiful ceremony.
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    Molly Sent on 02/17/2019
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    Barbara was amazing!!!

    We live far away (NY) from our wedding venue (CA) so worked with Barbara over the phone. She did a great job explaining the process to us and helping us design a ceremony that felt right for us. Neither my husband nor I are particularly religious and Barbara gave us readings to choose from that were non-denominational. She focuses on you, the couple, rather than dogma. Plus, she even reviewed our vows for us before the big day to make sure they weren't too off base/far apart. She struck a humorous tone with our guests and managed to bring real authenticity and uniqueness. Many people complimented us on the ceremony afterwards!
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    Olivia Sent on 10/18/2018
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    Personal, heartfelt, and unique

    Reverend Barbara was so unbelievably amazing throughout our entire wedding process. We knew from the moment we walked in to our initial meeting with her that she was it, she was who we wanted to officiate our wedding ceremony.
    She took the time to get to know my husband and I as a couple, so that she could make our ceremony very personal, heartfelt, and unique.
    My husband and I both knew we wanted something short and sweet. Reverend Barbara was able to get so much into our 30 minute ceremony with such a personal touch!
    She was also so helpful with the more confusing aspects such as marriage license (when to get it, where to get it, which to get) as well as things we didn't even realize we may need (taking our marriage license with us on our out of country honeymoon, just in case). She covered it all and we could not be more thankful.
    I could not recommend her enough, she was amazing to work with professionally and get to know personally as well!
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    Eric Sent on 09/12/2018
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    Barbara was great. She made the whole process very easy. On the day of our wedding, the ceremony went wonderfully. Her comments were great and it was just the right length. Multiple people commented on how good of a job she did. We’d definitelt hire her again!
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    Marissa Sent on 08/27/2018
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    Absolutely adore Reverend Barbara!!! She was wonderful to work with and will forever be in our hearts. Highly recommend her she feels like family ❤️
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    Ricky Sent on 08/07/2018
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    Barbara was highly recommended from not only one of our close friends, but many of our close friends. Some that have hired her in the past, some that have worked with her in the past, and some that have hired, worked with, and referred her in the past and present.

    Not only was Barbara awesome but she also had many mutual friends with my wife and I that made it easy to talk with, and work with Barbara. Barbara didn't need any "ice breakers" for our first meeting, her personality shined right through and made us feel right at home. You felt like you have a real friend during one of your most intense and special times of your life. Barbara was awesome from the minute we met her, until the last minutes of our Ceremony.

    Enjoy your time with Barbara, and make sure to take it all in as it goes by so fast! If you aren't sure if Barbara is the one, please get in contact with her and meet with her. You will thoroughly enjoy your time with her and your spouse! :)

    Thanks Barbara!! -Ricky and Alex
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    We liked Barbara from the first moment we met. You could call it kismet, because the family member we'd chosen to officiate told us at the last minute that he was unable to attend. With the wedding mere weeks away, we asked around and received a glowing recommendation for Barbara from our venue. As it turned out, the wedding she was supposed to officiate on our wedding day had been postponed, so she was available and we started corresponding straight away. When we met, she was warm and welcoming and made us feel at ease right away. She spoke of love and family and all of the things that we, too, hold dear, and her love for officiating weddings came through in a way that made her seem not only like an easy choice, but the obvious one, the one that was meant to be all along.
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    Lisa Sent on 04/26/2018
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    Barbara did a wonderful job officiating our wedding. Many of our guests wanted her contact info. She made our day so special. We met with her twice. Once to talk to her and decide if we wanted her to officiate our wedding, and the second to finalize the ceremony. She really put us both at ease and the ceremony went off perfectly.
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    Lauren Sent on 02/16/2018
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    Barbara officiated my parents wedding years ago, so when it was time for me to plan my own special day, she was the first person I sought out. She was so kind and professional and she took the time to really get to know me and my husband. She helped us to create the perfect ceremony that was really “us”. We’ve had so many guests comment on how special and moving our ceremony was. We couldn’t have asked for anything or anyone better. Thank you so much Barbara, for making our perfect day so very memorable.
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    Lena Sent on 12/07/2017
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    My husband and I are so happy we chose Barbara to officiate our wedding. She is AMAZING! She spoke from the heart during the ceremony and it was soo sweet and heartfelt. We met with her beforehand and she had so many resources for us. We didn’t have any ideas or plans for the ceremony, other than that we didn’t want to to be long. She did an amazing job guiding us and giving us advice based on her experience. Her fee is very reasonable and she is top-notch! I highly, highly recommend Barbara!!
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    Claire Sent on 11/14/2017
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    Barbara was amazing! She spent time getting to know us and our ceremony was very personalized. We chose to say our vows together which was beautiful. She helped guide us at every step and made us feel very comfortable. We had so many guests tell us this was the best wedding ceremony they had ever been to. Highly recommended.
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    Barbara was such an amazing officiant. My husband and I just knew she was going to marry us on our first meeting with her. She's kind, honest and so helpful. I would highly recommend her to anyone looking for an honest, beautiful person to be their officiant on their special day.
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    Barbara was awesome! I loved the intimacy she created for our wedding, making it very unique to our likes and needs. She was very helpful with creating a program perfect for our faith also. We are very grateful to her for making our ceremony so special. I would recommend her anytime!!
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    Erin Sent on 11/12/2016
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    From our first appointment we knew that she was the right person to officiate our ceremony. She just gave us an idea of some of the things she MIGHT say and I was moved to tears. It seemed like she knew who we were as a couple. Reverend Barbara performed a ceremony that was personal and really reflected the love and values we share. The ceremony was so moving, our guests didn't seem bothered by the rain that moved in on our big day. We loved working with her. We are so grateful we found her.
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    Stefanie Sent on 09/08/2016
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    We absolutely loved Reverend Barbara. Our coordinator told us that no one that she has sent to see her ever comes back without booking her, and she was absolutely right. Rev. Barbara made us feel so comfortable right off the bat. She was warm, and totally understood our needs and vision for our ceremony. On the day of our ceremony was just fantastic and we have heard from so many guests that it was the best ceremony they have ever heard. She gave us her advice when we asked and needed it and respected our wished even though we knew our ceremony was going to be a bit longer than usual. I wish she could marry us again every year. What a beautiful person, inside and out, and what a beautiful spirit to marry my husband and I. Her words are something we will never forget.
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    Melinda Sent on 08/30/2016
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    I can't put into words how thrilled we were with Barbara and her ceremony for our wedding. We were so stressed out about our ceremony and finding an officiant until we met her — and then she made all of our fears go away. Her experience, professionalism, and true love of weddings and marriage are so apparent. She made the process easy and fun, and explained exactly what we needed to do for everything — from how to get the marriage license to how to rehearse walking down the aisle. Her ceremonies are compelling, personal, and memorable (and I say ceremonies because we've seen her twice — she also married our friends!) and she knows how to put both the couple and the crowd at ease. There are many, many wonderful things I can say about her but I'll narrow it down to this: I was really worried about having an officiant we didn't know marry us — it seemed odd to have a stranger perform something so intimate and important. But it was clear to us after our first meeting with Barbara that it would not be a stranger marrying us. She really took the time to get to know us and what we wanted out of our ceremony. After our two meetings with Barbara, having her up there marrying us felt incredibly natural — by that point, she wasn't a stranger, she felt like a friend. We feel very lucky to have had her as our officiant.
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    I don't even know where to begin with how wonderful Reverend Barbara is! She truly is such an amazingly kind, genuine and lovely person. My husband and I were so very honored to have her as our wedding officiant. We spent time with her in premarital counseling, as well as working on our vows and ceremony outline. Throughout the entire process Reverend Barbara was such a strong support to us and treated us as if we were family. We feel that she truly listened to us, took the time to get to know us and helped us create the most beautiful and memorable part of our entire wedding day. She ensured that both my husband and I felt confident and at ease during the ceremony, touching upon the most important aspects of our love and journey together, while keeping us lighthearted and focused on the beauty of the day. She has a way of speaking that will bring you to tears and fully captures the unique love you have for each other, your family and your friends. Not only is she the best officiant you could ask for, but she is genuinely a wonderful woman. Thank you for such a beautiful ceremony, full of love and happiness! We love you Reverend Barbara and anyone would be more than lucky to have you as their officiant!