Chaplain Stephen Macht Reviews
Reviews
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Terrence Sent on 10/20/2022Dream Come True
5 Stars across the board! My wife and I wanted something more natural to us, something unique, and Stephen delivered that and more. His storytelling style is that of a narrator in a romance novel. The personalized story that he created with the help of our answers to specific questions is something I will always keep a copy of. Would 10/10 recommend! -
Lorna Sent on 08/17/2022
One Invite You Will Definitely Not Regret!
The last thing you need when planning a wedding is extra stress, especially regarding the ceremony! My husband and I had only a few weeks to work through the whole process and it could not have gone smoother: start to finish – Stephen is stellar. He is a pleasure to work with, speak with and to invite into this momentous day in your life. He is efficient, utterly responsive and his sense of humor adds a perfectly placed lightness to all of it. Once we worked through the details, he seamlessly integrated our stories with the religious elements we requested and the result was a beautiful and inimitably “us” ceremony. Stephen officiates with warmth, an understanding of the moment and an obvious skill – which has everyone in the room captivated. To a person, we were all in agreement - Stephen takes it to another level. -
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Anna Sent on 05/02/2020Beautiful Experience with Stephen
Stephen was a pleasure to work with. He helped us create a personalized ceremony which was very sweet with a touch of humor. We went back and fourth a couple times until we got it just right. He recommended different things to make it work for us. We wanted it very simple - we wanted to keep out religion and just make it about us. He helped us do that, he told our love story and kept the guests interested during this time. It was beautiful. Here is a short clip of our wedding, you can hear him speak in it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvKgdWWXBg8
Thank you very much Stephen, highly recommended :) -
Marcus Sent on 12/11/2019
Best In Class Creator of a Memorable Wedding!
Stephen was there every step of the way to coach us through sharing our unique love story. He is very responsive, detailed, and, most importantly, genuinely cares about creating a unique and memorable experience. Each of our guests stated, "Best wedding ever attended," with Stephen's officiating as a significant highlight. I highly recommend Stephen! -
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Roy D. Sent on 09/19/2019
Flexible and funny, Stephen will help deliver your dream ceremony
Me and my (new) wife, Allie, recently worked with Stephen as the officiant for our wedding in September 2019. My mom referred him as we were looking for an officiant, and thought he'd be great for our ceremony. We became inclined to agree.
We first met with Stephen in-person soon after I proposed. We discussed our vision for our wedding, and our "complicating" factors. I am Jewish, and Allie is half and half Catholic. We wanted a semi-casual ceremony that didn't lean too far in either religion, but paid homage to both.
Stephen was understanding and easy to work with throughout. He first sent me and Allie a questionnaire to answer about the other, with questions like how we met, and what we thought was special about the other. From these answers, he crafted the "script" for our ceremony. We worked with him over the next year, sending revisions back-and-forth every couple of months until we got it to the point where it felt just right. That point, funny enough, was just days before the ceremony, but Stephen was fantastic in being so flexible and up for anything with it.
The ceremony itself was phenomenal, with Stephen playing a large part in it. Many people came up to us at the reception to say it was the best wedding ceremony they've been to, and that they loved the officiant. That he delivered the words of our love story with wit and eloquence, and they were blown away. Yes, yes, some of it was the stunning and amazing bride and groom, but Stephen helped them come off that way ;).
In all seriousness, it was a pleasure working with Stephen, and we wholeheartedly would encourage others to do so as well for their weddings. He has officiated countless weddings, and with his background as an actor, he is able to deliver them with class.
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Whitney Sent on 10/09/2018Stephen did an amazing job officiating our wedding! Not only did we love our ceremony, we got so many compliments from our guests. We gave him the challenge of a non religious ceremony that incorporated traditional Jewish elements. Stephen found the perfect balance and also found a way to make it very personalized to us. He is also very professional and very responsive.
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Andrew Sent on 01/01/2018I don't want to make this too emotional, but it's impossible (I guess) to talk about one's wedding without SOME emotion. My father (who has been absent from most father duties since I was 7), called me the day BEFORE my wedding to say that he would not be able to attend. No worry. The relationship that I had built with Stephen leading to the wedding was so caring and warm that I was instantly comforted when I showed up the ceremony (given my "tense" emotional state). The work Stephen put in before the special day was that of an artist working on a masterpiece. Just the process of understanding the relationship between my-then-fiance was a ton of fun but also insightful as we were bringing Stephen into our love story. I can't say enough good things about how great the whole thing was. By-the-way, everyone in attendance said it was the best ceremony they've ever witnessed, which I credit to Stephen 100%.
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Azadeh Sent on 04/03/2017We were introduced to Stephen by a friend of my mom and we had a short time in LA to meet with him to discuss him officiating the ceremony. The moment we met we knew right away this was a perfect match. He explained to us his unique way of sharing our love story, in a way it was our perfect script on how we met and where we were going. The process was quite fun and different. We were sent a questionnaire my husband and I both filled out separately and then sent it to Stephen to develop our story with our own words. The night of the ceremony was the most amazing experience. We received so many compliments that our guests were able to live out our story, the way me met through his words. One of my cousins came up to us and said I have been to 8 weddings the last year and this by far was the most amazing, heartfelt, genuine and real experience they have witnessed. We cannot thank him enough and have already been sharing his information with our guests. He was a great part in making our wedding memorable. -
User2826620 Sent on 10/21/2016Words can not describe how thankful we were to have Stephen perform our wedding ceremony. It was such a pleasure to work with Stephen, from the first exchanges through email, to our in person meeting, to the day of our wedding. Stephen was professional, engaging, personable, genuinely excited to help us create our ceremony, and just made us feel like we could have someone on our side through all the crazy planning process.
When we searched for an officiant we were looking for someone who was going to engaging, providing the audience with a presence, someone who could tell our story and not make it boring. We had searched online with a few other individuals, but we knew he was everything we were looking for.
During the process he answered questions in a very timely manner and made himself available to us. Meeting him for the first time was like meeting a old friend. He was very kind and engaging, patient, and our discussions were very easy and free flowing.
On the day of the ceremony he arrived on time as we had discussed and he made us feel at ease. After the ceremony, so many friends and family came to tell us how much they loved hearing Stephen tell our love story. They laughed and definitely had a few tears, but everyone said how beautiful and amazing it was. It was definitely thanks to Stephen. He truly had the crowd wanting more and he had this amazing presence which made everything seem prefect. It flowed very well with our sand ceremony as well as our vows.
If you are looking for an amazing ceremony, someone who can truly tell your story, someone who is going to deliver what they promised and then some, Stephen is your guy!
Thank you so much Stephen for such a magical, beautiful, amazing ceremony. We are are so grateful that you were apart of our special day! -
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Dana Sent on 02/14/2016Stephen Macht officiated our wedding ceremony, but he was much more than just an officiant. He gave our ceremony—and the entire day—the feeling of warmth, openness, personality, and distinctiveness that we wanted.
We wanted a wedding based in Jewish values, but we did not want a traditional ceremony, and Stephen was very open to this, working with us to make our ceremony customized to our blended family background. Stephen worked with us to come up with vows that were humorous, offbeat, personalized, and true to us and our values.
It’s no coincidence that Stephen is a classically trained actor with a years of stage, film, and television experience, and a PhD in dramatic literature. He has charisma and stage presence, and he captivated our guests—even the kids! He injected humor and personal stories into his words, and made everyone feel at ease.
We felt that our wedding was unique and memorable, and it wouldn’t have been the same without Stephen!
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Tina Sent on 06/04/2020Disrespectful
He is very cheap and he gets very nasty. He gives you a deadline to answer back once it gets close to the deadline and you don’t respond back he assumes that the wedding is off and gets really nasty and talks about the kill deal and that now u owe him a 200 dollar or 300 dollar to kill the deal when the wedding is not even off. Its just his assumption cause he is very nasty when it gets to money. The story that he says he is gonna make for you. Its basically the answers you write to his questions and he just ends up saying he said this, she said this, he said this, she said this.... and the he said/she said just continues.
He cancelled on me, writing me an email about how sick he is and that he will pay my money back. When I contacted him for my money that I never received from him, he got nasty again, saying I should pay him for the he said/ she said story he made.
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