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Wedding Ceremonies with Rachel

Wedding Ceremonies with Rachel

Parkton, MD
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    Brooke D. Sent on 06/20/2022
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    Makes ceremony planning easy!

    Rachael is so friendly and likable! She gave us a great template to customize our ceremony that made it very simple. We wanted a non religious, short and sweet ceremony and that’s what we got!
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    Amanda O. Sent on 08/03/2022
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    Incredible Ceremony with Everything We Dreamed Of

    Rachel was amazing. She sent us an incredibly detailed questionnaire to ensure we had everything we wanted and things we never even thought of. After we filled it all out, she allowed us to go through the ceremony with her, adjusting wording, putting in extra personal anecdotes, and a little joke here and there. Our ceremony ended up being incredibly personal, while keeping within the time limits we were hoping for. We laughed, we cried, we felt like we could be in that moment with each other. Having an officiant who was so prepared with every last detail made a world of difference. Since our wedding I have been to three others... none have compared to the level of personalization and heart that went into our ceremony!
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    Nicole S. Sent on 10/05/2020
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    Amazing Officiant!

    Rachel was so great and easy to work with! Her custom questions that she asked both Ryan and I before the wedding made our ceremony more personable and intimate! Thank you Rachel for officiating our ceremony!
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    Jennifer Sent on 10/02/2021
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    10 out of 10!

    Rachel was INCREDIBLE as our wedding officiant! She made the ceremony personalized to us-and was so organized, charismatic, and wonderful to work with in general! 10 out of 10 recommend her!
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    Stacy B. Sent on 01/01/2022
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    Working with Rachel was Great!

    While Rachel won us over during our initial Zoom meeting with her, we knew we made the best decision for our officiant when our coordinator, who works with SO many officiants, told us how excited she was we picked Rachel and that she wished she'd officiate all the weddings the coordinator worked on.

    From the get to know you call through the entire process my husband and I were really impressed by Rachel's attention to detail and thoughfulness towards all the aspects of the wedding day, not just the specifics related to performing the ceremony.

    She checked in with the kids in the wedding party to make sure everyone went to the bathroom before the ceremony. She pointed out to them where their "grown ups" would be sitting in case they needed them. She even brought stakes to make sure our arch was secrure (the florist had taken care of it, but still it was such a thoughtful touch!).

    In terms of the ceremony itself, we really appreciate how she included us in writing it and gave us so many options and so much flexibility, pieceing together components from different options to truly make it a unique and customized ceremony. The small books she created for us to read our vows to each other were also a great touch and a nice memento we're happy to have.

    While Rachel's fees were higher than some of the other officiants we considered, the value she provided was well worth it and we were so glad we opted to have her officiate our wedding.
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    Emily B. Sent on 09/26/2021
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    our perfect ceremony

    We worked with Rachel for our wedding this August. She was absolutely amazing! She is kind and friendly and amazing to work with! We ended up rescheduling last year due to covid. She worked with us to reschedule and our wedding and was always available. She made our ceremony absolutely perfect for us! She met with us multiple times and we filled out several documents and questionnaires to ensure that our ceremony was personalized and absolutely perfect!
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    Stephen M. Sent on 06/29/2021
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    Class from beginning to end

    My wife and I originally had three officiants picked out to interview but we never made it past Rachel. From our first meeting Rachel exuded not only excitement at our wedding but also care for what we wanted in a ceremony. After the ceremony, many of our guests told us how much they enjoyed the ceremony and, as the groom, Rachel made me feel about as comfortable as one can be.
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    Caroline Sent on 07/01/2021
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    Rachel is wonderful!

    We had the most amazing experience using Rachel as our officiant. We ended up having a micro wedding due to covid with just family and a couple very close friends. We thought for a long time we would have a family member marry us, but as the day got closer we came to realize that we didn’t want to put that on one of our very few guests’ shoulders. We found Rachel and never looked back! She does a fantastic job of creating the ceremony with you and making it feel so personalized. The day of the wedding she was a calming and professional presence in the midst of all the wedding chaos! Our ceremony was perfect and so reflective of who we are as a couple. Our friends and family were raving about it too! We are so very glad we made the decision to work with Rachel!
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    Elizabeth T. Sent on 07/18/2021
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    Rachel helped us create a perfect ceremony!

    We originally planned to have a large Catholic ceremony for our wedding but had to pivot our plans due to COVID-19. After deciding on an intimate outdoor wedding, we were a bit lost in thinking about what our ceremony would look like until we found Rachel. We were are so glad that we did because she truly helped us create the perfect ceremony that we will cherish forever.
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    Karena R. Sent on 09/01/2020
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    Beautiful ceremony, expertly crafted

    Rachel met with us several months before our wedding and we explained that we wanted a “not religious, but also a little faithful, pretty short, but also beautiful and emotional ceremony” and she delivered. Rachel helped us craft exactly the ceremony we wanted through a really cool google form that allowed us to select passages/readings or submit our own. She also helped us edit our vows. Rachel was great at wrangling our friends and family for the rehearsal, even though some of them had already had a glass of wine or two. She was clear in her instructions so everyone was prepared for the big day. On wedding day, Rachel delivered a beautiful ceremony and rolled with some little surprises (like random clapping). She helped us file our official paperwork and head off to celebrate. If you are looking for a kind, patient, and flexible officiant who can blend ideas on ceremonies, Rachel is the one to hire!

    Bonus: she also expertly moved out of the way at specific times to allow the photographer to get the perfect shots!
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    Robin E. Sent on 11/02/2019
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    One of a kind

    Rachel is hands down the sweetest person I have ever met. While searching for an officiant, I reached out to several people, some that I never heard back from and other who were already booked for our date of September 14, 2019. Then I reached out to one officiant who was booked, but put me in contact with Rachel and I could not have been more blessed! When we met, she was relatively new to being an officiant and she was working with another officiant who had more experience. They both were so kind and transparent through the entire ceremony planning process and there was a ton of communication between the three of us. There are options for the ceremony which you are able to select and tailor and personalize it to be exactly what you want.

    Rachel is one of a kind. During our planning period, I was in a really tough semester of school and was late getting details about our ceremony back to her for her review so she reached out to me via email; I apologetically explained my situation with school and she expressed that she was there if I just needed someone to chat/vent to. WHAT A SWEETHEART!
    It was an absolute pleasure having Rachel marry us. All of our friends and family adored her and her infectious smile. It truly felt like she was part of the family.

    Wedding Ceremonies with Rachel's reply:

    I love this job! These reviews help so much. You two have great families- easy to be a part of! Wishing you the best 1st married Valentine’s Day!
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    Keomi M. Sent on 01/10/2020
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    Best officiant ever!

    Words cannot describe how amazing Rachel is! Rachel took my vision for a quick, small, ceremony and perfected it beyond my dreams. In less than three weeks during the Christmas holiday season, Rachel agreed to officiant our ceremony with basically no real notice and did so with so much enthusiasm that I knew she was the perfect officiant. She made the process fun and easy and she made suggestions based on our situation that made the ceremony so special. On the day of the ceremony I was running late, but she was an angel, she pitched in to help with set up, she worked out details based on the venue, and I didn't have to worry about anything! I can truly say she went above and beyond and I would recommend her a million times! She told me that the ceremony would be perfect and she delivered! Thank you Rachel for making our day memorable and beautiful!
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    Christine B. Sent on 11/20/2019
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    Rachel is wonderful!

    I cannot say enough good things about Rachel. She was professional, organized, helpful, efficient, and so much fun to work with! Rachel was with us every step of the way with suggestions and solutions to make our ceremony perfect. She was so responsive any time my husband or I had a question. We really loved working with her; she is such a delight! Our guests had a lot to say about how lovely the ceremony was, thanks to Rachel. We loved working with her and will recommend to anyone looking for an officiant!
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    Marlowe H. Sent on 12/01/2019
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    Excellent!

    Rachel was absolutely fantastic officiating our wedding. We decided last minute to get married and Rachel was able to come up with a beautiful ceremony in such a short amount of time and executed it wonderfully. Completely 100% recommend!
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    Lindsey S. Sent on 11/29/2020
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    Highly Professional, Talented, Easy to work with & dedicated

    I got married in November 2019 and planned my own 85pp wedding.
    I was under a lot of stress and worried I wouldn't find an Officiant that could uniquely cater to my finance and I personality. I was wrong! Rachael is what you call "a match made in heaven" (for vendor hunting!) She and I connected during our phone interview immediately. I knew right away my husband would agree she is the perfect fit for us! We were VERY lucky she was available for our date! She has the high-level experience, positive personalty and fair pricing we were looking for! Working with Rachael was a breeze! She executed a seamless ceremony service, provided me endless tissues (ahah) and was so friendly to everyone she interacted with. The guests won't stop talking about her because she left us with an everlasting impression and perfect wedding day! We highly recommend her for your day! She will deliver top-notch professionalism, a beautiful service and dedication you are looking for!
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    David Sent on 11/11/2019
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    Simply Amazing!

    Rachel was an amazing officiant! We wanted someone that would listen and learn who we were before being a part of our wedding. Her process was in depth, yet simple. We enjoyed getting to know Rachel before our wedding and it was a huge relief to have someone so professional on our team for our wedding day. We were able to hand everything over to Rachel and trust that the wedding ceremony would be a success without any stress on the day of. We will recommend Rachel to anyone and everyone that we can!
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    Deborah S. Sent on 02/09/2020
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    A Delight to Work With

    Rachel was a life saver! Our original officiant cancelled on us 2 weeks before our wedding. Rachel stepped in and saved the day. She let us use our script we had already written and even reviewed our vows and printed them in little books the week before the wedding. Rachel showed up early and coordinated with all of our other vendors - DJ & Photographer to make sure everyone was on the same page. She ran down the ceremony with everyone involved since we didn't have a rehearsal prior and everything turned out perfect.
    We had so many compliments about how lovely our ceremony was and how amazing Rachel officiated. She took care of our wedding license and all the paperwork associated.
    She was a complete lifesaver and would recommend working with her to anyone who is engaged.
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    Rebeca Sent on 11/05/2019
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    Rachael is incredible!

    Rachael is the best officiant I’ve ever seen. She was so organized and put us at ease throughout the whole process. Our guests kept raving about how witty, well spoken and wonderful she was throughout our ceremony. She crafted the perfect ceremony and helped us with our vows. We have nothing negative to say and I will recommend her to everyone we know. (Extra: as you will see in some of our photos she even makes it a point to step to the side so your photographer can get photos of just you and your SO at the arch. She thinks of everything and makes it picture perfect!)
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    Stephanie R. Sent on 08/15/2019
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    Ceremony Performed by Rachael Zajac

    Rachael was awesome. She was professional and attentive. She worked with me to create the ceremony, gave me great suggestions and was very flexible. At the wedding she helped coordinate the photographer, wedding party, guitarist and made sure we knew what to do. She made us feel comfortable and she had a positive and cheery personality. She made me feel at ease as we planned the ceremony and did an outstanding job as she took us through our vows. Frank and I have great memories of a lovely ceremony.
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    Patrice W. Sent on 05/30/2021
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    Loved the creativity and personalization

    Our experience working with Rachel was nothing short of wonderful! We engaged her services to officiate our micro wedding. Rachel worked with us to craft a very personal, very touching ceremony - allowing us to each of our immediate family members to take part. We appreciated her guidance and brilliant ideas to build a ceremony we will never forget. I highly recommend Rachel!
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