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Wedding Preacher for Hire

Wedding Preacher for Hire

Charlottesville, VA
4.9 out of 5 rating, 118 Reviews
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4.9 out of 5 rating
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118 Reviews
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    Sandy Sent on 12/30/2023
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    Great ceremony!!!

    Pastor Gay was fabulous! She made herself available on very short notice! The ceremony was just what we wanted and we will remember it forever! She will always be part of our special day 😀

    Wedding Preacher for Hire's reply:

    Thanks, Sandy. Well, you were a special couple. I am still trying to get over the fact that so much fell in place in your lives, to make this marriage happen! Best wishes to both you and Trisha.
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    Erin M. Sent on 10/24/2023
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    Fantastic officiant

    We hired Gay Lee about a month out from our wedding after it became clear that my original plan was not going to work. Luckily she was free and slotted us in, despite being right in the middle of her busiest season. Even though this was a fairly last minute arrangement, she did such an amazing job of crafting a service that was immensely personal and incredibly beautiful. I would 100% recommend her to anyone who is looking for an officiant.

    Wedding Preacher for Hire's reply:

    Erin--I thoroughly enjoyed myself at your wedding. What a lovely group of people you had gathered together! I love what I do. Can you think of a better profession? Much love to you and James.
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    Lauren R. Sent on 10/13/2023
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    Warm Energy for Ceremony

    Gay Lee brought a nice, warm energy to our wedding ceremony. She was very flexible to work with, and offered suggestions on how to get the ceremony the length & quality we wanted. We appreciated her taking the time to get to know us before the wedding via Zoom calls. Her thoughts and words of wisdom during the ceremony were touching.

    Wedding Preacher for Hire's reply:

    Thanks, Lauren. It was a joy to work with you. Much happiness in the years to come. Best to Taylor. You make a handsome couple.
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    Linda G. Sent on 01/01/2024
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    Gay Lee Einstein, wedding preacher

    GayLee is a great resource person -- she sent us lists of area musicians, musical selections, appropriate quotes to use in the ceremony, choice of types of service, etc. -- plus she was so easy to work with. In addition, she had her own sound system so people could hear us saying our vows. She was very thorough. I highly recommend her.
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    Tom B. Sent on 12/31/2023
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    Very helpful in every stage of planning and execution. Thanks

    She had some helpful guidance in several stages of planning, writing our vows, and custom order of the ceremony. She also provided invaluable resources with music and other facets of the wedding, making it quite the memorable and precious time in our life together.

    Wedding Preacher for Hire's reply:

    Thank you, Tom. And, it was a pleasure to be part of your special day. Hope you and Linda have a glorious New Year!
    Warmly, Gay Lee
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    Hayley Sent on 04/03/2024
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    GayLee is phenomenal

    Highly recommend GayLee. She made our wedding ceremony feel intimate and personal. She also provides premarital learning sessions. She is so kind hearted and warm.

    Wedding Preacher for Hire's reply:

    Thank you, Hayley. I so enjoyed officiating at your wedding. May your life together continue to be filled with joy.
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    Amanda M. Sent on 05/27/2023
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    Wonderful Wedding Officiant!

    We had such a wonderful experience with Rev. Gay Einstein as our pastor/officiant for our ceremony. She developed a personalized ceremony that was just what we wanted, and delivered a beautiful wedding ceremony on the day of the event. She really got to know us, made us feel comfortable, and listened to what we wanted. We also conducted pre-marital counseling with her. Gay was very organized, empathetic, and friendly. Highly recommend her if you are looking for an officiant!

    Wedding Preacher for Hire's reply:

    Thanks, Amanda but the pleasure was mine. I love what i do, and you were such a wonderful couple to work with. I hope you'll keep in touch if only on Facebook. I would love to know how your lives unfold. Best to Calvin, who really did inject humor into the service.
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    Megan C. Sent on 12/17/2022
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    Awesome wedding officiant!

    We had the best experience with Gay. She came highly recommended by our planner and we can see why! She has tons of experience officiating weddings and was able to help us pick exactly how we wanted our ceremony to be. We loved getting to know her over our calls and our guests all told us how lovely the ceremony was. We definitely recommend Gay!

    Wedding Preacher for Hire's reply:

    Thanks, Megan. I so enjoyed your wedding. You are a terrific couple with some really interesting and enjoyable friends and family members. I wish you well in your married lives.
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    Ellie M. Sent on 11/14/2023
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    Professional and Personalized

    Fortunately, I have known Gay Lee since she was the minister at my childhood church. So, when I got engaged, she was one of the first people I thought of to officiate our wedding. I am so grateful I reached out and she was available! The entire process of planning our ceremony was easy from start to finish. Her years of experience were evident from the first meeting. She was also attentive to how we wanted our ceremony to go and helpful with our selecting readings. You will be so lucky to have Gay Lee be your officiant!
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    Mckenzie Q. Sent on 10/29/2022
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    Once in a lifetime

    Rev. Dr. Gay Lee Einstein was our perfect preacher for our wedding. Words alone cannot explain the amount of professionalism, love, and community that she brought to our special day. Once I saw her preach at our friends wedding, we loved her so much that we had to have her at ours. I highly recommend Rev. Gay Lee to anyone who is looking for a preacher for hire!

    Wedding Preacher for Hire's reply:

    Thank you, Kenzie. You made my day! Hope you and Nicholas have a wonderful life together. You are off to a good start.
    Continued blessings.
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    Siobhan M. Sent on 10/06/2022
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    Amazing ceremony with Reverend Gay Lee Einstein

    Gay made our ceremony extremely special. She got to know us as a couple and we are so grateful to her for taking the time to make sure our ceremony reflected us. Our guests are still commenting on how beautiful the ceremony was and how amazing Gay was! We would recommend her to anyone! Thank you Gay!
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    Jonathan S. Sent on 11/07/2022
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    Great Officiant for Small Wedding

    Gay did a fantastic job with our wedding. Arrived a bit late because of their GPS, but overall a great time!
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    Michaela M. Sent on 11/06/2022
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    Easiest Wedding Planning Decision!

    Rev. Dr. Gay Lee Einstein was everything we could’ve asked for in an officiant! She was responsive, personable, kind and patient with all of our questions throughout the ceremony planning process. She curated a ceremony unique to us after getting to know us as a couple and learning what we envisioned for our wedding day. We’d recommend Gay to anyone and everyone who is looking for an officiant!

    Wedding Preacher for Hire's reply:

    Thank you Michaela. And what a lovely ceremony it was. A lot of planning went into your special day. Have a wonderful life together.
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    Perkins M. Sent on 10/21/2020
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    So Flexible & Kind During Covid Elopement

    Gay was so kind and patient while planning a quick Covid safe elopement this past summer! She walked us through all our options and was really kind and patient with us while we had to make decisions! Highly recommend her services!
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    Stefani P. Sent on 11/21/2021
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    Gay Lee is wonderful!

    Gay Lee was originally going to officiate our wedding in 2020, but then the pandemic happened! Instead, we had a civil ceremony and had her officiate our celebration at the wedding venue we originally booked instead in more of a vow renewal fashion. She was so pleasant, easy to work with, responsive, and kind. I really enjoyed her remarks and she did a great job capturing our love and commitment in words!
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    Lori P. Sent on 10/23/2020
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    Highly Recommend!

    Gay Lee was wonderful and highly recommend! She was very thoughtful in helping us lay out how we wanted our small ceremony to go and we are thankful she was part of our special day. She helped us incorporate various passages and messages that related to our relationship, which made it all that much more special.
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    Eliza C. Sent on 08/05/2021
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    A joy to work with

    My husband and I had such a wonderful experience working with Gay Lee to design the wedding ceremony of our dreams. We scheduled meetings with a few officiants but after our first meeting with Gay Lee we canceled the others because we knew that she would be a good fit. We wanted a ceremony that was spiritual and imbued with meaning but not religious. Gay Lee suggested many ideas to help us to achieve this including a ring warming which we hadn't seen at other weddings and was a wonderful way to involve our families in the ceremony. We met with Gay Lee several times during the planning process and she was always friendly and warm. Even though we had only known her for a few months, our ceremony felt so personalized and true to us, like we were getting married by a family member. Gay Lee is a special soul and we're so glad to have met her!

    Wedding Preacher for Hire's reply:

    Thank you, Eliza. I so enjoyed being part of your special day--a special day for two special people!
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    Daisy Z. Sent on 04/05/2021
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    Wonderful officiant and wedding counselor

    Reverend Gay is the sweetest! My now husband and I loved working with her. We got to know her well through our pre-marital counseling sessions, which were incredibly helpful in helping us understand one another better, identify potential sources of conflict and how to navigate them, and prepare us for married life. She was very patient with us during our rehearsal. On the day of, she arrived early to coordinate with the rest of our vendors. She also shared a personalized message during our ceremony. She is the kindest and an incredible joy to work with!

    **This was a micro wedding held on April 3, 2021 with all participants either fully vaccinated or tested negative for COVID19 twice**

    Wedding Preacher for Hire's reply:

    Daisy and her husband, Ryan, and I got to be good friends, during our premarital counseling sessions. Thank you for the kind words. Can you think of a better profession than being able to be part of peoples' lives at such a joyful and important time?
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    Brandon R. Sent on 10/31/2020
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    Perfectly splendid!

    Rev. Einstein was responsive, flexible, and extremely easy to work with. She provided us and our (virtual) guests with a lovely service to remember. We are very glad to have chosen her for our special day!
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    Eric W. Sent on 10/19/2020
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    Thoughtful Officiant

    Gay was wonderful, put up with us when we had to change plans because of the pandemic and delivered the short but meaningful ceremony we asked for. Highly recommend.

    Wedding Preacher for Hire's reply:

    Thanks, Eric. It was a pleasure to be part of your special day. Best to you, Heather and Calvin. You are such a lovely family. Truly blessed.
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    Sandy D. Sent on 10/27/2020
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    Excellent experience. This vendor was very reliable and met our expectations!

    Everything went even better than we had planned!
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    Gisel Z. Sent on 07/03/2021
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    Look no further!

    Our original officiant cancelled ~1 week before our wedding on 6/25/2021. Luckily Rev. Gay was available for our date and had done weddings at our venue (Keswick Vineyards).
    Since our very first outreach she was very responsive. She is knowledgeable and professional, which we could tell after our very first conversation.
    During our rehearsal and ceremony, she remained calm and helped our coordinator ensure everything went as it’s supposed to. She took her time to incorporate very personal details into the ceremony, such as analyzing a poem we had provided.
    We are so thankful that we were able to find her and would recommend her to anyone who is looking for a knowledge, detail-oriented, patient and caring officiant.

    Wedding Preacher for Hire's reply:

    Gisel and her husband were a delight to work with. And, I enjoyed meeting some of their friends and family members. I will add that Keswick Vineyard, has a professional and caring staff, on call to take care of any little thing. Finally, the weather cooperated. What more can you ask for? Much happiness in the years to come, Gisel!
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    Jessa Sent on 10/20/2020
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    Our special Wedding amidst Coronavirus

    We are so thankful for her to perform our wedding amidst coronavirus. She's been very helpful and very accommadating. I recommend this vendor 100%
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    Michelle M. Sent on 10/19/2020
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    Wedding July 2020

    Gay was amazing! She made our testament to one another come alive. Our guests told us the ceremony really resonated with each couple who has known our story from the beginning. We highly recommend her!
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    Lindsay K. Sent on 10/27/2020
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    Highly recommend, it was a joy working with her

    Gay Lee did a beautiful job on our wedding day. She graciously worked with us when COVID first started to reschedule our ceremony. We ended up doing a backyard ceremony with only parents present since we were set on our original date. Even though we found her online, she spent a lot of time getting to know us and provided a very special and personal ceremony for us. It was a joy working with her and we highly recommend her!
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