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    Sara Sent on 10/29/2023
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    Very happy!

    Melinda was a great pleasure to work with! She was very knowledgeable and helpful. She was responsive to my questions and made it very easy to create the ceremony we wanted. I would definitely recommend Melinda to anyone looking!!

    With These Words's reply:

    Thak you for your kind words Sara. It means a lot to me that you took the time to write a review for me.
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    Carley B. Sent on 11/23/2022
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    Professional and Personable

    Melinda was professional, experienced, knowledgable, and personable. She helped my husband and I choose the perfect ceremony and left us with plenty of options to make things our own. She was very responsive to any questions we had and overall is very pleasant and caring. I highly recommend using her services, 10/10 would recommend! 😊
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    Jill T. Sent on 08/24/2022
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    Great experience!

    Friendly & easy to work with! She is very calm and keeps the mood light! Highly recommend!
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    Kaitlin L. Sent on 09/12/2022
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    Wonderful Experience!!

    Melinda was wonderful to work with and everything we were looking for! She was super friendly and helpful during the planning process and created the perfect ceremony for us. We received so many compliments with multiple people asking if she was a relative of ours since it was so good. She made the ceremony personal to us and it filled the room with laughter, tears and smiles! We would absolutely recommend Melinda to everyone!
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    Jessica S. Sent on 01/25/2022
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    Absolutely magical!!

    We wanted a non-faith based ceremony but still wanted to make it special and meaningful. It was hard to find someone who we thought respected our beliefs and who truly wanted to be apart of our special day. Melinda molded all of our wants and needs together so easily! She was the PERFECT fit for us! Not once did she mention or push anything on us and that was SO important for us to truly feel loved and respected even when we wanted to add in Buddhist elements in our ceremony. Our wedding was last minute and we were so lucky for her to have an opening for us. With my 2 year old running around along with being outside in the cold, she was professional and she helped everything feel organic. She's dedicated and you can tell she loves what she does! Thanks again, Melinda! You helped make our day ABSOLUTELY MAGICAL! We will never forget you. 🙏
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    Kaitlyn S. Sent on 10/24/2021
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    Phenomenal. Above and beyond

    Melinda accommodated our out of the box requests in stride, continuing to find new material for our ceremony and asking our input along the way. During the rehearsal and the ceremony itself she helped us feel calm and confident.
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    Mikaila M. Sent on 11/24/2020
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    She was really professional!

    Melinda was an excellent officiant. Our original officiant canceled within 24 hours of our wedding, so when I explained that to Melinda she was extremely happy to help! She was a life saver for us!
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    Mary O. Sent on 10/03/2021
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    Amazing Officiant

    Melinda did such an amazing job! Everyone loved her and even though we only met a couple of times, she worked hard to get to know us and our families. Great sense of humor and had so many laughing, smiling and even crying during the ceremony. I would definitely recommend her for any wedding.
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    Greg E. Sent on 10/01/2021
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    Helped make our wedding day the absolute BEST!!!!!

    Reverend Melinda and her husband Larry did an amazing job of getting to know us and our kids before the wedding which in turn made the wedding day a magical experience officially combining our two families! We consider them both family now and would highly recommend them! Can we get an AMEN!?!?! :) THE BEST IS YET TO COME!!! Greg & Heidi
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    Cassie D. Sent on 09/08/2021
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    Made us feel Confident and Relaxed

    Reverend Melinda was the best choice for our wedding officiant. She made us feel very confident and relaxed during the entire process especially during our rehearsal and actual wedding. She single handedly helped calm the groom down with her soothing spirit as I walked down the aisle. During rehearsal she let everyone know exactly what they needed to do and helped make the process quite efficient when we had 17 rowdy bridal party members. She really cares about every detail and you can personalize your wedding however you wish. Her husband took beautiful pictures from both days as well and emailed them immediately! That was so sweet :) We would only choose her!
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    Shawna M. Sent on 08/26/2021
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    It was perfect

    Melinda was completely professional and amazing to work with. She made sure to help us keep the ceremony on track to go on perfectly. She is extremely friendly with a very wide array of options for the process. I highly recomend her.
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    Vihang N. Sent on 08/20/2021
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    We found the Perfect Wedding Officiant!

    We were really glad to have Rev. Melinda Fosse as our Wedding Officiant. She was extremely kind, patient, enthusiastic and helpful throughout the process. Even with a lot of ambiguity in our wedding date, she was flexible and ready to adjust per our schedule. She also suggested an excellent venue which was loved by all our guests and made our ceremony memorable. Thank you, Rev. Melinda!
    Not to forget, her husband, Larry, captured some beautiful moments behind the lens and emailed us our wedding photos right away!
    I would highly recommend Rev. Melinda's services to all the couples out there in search of a genuine and humble Wedding Officiant.
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    Mary P. Sent on 07/26/2021
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    Excellent Working with Melinda!!!

    Melinda performed our “Backyard Elopement” perfectly! We met a few times previously to review ceremony flow, she provided choices for how the ceremony could go and absolutely worked with us to make it a ceremony tailored exactly for us. She did great. Thanks again!!!
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    Kaitlin B. Sent on 05/07/2021
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    Incredible service!

    Melinda was so great! She worked with us so well and was so helpful! I couldn’t have asked for a better experience with her. She was great at organizing and executing the ceremony, she knows exactly what she is doing. I will be recommending her!
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    Tracy M. Sent on 04/20/2021
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    Amazing and well worth the price

    I had booked her at the last minute since my officiant had canceled on me, but she still got everything together in time. It was a beautiful ceremony all thanks to her.
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    Mackenna K. Sent on 01/24/2021
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    Wonderful.... highly recommend!

    Melinda did a wonderful job making us feel comfortable and guiding us through the process. She was very easy to work with and has many great ideas and recommendations on marriage and living a happy life. Her husband also did a great job taking candid photos during our ceremony. Overall, we had a perfect experience and would highly recommend!

    With These Words's reply:

    Thank you so much Mackenna, for your time and wonderful review!
    I do wish for you and Bharat the very best life can bring your way.
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    C & Sent on 10/31/2020
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    Made sure our day was just what we wanted!

    Reverend Melinda worked with us to create a ceremony that was special and meaningful to us. She was so supportive, and it felt like she was part of the family. She drove an hour to officiate our wedding, and even brought her husband, who took lovely photos. We could not have had a more perfect wedding day!
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    Charlotte Sent on 05/12/2021
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    Amazing officiant with beautiful photos

    We could not have picked a better officiant! Melinda helped us create the ceremony of our dreams that fit us perfectly. Larry helped us with beautiful photos for the wedding! They were thoughtful and kind during the ceremony and I wouldn’t have anyone else! It felt like having family there.
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    Lisa S. Sent on 07/16/2020
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    Best Day Ever!

    Melinda is awesome. She is very responsive and helpful with choosing the details of the ceremony. Very personable and relaxed. She helped make the day super special. Thank you Melinda.
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    Jennifer B. Sent on 07/09/2020
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    Rev melinda Fosse

    Great attention to detail in giving us exactly the service we wanted.

    With These Words's reply:

    Jenn, thank you so much for your kind review. I wish you nd Beanie all the best! Take care Melinda
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    Nicole A. Sent on 07/06/2020
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    Wonderful Officiant!

    Melinda was a WONDERFUL officiant and we can’t recommend her enough!! She was kind, helpful, responsive, and dependable - we couldn’t have asked for more! My husband and I didn’t know where to start when it came to finding an officiant for our wedding, but we’re so glad that we found Melinda! She always responded to our questions in a timely manner and gave us many options to choose from when deciding what to include in our ceremony. Due to COVID 19, we were unable to meet with her in-person until our rehearsal, the day before our wedding. She arrived at the rehearsal totally prepared and did a fantastic job walking us through the ceremony. On our wedding day she did a beautiful job!! Everyone commented on what a lovely ceremony it was! We couldn’t be happier and highly recommend hiring her as your officiant! Thank you so much, Melinda!!
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    Jamey M. Sent on 10/31/2019
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    Great officiant!

    We hired Melinda to officiate our wedding on 26 Oct 2019 and could not have asked for a more kind, funny, and organized professional. Melinda gave us really great advice on what to include in our ceremony and was very responsive to all of our questions and needs. During the rehearsal and day of ceremony, she had everything under control and made everyone feel comfortable and welcomed. I would highly recommend her!!

    With These Words's reply:

    Vielen Dank for your kind words, it means a lot to me that you took the time to write your review...…..danke! Melinda
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    Keith P. Sent on 10/14/2019
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    Melinda did a great job!

    My new wife and I just got married this past weekend and chose to use Melinda. She was excellent. She was always timely with her communication. She also made it extremely easy to customize our ceremony because it is evident she has done this for quite a bit of time. She sends a word document with great suggestions which allows you to put your own personal touch on the ceremony. I would definitely recommend her to anyone, you cannot go wrong with her. Thanks Melinda!

    -Keith and Casey
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    Stephanie R. Sent on 10/15/2019
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    Melinda was professional with a great sense of humor

    When my wife and I started looking at wedding officiants, even though we lived more than 3 hours away we knew that Melinda was the Reverend for us. We called her a year in advance, even though she doesn’t usually book that far out, she was kind enough to have us call her back in January. We talked several times about, how in just 1 phone conference we knew that with her personality, she was the one. When we called her back in January, we were so excited that she saved our date (10-05-2019) for us. In those 10 months Melinda sent us a lot of material that we could look over and make the choices that we wanted to put our ceremony together, she was adamant that this was our day. Even so, she gave us some suggestions that we could use to make our wedding day personal to us and our families. Believe me, she has done this many times and it shows. She made our day perfect with just the right amount of professionalism and humor. Melinda also had a little surprise for us, her husband Larry came to the ceremony with her and captured some AMAZING photos. Thank you Reverend and Mr. Fosse for helping make our day perfect! Tammy and Steph Boyd
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    Brooke Sent on 09/22/2019
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    Great experience!

    Very personable and took the time to get to know us as a couple! She is very professional yet still has a great sense of humor. Her husband also took some photos of the rehearsal and wedding day and sent them to us as well which was really nice!
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