officiant uninterested and unresponsive!

Not overreacting at all. She is being paid for a service and not be communicative at all. I'd be pissed

I mean its just adding more stress to the already overwhelming stress that is wedding planning. She had such good reveiws but now I'm starting to wonder if we made a mistake!

Is it too late to find someone else since you already paid her?

It doesn't sound like you're asking for much. I hired my hair and make up person solely based upon reviews. I have been in communication with the manager of the salon several times even for silly little questions. She's always on top of calling me back and takes the time to answer all of my questions. That's part of what I am paying for. Just like you are paying your officiant to do a service, this is part of it. Doesn't sound like its above and beyond.

I would go over the contract to see the level of communication she agreed to in writing. IMO, she should be in communication with you within a reasonable time. Having to constantly reach out to her is very unprofessional on her part.

I think its a little to late.. I would be breaching the contract and they have a no refund policy so we would not get anything back.

I thought it was very unprofessional as well! Its not even like I have been calling her and bugging her non-stop, its just a month before the wedding and I kind of want to know that she is going to show up to my rehearsal and ceremony, and it is going to be what I wanted. It's the most important part of the day I would really like to enjoy it!

So sorry to hear that, outside of being a coordinator I am an officiant as well. I won't perform a ceremony without the couples approval and input. I don't think your overeating at all

Sounds incredibly unprofessional to me. This is a person who deals with milestone ceremonies as a career, or at least as an avocation. She should very well know what it takes to do business with brides-to-be.

I agree with others, other than you and your FH she's the most important person there, she seems a little unprofessional to me.

I'd say one dropped ball could be very normal; we are just getting into season here, and I admit that it's taking me several days to get back to people when I'm usually within a few hours...it's just a combination of weddings coming up and wedding REALLY coming up!

But this sounds pretty unprofessional to me.

We had a very similar issue a few months ago, and I found a new officiant. I could not handle the stress of not knowing if she would show up. We had only paid a deposit though so we lost about 150 but in the grand scheme of things it was good for piece of mind. She had great reviews when we booked her but then every review since we booked her had been negative saying she didn't show up. Have you checked the reviews since you booked her?

On weddingwire she does not have any reviews since last year. I did see that she performed a ceremony in march, but I only saw a picture of it on her facebook page so I don't have much information about it. It is now friday and she has still not sent me anything and she said I would have it by yesterday. I am really considering just looking for someone else becuase this is just ridiculous!

Overall sounds very unprofessional... Sorry you have to deal with this getting so close to your wedding. At least you are on top of it and it wasn't a last minute event. I have had friends have the officiant not show up to their wedding and in search of a last minute officiant to marry them! Talk about crazy stress!

Good luck and let us know how it turns out.

While she should totally be answering you in a timely manner, she's probably focused on any weddings she has this weekend. I'd send her an email Sunday, ask for a copy of the ceremony to review by Wednesday or Thursday evening (be specific with which day). Aand then wait. You've then set a clear expectation for her to meet. What's the penalty for breaking your contract? I imagine she'll focus more on your wedding the week or two before.