Testimonials

Some couples choose me as their wedding celebrant because they are seeking a traditional ceremony in a non-traditional setting, while others choose me because they no longer practice in a church or faith community and want a minister who respects them as individuals with their own beliefs. Some couples want a modern, spiritual ceremony without a lot of dogma or preaching, and other couples want to merge their unique paths in an interfaith ceremony that respects their families, their guests, and their cultures. And some couples choose me because we make each other smile!

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Rev. Annie was amazing! Our other vendors thought she was a family friend because of how personal her ceremony was. She has such a warm personality, we felt like we knew her for years. On our intro call, we could tell right away that she was the perfect match for us. Annie walked us through everything leading up to the event and as an added bonus, on our wedding day, right before our first look she spoke with us individually which my husband and I agreed was just the pep talk we needed to calm our nerves.
— Ashley & Justin
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Reverend Annie was a phenomenal officiant for our wedding day. From our first call with Annie we felt comfortable and knew we wanted to work with her. Annie’s questionnaire before our ceremony was clear proof that she’s a seasoned professional who loves what she does. She asked us questions we’d never thought about before! On the day of Annie made sure our interfaith ceremony was executed beautifully. Our families kept asking how we met Annie and we were complimented many times (unprompted) on how personal and special the ceremony was. We are so thankful to Annie for making one of the most important parts of our most day so special.
— Ariana & James
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Annie was amazing for our wedding ceremony, she takes time for you, she writes your ceremony with love and kindness. We are French and she said few words in French it was so cute. We are so happy to chose her, thank you very much Annie, you are in our heart, you are the best.
— Caroline & Florian
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Rev. Annie is an amazing officiant! We communicated to her via email, she is very thorough as well as her questionnaire. Prior to walking down the aisle, she spoke to us about marriage and what it means to our lives. She gave us a very memorable ceremony and her words felt so sincere and true, it made us emotional. She has a calm tone in her voice and watching our wedding video, it really seem like she is narrating our love during the ceremony. Rev. Annie is excellent and we highly recommend her!
— Lissa & Maj
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Rev. Annie Lawrence was the perfect officiant! She was detailed, punctual, and very calming the day of. The ceremony was exactly how we imagined thanks to her. Appreciate all the preparation and the execution for our big day!
— Shirley & Jeff
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I cannot recommend Annie highly enough! When selecting an officiant for our interfaith wedding, we knew the overarching feeling we wanted for the ceremony, but very little idea of how that should be executed. Annie immediately set our minds to ease, providing structure and framing options of what we could do for our consideration. She put us at ease and on the big day, it went swimmingly. We received many compliments from our guests on the ceremony and couldn’t have been happier. I will be recommending Annie to all our friends getting married. Thank you Annie for such a wonderful ceremony and bringing that special moment together.
— Nicole & Matthew
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When we first spoke with Annie, my wife and I knew that she would be perfect for our wedding. She is engaging, funny and very professional. She made the entire experience so memorable. Just the fact that she pays so much attention to detail is so comforting. She made sure that both of my children were involved not only in the vows, but the ceremony as well. We cannot thank you, Annie, enough for the memories you provided for us.
— Matthew & Celena
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Rev Annie was the beautiful, eloquent, angelic, caring officiant who made my daughter’s wedding day so incredibly memorable. Her attentiveness to love, detail, family participation and beautiful diction in addition to her choice of words and poetry made this special day one that we will all remember forever. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
— Miriam, Mother of the Bride
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My husband and I loved having Rev. Annie as our wedding officiant. She is extremely kind and easy to work with, and her warm and professional demeanor are the perfect combination! From beginning to end, Rev. Annie was there for us, streamlining the process and keeping us on schedule. We HIGHLY recommend her as a wedding officiant!
— Carrie & Tye
Annie was the absolute perfect person to officiate our wedding. She made so much time and effort to get to know us and our story and when it came time for our ceremony, she delivered a beautiful, emotional, heartfelt and most important my genuine ceremony. She was the utmost professional BUT she also had this authentic care and love for us as a couple. She truly cared for us and made sure we got exactly want we wanted from the ceremony. Her spirit set the stage for the entire program and we could not have been more thankful. Thank you Annie for everything!
— Sophia & Sam
Magical and personal, couldn’t of asked for a better day! From the moment we started organizing our intimate wedding in NYC our hearts were set on Annie. Her website and reviews instantly made us feel like we were in safe hands! As soon as we made contact with Annie everything seemed less stressful and we could enjoy the preparation building up to our big day. Annie is an absolutely beautiful person from her soul and we couldn’t of asked for a better wedding day. She kept us at ease and from the moment we met her face to face it felt like seeing an old friend. A great warm hug and a truly magical and emotional (sorry about all the tears Annie) day. We couldn’t of asked for more! Her correspondence to emails was quick and friendly, and our encounter in Central Park was so relaxed. Annie you truly made us feel we were celebrating the biggest day of our lives with our closest friends (you included). We can’t thank Annie enough as she really did give us the best day. This wonderful woman will really give you the best wedding you could ever imagine and it will always be remembered by us. Everyone commented on how amazing Annie was, and how unique and personal our wedding ceremony was composed and that’s all thanks to Annie. You really will not be disappointed by Annie’s service, she is incredible and I feel this review can’t truly state how amazing she is! Already counting down the days to renew our vows and have Annie carry out that special service Thanks you, thank you, thank you!
— Sam & Paul
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Dear Annie, Thank you sooooooo much for your lovely, wonderful, exceptional and extraordinary wedding ceremony. We have been deeply touched by you and your way guiding us to our wedding. We will never ever forget you! Just imagine a world with full of people like you, would be the best place ever. Funny thing was, we got interviewed at the Stonewall Inn “National Monument” ceremony as we stopped on our photo tour & got lovely advice from an old, honored lady, Edie Windsor, who is an LGBT activist. Thank you again for everything, you made our day! I do, I do, I do...
— Heike & Henrike
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There are so many great qualities about Rev. Annie - warm, friendly, calm, organized, professional, and fun! She provided wonderful guidance in creating a ceremony that fit us and was such an invaluable, happy resource the day of the wedding. She takes care of all the paperwork which really made the planning process painless. She was supportive of “out of the box” scenarios and we would highly recommend to other couples!
— Clayelle & Cory
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We cannot say enough good things about Rev. Annie. In addition to being the embodiment of non-denominational spirituality that we were looking for in an officiant, she is also incredibly professional, punctual, helpful, caring, calming....the list could go on and on. She helped us to build a ceremony that truly represented who we are as a couple and the love that we have for one another, and did so in an incredibly patient manner despite us constantly making changes. She was calm yet detail oriented & organized while leading our rehearsal and during the nerve-wracking period prior to the ceremony; knowing she was there really helped to put our minds at ease. Our fairly religious families were initially a bit hesitant about a non-denominational wedding, but commented afterwards that it was the most beautiful, spiritual ceremony they had ever witnessed, and we feel the same. She is also just an incredibly interesting person who was fun to talk to and to get to know. Thanks, Rev. Annie - you’re the best!
— Teresa & Ben
Rev. Annie officiated our same sex wedding in NYC. Working with her was such a delight. She understood what we wanted our day to feel like and spoke the most beautiful words. She was kind enough to go over any last minute details. She is very responsive to emails and was lovely over the phone. We loved her kind demeanor and graciousness. Rev Annie is someone who really understand how to unite to people in love, we recommend her to everyone!
— Erica & Lea
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Dear Reverend Annie, Thank you so much for being part of our day. We loved the ceremony so much. You helped us create something very unique in front of those we love and care for. All of your recommendations and time you afforded us means so much were truly grateful. Today we’re both smiling and reminiscing about different parts of the day.
— Dean & Stephen

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