Liz Rae & Co.

made an effort to get to know us and learn our story from start to finish! We enjoyed talking to her and shared lots of laughs! She created a perfectly written ceremony for us that incorporated everything we had asked for including aspects of Greek and Jewish cultures. Many compliments we got from our family and friends was that she was so personable and had such a calm peaceful voice throughout. The best part of all was that we got to meet Liz in person the week of the wedding for lunch and just finalize last minute touches after picking up our marriage license. We would recommend Liz for anyone looking for a officiant.

naire about our love story and unique qualities, which allowed her to truly get to know us and craft a ceremony that was not only beautiful but also memorable and fun. She captured our relationship perfectly, and many of our guests even remarked that it felt like Kelly had known us for years. Her warmth, professionalism, and ability to create a ceremony that felt uniquely ours made our wedding day even more special. We highly recommend Kelly and Liz Rae & Co. to anyone looking for a heartfelt and personalized ceremony!

diately clicked with our vision for our ceremony, and we felt an instant connection. It truly was a perfect match! Mark went above and beyond throughout the entire wedding planning process. He took the time to meet with us whenever and wherever was convenient for us, patiently answering all of our questions and easing any concerns we had. His thoughtful and caring nature made us feel incredibly supported and valued. When it came to our ceremony, Mark's attention to detail and genuine effort shone through. He crafted a ceremony that was uniquely ours, incorporating our story and personalities beautifully. From start to finish, my husband and I couldn't stop smiling. Mark's delivery was heartfelt, engaging, and perfectly captured the essence of our relationship. Liz Rae & Co. exemplifies professionalism and personalization in every aspect. They know exactly what they're doing, and they do it with a level of care and expertise that is truly commendable. Mark's contribution was integral to making our wedding day the best day of our lives. I can't express enough gratitude to Mark and Liz Rae & Co. for their exceptional service and for helping to create memories that we will cherish forever. If you're looking for an officiant who will make your wedding day unforgettable, look no further than Liz Rae & Co. and trust that they will exceed your expectations in every way. Thank you, Mark, for being a part of our journey and for making our most important day absolutely perfect.

tionship with our photographers. You could tell they really liked working with each other. On top of that, she helped entertain our 4 year old daughter for a bit, while the photographers worked their magic. Our last minute elopement was perfect and Liz was a huge part of making that happen. Liz even took a few photos and videos on her cell that she shared with us, which we used to announce our marriage to friends and family. We were super grateful to have her there and will count her as a forever friend! ❤️

riends and family to enjoy the wedding, and we weren't particularly religious so we started researching a bit. We have been to weddings where the officiant rambled on about trees and forgot the groom's name. So we wanted to get to know our officiant and that lead us to Liz Rae. We started off with a video meeting with Mark and went over our vision, our wants and things we didn't want. From there we met for dinner a number of times and got to know Mark, and he got to know us as a couple. He guided us and was open to anything, he was eloquent, quirky and funny! He wrote a lovely ceremony, and knew when to lead people and when to step out of the way. All our interactions with Liz were very professional, concise and friendly. We truly loved the personal approach Liz Rae and Co. offered us and we highly recommend them for anyone looking for a personal touch!

short or boring or sappy or obnoxious. Liz did an amazing job of capturing our story, and throughout the planning process freely shared various tips and tricks (both related and unrelated to ceremonies) from her experience marrying countless couples. We're so appreciative of her coaching and support with vow writing as well. My husband and I didn't share our drafts with each other in advance, and Liz helped ensure we were at parity in terms of length and tone without giving away any "spoilers." Liz is the best! Hire her now.

sulted in her being able to deliver a super personal ceremony. She was very knowledgeable in regards to Jewish traditions and understood how to create a balanced interfaith ceremony that was non-secular overall with a few Jewish traditions. Liz’s vow journal was immensely helpful in organizing our thoughts to write our vows. Moreover, it was a deeply productive and enjoyable exercise to journal guided by her prompts. I highly recommend having Liz officiate your wedding.

year relationship. I would HIGHLY recommend hiring Liz for your special day...you will not regret it!

expectations and deadlines from the jump. Our guests were in awe of our ceremony and we had many baffled that we weren't long time friends due to how personal the ceremony she created felt. 10/10 would recommend! photocred: @emmapetersenphotography (also 10/10 recommend)

s and memories she fit into our ceremony. The process was very simple but very in depth- she had us complete some questionnaires together and separately, and then gave us the option to send some to our friends and family to complete. We had a few sessions talking with Kelly to discuss the feel that we wanted for our ceremony and any other touches we wanted. She wrote a ceremony that was beyond our greatest hopes!! Absolutely recommend!!

ony was simple yet comprehensive. Through some questionnaires and conversations over Zoom, Kelly developed a beautiful narrative that was tailored perfectly for us to the point where a few people asked how long we had all been friends. Highly recommend!

t was just right. She helped set the tone for the wedding day with humor, grace, and respect for serious moments. Couldn't be happier.

nted. Made us feel so at ease for our big day. She then thoughtfully constructed through words our love story and went over it line by line to make sure it was how we wanted the ceremony to be and our vows. She held our hand through the entire process including how to get our marriage certificate afterwards. Day of she was beyond amazing. Our ceremony had some unexpected additional noise (party behind our venue) as well as our mic didn't work all of a sudden. This was no problem for Kelly as she calmly led us through our ceremony and projected using her theatrical experience and skills. Do not hesitate to hire Kelly as an officiant. She was beyond amazing!!!!! <3

legal things she needed to do in order to marry us (she had never been an officiant before). Thats where we found Liz, who went above and beyond in all of these things and made an absolutely incredible and special ceremony that went very smoothly. We first got to know Liz over several video sessions where she asked us about our story and what is important to us in a ceremony. My expectation was that she would provide us with a generic template with some of our personal details included and then we would be on our own to edit it and make it really unique and special. NO. She made an incredibly beautiful and specific first draft, and then when we met about it and gave her feedback (sometimes super vague feedback like, "we want to say something about the ring being gold that ties in with the grooms science background and is kind of like this Carl Sagan quote") and she would take it all in and produce the most beautiful text that said exactly what we wanted it to say. We did several iterations of this over I think at least 3 drafts and video sessions, and she also gave us great ideas about different elements to add to the ceremony that we hadn't thought of before. Our officiant was also included in the draft document and added her own thoughts as well, and then tweaked the language at the end to be in her own voice for the day-of. Liz also did an amazing job of prepping her on all the small and big details she needed to be aware of, and everything went incredibly smoothly on the day of the wedding. We got tons of compliments from our guests on the ceremony as well, some saying it was the best they had witnessed! Beyond how great she is at what she does, Liz is just an amazingly kind, funny, wonderful person to be around. Her enthusiasm is infectious and she is extremely professional. We really enjoyed working with her, 10/10 highly recommend!!

ly recommend Liz for couples that don’t want a cookie cutter wedding ceremony!

rated on the ceremony script over a couple of months as we all fed off each other's ideas, and the end result was something familiar but very unique. Although we never met face to face until an hour before the ceremony, it was like encountering an old friend the first time we met. Her professionalism and delivery at the ceremony helped us pull off something above and beyond our early hopes. Thanks to Liz for helping make our wedding day so very special!

ts come up to us saying they felt like we had known Liz for years! I can't recommend her enough!! :)

enuine to who we are. I loved the idea of a custom-written ceremony. You can tell that this is a company that passionately celebrates all people and all love. I got even more excited when we got paired up with Kelly as our officiant. When I started poking around Kelly’s Instagram, I lit up! I was obsessed with her messages, her spirit, and her vibe. She totally inspires me. It’s nice when you feel like your officiant is someone you’d want to be friends with. Working with Kelly to create our wedding ceremony was seamless. She was very available to meet with us and got to know us. She is an excellent creative writer. The ceremony was completely reflective of us and our story. Our guests loved it and we received so many compliments on how beautiful it was. Many guests also complimented Kelly specifically, all saying how great she was! I felt extra comforted having Kelly by our side during the ceremony. At one point I accidentally said my “I do” too early, and Kelly quickly said “she’s eager!” and everyone laughed. She made that “oops” moment into a very positive, memorable part of the ceremony. What an amazing presence she is! You totally rock Kelly- keep being you!!! :)

nd how she seemed like she knew us for years. She was able to incorporate my new stepson in the ceremony which was very important to us. Liz also came up with the perfect family unity activity for the three of us. After getting to know us, she created the taco spice unity activity and the guests were over the moon for it. We cannot stress this enough, but she's the best officiant ever!!!

love, and what tone/feelings we were looking for in a ceremony, and she created something better and more personal than we could have ever imagined. Many wedding guests told us that they have never been so moved by a wedding ceremony and it was among the best they'd ever heard. Kelly was a highlight of our wedding and we feel lucky to have had her as part of our special day!

this career. He supported us through the whole process and honestly became like a friend. He wrote the most beautiful ceremony that was completely customized to us. It was my favorite part of the entire planning process and was worth every single penny. We had all our family and friends in tears with the beautiful words he spoke during our wedding. We will forever be grateful we got paired with Dan for such an important event in our lives. I would give this company 10 stars if I could. I promise if you book with them you will not regret it.

it felt like we were chatting with an old friend. The ceremony was perfect. We received so many compliments and people asking how long we’ve been friends! Working with Liz was probably the least stressful part of the whole planning process. We would 100000% work with her again.

ewrites and changes until it was perfect. Although, it didn’t take much change. Her writing was beautiful, captured our love, and added a bit of humor (something we wanted). She is just good people who will go the extra mile to make you and your Fiance feel special.

ersation with her was easy and fun. We felt like she really got to know us, and our sense of humor as we put the ceremony together. We met with her several times throughout the process, and did a detailed read through with our officiant to make sure everything would sound smooth on our big day. If you're even considering hiring someone to help write your wedding ceremony, definitely go with Liz, she'll help you create a memory you and your guests won't soon forget.

* well. Mark fit right in and we hit it off almost immediately! He got to know us over a couple of beers and was great at sending us drafts of what he was planning to say. Super cool dude and such a great company! I've recommended Liz Rae & Co to every engaged couple I encounter (even if they aren't asking for advice lol)

ation and high productivity from Liz, everything turns out perfect. We have many Chinese names, and even one line of Chinese during the ceremony, but Liz tried her best to overcome the language barrier. Overall, Liz is definitely someone you can trust for your wedding!

ith him at a restaurant to get to know him and then we did some interviews and the script he came up with had both families loving the ceremony. We got so many comments about how good he was. People thought he was a life long friend by how personalized it was. We didn’t know what to expect or what was needed and he helped us through it all. highly recommend.

e were struggling to find an officiant who could do a more interfaith/but not overly "religious" feeling ceremony. We really wanted to find an officiant who understand both my partner and I's different beliefs, worldviews and backgrounds and blend those into a ceremony that was uniquely us. And Dan did just that. We first chatted with Liz & Dan via a Zoom/video call as sort of a vibe check. And from the first meeting with Dan - he felt more like a friend than just a vendor when we were hiring. I could tell from the beginning that Dan was a listener who really wanted to get to know my partner and I so he could help tell our story on our wedding day. Throughout the process, we had multiple meetings & hangouts with Dan. We got a beer, got coffee and texted/emailed regularly. We connected on social media and Dan was so great about checking in with us about even non-wedding related stuff, like to wish us happy birthday or good luck on something with work, etc. He really became a friend throughout the process. While planning a wedding is stressful, the one part of our whole wedding planning process I never had to worry about was the ceremony because Dan was so on top of everything. Dan also helped us write our own vows with Liz Rae & Co's vow journal that had prompts to guide as we begin to think about our vows. Dan captured my partner and I's story perfectly. He helped us find a unity ceremony that was uniquely us too. There wasn't a dry eye in the room during our ceremony because Dan just understood us & our story so well. We truly feel like we found not only our wedding officiant, but a friend in Dan. I can't imagine our wedding day without him. I could go on and on, but I truly can't say enough great things about Dan and Liz & Rae Co. If you want a ceremony that is unique, original, inclusive and anything but cookie-cutter - would recommend Liz Rae & Co. So much love for this vendor! :)

et Vincent in person once and through zoom a couple of times. He was so good at telling our story the way we wanted it. We did not expect how much it elevated our wedding, and still, now we are still getting compliments about our ceremony. We highly recommend Vincent! He really paid attention to our story details, we absolutely love his jokes and love how we were able to go over everything before the actual wedding day. Our ceremony was the best part of our day, our guests laughed and cried, and it was the best moment that we still carry on. We already recommended Vincent to our families and friends, especially our wedding guests who loved him. BEST VENDOR!

We are not super religious, have LGBTQIA+ family members, and wanted someone that aligned with our values. We found Liz on Instagram and she fit the bill perfectly! We met with Liz several times over the wedding planning process. It felt like we were dating Liz. She would ask us questions to get to know us better. She also asked our close family and friends questions, to hear their perspective on us and our relationship. This was all done so she could write a fully custom wedding ceremony for us. We had minor tweaks along the way, but we loved every copy she sent us! The final wedding ceremony was beautiful. We wanted a serious, but not too serious wedding ceremony, and that is exactly what we got. Beyond writing the ceremony, she also helped us with the processional. We had no idea how to arrange people, and she knew exactly what to do. We also used Liz for our rehearsal, and all of our close family and friends got to see first hand how awesome Liz was. She answered all of our questions, and put up with our family banter like a champ! We loved working with Liz. Our family still talks about how amazing Liz was. You will NOT regret working with Liz Rae & Co., she is a must for your wedding!!

hrough our meetings and video calls leading up to the wedding day. She will listen and understand your story and help to turn that into a beautiful written script for the ceremony day. I also appreciated that we got to play a role in creating the script and could send edits and go back and forth until we reached the final product. Some guests thought Liz might be a cousin or something as she knew and understood us so well. Such a pleasure to work with her!

one liners. Almost every guest approached us afterward commenting how it was the most moving and entertaining wedding ceremony they’d seen. When we first explored using an officiant service, our biggest worry was that it would feel impersonal or forced. The final result couldn't have been further from the truth. Vincent and Liz Rae used a really unique process to gather meaningful anecdotes and funny stories from multiple points of view by engaging our parents, families, and friends. Vincent then went above and beyond to get to know us and our love story - including spending time over lunch in Los Angeles! We are so appreciative of all the work Vincent put into the script, process, and delivery and will treasure the memories from what we too felt was the best ceremony we’d seen.

ng- ridiculous, we know!- and we came across this page on The Knot and reached out. Very quickly, we heard back from Liz and got a quote and while she was not available, Vincent was. Working with Vince was a lot of fun! We had such a short amount of time to prepare but he really went out of his way to get to know us, put together the ceremony piece and ask us our honest opinions. He let us be a part of the process and the result was that it was such a personal ceremony; so much so that our family thought he was a good friend of ours! We still hear from family and friends that our ceremony was lovely and funny (which is on brand for my husband). We appreciate Vincent and Liz’s work ethic, kindness and would definitely send folks their way!

pizza and beers and early on you could tell he was super passionate about writing, speaking, and being able to contribute to such a vital part in telling a couples love story on their wedding day. Over the months leading up to the wedding he was always easy to work with, even from out of state. He took our ideas and was able to run with it. We had a beautiful ceremony and he even took care of all the legal paperwork after we signed the document!

e and my new wife, our values and the dynamic we share. Many of our guests have been saying it is the most personal and special wedding ceremony they've been to. We could not be happier with the way it turned out. The best part of working with Liz was how collaborative she was willing to be. She brought so many ideas to the table that we'd never have thought of on our own and helped brainstorm ways to weave our own ideas into the ceremony in a way that made structural sense. She even let us go in and edit a draft of the script to further personalize it with some of our own word choices and flourishes that made it feel even more uniquely ours. The result was a ceremony far better than any of us could have conceived on our own. A funny, deeply moving, idiosyncratic expression of our love, our intentions and our story. Generous with her time and kind in spirit, Liz made great effort to get to know us and form a relationship that wasn't solely focused on ceremony creation. All of our meetings were held over Zoom and it's almost impossible to believe the only time we met her in person was on our wedding day (she was very open to meeting in advance and was always accessible), as she is now such a special and integral part of our relationship. On top of being so great to work with, she really knocked it out of the park on the day! She made us feel comfortable before the ceremony, with her easy-going, sweet demeanor and brought the perfect energy and tone to her delivery. She felt truly present with us and our guests, speaking with clarity, gentleness and great sincerity. There are a million reasons to hire Liz and I can't think of a single one not to. My wife and I are so happy we chose her and enthusiastically recommend you do so, too. Thanks, Liz! You're the best!

we hired a stranger to write a ceremony for such a personal story. But Liz is so thoughtful, kind, and creative! Before we even discussed details of the ceremony we just chatted and got to know each other. She listens very well and takes the time to know you as if you were a friend. She welcomes feedback on her writing, and it was fun to collaborate on the ceremony writing. The final product was a beautiful ceremony that we were so pleased with! Our friends even asked if Liz was a friend of ours. She gets to know you that well. We highly recommend Liz as your officiant!

e are as a couple. Vincent did exactly that by getting to know us as individuals and then us as a couple. He cultivated a beautiful ceremony that embodied our relationship perfectly. He went above and beyond to make sure we were happy with the final result and even did a reading of it on zoom. We got many compliments on the ceremony and the guests loved chatting with him afterwards. If you’re looking for an officiant, look no further.

w my wife and I (in a fairly short window of time). He crafted a terrific and super funny ceremony that felt 100% like "us." Cannot recommend highly enough!

h Liz and Victoria as they walked us through their process. They both handled everything with great communication, care, and attention to detail. We felt at ease on our wedding day knowing that Victoria had everything handled. Thanks again to Victoria and Liz for making our wedding day unforgettable!

m a close friend or family member. Liz was the best choice because she provided us with both! We were lucky to have Liz recommended to us by two friends, who were each married by her previously. I also got to see Liz in action before so I knew she would be a great fit for us. We had no idea how to approach putting together a wedding ceremony (beyond the legal bits that have to be there), and Liz jumped right in with us and helped us dream, brainstorm, and build our ceremony into something curated just for us. From our first meeting, we could tell she took getting to know her clients seriously and thoroughly. She absolutely did with us! Every other review that says you feel like you're being married by someone who knows you is true! Liz was absolutely amazing!

He was able to use our in person meetings to gain information to make the ceremony very true to us as a couple, light-hearted and witty. The meetings were much appreciated as we used this time to customize the ceremony to suite our tastes. The ceremony he wrote was able to connect with a broad spectrum of folks from both families and everyone loved his work.

process is made extremely simple. Liz makes sure to pair you up with the officiant of your choice based on your own personal preference and availability. Our officiant Hannah Redder was the best fit for us. Hannah is an extremely kind, funny, and accommodating person. We had multiple calls with her throughout the planning process, where she would ask us questions to get a sense of who we were as a couple. Hannah also went in-depth by having conversations with some of our friends and family. Everything she did was extremely thorough. I never got the sense that she cut corners on anything. Hannah wrote us the most beautiful drafts for our wedding ceremony, based on the observations she made during our conversations. My wife and I barely had to make ANY changes to her drafts, as we thought they were as close to perfect as they could possibly be. Meeting Hannah at the wedding in person was also great, as she was just as friendly and likable as she was online. Hannah was a crucial part of making our wedding the amazing day that it turned out to be and I would recommend her to all of my own close friends and family. The BEST officiant ever!

know us and was able to craft a ceremony that captured the key points and the tone we were looking for. Kelly was so easy to work with, and we especially appreciated her collaborative approach to editing the ceremony draft. We also loved the vow journals we received to help us write our own vows. We got GLOWING compliments from our guests about how beautiful and how uniquely *us* our ceremony was. If you’re on the fence about hiring an officiant or working with Liz Rae, do it; you’ll be so glad you did!

erfect representation of our relationship. Emma was very responsive, gave us time to look over the ceremony and make any edits, and was just lovely to talk with.