Our Elegant Ceremony

tient, creative and extremely good at what she does.

rom our first meeting, we felt extremely comfortable with her and she was very collaborative throughout the whole process. We would definitely recommend her to couples who want a warm and loving ceremony!

as such a joy to work with. Her counseling sessions were fun and interesting. She gave us awesome tools to celebrate one another and to remind ourselves of why we fell in love in the first place. She was compassionate, thoughtful and a grounding presence as we moved through the months leading up to our wedding. I would totally recommend her to anyone seeking to lend a spiritual, meaningful, multicultural and ideologically diverse set of rituals and customs to their ceremony. We were able, through her customized ceremony and program, to honor our ancestors and elders, our forming family and our future as a couple. It was bespoke, personally meaningful and therefore unforgettable. She treated us better than clients; she treated us as dear friends.

detail of our love and recited it to our family in just a wonderful story. She is the best!!!

e premarital counseling sessions to the wedding, Kim was phenomenal! My favorite part of the whole process was the Premarital Counseling Sessions. We purchased a package that included 3 sessions. I am a big believer in counseling in general but wasn't really sure what to expect from the PCS. I have been with my husband for 10 years before we tied the knot and one would think I would know him well and there isn't much left to discover. Well, I was wrong. Not only did I learn more about my husband but the sessions brought us CLOSER! I cannot recommend her sessions HIGHLY ENOUGH!!!! I am so grateful for the work she did with us, which ultimately led to a beautiful ceremony. Icing on the cake, we received feedback from our guests and they said they had never been to such a "personalized" ceremony before / they normally tune out but were "engaged" the whole time. We connected with Kim so much, we invited her to attend the Reception (and she did!) :o) Kim is a beautiful person inside and out and it comes through in each interaction you have with her. We are truly blessed to have had Kim officiant our ceremony. Thank you Kim!

n Christmas Day. She had come to our attention through research and by talking with others. We read about her history, her beliefs and about other couples she had presided over. We knew she was our kind of person. Very sincere, open and forward thinking. After our initial contact, Kim met with us for a good long while to talk with us and get more of an idea of who we were and what we wanted for our wedding ceremony. She was so great to meet with, like a good friend. On the day, she gave us exactly the wedding that meant something special to me and my wife, Tabby. I can't say enough about her.

was the cake. She did not just perform a wedding, but she captured the stories of couple and crafted a true and engaging tale. It was deep, funny, and truly a reflection of the couple she married. I have not seen anything like it and I come from a community of artisans who know how to throw a wedding/ceremony. Her presence is authentic and her voice (the tone, clarity...) is exceptional. I want to have a ceremony, any kind of ceremony, and I want Kim Kirkley to be a part of it. Kim, keep your prices affordable for us regular folks out here.

pe meeting, our email-conversations and meetings in person, we felt that we were in good hands, and we definitely benefited from heir vast knowledge, and experience. We always felt that we have had excellent support and made the right decision for a live together.. . Special occassions, indeed weddings are, need to have special and trustful people around you. Thank you so much Kim. We do really hope that you enjoyed the ceremony as much as we did. For all future couples, please take the advantage to spend your most important day with a celebrant instead of just get in and out at the City Clerk Office. It is definitely worth the money, and makes such a huge difference.

to anyone getting married.

that Kim offers a number of packages which she personalized to include not only us as a couple but our dearest and closest friends. She asked the tough questions on what our union meant to us and what were our short term and long term goals. She blessed us along the way and then the big day came. Kim was respectful to ask us what we would like her to wear. (I thought that was very sweet of her) She then wrote and read the most beautiful and moving words that kept our guest feeling every emotion that we felt that day. So cheers to you if you are reading this, and yes let Kim make your special day as personalized as she did for us! Mrs. Azor-Cajuste Brooklyn, NY

process was collaborative and reflected the special nuances of our relationship. Her spiritual presence and open heart was what attracted us to her, but she was also exceptionally prepared and professional. The sessions we had with her before the wedding left us with valuable communication strategies that we can use the rest of our lives. Thanks Kim!

fore my ceremony. Our coordinator at the Brooklyn Winery assured me she could find someone to help us out and i truly believe it was fate Kim was available so last minute. Her words were witty, genuine, passionate and read as if she knew my husband and I for a lifetime. I could not imagine a service being any more perfect or having anyone else marry us, but, Kim. Thank you from the bottom of my heart, Kim!

out and finding out that she was available for our date, she set up an in-person meeting with us. Kim is so welcoming that it feels like you’re talking to an old friend. She wanted to get a sense of us as a couple so we told her about how we first met and all the things that we loved about each other. Kim took detailed notes as we spoke. After our meeting there was no doubt in our minds that she should officiate our wedding. Over the next few weeks and months Kim send us several draft versions of the ceremony and gave us full liberty in editing it to fit our needs. Since we were writing our own vows separately, Kim offered to read over each of our vows to make sure they gelled. She worked with us to make sure that our ceremony was personable and represented us as a couple. During the actual ceremony I was so nervous but Kim’s comforting voice and warm face put me at ease. We were so lucky to have her as our officiant.

we started to draft our ceremony, we didnt feel like it was personal enough, or at least not in the way we wanted it to be. We had a hard time trying craft someting that was fitting for us as a couple and Kim left a lot of that to us, which we felt at the price we were paying, she should have had more input. We were one of the lucky couples to receive a discount, but even at a discount, she was way more expensive than other officiants. The ceremony ended up sounding very robotic and scripted. It did however, turn out nicely on the video. The narrative gave the video a very cinematic touch. But during our ceremony we were just bored and ready to kiss.

ery low maintenance being two guys, but Kim picked out the right threads of what was significant about us getting married in NYC. We met her the day of the ceremony and it went spectacularly. Fun, funny, sincere and above all caring are the words I would describe Kim by. She is awesome!!!

the way and reassured us that all would good well. And it did! We had a wonderful ceremony and Kim provided a meaningful and caring ceremony that went off without any hitches. We felt supported and nutured by Kim and we both recommender her to any gay couple looking to marry in and around NY.

the very start, no on could compare with Kim's genuine spirit, values and kindness. It was obvious that she truly wanted the most special wedding experience for us, even if we had chosen to use someone else. We are so glad that we did choose Kim! She helped us craft a most personalized ceremony by engaging and interviewing us thoroughly, combining her own ideas with ours, writing a draft of a complete ceremony and then gratefully working with us, accepting our tweaks and changes, rehearsing it for us via Skype and incorporating our feedback, to end up with something that we knew would make our wedding "our" wedding, like no one else's, memorable to all who participated. Meeting Kim for the first time in person within an hour of our Central Park ceremony reaffirmed our choice. While she guided us through the behind-the-scenes official business of the ceremony, our small group of family and friends gathered. She captured everyone's attention as she drew the group together to celebrate our momentous occasion. She recounted our stories as if we were old friends and gently led us through the various aspects of our ceremony, providing wise and meaningful words both for our guests and for us. Finally, she presented us as husbands with joy and vigor. Literally everyone present, at some point, commented on how wonderful Kim was—her familiarity, her words, her delivery, her knowing smile—and how grateful they were for her participation. They were astonished that we had not been acquainted with Kim previously or even had her recommended to us. We could not have asked for a better person to lead us through the process of forming and performing our ceremony! Kim will always be a defining part of our wedding experience.

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us and our want for our wedding. We are highly spiritual but do not follow a traditional religion. She accepted that and helped us tailor a ceremony around it. She completely picked up everything we were looking for and delivered a wonderful draft ceremony. We worked together from there to customize it to the exact wording. It was an incredible experience. On the day of, she performed with complements from every single person at the wedding. She is really animated and you can really feel her love and spirit during the ceremony. We were over the moon happy. The ceremony went exactly as planned. She was wonderful to work with, professional, responsive, and a great person to work with. We 100% recommend her. Worth the price!

e also planned every word of our ceremony and it was everything we wanted! We couldn't ask for more.

h. We knew almost immediately that we had found the perfect Celebrant to make our wedding day as special and as personal as we had envisioned. Guided by Kim, we were able to create an extremely honest and personal story that reflected who we were as a couple and as individuals. This story was woven beautifully into a dialogue between ourselves and our guests that revealed not only the essence of our 'love story' but also described each of our personalities and life journey.

presence. She worked hard to get to know us as a couple and really helped us to shape our ceremony into a meaningful event. A number of guests commented to us how beautiful the ceremony was and what a wonderful speaker Kim is. I highly recommend her.

and special as we are. She asked us a few questions to get to know us as a couple, our likes and dislikes, and our needs for the ceremony of our dreams. After that, I never felt anxious or worried about the content of the ceremony. I was completely confident that she'd create a ceremony at which our family and friends, both religious and non-religious, could enjoy our union. And, she did precisely that.