Pastor Stephen Francis

ouple. He made the whole planning process easy and executed everything perfectly. Highly recommend!

future together. The personalized outlines he provided for the ceremony ensured that it was truly special. We wholeheartedly recommend his services!

very first meeting, Pastor Francis exuded warmth, understanding, and a genuine desire to get to know us as a couple. Not to mention he is from the bride's home state of Connecticut! He took the time to listen to our story, our values, and our hopes for the ceremony, ensuring that every detail reflected who we are. On the day of our wedding, Pastor Francis delivered a ceremony that was both deeply meaningful and beautifully personal. His words were filled with love, wisdom, and encouragement, leaving not just us but all our guests deeply inspired. He brought a sense of peace and joy to the entire occasion, making it a day we will never forget. Pastor Francis's ability to blend tradition with personalization made our ceremony unique and truly ours. We felt completely supported, understood and cared for throughout the entire process. His kindness and sincerity were evident in every interaction, and his presence added so much to the significance of our wedding day. We are incredibly grateful to Pastor Francis for his role in making our wedding day the best day of our lives. If you are looking for someone who will bring heart, soul, and a deep sense of love to your ceremony, we wholeheartedly recommend Pastor Francis. He truly made our day unforgettable. With heartfelt thanks, Joseph & Stashá Barnes

oughout the process. You really took the time to get to know us both, as individuals and as a couple. We are so lucky to have had your wisdom and perspective in the months leading up to our wedding day. Thank you for sharing so many wonderful resources, including lessons from your favorite marriage counseling book. By attending your counseling sessions, we learned invaluable lessons about the principles of marriage, differences in love styles, forms of communication, gender roles, intimacy, and forgiveness. You gave us a safe space to have important discussions about our marriage. Thank you also for assisting us with our spiritual readings and the marriage license process. Your presence at our wedding made us feel much more confident about our journey as life partners. We can’t thank you enough, we are so blessed to call you our friend and pastor. With love and gratitude, Fadja & Todd

p of the way on aligning the ceremony with our faith and our overall vision for the event. Pastor Stephen offers pre marriage classes which we recommend you take advantage of. There are stresses and anxieties that come to the surface during wedding planning and it was extremely helpful to have a counselor to walk with us down that path. Pastor Stephen is serious but has a great sense of humor. He is focused but has an easy smile. Most of your guests wondered how long we had known him or attended his church. He seemed to them like he had been our pastor for some time. We thank him sincerely.

tools for our marriage. He was very professional, a great listener and so relatable. He was flexible and accommodating on the day of our wedding. The ceremony was splendid. We are thankful to have chosen Pastor Stephen to officiate our wedding.

s multiple times to plan for the ceremony, and showed up on a timely manner to work through some last minute changes. Highly recommend him to anyone who wants an energetic, and professional wedding officiant.

in addition to having him officiate our wedding. The sessions were extremely helpful and made us feel so much closer and connected as a couple in the lead up to the wedding. He was so insightful and even checked in with us outside of the sessions just to see how everything was going. Our guests have commented on how amazing and authentic he was during the ceremony, and we couldn’t agree more. He told us it felt like he was marrying friends, and the feeling is absolutely mutual. Lucky for us, this isn’t the end of our relationship with him. For every couple he marries, he has an open door policy and makes himself available for whatever marriage counseling or advice you might need in the future. That is so rare. Do yourself a favor and look no further!

ony options and tailors it to your exact needs.

im throughout the pre-marital sessions. He helped us craft our perfect wedding ceremony from his many experiences in officiating weddings. He was so easy to work with throughout the entire process, including going out of his way for our rehearsal the night before, and being super early and ready to go for the wedding ceremony so we did not even need to think about him being there. We could not recommend Pastor Stephen more. Not only because of how well he officiated our wedding, but we consider him a lifelong friend and spiritual advisor that we will remain in contact with.

he first pre-marital Zoom session to the conclusion of our wedding ceremony, was an enjoyable experience with Pastor Stephen. He was personable, easy to talk to, and provided great insight into marriage. My husband and I had an elopement-style wedding and he was very reassuring throughout. I highly recommend Pastor Stephen!!!!

sues we were running late for rehearsal he was so patient. Our wedding day it rained out of nowhere he was patient again. He does more than other officiant does. So if your looking for an officiant he's your guy. He was willing to do any kind of ceremony we asked of him, religious/non-religious and in the end he improvised even more because we missed our whole ceremony time, so he sped it up for us while putting in everything we wanted.

seling that set him apart. He and his wife really set my wife and I up for so much success - grateful for the time leading up to when my wife and I got married. Day of (and the days leading up), Stephen was above and beyond prepared, he knew the names of each person not only in our bridal party, but our parents as well - so despite having a relationship with us, it really made the whole experience seem even more like a family event. Perfect balance of poise, grace, humor and reverence - would highly recommend anyone to use Pastor Stephen!

ra sessions he offered and that was one of the best investments we could have ever done. His sessions were invaluable, it brought us closer together and he gave us many tools to help us with our marriage. I highly recommend him if you want someone that will help create the perfect ceremony you desire! It was a pleasure to have him as our officiant! Trust me you will be extremely satisfied!

to exactly what we wanted. The ceremony turned out absolutely perfect. We also decided to have pre-marital counseling with Pastor Francis and it turned out to be one of the best things we've done. Being able to lean on the wisdom of Pastor Francis through the stressful time leading up to the wedding was exactly what we needed. Thank you Pastor Francis!

ed personal examples to relate to us and our experiences. We couldn’t have asked for a better ceremony. It was tailored exactly how we wanted it. After it all, we’re grateful to have gained a lifelong friend!

ree times via Zoom to discuss the book, “Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts”. He was always available for questions and helped go over major topics before marriage. We and our guests loved the delivery of his message in our ceremony. Stephen presented a heartfelt and honest ceremony. Go with Stephen, he is the best!

e offered us was 100% worth every second. Pastor Francis is an absolute pleasure to work with. He is a genuine, friendly, relatable, and very personable man. I cannot thank him enough for being a huge part of my ceremony. 40 out of 10 stars all around!

ith Pastor Francis we knew that we wanted him to marry us. We got such a warm and welcoming feeling that we asked him at that moment. The search was over and he was the best choice for us. He took the time to really get to know who we are and what we wanted for our day. Pastor incorporated humor and a special unity ceremony that was fitting of our family. Our overall experience from start to finish was absolutely amazing and I would highly recommend pastor to marry anyone and for those who May need marriage counseling. He’s one in a million.

e which my husband and I found to be very beneficial for our future as a married couple. Pastor Francis is a very professional and caring person, he was also very flexible and extremely understanding as we ended up rescheduling our wedding . On our wedding day, he was very punctual and he delivered a very beautiful ceremony. Pastor Francis is not only there to make sure you have an unforgettable ceremony; he is also there for you to make sure your have an everlasting marriage! We are very thankful for him and we highly recommend him!

ors to important and meaningful conversations that he facilitated quite well. When it came to the actual wedding things were just as spectacular. He kept in consistent contact with us, worked with us to see what we wanted included in the ceremony to make sure it fit our personalities, and overall just did an amazing job. We had a beautiful ceremony and SO MANY people came up to us after saying what a great job he did. He’s very laid back and personable but also takes his job and your marriage very seriously. Hiring pastor Stephen Francis was definitely the best choice we made regarding our wedding. We cannot recommend him enough!

erience as a married man himself, and taught us lessons we use all the time. Thanks Stephen!

r our marriage, to the rehearsal when he made sure the whole thing ran smoothly and that we were 100% comfortable no matter how many times we had to run it through (we only needed it twice! 😂), to the beautiful ceremony on our special day. So many of our guests still talk about how amazing and moving the ceremony was! Thank you so much for everything!

w he was the right person. Not only did Pastor Francis ordain our marriage, he also offered 5 sessions of premarital counseling. Topics covered were facilitated with the use of a book titled: Saving Your Marriage Before it Starts , which also included a workbook that my husband and I had to read and answer questions based on our individual beliefs. My experience with the premarital counseling sessions were phenomenal. The tools we gained to improve our communication were so helpful. Also my husband, like most men, shy away from counseling sessions. Initially he was reluctant to participate lol! He said to me "All we need is someone to marry us and that I always want to be extra!" But after our first session with Pastor Francis, my husband was praising him and asking me if he should find out if the Pastor does individual counseling sessions because he felt very comfortable talking to him; especially about his feelings on love, family and anything that fell under that umbrella. After we completed the sessions, Pastor Francis orchestrated our wedding rehearsal and helped us prepare for our ceremony by allowing us to select from an array of ceremony readings that were traditional, religious, non religious etc. Once married the Pastor handled the paperwork so that we can obtain our marriage license. From start to finish Pastor Francis was on point! Just an all around amazing person. I would absolutely recommend his services and we look forward to continuing the counseling sessions with him. If you are looking for a Pastor or even a marriage counselor, stop right here. You hit the jackpot.

lt very connected. Besides us, our guests raved about what a beautiful ceremony he performed. He completely tailored everything to our needs and wants while giving us helpful suggestions along the way. If you are looking for a memorable experience at the altar I highly suggest Pastor Stephen.

and very professional the day of and was able to tailor the ceremony to exactly what we wanted. So happy with our decision and would recommened.

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thing was exactly how we wanted it, and even tried helping us with stuff that wasn't his job. He went above and beyond our expectations and I would absolutely recommend him to everyone. Thank you Pastor Stephen for making our wedding day wonderful!

dvice. He was amazing at our rehearsal and was a wonderful speaker when he wed us. We feel blessed to have had him enter our lives! Thank you!

ssional and prompt. We went over the ceremony over the phone a few days before and it sounded even more compassionate in person. He arrived 30 minutes prior to ceremony starting. He gathered everyone to start getting seated when the time came. He had some very beautiful words to say that even my parents came up to him after and said thank you. We would like to Thank Pastor Francis again for marrying us in front of our families, friends and God.

king and gave great suggestions! He was extremely nice, professional and easy to work with! I would recommend him to anyone!

sional manner while his clear passion for his work as a Pastor confirmed we made the right choice. He went above and beyond with helping us figure out our ceremony style and was always available to answer any questions we had. Stephen reached out on multiple occasions leading up to the wedding in order to discuss ceremony details, and worked closely with us to ensure everything was exactly how we wanted it. We received numerous compliments from friends and family on how well Stephen did officiating our ceremony. We highly recommend him to anyone getting married in the future, no matter the style of ceremony you are looking for!

hly recommend.

York. We were interested in a Christian Pastor who was affordable, flexible, and willing to communicate with us virtually because we were planning and preparing for our marriage from two different countries. Pastor Stephen was very understanding of our situation and worked with us accordingly to make sure our desire to be happily married became a reality. He made two orders of the “Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts” book set by Drs. Les & Leslie Parrott, for us to read and discuss during the premarital sessions. He referred to scriptures from the Holy Bible and shared practical stories from his own marriage to help us better understand some of the principles mentioned in the pre-marital books. He traveled from upstate NY to Brooklyn NY to help us with the wedding rehearsal and mailed our marriage license to the City Clerk following the wedding ceremony. He went above and beyond to make sure we had the resources necessary to complete premarital counseling and have a heartfelt wedding ceremony. We couldn’t have asked for a better wedding officiant and therefore highly recommends Pastor Stephen.

al counseling couldn’t hurt. It was one of the best decisions of our lives!!! Stephen took the time to walk us through our marriage expectations, our communication skills and our relationship with God. He was amazing!! Then he tailored the wedding vows to our personal style. On the day of the wedding, he made himself available to both of us and even led a prayer for the men which brought my husband to tears. Our service was wonderful and Stephen was an amazing part of it. We plan to continue with post-martial counseling. He’s stuck with us for life!!!!

d warm response. Going through premarital counseling we both knew Pastors Stephen and Jasmine would ask us the hard questions, challenge us to grow and help us set up a Godly foundation for our marriage. On our wedding day Pastor Jasmine prayed with me, walked me to the ceremony entrance and made sure everything was right on schedule. Walking down the aisle seeing Pastor Stephen alongside my groom was exactly what we hoped for. We are so grateful for Pastors Stephen and Jasmine Francis!

our sessions. We appreciated the workbooks to get us thinking & talking about various topics. Pastor Stephen also officiated our tiny outdoor ceremony & we can't say enough good things! Highly recommend.

and we both felt like we could talk to him and his wife Jasmine about anything for hours. They are a great couple with whom we adored spending time with. They were great role models for us as a young couple. Pastor Stephen gave us the opportunity to fully customize our ceremony, but also guided us along the way and gave us a variety of text to use as a starting point. We were beyond pleased with the ceremony itself, the whole thing went completely smooth and everyone loved the tone, how the ceremony flowed, and how short yet meaningful our ceremony was. Our guests complimented us about Pastor Stephen and the way he delivered our union. We look forward to renewing our vows with him!!