Below are some recent reviews of my services. Please feel free to peruse my most recent reviews at the source by visiting my pages on The Knot, WeddingWire, Zola, or Google.
For the TL;DR crowd, I made a helpful word cloud of the most common adjectives (plus a few choice nouns and verbs) used in my reviews.
I’m going to divide this wedding story into two parts. Part 1 is the tl;dr version, which is to say: that Tim was and is phenomenal. We cannot recommend him enough, he is a consummate professional and genuinely takes the time to understand every aspect of your special day. We were married in May of 2014 and he so positively influenced my family that my second cousin and his wife were married by Tim in 2022. He remembered him from that long ago. Get him. What are you even doing? It’s not even a question. Ok. Listen, so congratulations if you’re still with me, I’m now going to go straight into part 2, and it is for the savvy, sophisticated reader. For full disclosure: I did receive Tim’s permission to tell this story, as it is important to remember that we are all human. You need to understand that things will happen to your wedding plans that are absolutely out of your control and the best advice I can give is to just roll with it. So. We decided to get married in May 2014. At the time, we found Tim because we were non-religious and did not want an extravagant over-the-top wedding. It’s just not our style. After reaching out to him to set up a time to discuss our wedding plans, Tim talked to us separately on the phone for well over an hour each, really asking deep and probing questions to get to the heart of our love for each other. He was hilarious, quick-witted, and gave sound advice. After having perhaps three or four, 1-hour conversations, I’d felt like we’d known each other our entire lives. After gathering his information, he developed a custom game plan for our special day. He truly went deep into understanding both of us, and it was noticeable during every step of the process. Our wedding planning continued, and since it was a relatively low-key event with about 70 people, we were able to fund and plan it ourselves with minimal stress. Then, about a month out before our wedding, we reached out to him to confirm the date/time, and if he had any questions. No answer. We reached out again, this time by calling and texting. Days went by. Nothing. Eventually after a couple of weeks, and now in a desperate time crunch, we were forced to abandon Tim and go with someone else who was able to get us done with about less than 2 weeks' notice. About a week before the wedding, we were at the store and I distinctly remember my wife’s face going white as a ghost as it was her phone ringing and it was Tim! She hung up on him, and he left a voicemail. We debated even listening to the voicemail, without deleting it outright having never known the message he left, and I’m glad we decided against deleting it. It turns out that Tim had a terrible medical issue arise that completely took him out of commission for a month, with no way to communicate with us or others. Being medical professionals, the things he told us could not have been made up. There was no question about what had occurred to him. We called him back, all three crying on the phone together. The answer was yes, Tim, we absolutely want you to officiate our wedding if you feel like you can do it. He said he could and that he would not let us down. Fortunately, the other lady who agreed to take us on understood the situation and very graciously ripped up the check we provided her. Flash forward to our wedding, Tim was incredible. My family/friends/co-workers did nothing but compliment the man stating “he is the best we’ve ever seen”. And he was. We were beyond grateful everything worked out, and he did not disappoint us. He gave us a special, non-religious ceremony that held more value than any religious ceremony I’d ever attended in my life. My second cousin was in attendance that day, and that inspired him to get Tim in 2022. This story is to illustrate what happens in life, particularly in wedding planning. We have stuff happen that is well beyond our control. But what is in my control is to send him nothing but praise and accolades that he deeply deserves. Tim will not let you down. Thanks for reading. [originally posted to TheKnot.com]
Tim officiated our wedding on 9/8/23 and he was fantastic! We were looking for a more personalized ceremony that spoke to us as a couple and that is exactly what we got. He was so easy to work with and was very flexible when it came to the rehearsal. He did a fantastic job with the ceremony. He added a lot of personal touches that really made it that much more special. We received so many compliments about the ceremony and could not have been happier. We would definitely recommend him for anyone looking for a unique, personalized ceremony for their big day. [originally posted to The Knot.com]
Tim was absolutely everything I needed as a bride. My family and I are not religious, but my husbands family is, and they were not thrilled with the fact that we chose to have an outdoor wedding rather than a church wedding. I told Tim this, and he assured me that he would be able to appease to everyone in the audience (I know it shouldn't matter because it's supposed to be about the married couple and no one else.... but it's very stressful when people you love disapprove of big decisions). Tim was able to deliver EXACTLY what I hoped for. He shared so much information about my husband and I's relationship and was able to include some humor and emotional aspects. He truly captured our story and helped the audience understand the love between us. After the wedding, we had SO MANY people tell us how great our officiant was (even those that were wanting us to have a religious wedding) because our ceremony was much more meaningful and personal than their original (Catholic) expectations. Before the ceremony itself, Tim helped with all of my anxiousness. He impressed everyone at our rehearsal as he took complete control and helped direct everyone and everything. It was like having a wedding coordinator. He knew exactly what to do and how to orchestrate everyone. My venue coordinator even applauded him for such a job well done. Then, on the day of my wedding, I was hit with a last minute decision of whether I should have my wedding indoors or outdoors because there was a 90% chance of rain. I was so adamant about having our ceremony outside, but so many people (my photographer, videographer, DJ, venue coordinator, some family, etc) were telling me I need to change the ceremony to have it indoors because the rain was looking pretty promising. My husband and I agreed that we wanted to be outside, even if it was raining, and the ONLY person who was on our side was Tim. I will never forget the phone call I had with Tim an hour before walking down the aisle. He told me that he will marry us in the pouring rain and it would be amazing memory for us forever..... that's all I needed. I just needed someone on my side and Tim was it. (One thing to note, is that Tim even had another ceremony they he had to officiate after mine, but he was willing to inconvenience himself, get soaking wet just for us, and figure out what he needed to do for the next wedding... he was 100% committed!) Thankfully, we held our ceremony outside and the rain held off!! I have Tim to thank for this because I almost gave into everyone else's pushy opinions, but Tim wanted to make sure I got what I wanted. Tim is such a remarkable person. From the moment you have your first phone call with him, it is obvious that he is a true, genuine character who is passionate about what he does. He has an extremely friendly demeanor about him, and his humor is so much fun. Tim is great with his words and absolutely worth the price you pay to hire him. He honestly deserves so much more than he asks for. I can't recommend Tim enough! I will always encourage anyone planning a wedding to consider him. Outside of my bias because it was my own wedding, Tim's performance was the most sincere I have ever seen at any wedding I've ever been to (and I've been to a lot!). Tim, I am forever grateful for you! Thanks for exceeding our expectations, and being more than we could ever ask for! You are amazing. [originally posted to TheKnot.com]
Tim was an absolutely the right choice for our ceremony! He included special details about us and we received so many comments from our guests that thought Tim was an old friend of ours! He made us both feel at ease and walked us through the entire ceremony so there were no surprises during the big day! Tim is kind, professional, and committed to making your ceremony special! Thank you for everything Tim! [originally posted to WeddingWire.com]
Initially, I was all about having the shortest and most basic ceremony possible as I have QUITE the stage fright, but at the same time my husband and I wanted to do our own vows (I'm very glad we did.) and have a meaningful ceremony. Tim's style and demeanor in delivering the ceremony really helped put me at ease. (He did great when I messed up timing on walking down the isle and delivering my "I will" at the right time. My jitters had my brain somewhere else. 😅) Also- shout out to Happy Days Lodge! That space + Tim really helped make our ceremony feel relaxed, cozy, and intimate despite our high headcount. The combination of the officiant and venue made our ceremony wonderful. Sooo many guests had many wonderful things to say. I loved watching the video of our ceremony, and I look forward to watching it for years to come. I'm so thankful we went with Tim! [originally posted to WeddingWire.com]
Tim officiated our wedding(along with some friends of ours) he has an amazing personality asks all the right questions and is truly invested and making sure the ceremony went as smooth as possible. Everything we got to work with him on was truly tailored for the best experience we could have for our ceremony and was even able to make it seem as though he was apart of the friend group to our family members!! If you want a custom tailored feel with a highly skilled and officiant Tim is your best pick in my opinion. Truly very very happy with everything they did. And Tim if you see this thank you very much. [originally posted to WeddingWire.com]
Tim was so amazing I don't even have words. The ceremony he put together sounded as if he knew us for years. I had NUMEROUS guests come up to me and tell me how amazing he was and how perfect our ceremony was. Lots of emotions, laughs, tears, it was everything. He also did a glorious job at keeping us calm while up there in front of all our loved ones. I couldn't recommend him enough! [originally posted to WeddingWire.com]
Tim was absolutely amazing. What he did for our ceremony was beyond what we expected. He had everyone laughing and crying. When he says the ceremony is personalized he means it. Our ceremony was us in a nut shell and I couldn't of asked for more. Not only were we impressed by him our guests were too. They had nothing but good things to say, such as they have never seen a ceremony like ours before, that was the most beautiful ceremony I've ever seen. Tim was the best vendor that we had when it came to communication and answering questions or any other things that may have came up. I have no regrets whatsoever. [originally posted to WeddingWire.com]
Tim is so awesome and our ceremony was absolutely perfect. Tim made everything about us and the crowd was kept laughing! The questionnaire was super thorough so even though we didn’t meet with Tim it seemed like he knew us for years! Be as specific as possible! [originally posted to TheKnot.com]
Tim did a fabulous job with our ceremony. I had many guests compliment our choice of officiant once the ceremony was over. He was a pleasure to work with and made us feel at ease with his sense of humor and calming demeanor. I felt that the ceremony was very unique and not just a generic "Do you take...." blah, blah, blah. (Because who honestly wants that anymore?) I will recommend Tim to anyone I know that is in need of an officiant. Thank you again for the beautiful ceremony! (My veil getting ripped of my head and the cell phone alarm going off just made it that much more entertaining.) [originally posted to WeddingWire.com]