Ceremonies With Dignity

Hank was wonderful. He met with us twice before the wedding--once as a planning session and once as a counseling session. Very nice, experienced, professional, etc. One small complaint--we are not religious and asked for no prayers, etc, but he forgot that detail during the ceremony. But it worked out fine. Almost all the guests said it was a beautiful ceremony--largely due to hank I am sure.

Hank was wonderful. My husband and i interviewed several pastors/officiants. They others made it seem like just business. But when we met with Hank there was an instant connection. He was sincere in his scriptures and readings, and it made it so personal and memorable for us and our guests.

I immediately felt as ease with Hank when I talked with him on the phone. We needed a non-denominational officiant for our wedding, and after we met with him in his Walnut Creek office we knew he fit the bill.

Speaking of the bill, he charges $350 (usually $400 but we didn't do a rehearsal with him the night before). That's lower than most officiants around. Niiiiice.

Hank is very organized and requests a list of who's walking with who down the aisle. He practices the bride hand-off with the parents, and he also brings his wife along and she lines all the attendants up and makes sure everything runs smoothly. You feel like you're in good hand with Hank and, with respect to "King of the Hill," Hank's wife.

He followed our wishes on what we wanted in the ceremony. He also included a rose ceremony (no, nothing like what's on "The Bachelor") by request. It's a nice way to include the moms in the ceremony since the bride's dad gets the big role.

His words during the ceremony are all really nice. The only thing that struck me as odd was that he mentioned at the end of the ceremony for no particular reason how I'd e-mailed him asking if I'd left my sweater at his office. It almost seemed like he looked through our correspondence with us so he could personalize the ceremony (since he does about 100 a year) and that's all he could come up with. Nevertheless, we were really happy with him.

Hank is just great! When we first met with him, I knew he was the one that should marry us -- -I cried when he walked us through the ceremony. He did a fabulous job marrying us --- and in fact, one of our good friends liked him so much, he married them too!

Hank provided the most beautiful ceremony I could have hoped for. He met with my husband and me before the wedding date and worked out a way to personalize the ceremony just for us. Everything he said was special and meaningful for us, and he allowed us to also share personal vows. He also kept the ceremony short and sweet (we asked him to) which was nice because it kept our guests from getting bored. He was on the expensive side, but absolutely worth every penny!

I'd like to recommend Hank as your officiant. We've seen hundreds of ceremonies through our years of service and Hank consistently brings true dignity to a ceremony. He's also just a very nice person! Sherry Lewis, An Elegant Touch of Strings

Hank is a true professional.His warmth and caring is apparent from you first call or meeting with him. Let Hank create a custom ceremony that reflects your unique personalities and incorporates Hank's rose ceremony!