Joan Hoffmann

We chose Joan Hoffman based on a number of recommendations from friends, and she has since married more friends, so we highly recommend her to all local couples. We started with a telephone conversation, and then met in person to go over the ceremony and make decisions about how the ceremony would go, what would be said, which vows to use, etc. On the actual wedding day, Joan arrived early and helped organize the wedding party members, and the ceremony ran smoothly. If I had any complaints, it would be that the ceremony seemed to take forever – we asked for short and sweet, with no speeches or sermonizing, and she did quite a long preamble about love and marriage which we could’ve done without. When it came time for the rings, my adorable 4 year old niece refused to give them up, and Joan negotiated with her to great success. She also managed the registry signing (both of us, two dads, and a four year old) within the time we’d planned. Joan opted not to attend our reception, in the interest of fairness (“I can’t attend all of them, so I opt to attend none of them,” she said.) She gave us a souvenir copy of the vows we’d chosen, as well as the registry signed by our family members, to take away, and overall provided us with a wonderful wedding experience.