Progressive Catholic & Interfaith Weddings

Bill helped us to personalize the ceremony so that the attendees really understood the depth of our commitment to each other. There was nothing banal or formulaic- it conveyed our particular experience and commitments to each other in a very personal manner. Several of the male attendees had tears in there eyes.

During dinner and the reception, Bill bonded with our family and friends and left a terrific impression.

It was such a blessing to meet Bill and have him officiate our wedding. We are a Muslim/Catholic couple, and while many may have trouble with that combination, Bill welcomed us with open arms and was extremely happy for us. Bill has a gentle nature and is full of hope. He is very organized, sensitive to our requests, and always on time. Bill also created a list of options for the ceremony that makes it easy to select sayings, readings, vows, etc while still allowing us to create a ceremony that was personable. Friends of mine who were getting married at the same time in different states by different officiants actually said they wished their officiant was as organized and kind as Bill. We received a lot of nice praise about his ceremony from our wedding guests. One last note, Bill surprised us with a card and a small gift to help my husband and I get to know each other better--just a couple indications of his willingness to go above and beyond!

Bill is an extremely professional and compassionate priest. We couldn't have asked for a better officiant for our wedding. We were a bit nervous at first because we wanted a Catholic wedding without the formal Mass and weren't sure if it would be possible. Bill was so willing to meet with us to talk things through, answer all of our questions, and put us at ease. We knew he was the perfect choice for our wedding after that first discussion. We were comfortable talking to him and he was really interested in getting to know us.

In the months leading up to the wedding, Bill kept us on schedule and guided us through each step we needed to complete. We had more conversations (over the phone and via email) to personalize our ceremony, and in the end, everything turned out beautifully.

Bill, from the bottom of our hearts, thank you so much for giving us such a wonderful and personal wedding ceremony!

-Terri and Curt

Coming from a couple with 2 disparate faiths, we were happy to have found Progressive Catholic Weddings on WeddingWire. Bill was great to work with and could not have asked for anyone else to be the officiant at our wedding. Extremely responsive to all our communications, our requests, and extremely flexible. We added a last minute portion to our ceremony and Bill was more than happy to include it into our ceremony. He was extremely patient with what I thought was a disfunctional rehearsal, but ultimately, it all came together...and he was reassuring that everything would be wonderful when the time came. Unlike the traditional Catholic wedding, we were happy that the ceremony itself was only 35mins long. Long enough to make an impact, but short enough to ensure no one fell asleep. All in all, I would recommend Progressive Catholic Weddings to anyone of the Catholic faith that doesn't want, nor truly care, to have an official sign off from the guy in Rome to add significance to your special day. Thanks again Bill!

We wanted to have a catholic priest marry us outside of the church. I approached my childhood church, one where I went to school from K-8!!! They said no. Catholic priests would not wed outside of church. uuuuummmm ok. So, I began surfing the web. Found a bishop close to my mom's home who was booked and recommended Rev. Bill. OK, Rev. Bill...the BEST!!!!!!! We are in Jersey, Rev. Bill is in Virginia. We did not meet until the day before our wedding but it was like we already knew one another! Bill is great with emails and writing/re-writing the ceremony! What I loved about working with Bill was that his response was always, this is YOUR ceremony and I want it to be what YOU want it to be. And...it was. The absolutely perfect ceremony that Angus and I wanted. I am so blessed to have found Angus and we are both grateful and so happy to have found Bill. I could not imagine anything more perfect!!!!

We were very pleased to have selected Bill to officiate our wedding. From our initial meeting, there was a comfort factor that put us at ease. We’ve been to too many weddings were it seemed like the officiant had met the couple 5 minutes before – not so with Bill. Bill highly personalized the ceremony, providing a planning guide to help us design a ceremony that was exactly what we were looking for. He even went over several drafts with us to get the wording just right. Bill took the time to speak with us several times leading up to the wedding, resulting in a ceremony that had a very personal feel. All our guests commented how much they liked the ceremony. We’d highly recommend Bill for weddings of all kinds.

We met Bill to discuss our Catholic wedding we wanted to have on the same day as our Hindu. The groom's mother is a devout catholic and requested that we have a catholic wedding. I (the bride) am Hindu and we wanted to keep both sides of the family happy so we wanted both weddings. When I contacted Bill he was very warm And easy to talk to. He came and met with both sets of parents and everyone's requested were granted by him regarding the ceremony. He also was very organize and called to follow up any details and get to know the both of us. He waited patiently on the day of the wedding while we were running late and gave an amazing ceremony which mentioned our cultures and details of how we met which meant a lot to us. Words cannot describe how sweet and kind he is and we could not be happier with our ceremony. Thanks Bill!.  Anu and Rishi

Rev. Freeman helped us write the exact service we wanted. Gave us great ideas and recommendations for prayers. He gave us the freedom to have the service anyway we wanted it. He was extremely professional with the whole process and responded to any email or
Phone call Immeditaly.

We found Bill on The Knot website, I got in touch with him and he met with the two of us and it was an instant connection. Bill shared all of our views and beliefs and was down to earth and realistic. He helped us put together a very personal ceremony with many personal details that made our ceremony beyond what we could have imagined. We had a light hearted ceremony with relatable language and true feelings of how we wanted to express ourselves to the friends and family in attendance. We laughed and cried, it was truly awesome! I couldn't have imagined it without Bill, wish we could do that every week it was such a good time. Bill made a long drive twice for us in the heavy traffic over a holiday weekend, and also during a recovery from a bike accident that left him with stitches and broken bones and he was there for everything for us. Thank you so much Bill. Sincerely, Dave and Christina

Bill was fantastic to work with from the beginning! He made everything very easy to plan and was readily available to answer any questions we had during the planning process. We chose Bill because we wanted to have a Catholic ceremony but was having our ceremony outside. Bill was very attentive and made sure all of our wants were addressed from the very beginning. He performed a beautiful ceremony that I will remember forever, and everything went off without a hitch!!! All the guests were impressed with the ceremony and loved the love lock. Thank you Bill for making this process easy and less stressful and most of all making it unforgettable!

It's easy to see why Rev. Bill is in such high demand. With quick wit, charm, and delivery, your ceremony is sure to be a success should you be fortunate enoough to obtain Rev. Bill as your officiant. Fun, professional, classy, and a pleasure to work with, I highly endorse Progressive Catholic & Interfaith Weddings!