Romantic Weddings

Dr. Lortz and his wife did a great job for us. We had no idea how to choose an officiant... so we met with a few different folks. Once I spoke with Dr. Lortz, I knew we had found what we were looking for. He is very friendly and outgoing... gave us a fun ceremony with a nice combination of religion and our personal vows. Dr. Lortz was very flexible... was willing to give us whatever kind of ceremony we were looking for. He has a good sense of humor, and is obviously very comfortable officiating a wedding. He did a great job keeping it relatively brief (it was hot outside), while still giving the ceremony the respect and feeling of importance it deserves.

We planned our wedding from across the country and Dr. Stephen Lortz and his wife Debra made the planning process very easy. Dr. Lortz is a brilliant professional. He came into the rehearsal without having ever met us and took what we wanted and ran with it. He guided us and our wedding party through the rehearsal so that the actual ceremony went off without a hitch. He helped to work our custom vows into a larger ceremony that only lasted 20 minutes and respected our wished that it be purely civil. And even though we were worried that some of our more religious family members may notice our non-traditional choice, they were thrilled with the ceremony that Dr. Lortz delivered. Their website is also helpful with examples of different types of vows. The price is up front and more than fair. Dr. Lortz also sent in our wedding papers for us so we didn't have to worry about anything after the wedding. We recommend Romantic Weddings!

OMG, Dr. Steve MADE the ceremony! It's was awesome, as was he. :)

Dr. Stephen Lortz is a non-demoninational officiant and has been performing weddings for 20 yrs. It shows! He's a gregarious, jovial, friendly guy who's as laid-back as we are.

We met with him & his wife Marilyn prior to wedding to get to know them and from there, most of our correspondence was via email or phone.

He always responded promptly, if not immediately. That was a plus, too.

Even tho we'd send him our vows and things we wanted in the ceremony, I was a little nervous not knowing exactly how the whole things would come together... it was needless worrying. Dr. Steve ran through the whole thing with us on the day of, just before, very simply.

We liked that about him, too: that there's no drama with him, everything was simple and straighforward. And b/c we're such a casual and playful couple, we all fit well together.

Our ceremony was fun, playful and casual but also beautiful and meaningful. All the guests commented on how much they liked Dr. Steve and wanted to know where we found him! It/he was amazing. :)

Dr. Steve and Debra did a wonderful job officiating our beach ceremony. Dr. Steve performed the perfect ceremony, choosing words that truly applied to my husband and I. Debra was our photographer and was right there capturing those special moments that we will cherish forever. I will definitely recommend Romantic Weddings to all of my friends!!

Steve was a great wedding officiant. We had an oceanfront wedding, and he did a great job.
He spoke loudly so the entire group could hear him, he was not rushed, but kept things to the length we desired, and did the wedding vows we submitted to him.
He was easy to work with, helped coordinate the "flow" of the ceremony, and gave good cues to us to do what we should be doing (which helped with our nerves!).
I recommend using Steve!
Audrey W.

Dr. Steve and Debra did a phenomenal job on our beach ceremony. Not only were they extremely professional and made sure that everything ran smoothly, but they worked with us to make sure that elements of the ceremony which were special to us (i.e. a sea glass ceremony, etc.) were incorporated in. Additionally, Dr. Steve's words about how our wedding rings and what to remember when we looked down at them was a hit with not only us, but with several of the people who attended our wedding and mentioned how terrific the ceremony was afterwards. I would definitely recomment them!

Although I like the officiant, and his wife there were a few drawbacks. After we booked him as our officiant we had alot of trouble reaching him. I would call and email and hear nothing back for days, and sometimes weeks....... which made me a very nervous bride. I understand they are busy, but also it is important to keep in touch.

The officiant's wife was actually quite helpful, as she coordinated the ceremony, and helped everyone know where to be when. And although the officiant spoke well during the ceremony, and said some beautiful things, he didn't listen to our wants. We said we didn't want any readings/ religious part and he had both! I can deal with all of that BUT he pronounced my fiance's first name wrong, not once but twice!! Even after I said my fiance's name before my vows. He had met us more than once he should be able to pronounce my fiance's name.

So although I did like the officiant and his wife, I was not too pleased to hear my fiance's name pronounced wrong during our ceremony.

Steve and his wife were fantastic. They did just what we asked and made our wedding ceremony perfect. Also, because he does so many weddings at the beach, he invited us out to see him perform a ceremony to get a feel for him and his style of wedding ceremonies. Everyone seemed to enjoy his service and it was just what we wanted.

A++++++++++
Stephen, the officiant, was fantastic!!!! He's so personable. He has a great sense of humor & made everyone feel so comfortable & at ease.
We basically wrote our own vows. Stephen took our ideas & used them to create a beautiful ceremony that was absolutely perfect.
Debra, his wife and ceremony coordinator, was absolutely wonderful. She is so pleasant, professional and very organized.
I would definitely recommend them! We were so pleased we chose them. They made us feel like old friends.

Stephen Lortz was our officiate and his wife, Debra, coordinated our event and assisted Stephen on site. They did a fantastic job and we're so glad we used them. They’ve got their work down to a science and were nothing but professional, kind, and enthusiastic. The price was right, too. Best of all,Debra was extremely patient with all of our questions and gave us loads of suggestions in helping us find a site and restaurants during the months of our planning process. Stephen is extremely enigmatic and tailored his service to what we wanted. Both of them were very kind and seemed just as excited about our wedding as we were even though they didn't meet us until the event. They didn’t need to do that, so we appreciated it.

Dr. Lortz and their dedicated staff of officiants can help create the wedding of your dreams. Elegant Sarasota Weddings would recommend them for any special event of wedding.