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    Kaitlyn Sent on 10/18/2023
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    Easy to work with

    We were able to customize our ceremony to what we were looking for, along with the guidance and ideas we needed from a professional. He was calm, organized, and just what we needed. We are pretty sentimental, and he had the perfect ideas to make our ceremony special - with a traditional touch but flexibility to change what we wanted.
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    James C. Sent on 10/02/2023
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    Excellent Wedding Officiant!

    Bill was an amazing officiant! Bill brought his charm, sense of humor, and warm heartfelt appreciation to our wedding day. Bill will remain a friend to my wife and I. Thank you again to Bill and and highly recommend him to any couple looking to get hitched!
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    Cindy J. Sent on 11/04/2022
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    Absolutely amazing! I would definitely recommend!

    Bill was an amazing officiant for our ceremony! He gave us several options to choose from for the ceremony to make it exactly what we wanted! He’s extremely kind and always responded very quickly!
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    Stephanie M. Sent on 10/03/2022
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    Outstanding!

    Bill did a phenomenal job with our ceremony and was super friendly. 100% would recommend him to anyone!
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    Marissa Sent on 01/03/2023
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    Beautifully done ceremony

    Bill was so awesome to work with! He gave us plenty of time to review the draft of our ceremony and gave several options for us to choose from so we had the most personalized ceremony possible! Any request we had, Bill honored it. He is so kind and has a great sense of humor! He put together a perfect ceremony that was written so beautifully. We couldn't be happier!!
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    Tram N. Sent on 05/02/2022
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    My Ceremony will forever be memorable

    My husband and I love Bill. He was attentive and aware of what we wanted our ceremony to be and look like. He gave us a faith-based ceremony that made my grand pop and many others emotional. It felt as though we've known Bill for many years. Having him officiant our wedding was by far the best decision I made.

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    Thank you, thank you, thank you! You guys were amazing! ❤️ It was such a perfect day! I had a blast!
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    Alexis F. Sent on 10/22/2021
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    Bill was great!

    Bill was a great fit for our wedding. He worked with us to make the ceremony perfect for our day and met with us leading up to the wedding to make sure we were getting exactly what we wanted! He was so helpful throughout the planning process and did an awesome job the day of.
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    Sarah Sent on 12/01/2021
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    Bill is the best!!!

    As soon as we met Bill, we knew he was the perfect choice to be our officiant. He has a warm character, a great sense of humor, and is very attentive to detail. You can tell right away he loves what does! He was always on time, professional, and very responsive. I highly recommend Bill for your special day. He was so personable and accommodating. I knew I could trust him to make our day memorable, the words he spoke touched our hearts. Thank you so much, Bill.
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    Kristin A. Sent on 04/21/2021
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    Bill is the best!

    Bill is the best! From the moment that we reached out to the day of the wedding he was so kind, professional, and attentive to detail. Our guests remarked that they loved the ceremony and the beautiful message delivered by Bill. He is very responsive and you can tell that he genuinely loves marrying people. Bill personalized the ceremony extremely well to fit my (now) husband and me. We would highly recommend Bill to anyone and everyone looking for an officiant!
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    Diana G. Sent on 11/05/2020
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    Perfect! Exactly what I always dreamed of.

    Bill was perfect to officiate our wedding. He is the 1st and only candidate I met with. He was warm and welcoming. In the midst of the stress of planning a wedding, he put my mind at ease and was so easy to work with. He gave us exactly what we wanted, which was simple, special with some religion but not too much. I HIGHLY recommend choosing him for your special day. I still get compliments on how special and Beautiful our ceremony was. 10/24/20.

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    Thank you Diana and Jason once again for sharing your special day with me. It was awesome! Once again, I wish you all the best!
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    Jennifer Sent on 07/25/2018
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    We absolutely loved having Bill as our officiant. He was professional and funny. He made sure that the ceremony was both personal while still romantic. He was flexible with our needs and allowed us to meet with him or email with him several times leading up to the wedding. I am so grateful that he was able to officiate our marriage!
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    Courtney Sent on 04/15/2018
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    Everyone has been raving about our ceremony thanks to Bill! Our guests have told us that they loved how personal the ceremony was and that it wasn't too long or at all boring. When we first met with him we knew he was perfect for our wedding. He made a stressful process so fun and easy. He listened to what we wanted and asked lots of questions to get to know us better. He sent us a script with different options to choose from, and it was fun picking everything out together. Bill created a ceremony for us that was a perfect blend of prayer, traditional, and modern touches (we did a mothers rose ceremony). The ceremony had a few breaks of laughter to lighten things up. He was so calming and easygoing throughout the whole process. It was exactly what we wanted!

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    Thank you so much Courtney and Chris! It was such a pleasure!
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    Amanda Sent on 06/20/2018
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    I am so thrilled that Bill had a cancellation for our wedding day right before we called to meet him. He was wonderful. He is so friendly and funny, and he made the wedding and rehearsal a breeze. He can customize the ceremony to be as religious or secular as you want, and he was great with helping my dad remember his one line! :-) If you can book Bill, I highly recommend you do. You will not regret it! He is great!
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    Jesse Sent on 07/19/2017
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    Groom reviewing here. Bill is a graduate of my high school rival Calvert Hall (which didn't effect my respect for him lol) and grew up around the area so it was cool to talk to him about his upbringing versus mine. Anyway it's that personal touch from him that made our ceremony so much fun. I said something funny during our vows by accident because I was trying to remember the lines verbatim and he made a joke about "this isn't jeopardy. you don't answer in the form of a question" and everyone including myself started laughing. It made the ceremony more enjoyable and less formal which we wanted. I even like his blessing at the end, which if you choose to do, he'll explain why it means so much to him.
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    Ciara Sent on 09/01/2017
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    Bill was a joy to work with. Bill was accommodating in short notice to meet with us when we were available and make our ceremony perfect and personal. He offered great ceremony suggestions and was willing to work along with any suggestions we had. We got many compliments on the beautiful ceremony and he made it fun and enjoyable from start to finish. Bill was the perfect fit for us and will be for you too.
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    Megan Sent on 02/16/2017
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    Bill is great and he really accommodates you! Can't wait to have him for our wedding this Summer!
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    Kari Sent on 06/27/2017
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    We are so happy that we selected Rev. Bill as the officiant for our recent wedding at the Chesapeake Bay Beach Club! Throughout the planning process Bill was helpful and flexible. He put together a beautiful ceremony for our wedding which was a great mix of traditional with some more modern element as we envisioned. We got many compliments on the ceremony, and we were very appreciative of all of Bill's recommendations as well as his professional, kind and funny personality. He goes above and beyond for his clients -- from meeting with us in person for our first consultation to attending the rehearsal at no additional cost , and finally providing you with a nice final printed version of your ceremony as a keepsake. We highly recommend Bill!
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    Sarah Sent on 02/07/2017
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    We loved working with Bill! Bill was responsive throughout the entire wedding planning process and gave us great guidance re what to include in our ceremony (the mother's rose ceremony was a huge hit). The ceremony itself was beautiful and was my favorite part of the entire wedding. Our guests loved it too - so many guests told us how meaningful the ceremony was and some even asked if we wrote our own vows (we didn't - we used Bill's). We are so happy we decided to work with Bill and highly recommend him.
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    The perfect choice for us! He planned a lovely service.
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    Samantha Sent on 12/12/2016
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    Bill was the best officiant. My husband and I aren't religious and he didn't make me feel like I had to do anything I didn't want to. He has a sarcastic humor which matches mine. He made things light and funny which really helped keep my husband and I at ease. He came up with a beautiful idea of a wine boxing for our ceremony. He took into account what you wanted and threw some ideas out there to help make the decision process easier. He helped create a beautiful wedding. I picked him because of all the wonderful reviews people had written about him and his amazing price. You just can't beat someone who provides excellent service and doesn't charge you outrageous pricing.
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    Stephanie Sent on 10/11/2016
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    Bill customized the ceremony to fit us perfectly. I got compliments from everyone..from my friends to my Grandmother who is 90. Everyone thought it was great and I had a friend tell me that when she get's married she is going to book him too.
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    Samantha Sent on 09/08/2016
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    My husband and I found Bill here on WeddingWire and after our first meeting, we knew we found the right guy. He made sure to listen to what we wanted to get out of the ceremony, and did just that. He is very personable and made us feel comfortable, even though my husband and I don't like attention and standing in front of a hundred people was slightly nerve-wracking. We appreciated his sense of humor, especially when a pirate ship full of tourists traveling through the Inner Harbor got close to the ceremony. All of our guests made comments on how beautiful and eloquent the ceremony was. Thanks, Bill, for sharing that moment with us and making our wedding unique and special. You were truly great to work with!
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    Elisabeth Sent on 09/12/2016
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    We're so glad that we chose Bill to officiate our wedding. He was professional, accommodating, and listened to what we were looking for in our ceremony. We met several times before the big day which helped us feel comfortable with Bill before our wedding. Definitely recommend Bill!
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    Claire Sent on 08/07/2016
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    Bill was absolutely fantastic to work with! He was very helpful and offered wonderful suggestions. We met with Bill one time before our ceremony and were immediately comfortable around him. He is very easy to talk to, kind, and has a great sense of humor. He kept our rehearsal and ceremony light-hearted, just like we wanted. I highly recommend Bill to anyone who needs an outstanding wedding officiant!
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    Carolyn Sent on 07/12/2016
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    Bill is amazing! He officiated our wedding and after meeting with us only one time, he created a ceremony that totally fit our personalities. We got many, many compliments from guests about how they loved the sentiments expressed in our ceremony and how personalized it was, and we completely agree. Bill was friendly, professional, responsive, and a pleasure to work with. He listened to what we were looking for and made the whole process easy. I would highly recommend him to any couple!!!
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