Ceremonies by Deidra

Deidra made our wedding day perfect. From the moment we retained her services we knew that she would be a perfect fit. She is so professional and yet very fun to work with. There are so many things that make her worthy of our high praise. First of all, Deidra’s personality is incredibly warm and friendly, so immediately my fiancé and I felt comfortable talking to her about all of our personal details. She encouraged our ideas and added many of her own suggestions, which turned out to be great. She was extremely dedicated in making our ceremony touching and personal. Deidra took notes on everything we talked about during our consultation, and she typed up a complete running order based on our discussions. During our meeting she read to us various readings, and when we heard her beautiful voice, I began to cry. It wasn’t even the wedding day, but I was already crying tears of joy!When it came to the actual big day, Deidra arrived an hour early to check on everything before the ceremony began. The entire bridal party noticed how calm and reassuring she was, just to take away of any of our nerves. She is meticulous about checking on things to make sure everything is in place as it should be. Our wedding coordinator also loved her because Deidra was so easy and efficient to work with. I know every bride is really nervous when it comes to selecting their Officiant, but I could not recommend Deidra more positively. My family and friends absolutely loved her poise, warmth and the lovely way in which she spoke about us. Deidra is the best. If you choose her, your ceremony will be amazing and any of your friends will be asking you for her contact details.

Deidra was amazing and we cannot thank her enough. We are not a traditional couple by any means. My family is Catholic and my heritage is Polish and Filipino. My husband, James, is Seventh Day Adventist and he is of Korean descent. Culturally and religiously, our families are very different. Planning our wedding meant taking into consideration each of our families' expectations and also including details that would be important to us as a couple. You can see Deidra had her work cut out for her.When James and I first met with Deidra, we were very impressed at her patience and how she allowed us the opportunity to explain in depth our backgrounds and our concerns. She discussed many options for creating the perfect ceremony. She also worked with us in researching details and scripted a ceremony especially around our unique circumstances.Without any reservations we would recommend her to all. The ceremony was exactly what we desired; it was flawless and beautiful. We cried and laughed throughout and we felt that the words really captured the essence of us as a couple. Our family and friends still comment how special our ceremony was. Thank you, Deidra.

Finding an officiant for your wedding can be a very difficult task. That person has to be a reflection of who you are and conduct the ceremony in the spirit of how you as a couple envisioned it. When we faced that decision for our wedding back in May, we really went the extra mile to find someone special. Our search brought us to Deidra, and boy, was it the right decision. We found someone who truly could bring our ceremony "vision" to life, tailored exactly to the way we wanted it.From the very first meeting, Deidra listened carefully to our needs for the ceremony and walked us through every step of the process. We covered everything with her. She asked many questions about us as a couple and began crafting a ceremony that would be unique and special for us. She also navigated us through the complicated wedding license steps with ease.Fast-forward to our wedding day: Deidra was there at the venue early on to make sure everything was in order. Her calm and poise set the stage for our ceremony. The ceremony itself was so beautiful and special. The personal feel of every word she spoke and warmth she projected touched everyone. Many of our guests said that while they had been to many good parties at a wedding, ours was the best ceremony that they had ever been to. Deidra can bring so much to your wedding: Poise, charm, humor, elegance, and thoughtfulness. We encourage you all to talk with her and give her our highest recommendation.

We were extremely pleased to work with Deidra Gray-Breijo. Our initial impressions of Deidra were that she was professional, prompt, positive, assuring, warm, organized and helpful--and our regard for her only grew in the planning process. Since we were planning a wedding on the West Coast from the East Coast, we worked with her primarily through email, but at no point did we feel that we were at a disadvantage for it. Deidra is very personable and genuine, and made a point to speak by phone at least several times to ensure that we were happy with various requests or changes to the ceremony running order. She gave us much flexibility in designing a ceremony that we would be comfortable with, and was respectful of our (atheist) beliefs. She provided us with many vow and reading selections to choose from, which she encouraged us to edit as we saw fit. She took the time to learn about us individually and as a couple, and even surprised us with some anecdotes that we conveyed to her about each other within her sermon! She also provided us with many options for her wardrobe, which was a small nicety that we appreciated. Before the ceremony, Deidra was prompt and assisted us with the logistics of the marriage license. During the ceremony, Deidra was flawless in her preparation and presentation, and we followed her prompts easily. The ceremony was more powerful than we thought it could be, and we really credit Deidra for setting the perfect tone and creating such a memorable event.

Look no further - you've found the PERFECT officiant.What an amazing experience my husband and I had with Deidra. I cannot express our gratitude for her professionalism, her attention to detail and overall warmth and joy she infused into our ceremony. (her slightly-softened Australian accent didn't hurt, either)In fact, she was more aware, organized and on-top of our entire day than our team of wedding planners/designers were. She inquired about details that I suspect made my wedding planners/designers think things through that much better; for which I am forever grateful. She has a wonderful way in which she begins getting to know a couple, and by the end, we felt as if she were part of our family, not someone we had hired. She even recommended our wedding photographer, who had the best photo-journalist sense of style, we could not have been happier. Pre-wedding day she was incredibly interested in getting to know what makes "us" a couple, and what is important to us - our likes/dislikes, wants, needs, etc. With the knowledge she gained, she gave our ceremony such personal touches that there were few dry eyes in the audience (and alter, I must say). During the wedding day she is as calm as a cucumber, and made us feel as if there were not a single worry to be had -- which really, there wasn't! She was genuine and welcoming to everyone, and made all in the audience feel right at home. Several weeks after the wedding, we still had people remarking on the overall fluidity and ease of the day. We credit Deidra in our reply, knowing that without her there, things would not have been as memorable or as touching.

Deidra is wonderful! She was always available to answer questions. She did exactly what we wanted, which was a short and sweet ceremony. Deidra makes you feel like a friend and not just another client. She has an endearing Aussie accent that makes listening to her that much easier. Highly recommended!

Completely met and exceeded my expectations. Deidra put together a very personal and unique ceremony for us. Very helpful thru the whole process....giving us tips on music, readings, and everything else we could think of.

GREAT! We loved her and she made things very personal but also very simple and easy!

Deidra wrote a very personal and appropriate ceremony for my daughter and her new husband, based on a meeting 2 1/2 months prior to the wedding. She included my new grandaughter- as requested by the bride and groom, in a very touching family joining part of the ceremony. My only complaint is that she did not attend the rehearsal and since we did not hire a wedding co-ordinator, we had difficulty with that aspect the day prior. Although she did have the entire ceremony written out in an outline for rehearsal day. All in all, it was a beautiful ceremony and she made our guests feel like she knew the bride and groom personally. She followed all of their wishes to keep religion out of the ceremony but still make it feel "sacred".