Reviews for Barbara Rowlandson - Secular Humanist Wedding Officiant

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• Bryanna P. Sent on 23/09/2024
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  Wonderful Experience!

  Working with Barb was wonderful! She took time to get to know us as a couple and delivered a beautiful service. It was personal and us along with our guests will remember it forever. We highly recommend!

  Working with Barb was wonderful! She took time to get to know us as a couple and delivered a beautiful service. It was personal and us along with our guests will remember it forever. We highly recommend!
• Liz A. Sent on 11/09/2023
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  Absolutely wonderful!

  Barb wrote us the sweetest ceremony, she had us write why we are grateful for each other and it was so touching.
  She was so easy to work with and has an amazing energy.
  I highly recommend her if you want a beautiful personal ceremony!

  Barb wrote us the sweetest ceremony, she had us write why we are grateful for each other and it was so touching.
  She was so easy to work with and has an amazing energy.
  I highly recommend her if you want a beautiful personal ceremony!
• Philip A. Sent on 24/08/2023
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  Wonderful wedding officiant

  Barbara exceeded our expectations as a wedding officiant. She wrote us a delightful custom ceremony, after meeting with us to get to know us and understand our story. She was very informative and transparent throughout the entire process. She was very personable and many of our guests also commented on what a great job she did. She was also flexible with her timing as our ceremony started a bit late.
  
  Thanks Barbara!

  Barbara exceeded our expectations as a wedding officiant. She wrote us a delightful custom ceremony, after meeting with us to get to know us and understand our story. She was very informative and transparent throughout the entire process. She was very personable and many of our guests also commented on what a great job she did. She was also flexible with her timing as our ceremony started a bit late.
  
  Thanks Barbara!

  Barbara Rowlandson - Secular Humanist Wedding Officiant's reply:

  Hi Phil and Dariana! I had so much fun writiing and delivering your service! I am so glad you enjoyed it. Your mom looked like she had a wonderful time and laughed so much! I will never forget you walking down the aisle to 'The Final Countdown' – that was epic, my friend! I am so glad to have met you and that I could give you a ceremony to remember. Wishing you both the happiest future imaginable! - Barb
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• Lindsay J. Sent on 18/08/2023
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  Such a joy

  Working with Barbara was so easy and fun! She truly made the effort to get to know us and our relationship story to write us a beautiful, touching ceremony. The ceremony she wrote so perfectly summed up our love that we opted to not write our own vows because we loved what she wrote on our behalf so much!
  It's great to get to work with individuals with like Barbara that share our humanistic values and can incorporate them in to such a special day!

  Working with Barbara was so easy and fun! She truly made the effort to get to know us and our relationship story to write us a beautiful, touching ceremony. The ceremony she wrote so perfectly summed up our love that we opted to not write our own vows because we loved what she wrote on our behalf so much!
  It's great to get to work with individuals with like Barbara that share our humanistic values and can incorporate them in to such a special day!

  Barbara Rowlandson - Secular Humanist Wedding Officiant's reply:

  Hi Lindsay and Enric, thank you so much for your kind words! It was a wonderful experience - even the crummy weather made itself agreeable and got out of way just in time! Working with you both was wonderful, you really are such a lovely couple. Wishing you both the happiest, brightest future imaginable.
• Lyndsay M. Sent on 06/02/2023
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  Barbara will make your wedding ceremony UNFORGETTABLE

  Barbara helped us create the most unforgettable and heartfelt wedding ceremony. We wanted our guests to feel the love that we have for each other and Barbara delivered this perfectly. From the very beginning, Barbara took the time to get to know us, to tell us about herself and her values, to learn about our story. She asked us all the right questions and got to know us so that our ceremony would be true to us as a couple. Barbara went above and beyond the officiant duties by supporting us in the paper work and legal process of attaining a marriage license. The ceremony was magical, personal, meaningful and full of love. Our guests were in tears, which is exactly what I wanted. Barbara, we can't thank you enough. You made us feel cared for and special on our wedding day. We will cherish the memories from our ceremony forever.
  Christopher & Lyndsay

  Barbara helped us create the most unforgettable and heartfelt wedding ceremony. We wanted our guests to feel the love that we have for each other and Barbara delivered this perfectly. From the very beginning, Barbara took the time to get to know us, to tell us about herself and her values, to learn about our story. She asked us all the right questions and got to know us so that our ceremony would be true to us as a couple. Barbara went above and beyond the officiant duties by supporting us in the paper work and legal process of attaining a marriage license. The ceremony was magical, personal, meaningful and full of love. Our guests were in tears, which is exactly what I wanted. Barbara, we can't thank you enough. You made us feel cared for and special on our wedding day. We will cherish the memories from our ceremony forever.
  Christopher & Lyndsay

  Barbara Rowlandson - Secular Humanist Wedding Officiant's reply:

  This touched my heart so much! Thank you, Lyndsay and Christopher, for trusting me with making your dream ceremony come true. You are such beautiful people. It's such an honour and feels so wonderful to join two people in marriage who clearly belong together. I wish you so much joy, today, tomorrow and always. xo
• Lisa Sent on 29/09/2022
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  Absolutely Perfect

  We wanted our ceremony to be brief, but meaningful, personal, and reflective of us. Barb gave us all those things, and the ingredient we hadn't considered in the midst of all the details, logistics and stress of organizing a wedding at a cottage - she was incredibly present, and radiated joy and love. She couldn't stay - she had another wedding later that day - so a number of our guests asked us for her contact information for themselves or other couples who were having difficulty finding the right officiant. They thought she was perfect, and so did we.

  We wanted our ceremony to be brief, but meaningful, personal, and reflective of us. Barb gave us all those things, and the ingredient we hadn't considered in the midst of all the details, logistics and stress of organizing a wedding at a cottage - she was incredibly present, and radiated joy and love. She couldn't stay - she had another wedding later that day - so a number of our guests asked us for her contact information for themselves or other couples who were having difficulty finding the right officiant. They thought she was perfect, and so did we.

  Barbara Rowlandson - Secular Humanist Wedding Officiant's reply:

  Oh my goodness! Thank you! I wasn't expecting this today, you've really warmed my heart with this message. I thought your wedding was just perfect, and my goodness what a location! So beautiful it takes your breath away, well worth the boat ride lol! I hope you two are enjoying your married lives and basking in the love. All my best to you for the happiest future ever.
• Hunter M. Sent on 25/09/2022
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  Creating Magic and Peace of Mind

  From the moment I found Barb on wedding wire and read all her incredible reviews, I knew I wanted her to be our officiant. She takes pride in her work and stands by her values. We loved being able to share our story with her, without judgement, and have her understand our experience and journey as a couple. She helped us create a ceremony that included all our guests and helped those who had not yet met us as a couple know the love we share and who we are as people through our gratitude statements. Barb understands her responsibility as a treaty person and has made a commitment to acknowledge the land she conducts her ceremonies on. My Husband is Anishinaabe and it was important for us to have parts of his culture in our ceremony - Barb collaborated and learned alongside us to create a ceremony that would honour that part of our relationship. She shared with us that this was her first blanket ceremony and we were so grateful for the research and care she put into honouring this practice. The whole ceremony felt organic, light, full of love, and also had moments of laughter and fun! There is so much that goes into the planning of a wedding, but the most important part is this moment. Barb is organized, communicates in a timely manner, and made this portion of our planning the easiest. We could just focus on the words and the feeling.
  
  Brides and Grooms, of course you want to have the perfect venue, photographer, food, and flowers and we know to book those vendors early, but don't put off picking the person who is marrying you. Hopefully you will be lucky enough to have Barb be apart of your day, we are so grateful she was apart of ours

  From the moment I found Barb on wedding wire and read all her incredible reviews, I knew I wanted her to be our officiant. She takes pride in her work and stands by her values. We loved being able to share our story with her, without judgement, and have her understand our experience and journey as a couple. She helped us create a ceremony that included all our guests and helped those who had not yet met us as a couple know the love we share and who we are as people through our gratitude statements. Barb understands her responsibility as a treaty person and has made a commitment to acknowledge the land she conducts her ceremonies on. My Husband is Anishinaabe and it was important for us to have parts of his culture in our ceremony - Barb collaborated and learned alongside us to create a ceremony that would honour that part of our relationship. She shared with us that this was her first blanket ceremony and we were so grateful for the research and care she put into honouring this practice. The whole ceremony felt organic, light, full of love, and also had moments of laughter and fun! There is so much that goes into the planning of a wedding, but the most important part is this moment. Barb is organized, communicates in a timely manner, and made this portion of our planning the easiest. We could just focus on the words and the feeling.
  
  Brides and Grooms, of course you want to have the perfect venue, photographer, food, and flowers and we know to book those vendors early, but don't put off picking the person who is marrying you. Hopefully you will be lucky enough to have Barb be apart of your day, we are so grateful she was apart of ours
• Christina B. Sent on 13/09/2022
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  WOW! So personal so fantastic

  Barb was such a beautiful choice for our wedding officiant. She was personal, intentional and perfectly aligned with our values. She took the time to get to know us and made our ceremony one to remember. I have NOTHING but great things to say about Barb. My husband and I are overjoyed with how inclusive and professional she was!

  Barb was such a beautiful choice for our wedding officiant. She was personal, intentional and perfectly aligned with our values. She took the time to get to know us and made our ceremony one to remember. I have NOTHING but great things to say about Barb. My husband and I are overjoyed with how inclusive and professional she was!

  Barbara Rowlandson - Secular Humanist Wedding Officiant's reply:

  I am so touched by this, thank you Christina and Fisher! What a beautiful couple you are. I have loved getting to know you! May your future be filled to the brim with love, joy, red wine and chicken wings. Thank you for choosing me, it was a ceremony I'll never forget! Much love to you both.
• Paige B. Sent on 09/09/2022
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  One of the most wonderful days of our life

  Barbara was amazing to work with. When we had a little change in plan the day of the wedding, she was able to work around that. We loved having Barbara as our officiant and wouldn't of had it any other way. She made our day exactly how we wanted it .

  Barbara was amazing to work with. When we had a little change in plan the day of the wedding, she was able to work around that. We loved having Barbara as our officiant and wouldn't of had it any other way. She made our day exactly how we wanted it .

  Barbara Rowlandson - Secular Humanist Wedding Officiant's reply:

  I am so happy for you both, thank you! Rolling with changes is part of the job, absolutely no problem making last minute adjustments! Overall, I think everything went just splendidly and your ceremony went beautifully. You two - and your team - were so easy to work with! I hope you had a fantastic day of celebration and I wish you infinite happiness as you go forward into this next phase of your relationship!
• Chloe S. Sent on 16/08/2022
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  Unforgettable Ceremony

  Barb is amazing - she perfectly captured our love story to share with our friends and family. She was a joy to work with and I would recommend her to anyone. My friends and family could not stop talking about the ceremony and how beautiful it was. Thanks Barb for making the day so special for us xx

  Barb is amazing - she perfectly captured our love story to share with our friends and family. She was a joy to work with and I would recommend her to anyone. My friends and family could not stop talking about the ceremony and how beautiful it was. Thanks Barb for making the day so special for us xx

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