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California Ceremonies

California Ceremonies

Burbank, CA
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    Paul D. Sent on 10/23/2023
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    Amazing ceremony!

    Josh just worked with my wife and I on our wedding, he did an amazing job writing and delivering our ceremony. He is the perfect person for couples with mixed religious backgrounds that might be looking for someone to help put together a beautiful and thoughtful ceremony that works for both families.
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    Lala Sent on 08/20/2023
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    Wonderful Experience!

    We feel grateful and lucky to find Joshua officiating our wedding! We met couple of times with him discussing our story and getting knowing each other. Joshua was very attentive and was able to capture and portray our story during ceremony in very eloquent way. We loved it along all of our guests. Also, Joshua learning our story suggested to do the tea ceremony which demonstrated our love for teas and sharing. That was wonderful idea and our guest loved it too.
    We highly recommend Joshua especially if you are looking for a personalized ceremony created specific for you as a couple.
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    Deb K. Sent on 07/03/2023
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    An Amazing Human Being

    We recently had the pleasure of having Joshua as our wedding officiant, and we cannot speak highly enough of the remarkable experience he created for us. From the very beginning, it was evident that he genuinely cared about making our ceremony meaningful and personalized.
    We absolutely loved that Joshua took the time to get to know us as a couple. Before the big day, he scheduled meetings to learn about our love story, our values, and our vision for the ceremony. This personal touch allowed him to craft a wedding ceremony that truly reflected our unique relationship.

    We were truly impressed with the amount of work Joshua put into tailoring the ceremony to our preferences. He paid close attention to the details we shared during our discussions, and it was evident in the thoughtful and heartfelt words he spoke during the ceremony. Every aspect felt customized to us, making the day even more special.

    Throughout the entire process, Joshua exuded kindness, warmth, and professionalism. His calming presence helped ease our nerves and ensured a smooth and seamless ceremony. He handled everything with the utmost care and attention to detail, making us feel at ease and allowing us to fully embrace the joy of the moment.

    We highly recommend Joshua to any couple searching for a wedding officiant. His dedication to creating a personalized experience, combined with his kind and professional demeanor, made our wedding ceremony truly unforgettable.
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    Marcia M. Sent on 03/14/2023
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    The Gift of Joshua

    Joshua was recommended to me when I was looking for an officiant for a "Celebration of Life". To find him seemed like a gift from the Universe. He took the time to truly get to know the person we lost, and guided the experience with positive energy, kindness, humor. It was perfect, and I will be grateful to him for the rest of my life.
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    Matthew B. Sent on 07/29/2022
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    Best Officiant Ever!

    We were so lucky and honored to have Joshua serve as our officiant at our wedding this past weekend. We met with him over coffee to share some stories about ourselves, he wrote an amazing ceremony, offered to read our own vows and then gave an amazing performance (including a surprise at the end that we weren't expecting). He is caring, well spoken, and we would recommend him to anyone looking for someone. He's incredible!

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    It was a joy to be a part of your special day. Thank you to an amazing couple and I wish you all the happiness in the world!
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    Emily Sent on 11/16/2019
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    Wrote Us the Most Amazing Ceremony!

    Josh was our celebrant for our 10/19/19 wedding. We met with him in person a few times before he hand crafted and wrote our entire ceremony, which was perfect!

    Josh conducted our rehearsal (and kept our surprises a secret) as well as our ceremony. We could tell that he has done this before because of how professional he was. He was amazing with our DJ (to coordinate when to fill in with music), our day of coordinator, venue and family.

    When we met with Josh, he asked us some questions and really got to know who we are as a couple. He took notes and sent us over a written draft of our wedding. He completely wrote the entire ceremony, utilizing our input/wants and it was absolutely amazing. The first time (and pretty much every time) I read it, I was in tears it was so beautiful. We had a few ideas we wanted to incorporate into the ceremony and Josh took those and made them even more special. He had the audience laughing, crying and happy - exactly what i wanted. I received so many compliments about how beautiful our ceremony was and I felt the same way. It was unique, heartfelt and honest.

    It was easy to see that Josh truly cares about what he does and is passionate about being in such an important role in the wedding. Thank you so much for crafting and performing our dream wedding ceremony!
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    Bonnie H. Sent on 10/13/2019
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    Professional, Special, Perfect!

    My husband and I do not practice any religion nor are we affiliated with any. It was important to us to keep that out of our ceremony and we didn’t really know where to look. I came across Josh here on Wedding Wire and it was the best thing that could have happened. Josh is one of the friendliest people we have ever met. He was extremely attentive in terms of flexibility and communication and treated us with such love and professionalism. Josh actually ended up writing a custom ceremony for us - we are both theater people and it was “a play”. It fit our relationship to a T and our friends and family believed that we had known Josh for a long time - that is how much he gets to know you as a couple. He also is incredible in terms of improv - our backyard wedding included some yard work noises and he played it off incredibly and with some humor - it was very special and perfectly timed. I can not recommend Josh and his services enough. He made our ceremony a dream come true and it would not have been the same without him.
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    Meredith B. Sent on 09/30/2019
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    Can’t speak highly enough!

    My husband and I are so happy with our decision to have Josh officiate our wedding. From the first meeting, we really enjoyed speaking with Josh. We found him personable, funny and genuinely interested in our story.

    The ceremony he wrote for us was perfect. He made it so personal there is no way it could have been a ceremony for anyone else. Our guests were laughing and engaged the entire time.

    At our reception countless people told us how much they enjoyed the ceremony and where we “found him.”

    We highly recommend going with Josh. You’ll be happy you did!
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    Rob B. Sent on 09/05/2019
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    Professional Officiant

    Joshua was a perfect fit for us from the start. He’s a great listener and tailors your ceremony to meet your needs. He has a wonderful voice and many of our guests expressed how much they enjoyed the ceremony. Thank you for such a wonderful day!
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    Christine A. Sent on 09/09/2019
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    Wedding officiant

    Josh was super great, we couldn't of asked for more with our simple ceremony.
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    Adam B. Sent on 06/21/2019
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    Amazing!! Beyond expectations! His words made ours a moment that will last a life time for all involved. Not a handkerchief was left dry!

    Outstanding! I couldn’t have wished for more. He took control and kept everything together so me and my bride to be could do our prep free of worry or interruptions
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    Bria Sent on 06/20/2019
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    Josh was great!

    We could not recommend Josh more! He took the time to sit down with us, asked about how we met, what we most enjoy about each other, and about some of our favorite personal stories - Josh incorporated all of that into a very personal and lovely ceremony. Josh also gave us some good pointers on how to write our vows and he was very responsive with the questions/concerns we had through the process.
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    Erin Sent on 10/02/2018
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    We were so happy with Joshua as our officiant! From beginning to end, Joshua was helpful, responsive, and accommodating. We loved him right away. We were looking for someone open-minded and kind who shared similar values with us and would be friendly and warm to everyone. Joshua is exactly that! We had two meetings with him, one of which he talked to each of us individually about how we felt about each other, and then wrote a beautiful and extremely personalized ceremony for us, which he sent us to look over several months before the wedding. We of course didn't need to even make any changes because it was perfect already, and the whole process was super stress-free. At the ceremony, Joshua was professional, smiled often, and spoke clearly, and even managed to pull off the impossible task of holding a microphone while holding his script while tying our hands together for the handfasting part of our ceremony! I would highly recommend Joshua for anyone looking for an inclusive, personalized ceremony. Thanks so much Josh :)
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    Crystal Sent on 08/13/2018
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    My husband and I had planned on having my uncle (pastor) marry us, but we both decided we wanted a ceremony that reflected our personal beliefs. Joshua was able to do exactly that and MORE! He included our children and all of our wedding guests into our ceremony and we received so much positive feedback. At one point during our vows, he held our crabby 1 year old :)
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    Megan Sent on 06/11/2018
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    Josh created the most beautiful vows for us and made our day perfect!
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    Adam Sent on 07/04/2018
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    We can't recommend Joshua enough. He exceed our expectations by taking the time to get to know us and construct a unique and personal ceremony. We were looking for a small, intimate and non-religious ceremony and he not only met all of those needs, but also worked with us to involve our family in an interactive way. Our small crowd of attendees said it was one of the most unique and interesting ceremonies that they had ever seen.
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    Drew Sent on 06/18/2018
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    Joshua was an absolute pleasure to work with and we couldn't be happier with our choice to have him officiate our special day. The words he wrote for the ceremony were extremely personal and brought tears to our eyes.
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    Laurie Sent on 05/10/2018
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    Working with Josh was an absolute pleasure! He really took the time to get to know my husband and myself in order to craft a wonderful ceremony. I would highly recommend him!
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    Jamie Sent on 12/27/2016
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    Josh was the perfect officiant for our wedding! I contacted him only a couple weeks before the ceremony due to a change of plans. He was quick to respond and very accommodating! He put my stresses at ease. We loved how he personalized the ceremony to suit our relationship and personalities. He made us feel comfortable and as if we had known him for years, though we had only met just a couple weeks before the ceremony. We even had a major change of location at the last minute due to a storm on the coast and Josh went out of his way to travel to our new location in the midst of all of the chaos of the storm. We were so happy with the way everything turned out and would recommend Josh to anyone!
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    Anna Sent on 02/10/2017
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    Josh officiated our elopement and it was beyond perfect! He was always very accessible and flexible, even though our ceremony was kind of last minute. He made the speech very personalized to us and was such a pleasure! I highly recommend him to anyone!
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    Megan Sent on 10/03/2017
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    Josh was excellent! Our ceremony was so personalized explaining my husband and I to a T. I would highly recommend Josh to anyone who is looking for a humanist to marry them!
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    Bradley Sent on 09/14/2017
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    Joshua was a absolutely fantastic Celebrant! Our wedding plans developed very quickly and Joshua was there to help us and work around our busy schedules. My wife speaks Spanish so Joshua took the time to research Spanish poets and incorporate that into our ceremony. His tone was so warm and friendly that some of our guests even asked if he was family. Looking back on the day, I feel so fortunate we selected Joshua as he custom ceremony really was something we will never forget!
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    Sam Sent on 08/07/2017
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    Joshua was great he did everything we wanted took the time to research and write a personalized ceremony without including any religious beliefs if your looking for a non religious Officant I recommend him
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    Bruce Sent on 12/17/2016
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    Josh was extremely responsive and put together an absolutely beautiful service. Highly recommended!
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    Ludivine Sent on 08/18/2016
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    Joshua was a gem and the greatest officiant we could have ever hoped to have for our wedding.
    He was always available if we had questions or concerns and he did write the most amazingly beautiful ceremony for us. It was truly amazing and representative of our couple. Reading it before the wedding made me cry several times. Also, he helped me and my fiance write the perfect vows. Also, Joshua moved states a few months before our wedding but didn't charge any extra fee for travel and he didn't cancel either, which he could easily have done too. Thanks Joshua!
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