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Jillian Buckley Wedding Officiant

Jillian Buckley Wedding Officiant

Brooklyn, NY
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    Rachel Sent on 10/06/2023
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    If she's available, book her now!

    We originally were just going to have a friend be our officiant. We didn't need anything fancy, nothing too personalized, just generic, no religion, in and out in 15 minutes kind of ceremony. Then, our friend had to back out for a personal reason. We found Jillian and we were so glad things turned out the way that they did! Jillian is so professional, we didnt even need to hop on a call we just communicated via email, she discussed options and she presented us with different versions of each section of the ceremony speech. It was amazing and so eloquently said! She is also very kind, and a sweet person. She handles the mailing of the license as well, so it's totally hands off for you. She's the best!
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    Christina L. Sent on 08/01/2023
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    The ceremony we dreamed of

    We had such a wonderful time working with Jillian to create our ceremony. We are not religious and did not want a family member to officiate so we searched sites for officiants, and from the very first few minutes speaking with Jillian, we knew she was going to be great. She was so easy to work with, communicative and gave such great advice. She knows her stuff! We were pretty anxious about the ceremony - trying to figure out what we wanted and be able to accurately portray that through our ceremony - and Jillian gave us great content to work with. We selected Option B with her, and so she helped us craft and edit our ceremony, but also allowed us to really dive in and edit to our hearts content. What we came up with together truly portrayed what this marriage means to us. On the day, Jillian was super flexible to start about 10 mins early because a very stray thunderstorm was threatening our outdoor ceremony. She executed the ceremony flawlessly and helped us with the cues. We highly recommend Jillian to anyone who wants a beautiful, flawlessly executed ceremony!
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    Kate Sent on 05/15/2023
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    Jillian is the best!

    My husband and I found it so easy to work with Jillian to plan our wedding ceremony. She offered much assistance in helping us to construct a ceremony that felt most meaningful to us. She was very responsive and on our wedding day, delivered beyond expectation and made us feel at ease. We are so lucky! We highly recommend Jillian.
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    Jeanette S. Sent on 03/19/2023
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    Jillian is Amazing!!

    I am beyond happy that we found and hired Jillian!! From the very beginning working with Jillian was so effortless, she was upfront with all options on how to go about creating vows for our wedding and so helpful with picking what fit us best. Everything from creating vows to the day of event felt easy, and became everything I could have asked for. She is so sweet calming and her delivery on the speech was just so perfect. I can not thank her enough for making the day & the ceremony so perfect!!!!!!
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    Dana B. Sent on 03/18/2022
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    Can't recommend her enough! She's brilliant

    Not even sure where to start. My husband and I feel so incredibly lucky to have found this beautiful soul and to have had her officiate our wedding.
    From the first time we spoke to Jillian, she made us feel so understood, relaxed, comfortable, and confident. Over the months that we worked together, she gave us amazing suggestions that made our ceremony uniquely ours and wonderfully intimate. Every day leading up to the wedding she was there with words of support and love, and on our day she made us feel like we were the only people in the room even with 200 people sitting watching us.
    We love Jillian and can't recommend her enough!
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    Shannon Q. Sent on 02/06/2023
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    Thank you Jillian!

    We hired Jillian on a recommendation from our wedding planner and we are so glad we did! Jillian was an absolute joy to work with and did an incredible job crafting our wedding ceremony. She took the time to get to know us through direct conversations with us and through conversations with some of our friends and family. She did a wonderful job of suggesting different options for different parts of the ceremony so that we could choose wording that felt genuine and meaningful to us, and she introduced us to some new ideas to incorporate into the ceremony that we enjoyed and appreciated. Many of our guests told us afterward that this was the best ceremony they’ve ever witnessed and we have Jillian to thank for that—her writing and delivery on the day-of were impeccable. We are so thrilled to have had Jillian officiate our wedding and highly recommend her to anyone looking for an officiant who will deliver a thoughtful and meaningful ceremony.
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    Darla D. Sent on 10/30/2022
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    She gave us our perfect ceremony!

    We were really nervous choosing an officiant and were having trouble finding someone that we trusted, until we met Jillian. From the first phone call we knew she Was the right person to make our wedding official! She was sweet, easy to talk to and an absolute pleasure to work with. She offered a few different options of ceremonies and we opted for the most personalized version where she would send our family and friends questions to get a better idea of who we were, and I cannot recommend that option enough! Our ceremony was super personalized, beautifully written, and made us feel so special. She spoke with so much affection towards us that our friends and family could not believe we met only a few months earlier!
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    Jill S. Sent on 09/19/2022
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    Absolutely perfect

    Jillian crafted the most beautiful ceremony for us. It was beyond anything we could have imagined. She pulled in details from our friends and family and it made it so special. She was so responsive in planning and with requests, we could not have asked for a better officiant. Amazing!
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    Hollister K. Sent on 11/12/2022
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    Perfect Ceremony

    Jillian was a pleasure to work with and she absolutely nailed the vibe and tone of our ceremony. We wanted something honest and sweet but not too sappy and she did such a great job, I received so many complements from our guests. I loved that she met with us twice prior to the wedding and interviewed a handful of our friends and family to really get to know us. We also went with her suggestion for a modernized version of a handfasting in place of the ring exchange and it worked perfectly for us! Could not recommend her enough
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    Iain H. Sent on 06/26/2022
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    Fantastic in every way

    I cannot recommend Jillian enough. From the first time we met, her warmth, kindness and passion for what she does was abundantly clear. Throughout the process she was professional, thoughtful and authentic - she genuinely cares and invests in your wedding and what you want to achieve. Thank you Jillian for being a special part of our celebration!
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    Eric M. Sent on 01/11/2021
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    The Perfect Day

    Jillian was an essential part of our wedding ceremony. We met with her weeks before the date to discuss logistics and so that she could learn a bit more about what type of ceremony we wanted. She asked us really thought provoking questions about our relationship which for us cemented that we were making the right decision. She was paid close attention to details and was very responsive throughout the entire process of co creating our ceremony. She gave us suggestions and was open to us finding various pieces of the ceremony on our own. On the actual date she was a wonderful officiant. It's hard to describe in words but she made it so that my only focus was on my Husband and our commitment to one another. It was actually perfect.
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    Kristin M. Sent on 05/20/2022
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    Dream officiant

    I really can't say enough good things about Jillian as a wedding officiant. She was absolutely excellent about every part of the planning process and made our ceremony so beautiful and touching, I still have guests telling me how amazing it was. From beginning to end, Jillian helped us through the process, taking the time to meet with us in a coffee shop as we told her our full story. She laid out several different ways we could have our ceremony, and workshopped with us closely each part to make sure it was absolutely perfect. She was completely open to suggestions, and because she took the extra time to get to know us, she absolutely nailed who we are as a couple, what was important to us, and what we wanted our union to be about. Because I come from a religious family but didn't quite want a religious ceremony, Jillian was incredibly understanding and adaptive, and found ways to integrate my religion and my family into the ceremony so everyone was included. I couldn't have asked for a better overall turnout, and I couldn't recommend Jillian more highly!
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    James Sent on 04/13/2022
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    10/10 - loved our ceremony

    We shopped around a bit for all vendors, officiant included. Jillian was flexible with how we wanted to do the ceremony and had helpful suggestions as well, which was great since my fiance and I had very little knowledge of the details of a wedding ceremony. We liked our first convo with her, and when we asked about a reference Jillian was quick to put us in contact with another couple who had previously worked with her (not that these wedding website references aren't trustworthy, but talking to people was nice). Overall we had a perfect experience with Jillian and would highly recommend her
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    Jenna W. Sent on 01/17/2021
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    So glad we went with Jillian!

    We chose Jillian when planning our October 2020 wedding, before COVID arrived. Jillian was so easy to work with, very responsive, and helped us create the ceremony we wanted. She was incredibly flexible as the uncertainty of COVID and easily adapted to the change of plans. Jillian really thoughtfully wrote our entire ceremony, tailoring it to both of our interests and weaving in elements from our family, friends, and cultural traditions. She guided us through the process gently and skillfully. We are so glad we chose Jillian and highly recommend!
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    Shannon H. Sent on 12/16/2021
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    Perfect hotel suite ceremony

    My husband and I wanted a low-key ceremony. We were originally planning to get married at City Hall, but it was impossible to get an appointment due to COVID restrictions. We ended up finding Jillian and it could not have worked out better. Jillian helped us put together the simple ceremony we wanted. We exchanged vows in our hotel suite with a few friends and family present, and everyone complimented the beautiful ceremony Jillian put together.
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    Daniel D. Sent on 10/26/2021
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    An amazing officiant!

    We feel so lucky to have had Jillian officiate our wedding. We weren't sure exactly what we wanted, and Jillian really took the time to understand us and guide us through the process in a way that made it feel approachable. She spent a lot of time learning about our relationship and wrote this beautiful, personal story that tied the ceremony together. My family was overseas and unfortunately had to watch the ceremony on Zoom due to COVID. Jillian found ways to bring them into the ceremony and made them feel a part of what was happening, which was incredibly touching and meant the world to them. After the ceremony, several people asked us how we knew Jillian. They had assumed she was a close friend given how warm, personal, and meaningful the ceremony was. It's something we'll never forget. I can't recommend Jillian enough.
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    Kelen J. Sent on 06/07/2021
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    Great officiant!

    Jillian was responsive and easy to work with for our virtual zoom wedding! You could tell she finds joy in this job and truly cared about learning about us so she could customize things for us, even over zoom
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    Kat Y. Sent on 09/18/2021
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    Personable & Professional Officiant

    Jillian was fantastic to work with. She is very easy going and genuinely cares about making your ceremony special. She was kind enough to take the time to speak with me over the phone in addition to meeting up with us in-person to make sure it was a good fit for everyone. She then walked us through the process of obtaining the marriage license and sent several options for each section of the ceremony script, to pick and choose from and customize. The day of the wedding was chaotic and we were running late (to be expected), but Jillian was very calm and was able to go with the flow, which put us at ease. We couldn't have asked for a better officiant and highly recommend her!
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    Alina L. Sent on 10/08/2021
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    Amazing!!!!

    I would definitely recommend Jillian to anyone getting married and who is looking for an intimate experience. She took the time out to listen to our background and how we met to try and help incorporate our story into our vows. Thank you so much, Jillian!!
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    Elizabeth S. Sent on 09/13/2021
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    Jillian was great!

    Jillian was so kind and had wonderful recommendations for the flow of our ceremony. A great presence on our wedding day, truly can't say enough good things!
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    Jq Liu Sent on 06/29/2021
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    A great experience!

    Working with Jillian was a breeze. She was prompt and knowledgable when I asked her questions. She made our virtual zoom wedding experience easy and I highly recommend her if you’re looking for an officiant!
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    Richard S. Sent on 06/08/2021
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    A beautiful day

    My partner and I have been together for 12 years and had decided we would get married at city hall, but couldn't because of the Pandemic. A friend of a friend recommended Jillian. She took us from a bare bones civil ceremony to a succinct and meaningful expression of our feelings about and commitment to each other through a beautifully composed ceremony.
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    Leiry H. Sent on 06/07/2021
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    Amazing experience

    It was a please and honor to have Jillian as my wedding officiant. She very professional, kind and works around your schedule. I loved the fact that she gives you options and she works with you when writing the ceremony. I love Jillian and I would definently recommend her.
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    Hashly A. Sent on 06/01/2021
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    Love love love everything

    Ms. Buckley was highly professional. She was on time and very kind. I would high recommend her and hopefully will to anyone getting married. She was so patient with me and waited for us even though we started a little late. She ask me what I wanted and how we wanted things to happen. I was so nervous, but then her presence is so calming. I highly recommend her to anyone. I did not regret my decision
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    Haley M. Sent on 02/08/2021
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    The best day ever

    Jillian was the best officiant we could’ve asked for. We got her last minute and everything worked out perfect. She was very very responsive and answered all my questions up to right before the ceremony. She made the day perfect!
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