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Matthew T. Sent on 03/11/2024Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful!
For my wife and I, our wedding was our big day-- but Jill definitely tried to steal the limelight as all the guests (and vendors) were completely blown away by how great the ceremony was, it was the #1 thing people complimented. And my wife and I agree, Jill put together a ceremony that was better than we ever imagined. We wanted something vulnerable and funny, and she was able to provide exactly that. She was extremely attentive to all of our wants and was able to craft a ceremony that captured our story and love.
In addition to all of the wonderful things about the ceremony, Jill is a wonderful person; thoughtful, timely, diligent, clear. She communicated with vendors and really took control of the entire process. She was responsive and we never worried about her ability to deliver on exactly what she said.
In the end, we are so thankful that we went with Jill and she is now a part of our beautiful story. We will always be honored by how much effort she put into our day and we don't have any words to really capture our gratitude.
Thanks so much Jill!!
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Honestly, that made me tear up a bit. Thanks, Matthew and Natalie :) Pleasure was all mine. Three cheers to a fun time had by all. -
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Corey L. Sent on 11/20/2022"Best Ceremony Ever" was our guest feedback!
Before we get to the ceremony piece, it's important to note that Jill of "Mary Unordinary" was on top of everything and not once were we worried about her communication and instructions. Clearly she's been doing this a while and we were in very very good hands prior to the wedding!
We are non-religious and really wanted something light-hearted and fun for our wedding day. Boy did Jill deliver! We laughed, we teared, it was a perfect mix of telling our story, laughing about who we are together and yet still delivering sentimental, poignant words/vows to each other in front of our guests.
In the end, it was exactly what we wanted and many of our guests told us (to paraphrase) that it was the best ceremony they'd ever seen.
Would highly recommend Mary Unordinary if you're looking for a less traditional, more modern and fun ceremony that will generate a wonderful balance of laughter and tears!Marry Unordinary's reply:
Thanks Corey! You guys were a fun couple to write about, and I had a great time with the whole process. Cheers!
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Angela Sent on 01/08/2023
Best officiant in the world!
I knew we would hire Jill the moment we got off our first call. She is so easy to talk to, a great listener & story teller, and she has a great energy to her all around! She was so amazing at engaging our guests. She had all of us laughing, smiling, and crying. Our guests thought we had been friends for years with the way she put our story together, so personal and heart felt. We wanted someone that we would make us feel comfortable in front of so many people and Jill was just that! She is such a great public speaker and truly great at what she does. Would highly recommend her to anyone/everyone we know!Marry Unordinary's reply:
What a thoughtful review! Thanks, Angela. The pleasure was 1000% all mine and I really, really enjoyed getting to know you guys. -
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Alyssa A. Sent on 03/22/2022
Perfection!
I cannot even begin to thank Jill enough for the incredible ceremony. It was FANTASTIC and the amount of people (probably EVERYONE) commenting on her officiating was amazing. She truly puts her heart and soul into this and it shows. Everyone was beyond impressed and LOVED the entire ceremony. If there was a better word for perfection, it still wouldn't do it justice. She makes every effort to get to know us individually and as a couple. She was able to articulate our love story in a manner that felt like "us" even when most of our life was spent on the other coast! Jill orchestrated the most perfect ceremony and gave us the most perfect day for our marriage.Marry Unordinary's reply:
Thanks so much, Alyssa. It was really great getting to know both of you and I enjoyed the experience as much as you did :)
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Alexandria B. Sent on 08/31/2021Personal Approach to Ceremony
Nikki and Jill were amazing to work with! They were so on top of it and professional but also take the time to get to know you, were fun and down to earth. Nikki was our officiant for our ceremony and she crafted an amazing personalized ceremony which was important to me and my now husband. She had our guests laughing and learning things about us that even they didn’t know. It was everything we wanted.
Also, highly suggest not reading the ceremony beforehand. It made the ceremony even more fun and takes the pressure off as all eyes are on you because you want to know what she is going to say next!
Highly recommendMarry Unordinary's reply:
Thanks, Alex! Nikki had a great time with you guys and really appreciates the kind words. Till we meet again! -
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Marwah D. Sent on 09/22/2021Absolutely amazing!
Jill was phenomenal and exactly what we were looking for! My husband and I come from different religious backgrounds, so we wanted to pick an officiant that was neutral, but we also wanted to make our ceremony light and funny. Jill brought all of that. She took the time to get to know us and highlighted so many wonderful parts from our homework in our ceremony that made it even more touching and personal. She made a couple of jokes which is exactly what we wanted after everyone has been cooped up in COVID. She even gave us good advice about marriage! Out of all of our vendors, she nailed it with her part!Marry Unordinary's reply:
Thanks, Marwah :) The pleasure was all mine! Truly. I had a lot of fun getting to know you guys and creating that ceremony. -
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Ben H. Sent on 08/29/2021Incredible personalized ceremony - many compliments!
When planning our micro wedding for July, we knew we wanted a more personalized and interesting ceremony than the standard traditional weddings: something that would really help us connect with our friends and family in a memorable ceremony. After our initial video call, we clicked with Jill and knew she was the one. She sent us some homework to complete (some together, some separately), and took an hour over coffee to ask some more questions and get to know us better. We were stunned at how well Jill was able to grab those details and, through her impressive creative writing skills, craft a super personalized ceremony. She did an impressive job weaving together details of our lives to tell a compelling story about our relationship in a way that our guests found engaging and fun. We got many compliments on how well the ceremony went, and some thought for sure Jill was a personal friend given how well she seemed to know us! We're super pleased to have chosen Jill for this once in a lifetime experience, and now we'll have something memorable to cherish forever. We highly recommend her!Marry Unordinary's reply:
Hiya Ben, The pleasure was all mine and I had a really great time getting to know you and Tongyan. Thanks for the kind words, and I hope your honeymoon was great! -
Michelle C. Sent on 04/19/2021
Jill was wonderful to work with and was very devoted to telling our love story.
Jill was such a joy to work with and was very supportive during the planning process. I didn't have to shop around for other officiants because I was so impressed by Jill's website and how she explains her methods in telling your love story. We decided to go into it blind and not to read what she came up with for our ceremony and we were so glad! She told our story so perfectly and even made the crowd laugh (and I'm sure cry) as she went on to the end. So many of our guests complimented us on our awesome officiant! We felt so grateful that we found her and we highly recommend her!Marry Unordinary's reply:
Thanks for the kind words, Michelle! The pleasure was all mine ... truly. Take care - till we meet again! -
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Victoria Sent on 11/01/2021Best part of our wedding!
Jill tied with the food for being the best part of our wedding. Hands down, our guests commented on the food and our ceremony - specifically how Jill did such an amazing job. Jill was very professional from the moment we reached out for more information about her services to the wedding say itself. If you are looking for an officiant that is going to take the time to get to know you, make your wedding feel personal, and most of all fun, I would absolutely in a heartbeat recommend Jill.Marry Unordinary's reply:
Thanks, Victoria! The pleasure was all mine and I was so happy to be a part of your day in my own little way. -
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Lisa S. Sent on 03/03/2020the definition of a personalized wedding ceremony
We found Marry Unordinary after talking to half a dozen officiants and feeling disappointed either by how little customization they incorporated into their finalized "custom" wedding ceremonies, or finding awesome officiants that charge quadruple the amount we had allocated in our budget.
We live in New York, so our first meeting with Jill and Nikki was through a video call. The video feed was a little awkward, but we immediately clicked with the two of them. We're a laid back couple, so we valued their belief that "important events don't have to be so serious in order to be taken seriously." They did a great job of paying attention to what matters to the two of us, which helped me feel more comfortable with how a lot of their information gathering comes in the form of "shared" and "individual" questionnaires.
I'm thrilled I took the chance. Rather than being generic and impersonal, the questionnaires gave us a structured way to describe what we value about our relationship. The shared questions were varied enough that they covered all kinds of details we wouldn't have thought to bring up on our own. The individual questionnaires worked much in the same way, but gave us space to privately flesh out exactly how we feel about each other, without the pressure of getting the wording and the flow "just right." We both spent a lot of time to be as thorough as possible.
We opted not to see any of the drafts beforehand beyond the introduction and the vows she'd lead us through, so the ceremony was as much of a surprise to us as it was to our guests. I was blown away by how well Nikki picked up on not just our sentiments but also our personalities! She told our love story far better than either of us ever could, all while including exactly the right number of jokes, roasts, and puns. The ceremony was extremely heartfelt and sentimental, but it was never sappy. We had so many friends and family members ask us if she was a close friend because they could not fathom a "stranger" could capture our personalities and our partnership as perfectly as Nikki did. The audience burst out laughing with us a dozen times, and went "aww" just as many times as we wiped away happy tears.
If you hate cookie cutter ceremonies but feel like your budget isn't large enough to afford a custom one, reach out to Marry Unordinary! The value you get for the (honestly way too affordable) price cannot be beat. -
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Lauren G. Sent on 07/30/2019Jill is Awesome!
Jill did an absolutely amazing job with our ceremony. It was funny, heartfelt, short but personal - essentially exactly what we wanted! We could not have been happier with our choice and we HIGHLY recommend using Jill! -
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Blake K. Sent on 08/07/2019Unordinary for the Unordinary!
What can I say? Jill and her crew were simply Fantastic! She really did her homework and provided a ceremony that was tailor made just for us. I would highly recommend her to emcee any event. We didn't experience any hiccups with the services provided. The little extras she provided made it a very magical experience. -
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Wallis L. Sent on 07/30/2019From one professional to another
I own a wedding venue, host 35+ weddings per year, and have seen quite the range in professionalism and quality over the years! Jill is absolutely at the top of that range and we'd love to have her back anytime! Jill was funny, genuine, and was a total pro the whole way. If you're looking to check this off your list, look no further.
Come again soon, Jill!
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Ryan S. Sent on 07/31/2019Jill for the win
My wife and i had a myriad of unusual requests for our big day, and Jill couldn't have been more accommodating to all of them. She was funny, genuine, and told the story of us better than we could have, with the information we gave her. Many of our guests said she was the highlight. surprising considering we had an open bar lol. -
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Michelle Sent on 06/24/2021Jill is Amazing
Jill married us on 6/5/2021. When looking for an officiant, we didn't want to ask a family member or friend who we'd rather have focused on enjoying the day and the ceremony. We wanted our ceremony to be short, sweet, and meaningful but not religious or stuffy. When we met with Jill for the first time, we knew she was the perfect match. Jill took the time to get to know us, first over video chat (as our planning happened during COVID), then through thoughtful written questions, and finally we were able to meet in person. Yes, there was a little homework. It was totally worth it, Jill was able to share the things that make us right for each other and preview what our marriage will be like for our friends and family. She took every request we had and worked it in flawlessly, even that she reference The Princess Bride. Jill had our guests laughing and crying (but only a little). We got so many compliments on the ceremony and the work she put into it. If you're looking for someone who will take your wedding and your marriage seriously, who will treat you with love and kindness, and who will make ceremony planning fun and easy, look no further.Marry Unordinary's reply:
Hi Michelle! Those are kind words are so very appreciated. Thanks for being so easy and fun to work with. -
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Lindsay S. Sent on 07/25/2019For the perfect personalized ceremony, choose Jill.
My husband and I chose Jill to officiate our wedding back in 2014. Through many conversations, Jill got to know what makes our relationship work (and what drives each of us crazy), what we want out of our marriage and most importantly what makes us laugh. She did an incredible job of personalizing the ceremony, while still maintaining some of the more traditional aspects of a wedding.
Our guests couldn’t say enough good things about Jill and the ceremony and neither can we. Her words are forever on display in our home.
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