TESTIMONIALS & PHOTOS  (selections from 1990-2010) [Please note that the photos are not correlated with the quotes!] Dear Rev. Rebeca ~ What can we say? You were simply fantastic. Really great. You made our special day extra special by hitting all the right notes. The Dylan Thomas love letter couldn't have been more perfect. It was our favorite part of the entire day -- such a nice surprise from you! Both of our families thought the ceremony was the highlight of the day.  ~ Deb & Chris Dear Rebecca ~ While we’re still basking in the afterglow of Saturday’s event, we want you to know how truly grateful we are to you for your gentle support, encouragement, and for seeming to know what we wanted without our telling, for helping us see what we did want, for candle ‘detective’ work, but most of all for beautifully weaving together a ritual we will never forget. It really couldn’t have been any better. Thank you, thank you.      ~ Sue & Bob

Dear Rebecca ~ Thank you so much for being our special guide and making our day even more perfect. It was truly an honor to have your there with us at such a profound moment of our lives. Thank you, also, for the unexpected gift of our vows -- we framed them and have them hanging in a special place. We look forward to sharing a cup of tea with you soon! All the best ~ Jeff & Masayo Dear Rev. Rebecca ~ Thank you so much for being a part of our wedding. Your warm spirit and kind words made the ceremony unforgettable. We will always be grateful for the memories you have created.  ~  Love, Kate & Andrew Dear Rebecca ~ We cannot thank you enough for all your insight and guidance in making our day truly memorable on many levels. Thank you for expressing our love so uniquely.    ~ John & Robin

Dear Rebecca ~ Let me tell you first that we had more compliments on you and the ceremony that you helped create than anything else about our wedding. I think that is the first and best thing a couple can hope to hear. Both of our father’s spoke specifically of you, of how your warmth, expression of emotion and elocution helped bring the words out from the pages of the books and into the hearts of the family and friends that had gathered. I can’t believe our good luck that we found you and that you were so creative and perceptive in your selection of the readings. ~ Joseph & Garrett

Dear Rebecca ~ I have such great joy about the way our wedding turned out. Everyone told me how touched they were - even the best man cried! I just can’t imagine how it could have been more wonderful!   ~ Rebekah & Jeffrey Dear Rebecca ~ Thank you for the tremendous ceremony. It was truly perfect - exactly what we wanted and had envisioned when we decided to get married. Thank you!   ~ Brad & Marlese  Dear Rev. Rebecca ~ We just received your package.  Thank you for the wonderful love song plaque.  We love it!  We also want to thank you one more time for everything you did to make our wedding a wonderful and loving experience.  It would not have been the same experience without you.  So many people expressed how much they enjoyed your presence, your words, and your exuberance!  What great compliments.   Until we meet again, and with loving regards,  ~ Evelyn and Doug, 2005

Dear Rev. Rebecca,  We just wanted to thank you again for helping us create what couldn't have been more of a perfect ceremony. You have been nothing but wonderful and we appreciate everything you have done for us.  It was truly a privilege to have you perform our ceremony. Thank you again!   ~ Sasha & Douglas, 2006   Dear Rev. Rebecca, ~ We would just like to thank you very much for the wonderful ceremony that you performed for us yesterday. It was just perfect and exactly how we hoped our wedding day would be. We fly home to Ireland this evening and will look back on yesterday with fond thoughts. Best ~   Nuala & Matthew, 2006   Dear Rebecca ~ Kathy and I want to thank you for your great help in officiating our ceremony, for coordinating the dozens of piddly little things that become great when you’re stressed, for providing the warm and embracing ‘welcome’ to our guests to make them feel at home, and for being cheerful and bubbly during it all.  With your help Kathy and I were able to concentrate on being present with heart and mind during the ceremony… not stressing out over things which are unimportant in the end.     ~ Rich & Kathy Koomjian,  2007

Reverend Rebecca, ~ I just wanted to thank you once again!  Everyone (including Bob and I) enjoyed the ceremony you put together for us.  Not only did you have some great innovative ideas on how to celebrate our traditions, but your marvelous personality provided a special mood to the entire celebration.  You have to know that so many people asked about you - asking how we found you and commenting on how special you made the ceremony.  We certainly will keep you in mind for anyone who is looking for a truly remarkable person to officiate at their wedding!    ~ Patty & Bob, 2008   Dear Rebecca ~ Thank you so much for creating such a loving and spiritual environment at our wedding. We felt so cared for and comfortable knowing you were guarding us.   ~  Becky and Marty, 2009

Dear Rev. Rebecca ~ Thank you so much for the lovely follow-up letter and the beautiful wedding ceremony you performed for us! It was wonderful and we were so pleased with the whole wedding, Thank you for all your help.  ~ Alli & Chris,  2009   Dear Rebecca  ~ Thank you so much for being there to guide us through our wedding day and for helping us create ceremony that felt special, meaningful and unique to us. We really appreciated having your strong and soothing presence there to guide us through the big day and we received so many compliments from our guests about how well the ceremony reflected us. We also loved how you brought the reading from ee cummings and Rilke to life in the room. We will remember and treasure our wedding ceremony forever!    ~    Hyosub & Christine, 2009       Dear Rebecca ~ Thank you so much for being such a wonderful part of our wedding day! It was a truly special experience to work with you and we are so grateful to have found you!   Elizabeth & Christian,  2009

Dear Rebecca ~ It’s been more than a month since the wedding and we’re still getting glowing remarks about your work. The gods were with us when we found you and we’ll never forget you. Fondly,    ~   Laura & Bill   Dear Rebecca ~ Thank you for a unique, memorable, fabulous ceremony! Your words to us were poignant and spoken with sweet truth. Thank you for a beautiful day!   ~ Julie & Bobby Dear Rebecca ~ Russell and I wanted to thank you for the wonderful wedding service you made happen for us. The whole experience was more wonderful than we ever even hoped it could be. Thanks again for your guidance and artistry! ~ Rebecca & Russell

Dear Rebecca ~ We’ll still savoring our wedding celebration. I’d like to thank you again for your part in shaping the event - your words, your thoughts, your presence, your energy, all that you brought to our ceremony - was a beautiful fit, and helped us in saying best what we wanted to say most.  It felt like we’d known you a long time. You have a gift, a wonderful gift, for creating ceremony, that is meaningful and real and sacred and joyous. Thank you for traveling so far to share that with us. It would not have been the same without you.      ~Mer & Steve Dear Rebecca ~ We just wanted to write and thank you for the lovely wedding service. You ‘pulled the stitches” of the readings and the music together with your quilting and weaving metaphors and poetry. We were thrilled at how smoothly things went and how lovely the whole service was. Your benediction was truly inspired!    ~ Mary Beth & Scott

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