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Words cannot express how awesome Jessie Blum is! She put together the most warm, unique, and personal ceremony for us! Our guests ALL commented that the ceremony was incredibly special and like nothing they had ever seen before. Jessie was recommended to us by a friend of a friend. In fact, we were unsure that we would even have a ceremony because we wanted something very non-traditional, but as soon as we met with Jessie we both knew that she was perfect for us!
During our initial meeting, we expressed a few strong opinions, but also asked for her guidance. She listened to what we wanted, respected our wishes, and suggested ideas that we loved! For example, we wanted some sort of ritual during the ceremony but didn’t know what exactly we envisioned. She suggested a wine sharing, which evolved into a prosecco and chocolate sharing (both prosecco and chocolate have special meaning to us). It was her creative thinking and willingness to work with our vision that makes Jessie so amazing! Throughout the whole planning process, she was always there to answer my (many) questions via email, no matter how large or small – often her answers would come within minutes of my query! She was accommodating and flexible when we changed from a small private ceremony to a much larger one just a few months before the wedding – in fact, she didn’t bat an eye at our change of plans. In the end, the ceremony that Jessie created for us was PERFECT – I can’t imagine improving it at all. It was sweet, funny, celebratory, and very touching. From the personal details that she included, it seemed as if an old and dear friend was marrying us (even though we had only met Jessie in person once and did the rest of our communications via email). Our guests were laughing, “ooohing” and “aaahing” and tearing up at the appropriate moments. Jessie Blum is amazing and I recommend her highly – I have every confidence that she will create a ceremony that is personal, meaningful, and perfect for you! Every time I think about our ceremony, I still smile – thank you Jessie, for doing such a great job!
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Nobody loves love and weddings more than Jessie Blum. Where can I even begin with expressing how much Jessie contributed to my wedding day? I first found her while researching people who can do non-denominational, non-religious wedding ceremonies. This was before I was even engaged. When I finally did get engaged, my fiance Tom and I met with Jessie at my parent’s house and discussed rituals and wedding details and Jessie put my parents at ease with everything. From that time up until our wedding date, Jessie was so helpful, knowledgeable, and easygoing yet prompt and extremely professional. I don’t think there was ever one email that she didn’t respond to within 10 minutes.
Fast forward to our wedding day. The minute I saw Jessie arrive, I knew… this is it. It’s really happening. Guests commented over and over again about how absolutely beautiful and moving our ceremony was. People commented on her cheerful and calming voice and angelic presence. Guests commented on how they liked the “flow” of her speech and how well-written it was. She made us all feel at ease and comfortable with what is a pretty hectic day. I would and already have recommended Jessie to my closest friends. She gave us the ceremony that my husband and I dreamed of. She knew just what to do. For the beautifully-written ceremony she crafted for my husband and I, we will be forever grateful. I know this has been said before, but it is true. It was just…. perfect.
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| Amid the dozens of decisions we faced in planning our wedding, the toughest was who would marry us. As nonreligious people, we didn’t have a rabbi or minister we could turn to, and a courthouse ceremony seemed far too impersonal. When we came across Jessie’s website, we immediately loved the openness of it, and we loved her passion for creating unique ceremonies. When we met Jessie in person, she reinforced everything we had read: She was warm and friendly and bursting with ideas for our ceremony – but also a great listener who understood right from the start what we wanted (and didn’t want).
Over the course of a few weeks, Jessie worked closely with us to create a ceremony that reflected who we are as a couple. She takes her work seriously and is reassuringly thorough, explaining everything from the process of obtaining our wedding license to such details as what she’d wear during the ceremony. During the stressful process of wedding planning, it was a relief to work with someone so calm and responsive. We felt as if she were working only for us, even as she was no doubt providing the same service for others. On the day itself, Jessie was magnificent. She told our story in a funny and loving way, and many of our guests were moved to tears. All night we heard the same question: Where did you find her? Many of our friends and family assumed she was a friend who had knows us for years. Jessie cares deeply about what she does, and our wedding was all the more memorable for it. We cannot recommend her more highly.
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Jessie was open, warm, and professional from the beginning. Planning the ceremony with her was helpful as she provided us with some structure, but allowed us to craft the ceremony to suit our personalities and desires. On the day of Jessie was calm, relaxed, helping us to be calm as well. The ceremony itself was beautiful, Jessie was collected, organized, and everything went according to plan. Our guests loved her delivery and the ceremony itself, especially the personalized elements. Jessie, our many thanks to you for a perfect ceremony. -Heidi & Ryan |
| I cannot say enough positive things about Jessie. From the moment we met her we knew we had found our officiant, and she continued to exceed our every expectation throughout our dealings with her. Not only is she warm, friendly, and approachable, but she is the epitome of professionalism: she was able to provide us with many suggestions as to wordings and traditions, and was also completely open to our personal needs and ideas. She walked us through everything, responded immediately whenever we needed her, and even reminded us about important things such as finalizing our readings and applying for our license. You will see immediately that she is experienced and absolutely loves what she does, and that she makes your comfort her highest priority. Not only was she available for and enthusiastic about rehearsing, but her calm and charisma at both the rehearsal and the ceremony were so valuable, as we had family milling around chaotically not knowing what to do. We ended up having a lot of fun too.
As for the ceremony, many, many people came to us to say that it was “just beautiful.” It was very warm and personalized and really helped set the tone of intimate celebration that was the most treasured aspect of the day for us. We thought it was perfect beyond anything we’d envisioned. I was nervous about dealing with a lot of strange vendors on the most important day of my life, but Jessie immediately put me at ease, allowing us to be in control but giving us the guidance we needed to pull of a smooth yet beautiful ceremony. I recommend her highly and enthusiastically to anyone.
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Jessie from Eclectic Unions was terrific. She helped us craft a ceremony that truly reflected our personalities. We wanted to create a sweet, humorous, religious-free ceremony and Jessie had so many wonderful suggestions to make it come together perfectly! After the ceremony, our guests could not stop raving about how great she was. The ring warming ceremony she had suggested was a hit. Including something so interactive really made our guests feel honored. We are so glad Jessie made the suggestion! She was incredibly organized with her materials and very knowledgeable on various cultures and traditions, which is such a tremendous help when looking for more of a non-traditional type wedding. We highly recommend Jessie to anyone looking for an officiant. -Melissa & Jonathan
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| Quite simply, Jessie rocks! From the moment we met Jessie, we knew she was the perfect person to officiate our marriage. She understood our concerns about balancing differing family traditions, setting the right tone, and creating a highly personal ceremony. Jessie’s process for constructing the ceremony allowed for flexibility, guidance where needed, and personalization. Jessie was so helpful throughout the entire process; she provided prompt and thorough information, worked with our friend to select a special reading, and aptly accommodated a last minute change. She has a special affinity with words, and fashioned everything we wanted to express into an eloquent and beautiful ceremony. All our guests commented on how meaningful, sweet, memorable, and how “us” the ceremony was. I truly appreciated Jessie’s graceful presence and pleasant voice at our marriage, and recommend her a thousand times over. She is a gem! -Madeleine & Charles
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Jessie Blum from Eclectic Unions was the best part of my wedding – and I had a fantastic wedding so that is saying a lot. Our ceremony was perfect! We loved it and our guests still cannot stop talking about it a month later. They loved all the little touches we included and how the ceremony was all about us! Many of my older guests had not been to a non-religious wedding and they were pleasantly surprised. We did a ring warming and most of my guests had never heard of anything like it and loved the idea. We also did a wine sharing and at the end, both my husband and I broke glasses. I wasn’t going to let him have all the glass-breaking fun! If you are looking for the perfect wedding officiant, look no further. Not only did she perform beautifully the day of, but she was great to communicate with through email and we met a few times prior and she is always on time! There is no vendor from my wedding that I would recommend more than Jessie from Eclectic Unions. A+++ ! -Blake & Jason |
| I couldn’t be more pleased! Jessie was quick to respond, professional, fun, eager and just all-around awesome. I felt at comfortable with her immediately at our first meeting, and she made my guests feel the same way on our wedding day – she has a contagious smile and a wonderful attitude. She had a zillion great ideas and suggestions that made putting our ceremony together really easy and fun, and found innovative ways to quilt all of our “hey, can we add this in” crazy ideas into the perfect personalized ceremony that our friends are still talking about, a month later. I recommend Jessie without reservation! -Cindy & Holli
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Jessie Blum is amazing! We met with a few celebrants before finding her (through the internet) and once we met with her we knew she was the person we were looking for! She has such a warm and natural demeanor and she listened to all of our wedding ideas with excitement and added her own ideas on how to make them work in our ceremony. Nothing was too outlandish – using our dog in the ceremony, having a lot of Celtic traditions like a handfasting, a butterfly release and a stone wishing ceremony. Jessie took all of this and our own personal love story and created a unique and beautiful ceremony that was seamless, touching, moving and personal. She helped us throughout the entire process – even helping with the organization of our wedding programs, reminding us to get our marriage license, and working on several drafts of the ceremony until we were all pleased. She focused on us and our needs during the ceremony and could not have done a more professional and personal job! She was a joy to work with from beginning to end and I can not suggest her services more! Especially if you are a bit outside the box on what you want for a meaningful wedding ceremony! She handled everything post ceremony and we can’t thank her enough! Everyone was asking where we found her and commented on what a touching ceremony we had! Jessie, Quinn and I thank you from the bottom of our hearts – thanks for making our wedding so special! -Lisa & Quinn
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| We knew that we didn’t want to a traditional church ceremony, but we weren’t sure what we wanted to do. We found Jessie, and it was the best decision we could have made for our ceremony! What an amazing ceremony!!! Words cannot even describe what a wonderful job Jessie did telling our story and making our wedding ceremony beautiful. Numerous people commented on the beauty of our ceremony. It was personal, well thought out, and exactly what we wanted. Jessie was always there to answer any of our questions and guided us in the right direction every time we were in need of direction. We would recommend her to officiate anyone’s ceremony! Absolutely Amazing! -Kristin & Ryan
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| Jessie did an amazing job as the celebrant of our wedding. As soon as we met with her we knew we wanted her to be part of our wedding; she was warm, genuine and we felt an immediate connection. We were unsure how our ceremony would look before meeting with Jessie and were concerned that it would be too short without any religious traditions. She provided us with great ideas for every part of the ceremony from the walk down the aisle and ring vows to our own personal vows. The love story she created from the history of our relationship was wonderful; it made our ceremony feel intimate and it was the perfect length. Jessie was receptive to all of our feedback and ideas and made the process stress-free which was so helpful during the hectic planning process. All of our guests really enjoyed the ceremony and we could not be happier with how everything turned out. Thank you so much, Jessie, for helping make our wedding day perfect! -Jocelyn & Geordan |
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Jessie Blum created a beautiful ceremony for my husband & I.. .the personalized love story she wrote for us made us both cry during our ceremony. Anyone who decides to have her perform their own ceremony will be 100% satisfied. Thank you so much for making our day extra special! -Eileen & Patrick |
| Jessie of Eclectic Unions provided the most beautiful and meaningful wedding ceremony for us. It was exactly as we wanted-a mixture of traditional and new wedding rituals. Leading up the the event, Jessie was always available to answer the many questions we had. She would also offer suggestions when we were unsure about how to do something. Before the wedding, my mother-in-law was nervous because we were including non-traditional rituals and she could not imagine how we would pull it off. In the end however, ALL of our guests said it was the most beautiful wedding ceremony they had ever witnessed. If you want a ceremony that is not cookie cutter but filled with meaning and done beautifully without a hitch, choose Jessie. Thank you, Jessie. -Ingrid & Elan
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| Jessie has a way with words that made our wedding ceremony absolutely perfect. She was there for us throughout the planning process, and she totally customized the wedding to fit our own “eclectic” lives. We received so many compliments from guests who were truly moved by the ceremony. I was so glad that everyone could share in our lives as Jessie shared our love story. This wedding was so special thanks to our amazing officiant! We’re so thankful she could be a part of such a wonderful day! -Melanie & Brian |
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Jessie is a warm, professional, compassionate officiant. She was eager to create the most beautiful and touching ceremony possible that fit my fiance and I perfectly. We couldn’t have been more happy with the result. She’s been with us every step of the way and is flexible in terms of changes and offers a great perspective and desire to bring a vision to life. Thanks a million times for the most unforgettable ceremony! -Eliza & Chris |
| Jessie is such a pro. I was raised Jewish. My husband was raised Catholic. We both wanted a religion free ceremony. She asked a thousand questions about us. I really felt as if she understood us and our relationship. The ceremony was completely customized to be about us. All of our guests (religious or not) raved about how wonderful it is. I feel like every wedding that I’ve been to the ceremony has been completely forgettable (either that, or you can’t hear a word that’s being said). She put everyone at ease, and made the ceremony about us. Overall we could not have been happier with Jessie. She really cares about what she does and her clients. I would recommend her to anyone… and I mean ANYONE. Gay, Straight, Christian, Jewish, Pagan, Atheist, Agnostic… you name it. She will make your wedding beautiful! -Rachel & Brian
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| Jessie is so amazing! From the first time I emailed her to after the wedding, she was great. We got such a feeling of comfort from Jessie, and so did everyone involved in the wedding. Our guests kept asking, “Where did you find her?” and telling us how wonderful she was. Jessie just has such a natural flow and ease about her. The ceremony was fantastic, and the perfect kick off to our perfect wedding day! Thanks so much, Jessie, for being such a big part of our day!!! -Kayla & Kevin
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Hi Jessie,
I just wanted to take a moment to thank you for everything you’ve done for us. We pretty much had no real idea of what to do with our wedding to reclaim it from the clutches of our family’s influence. You helped us turn our wedding into “Our Wedding,” and it helped set the bar for the entire event. We had compliments coming about how people wanted to know why our friend who married us wasn’t around, and we had to explain that we’d only started working with you earlier in the month! The best thing I can provide is praise from Caesar: Chris’ grandmother, who is a very quiet, semi-traditional lady from stoic Norwegian background, came up and told us “even us traditional types had such a wonderful time at such a delightful, unconventional wedding.” Jessie, I can only tell you this: when you extract such praise from Chris’ grandmother, you have EARNED that praise. Thank you once again. It was a pleasure every step of the way.
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| Jessie was terrific! We began our search for an officiant who would be able to blend our religious and spiritual beliefs into the wedding ceremony since my husband and I are of different religious backgrounds. We wanted someone to make our wedding ceremony about us. Jessie did a fabulous job of helping us add personal touches to the ceremony. She is patient, easy to work with, understanding and very creative, all of which truly helped our ceremony come to life! -Jessica & Abdul
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| Jessie was fantastic – she put together a highly personalized ceremony for us with just the right tone. She was receptive to what we wanted and gave us total veto power over what would/would not be included in the text. We were thrilled with her delivery of the text at the ceremony, and afterward many of our guests remarked how much they enjoyed what Jessie had written. Choosing Jessie as the celebrant for our wedding was one of the best decisions we made and we recommend her without reservation and with great enthusiasm. -Jessica & Steve |
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Jessie was a dream to work with. From day one she worked so hard to make sure that every aspect of the wedding reflected our wishes and who we are as a couple. Every aspect of the ceremony from the “love story” of our relationship to the vows were performed with professionalism, honesty and heart. It is no wonder that so many of our guests, including a minister who has performed many weddings herself, told us that ours was the best, most personal and meaningful wedding they had ever attended. We are so grateful to Jessie for making sure that our wedding ceremony would be a special, meaningful and memorable experience. Thank you! -Lindsey & Benjamin |
| Jessie is awesome! She was very flexible when it came to meeting with us and dealing with our busy schedules. She helped with creating our vows when we had writers block, and was very inspirational for our ring vows. Because of her – our ceremony was VERY personal and intimate. Our family and friends enjoyed the ceremony and pretty much everyone made a comment on how great it was. There was not a dry eye in the room. Jessie made our ceremony feel like a conversation amongst friends and tailored it specifically for those who attended. -Layla & Lewis
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| I love love love Jessie. She will make your wedding much less stressful because she is very quick to respond to e-mails and she’s on top of everything. I was really busy before my wedding because I was purchasing a home, so I didn’t have time to write my own vows but Jessie took whatever little information I gave her and created a very personal ceremony. She has a very warm and easy going personality so I booked her right after our initial consultation without even checking other officiants. That’s the kind of confidence Jessie gave me, and I’m so glad she was our officiant. It was perfect, and that’s what you want on your special day. -Diana & Leo
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| I wish there were more words to describe what a wonderful pick Jessie was as an officiant for our wedding. From the moment I started emailing her, she showed nothing but warmth and light, but at the same time being very professional. The first time my husband and I met her was on our wedding day, as we were having a destination wedding. It didn’t matter that we’d never met her face to face…it felt like we knew her for years. There were no surprises during the ceremony as she cleared everything with us first. Her happy and cheery personality just added to the beautiful ceremony that she wrote. Thank you so much, Jessie!! -Randi & Ryan
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John and I were struggling with our decision to use a Justice of the Peace and have an impersonal ceremony. We really wanted something that would reflect us, tell our story, and talk about what is most important in our lives, and the woman that we originally selected for the ceremony wasn’t willing to do that. Switching to Jessie was the best decision that we made! After our initial meeting to discuss our ceremony with her, John and I were both so relieved and knew that it was going to be just what we hoped for. She introduced us to some unique ceremony ideas, ike handfasting, and she went along with some of our crazy ideas, like planting a tree together, our Circle of Love, and having our readers surprise us the day of. When John and I think back on our wedding day, we are so happy that we made the switch to Jessie. Our ceremony was meaningful, thoughtful and so personal. So many guests came up to us afterwards and thanked us for having such a personal ceremony, they really appreciated getting to know us a little better through it. I will happily recommend her to anyone. -Sarah & John
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| Jessie was the perfect choice for our wedding ceremony. We wanted to avoid a church ceremony (brought up different religions), but we afraid that doing so would disappoint our families. Thankfully, they haven’t stopped raving about the ceremony Jessie put together for us. She gave us–and gives all her couples–a virtual carte blanche over the scripting of the ceremony if desired, but we asked her to construct it mostly on her own and she did a phenomenal job of reflecting our personalities and our relationship. Jessie was supremely easy to work with, and we could not recommend her enough! -Trish and Dom
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| My husband and I wanted to be married by a priest but didn’t want to have to get married at a church, so the task of searching for an officiant began. I found Jessie online through The Knot and after reading all of the reviews wanted to have her marry us. She was super friendly at our first meeting and I could tell she really cared about making our wedding special and unique and on man did she succeed!! The whole process was so smooth and Jessie’s responses to all of my questions and requests were always super fast. The ceremony was beautiful, exactly what we wanted. People laughed, people cried, people “aw’d” lol. Afterwards we got sooooo many compliments on how beautiful the ceremony was, some people even saying it was the best ceremony they’ve ever witnessed. They loved how unique and different it was, not just another “boring” wedding ceremony and we have Jessie to thank. I highly recommend her for anyone’s wedding! -Jennifer & Gary
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Words cannot accurately describe just how satisfied I am with my wedding officiant, Jessie Blum. From our first meeting she made us feel completely comfortable; thereafter, she was always readily available to answer any and all of our questions. Jessie created a unique and beautiful ceremony which truly portrayed our individual personalities and fusion as a couple. We are truly honored to have had Jessie play such an integral role on our wedding day! -Sandra & Jay |
| Our wedding ceremony was everything we wanted and more! Jessie was so easy to work with, very helpful, and she performed our ceremony beautifully. We couldn’t have asked for a more perfect night and Jessie was such a huge part of what made it so perfect. We are so thankful to have found Jessie and we would recommend her to anyone!! Thank you Jessie!! -Dyana & Vinnie
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| What a breeze! Jessie made the whole ceremony process unbelievably easy and stress free! Jessie not only listens to what you want, she HEARS and implements all of your thoughts, suggestions and requests, making your ceremony completely your own and just the way you want it to be! Our ceremony was beautiful and went exactly as planned. We couldn’t have gotten through it without Jessie’s guidance & patience!! Thank you so much for all your hard work! -Lynn & Joseph |
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If you’re looking for a very special customized ceremony… look no further. Jessie is the one. She is truly excellent at her craft. Our ceremony could not have been better, and we owe this to her. In every step of the way she was helpful, professional and responsive. Thank you, Jessie, for being part of our Special Day!!! -Val & Paul |
| From the first communication, Jessie was nothing but professional, helpful and wonderful. She answered our questions promptly, she guided us in the right direction and was there with us every step of the way. Jessie created a beautiful, personal ceremony for us, that included some Mexican traditions, that not many people from here are familiar with. She did a wonderful job and I don’t believe there was a dry eye in the house. I received MANY compliments on the ceremony (from almost every single guest). They commented on how personal, intimate and unique the ceremony was. It is obvious that Jessie cares about her couples and really tries to make each ceremony a magical experience. I highly recommend Jessie as a wedding celebrant- I promise you will not be disappointed! -Melissa & Rafael |