Reviews/ Testimonials

Reviews & Testimonials

I love hearing feedback from my couples, their family and friends about their one-of-a-kind wedding ceremony. See below for some of their reviews. To find out more about the possibilities for your unique ceremony,
please contact me.

Rev. Sarah in pink lace stole smiling with couple on steps of brown shingled house

Charismatic, heartfelt ceremony.
"Reverend Sarah did a phenomenal job with our ceremony. She was really easy to work with and did a great job bringing our ideas to life and including some fun stories. We would highly recommend!" ~ Bernadette & Sean
(Peconic Bay Yacht Club, Southold, NY - June 2019)

Rev. Sarah in white lace stole smiles with couple in front of two brown bordered windows

Great Officiant!
"Reverend Sarah was great to work with! She was very responsive to any questions we had and made planning our ceremony really easy. She is a very warm person and easy to talk to. She put together a ceremony for us that I felt really made our wedding special. I would definitely recommend her as an officiant!" ~ Alyssa & Justin
(Duck Walk Vineyards, Southold, NY - September 2019)

Rev. Sarah with two gentlmen dressed in white standing in front of monogrammed blue backdrop

"When my partner and I had decided to get married, it was simply going to be town hall. Then we decided that we needed to include our parents in a small ceremony on the beach. We found Reverend Sarah immediately on a web search. We watched her video and knew this was who we wanted to officiate our ceremony. She set up a few FaceTime sessions, and even sent us things to consider while putting together our thoughts on the ceremony and vows. One month prior she sent us the first draft of the full ceremony (word for word). We made a few changes several times, which she never seemed like it was a challenge, or that it was a bother. Wedding day came and we had to actually remind ourselves that this was the first time we’d met in person. Reverend Sarah brought several scarfs, from very religious, to beautiful and elegant, letting us decide which we preferred. The ceremony was so much more than we had ever dreamed. Reverend Sarah delivered the most amazing service, completely fitting our style and needs. Several of our guests asked how many years we had been such good friends with the reverend. Now we realize how helpful the FaceTime sessions were to us getting comfortable with each other. We couldn’t have ordered a more perfect officiant!" ~ Derek & John (Private Home, Huntington, NY - May 2018)

Rev. Sarah wearing a teal blue stole standing in between smiling bride and groom

Rev Sarah Margaret is the bomb.com!
"Rev Sarah Margaret was super easy to work with and very responsive to suggestions and requests when it came to our wedding ceremony. The ceremony she created was perfectly suited to me and my husband. It was personal without being mushy. It was exactly what we were looking for and she delivered it with such grace and finesse! People continue to mention to me how great the ceremony was!! I would highly recommend Rev Sarah Margaret to anyone looking for an easy to work with, thoughtful, organized minister for their next event."

~ Amy & Greg
(Paradise Cove, Orlando, FL -November 2018)

"All I can say is the very first time we met Sarah, she felt like a an old friend. She made me feel very comfortable the day of my wedding. Not only is she beautiful she has a beautiful soul. She’s the best at what she does. Thank you Sarah, so so much. Let’s do it again in 10 years :)"

~ Petula & Sheldon (Dyker Beach Park & Golf Course, Brooklyn, NY - August 2018)

Rev. Sarah, wearing lace, with couple in front of white barn

"We can't say enough about Reverend Sarah Margaret. She met with us a few months prior to our ceremony to really get to know us. She is perceptive and intuitive and wrote a ceremony that captured who we are as a couple as well as the sentiment we wished to convey. She is super organized prior to and on the day of the ceremony and so easy to work with. She provided great suggestions for crafting the ceremony as well as much or as little guidance as we wanted for picking passages and writing vows. She arrived early to review everything for the ceremony with all of us and just has a kind and clear way of moving things along. We had thought about having a friend or family member perform the ceremony and opted for Rev. Sarah and it was definitely the right decision. She is just the right balance of professional and sweet and contributed so much to our beautiful day."
~ Gail & Eric (Hallockville Museum Farm, Riverhead, NY - July 2017)

Rev. Sarah with two gentlemen dressed in tuxedoes and black bow ties

"Reverend Sarah Margaret made our wedding a night we will never forget. The ceremony she prepared for us was exactly what we wanted and so beautiful. Our families and our friends just felt that she was exceptional. Her message truly had a meaning for everyone in attendance."

~Peter & Ryan (Sunset Terrace at Chelsea Piers, NYC - October 2016)

Bride, wearing fascinator, holding husband's laughing face

"Sarah Margaret is a wonderful minister and wedding officiant. She worked with me and my fiance on organizing our ceremony order, the wording for the exchanging of rings, the readings (and context) and the blessing, in a way that we could not have done on our own. She provided great recommendations on vows and references, reworked a draft several times, and made us feel amazingly loved and blessed on our special day. She also has amazing stage presence and rocked the venue!"

~Louisa & Valor (The Bell House, Brooklyn, NY - July 2013)

Rev. Sarah with wedding couple in front of stone fireplace at Macari Vineyards

"I highly recommend Reverend Sarah Margaret! From my initial outreach, I knew she would be perfect for our wedding. We had an interesting situation - I come from a very Catholic family and my fiancé was Chinese and while he was spiritual, he did not belong to a specific religion. Both of my parents weren't particularly pleased that the ceremony was not going to be in a church. I expressed to Rev. Sarah that we needed to find a happy medium. She was extremely accommodating and created the most amazing ceremony. My parents are still talking about she was able to incorporate our faith in a respectful manner to both my fiancé and myself. Not only that, but she has such a warm and fun personality. Our bridal party had a blast hanging with her! All in all, Rev. Sarah Margaret is great - especially if you have specific requests. I would recommend her to all brides!"

~ Annie & Tom (Macari Vineyards, Mattituck, NY - September 2015)

Rev. Sarah in pink necklace with wedding couple in the vineyards

"Reverend Sarah did such an amazing job on our ceremony. I’ve been to so many weddings where the ceremony didn’t feel like it related to the couple but with rev Sarah she really wants to get to know you so she can write the perfect ceremony. Over the course of our enegagement we talked several times and worked together on the type of ceremony we wanted and she was always helpful and open. I thought our ceremony was beautiful, everyone laughed and cried. People kept coming up to me saying that the ceremony was so intimate and heartfelt, it felt like she had known us forever. She was such a big part of our day and couldn’t imagine it without her!!"

~ Sara & Dylan
(Pellegrini Vineyards, Cutchogue, NY - September 2018)

Rev. Sarah with wedding couple, both wearing glasses

"Reverend Sarah is truly AMAZING! We hired Reverend Sarah two years prior to our wedding and the minute my husband and I met her we instantly knew she was a perfect fit. Reverend Sarah took the time to get to know my husband and I and what our lives were like outside of wedding planning. She asked the tough questions that got us thinking and turned our answers into a beautiful ceremony. We received so many compliments about our ceremony from our wedding guests! Rev. Sarah has a great sense of humor, is patient, understanding, and my husband and I are so grateful to have found her.
We highly recommend Reverend Sarah!

~ Emika & Andrew
(Bailey Arboretum, Locust Valley, NY - September 2018)

Rev. Sarah with couple in front of bamboo background

"As an interfaith (but more spiritual than religious) couple, it was important for us to find the right officiant who would be open to our ideas, offer suggestions and help guide us in creating a unique and heartfelt ceremony. Rev. Sarah Margaret did that and more. She was so informative and supportive every step of the way, and the ultimate professional in responding back in a timely manner, making herself available to us, guiding us through the marriage license process and even looking into details about name changes, etc. that were really above and beyond what she was hired for! She did an incredible job keeping us calm before the ceremony and instilling a sense of confidence and fun. She is also a fantastic orator and we felt so lucky to have such a beautiful speaker officiate our wedding. Finally, she's just an all-around lovely person who so clearly enjoys what she does. We cannot recommend Rev. Sarah more highly for your interfaith marriage!"

~Leslie & Charlie (Sole East, Montauk, NY - May 2015)

"I cannot say enough good things about Rev. Sarah. We flew into NY from FL to get married. With all the added stress of planning a destination wedding, our ceremony was the least of my worries. Rev. Sarah made it absolutely perfect and made us feel so very comfortable from start to finish. She is very sweet and easy to talk to.... I had numerous communications via email and Skype prior to our wedding. I told her exactly what we were looking for and what my expectations were and she was very accommodating and offered her professional advice as well. I absolutely love the way she tailored our ceremony to us personally. This made it so much more special. We were able to add or subtract things to our ceremony as we saw fit without any hesitation from her. Every email was answered promptly. I would highly recommend anyone to use her, you will not be disappointed!"

~Vicki & Dana (Bayard Cutting Arboretum State Park, Great River, NY - April 2014)

Rev. Sarah with Vicki & Dana, wearing white wedding dresses, holding bright flowers

Rev. Sarah with Lori (dressed in fur and white dress) and Michael

"From start to finish, a truly amazing experience! I remember the first time we met with Rev. Sarah, time flew by just because we truly enjoyed her company. We felt like we were spending time with a close friend. Throughout the entire process she was extremely warm, responsive, and professional. Rev. Sarah Margaret did an absolutely phenomenal job officiating our wedding ceremony. Our families were blown away by the beautiful and unique ceremony she created for us...and so were we. While we were waiting for the ceremony to start she overheard one of my bridesmaids referring to the rain as "tears of joy from those who have passed and are no longer with us". At the last minute she seamlessly added that into the ceremony and it was just beautiful. She was such an integral part of our special day and we are beyond grateful for everything!"

~Lori & Michael (Jedediah Hawkins Inn, Jamesport, NY - March 2014)

"We absolutely LOVED Reverend Sarah Margaret! From the moment we viewed her video online, there was a friendliness and ease about her that we liked. When we met her in person, and sat down and talked, we knew we wanted her to marry us. She really listed to what we had in mind for our ceremony and sent us great information to review, which included vow options, blessings, poems, etc. She encouraged us to make it our own, but really helped guide us along the way as well. Once we pulled together everything we wanted, Reverend Sarah composed the entire ceremony. We were so pleased with her final version. The flow from start to finish was all we could have hoped for. She really personalized it perfectly for us so it was a true reflection of our relationship and what our wedding represented. We even had a Skype call the week before the wedding to touch base, answer any questions and discuss the plan for the day. She also sent a follow up email with a list of things to remember to do the day of, which most importantly included: SMILE! After the ceremony, our friends and family had the opportunity to meet her and everyone had nothing but wonderful things to say.... It was such a wonderful experience. We laughed and smiled a lot through it all! We would HIGHLY recommend Reverend Sarah Margaret for your wedding!!

~Jennifer & Michael (Old Field Club, Setauket, NY, May 2015)

Rev. Sarah in pink jeweled stole smiling with wedding couple

Rev. Sarah wearing white fringed stole smiling with wedding couple

"Finding Rev. Sarah was truly a blessing come true. My fiance and I wanted a private, intimate wedding on Shelter Island, just the two us, in a place where we not only fell in love but where our love blossomed and grew. Since we live in NJ we had only spoken to Rev. Sarah on the phone and through many e-mails expressing the kind of ceremony we wanted. Rev. Sarah did not let us down, our wedding was the most magical day of our lives and I will never forget a single word that Rev. Sarah spoke to us both, her words touched our souls and we embraced every single word she spoke. My husband and I have never loved more deeply in our lives and Rev. Sarah made the magic of Shelter Island come alive to us with her beautiful choice of words to join us together as husband and wife. Our Private, intimate, magical dream wedding came true and Rev. Sarah made it all happen. I am truly honored to have had Rev. Sarah perform our ceremony and to call her a friend for life. "

~Darlene & Eric (Sylvester Manor, Shelter Island, NY, October 2012)