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"Never have I ever heard so many compliments in my life
about a wedding ceremony. Matt and I decided to have
our ceremony at our hall because we are very spiritual
and do not associate with organized religion. Rev. Deb
met our expectations and delivered a ceremony that was
so touching and so spoke to the audience about who Matt
and I are. She has a true gift of understanding people
and the relationships between them. She also came to
our rehearsal dinner and gave us a great rehearsal. She
also created a keepsake for us of the “script” of the
ceremony which also includes all our readings and vows.
She is wonderful!!!!!!"
Michelle and Matt
July 14, 2006
about a wedding ceremony. Matt and I decided to have
our ceremony at our hall because we are very spiritual
and do not associate with organized religion. Rev. Deb
met our expectations and delivered a ceremony that was
so touching and so spoke to the audience about who Matt
and I are. She has a true gift of understanding people
and the relationships between them. She also came to
our rehearsal dinner and gave us a great rehearsal. She
also created a keepsake for us of the “script” of the
ceremony which also includes all our readings and vows.
She is wonderful!!!!!!"
Michelle and Matt
July 14, 2006
Ceremonies of the Heart, Rev. Deb Viola
This was the one vendor that I was really procrastinating with
booking… here I was 3 months before the wedding and still
had no one to marry us. Neither DH nor I are very religious
and are both different religions, so I thought this was going to
be my most challenging vendor to book…After doing some
LIW research, I first contacted Pastor April, from the Church of
Ancient Ways… after receiving my first email from Pastor April,
by the time I wrote back to her, she had booked an appt for
our date but was nice enough to recommend Rev. Deb. Rev
Deb was great from our first meeting with her DH opened up to
her immediately so I knew she was the one to book! She
actually made me excited about our ceremony and made me
feel like it was actually going to be special… I was so nervous
that it was going to be boring since we didn’t want to involve
anything religious… She gave us a huge packet of non-
religious readings that was so hard to pick from, because they
were all beautiful and she shared the idea of having a sand
ceremony. Well, our ceremony was very special and when
Rev. Deb got there, she gave me a big hug and I knew
everything was going to be great. She even gave us a copy of
what she read for our ceremony. It was really beautiful.
"We are interfaith and neither one of us are religious. We knew we
wanted a ceremony that was about us. We wanted to be able to
celebrate our love for each other. After meeting with a number of
officiants, we found Rev. Deb. She sat with us for over an hour, asking
us all kinds of questions – how we met, why we wanted to get married-
we knew instantly that we wanted her to marry us.
Rev. Deb wrote a beautiful ceremony- she incorporated some things
from each of our religions and made it about us and our love for each
other. We also wrote our own vows, which Rev. Deb put on cards for
us so we wouldn’t have to worry about anything.
People keep telling me how moving and beautiful our ceremony was."
Lauren and Travis
May 28, 2006
wanted a ceremony that was about us. We wanted to be able to
celebrate our love for each other. After meeting with a number of
officiants, we found Rev. Deb. She sat with us for over an hour, asking
us all kinds of questions – how we met, why we wanted to get married-
we knew instantly that we wanted her to marry us.
Rev. Deb wrote a beautiful ceremony- she incorporated some things
from each of our religions and made it about us and our love for each
other. We also wrote our own vows, which Rev. Deb put on cards for
us so we wouldn’t have to worry about anything.
People keep telling me how moving and beautiful our ceremony was."
Lauren and Travis
May 28, 2006
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We found Reverend Deb on this site and I’m so happy we did. We wanted a
ceremony that wasn’t religious, but still spiritual and personal. Rev. Deb met
with us and we felt so comfortable with her right away. When we described
that we didn’t know exactly what we wanted for our ceremony (except what I
said above) she “got it” right away and made us feel confident about how it
would turn out. She kept in touch with us and made our ceremony so easy to
work on, she was another no stress vendor!
I have to say that our ceremony was a big hit and SO many of our guests
raved about it. People I would never expect to even care about a wedding
ceremony told us it made them cry & that it was a beautiful ceremony.. Many
people told us it was the nicest one they had ever seen. We were so pleased
with how it turned out, it was exactly what we wanted and we were happy that
it came across like it did and wasn’t boring or anything to our guests.
ceremony that wasn’t religious, but still spiritual and personal. Rev. Deb met
with us and we felt so comfortable with her right away. When we described
that we didn’t know exactly what we wanted for our ceremony (except what I
said above) she “got it” right away and made us feel confident about how it
would turn out. She kept in touch with us and made our ceremony so easy to
work on, she was another no stress vendor!
I have to say that our ceremony was a big hit and SO many of our guests
raved about it. People I would never expect to even care about a wedding
ceremony told us it made them cry & that it was a beautiful ceremony.. Many
people told us it was the nicest one they had ever seen. We were so pleased
with how it turned out, it was exactly what we wanted and we were happy that
it came across like it did and wasn’t boring or anything to our guests.
Ceremonies of the Heart - Rev. Deb – Co – Officiant
Wedding of the year 2007 Co Officiating with Pastor April.
Deb was the co-officiant for the ceremony and as usual Deb
did an awesome jpb. Deb acted to explain the different
aspects of the ceremony and clarified why we stood the way
we stood, what the purpose of certain things were like the
sand ceremony and the breaking of the glass and served to
assist April in all of the readings and comments. I know first
hand that Deb does am awesome job because she
performed the ceremony for my cousin’s wedding less than a
year ago. She was able to incorporate both the Jewish and
Roman Catholic ceremony into one and my very religiously
conservative family accepted their ceremony with many
compliments. Deb is a wonderful officiant and do not hesitate
to call upon her to perform a ceremony that will be both
elegant and unforgettable.
Wedding of the year 2007 Co Officiating with Pastor April.
Deb was the co-officiant for the ceremony and as usual Deb
did an awesome jpb. Deb acted to explain the different
aspects of the ceremony and clarified why we stood the way
we stood, what the purpose of certain things were like the
sand ceremony and the breaking of the glass and served to
assist April in all of the readings and comments. I know first
hand that Deb does am awesome job because she
performed the ceremony for my cousin’s wedding less than a
year ago. She was able to incorporate both the Jewish and
Roman Catholic ceremony into one and my very religiously
conservative family accepted their ceremony with many
compliments. Deb is a wonderful officiant and do not hesitate
to call upon her to perform a ceremony that will be both
elegant and unforgettable.
I met Rev Deb while I was working ( I play the violin) at another wedding. It
was such a wonderful ceremony, non-denominational but also non cheesy.
I've seen so many ceremonies because of playing for them, and Rev Deb
was my absolute favorite officiant. My husband and I met with her and she
really got us excited about the ceremony. The ceremony is the other thing
that people keep raving about, it was the perfect length and she really said
nice things. I also liked that we had a rough draft of the ceremony where
we could make any changes and we had a lot of choices for different parts
of the ceremony. We chose a hand ceremony which was something
different and we loved. She also sent in our marriage documents very
quickly because we returned from our 3 week honeymoon and had our
certificate waiting for us!
Cynthia and Ian - July 29, 2007
was such a wonderful ceremony, non-denominational but also non cheesy.
I've seen so many ceremonies because of playing for them, and Rev Deb
was my absolute favorite officiant. My husband and I met with her and she
really got us excited about the ceremony. The ceremony is the other thing
that people keep raving about, it was the perfect length and she really said
nice things. I also liked that we had a rough draft of the ceremony where
we could make any changes and we had a lot of choices for different parts
of the ceremony. We chose a hand ceremony which was something
different and we loved. She also sent in our marriage documents very
quickly because we returned from our 3 week honeymoon and had our
certificate waiting for us!
Cynthia and Ian - July 29, 2007
Hi, Rev. Deb!
Just wanted to drop a note to say thank you for
giving us such a beautiful wedding ceremony.
Our families and friends have been complimenting
us over and over, telling us how unique and
heartfelt it was! We really appreciate your help in
making our wedding day so special and so "us." It
was everything we hoped it could be, and
then some, and we'll always be able to look back on
it with great joy.
Kris and Donnie Lavelle - March 15, 2008
Just wanted to drop a note to say thank you for
giving us such a beautiful wedding ceremony.
Our families and friends have been complimenting
us over and over, telling us how unique and
heartfelt it was! We really appreciate your help in
making our wedding day so special and so "us." It
was everything we hoped it could be, and
then some, and we'll always be able to look back on
it with great joy.
Kris and Donnie Lavelle - March 15, 2008
Rev. Deb was fantastic from start to finish. She is so
laid back and fun to talk to. I booked her simply from
talking to her on the phone, and when we met her in
person I knew we made the right decision.
She was quick responding to emails, answered all of
my questions perfectly. She designed a fantastic
ceremony that was so personal and had everyone
choked up. (People kept asking me how long I knew
her since it was so personal!)
I would recommend Rev. Deb in a heartbeat. You
WONT be disappointed.
Melissa Wallace and Nicholas Johnson
Date : March 10, 2007
laid back and fun to talk to. I booked her simply from
talking to her on the phone, and when we met her in
person I knew we made the right decision.
She was quick responding to emails, answered all of
my questions perfectly. She designed a fantastic
ceremony that was so personal and had everyone
choked up. (People kept asking me how long I knew
her since it was so personal!)
I would recommend Rev. Deb in a heartbeat. You
WONT be disappointed.
Melissa Wallace and Nicholas Johnson
Date : March 10, 2007
