Wedding Ceremonies by Bernie
Wedding Ceremonies by Bernie

Wedding Ceremonies by Bernie

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$175
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Scheduling

Responds in about 3 hours

Introduction
Hello, I work with couples to create customized wedding ceremonies to fit just what they are looking for. Whether you want a short 5 minute ceremony for a small number of guests for a reasonable price or a 20 minute ceremony for a large number of guests and big venue I'll draw from my extensive experience to provide just what you want. Prices range from $150 to $325 depending on the package you select. I create non-religious or religious ceremonies. I have numerous ceremony templates and will show you samples of my work before you decide. If you want to make your ceremony unique and you're looking for new ideas, or if you've got a very specific concept in mind we'll create the perfect ceremony for the two of you. I've performed almost 100 ceremonies since 2018. I've also worked with Integral Weddings a highly rated provider of Officiant services in the Pittsburgh area on Wedding Wire. Contact me and I will provide sample ceremonies, references, or a sample video of one of my ceremonies if you like. Thanks for looking. Feel free to reach out to me by email or text. I'm looking forward to hearing from you. Bernie Galanko, Wedding Ceremonies by Bernie
Overview

Current Top Pro

Hired 40 times

Serves Pittsburgh, PA

Background checked

1 employee

6 years in business

Business hours

Sun9:00 am - 9:00 pmMon8:00 am - 9:00 pm

Payment methods

This pro accepts payments via Cash, Check, PayPal, Square cash app, Stripe, Venmo, and Zelle.

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Reviews

Customers rated this pro highly for professionalism, responsiveness, and work quality.

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Tifanie B.
Jul 28, 2024
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Bernie did such a great job officiating our wedding. I could not have asked for anyone better. He was very good at communicating and was always available to meet with us to answer any questions/queries we had. We did not have a wedding rehearsal since we had a small (elopement style) wedding, however, Bernie went to the venue a day before the wedding to familiarize himself with the place. He even assisted us with the writing of our vows and had samples for us to choose from. Not to mention he showed up wearing a very nice suit. I would 10/10 recommend him. It does not get any better than Bernie!

Details: Elopement • Christian • 20 guests or fewer • Help writing vows will be needed • English • Officiant will not be needed at the rehearsal

Wedding Ceremonies by Bernie's reply
Just looking through my reviews and saw this one you left Tifanie. Thank you so much for taking the time to write such a nice review. I really appreciate it. I hope you guys are doing well.
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Sarah M.
Jun 13, 2024
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We had Bernie as our officiant for our June 2024 wedding and he was fantastic! He has a large portfolio of material for you to use to curate the ceremony that is perfect for you and your fiancé! He was able to make the trip from Pittsburgh to my venue in Deep Creek Lake MD for both the rehearsal and the actual wedding day. He was super professional and let us run through the rehearsal several times. Several of my family and friends came up to me after the wedding and told me about how much they enjoyed chatting with Bernie during the reception. I cannot recommend Bernie enough!

Details: Wedding • Non-religious (no mention of God) • 21 - 50 guests • I'm flexible • English • I'm flexible

Wedding Ceremonies by Bernie's reply
Thank you guys for the beautiful review you gave about my services. I hope you're doing well.
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April P.
Mar 26, 2024
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We really enjoyed working with Bernie and can’t recommend him enough. First, he responded to my inquiry quickly on the app. Then he followed up with me via text, which was definitely appreciated, because it’s a better way for me to communicate. Bernie and I set up a time to talk, and I was able to walk through what my groom and I were looking for. He sent me samples of wedding vows that could be a good start as a template, and offered to talk with me again to finalize if needed. However, I was able to use the templates provided by Bernie to select the format that my groom and I would like. I also decided to do a unity candle, and Bernie made sure I knew where to get, setting the expectation that I’d provide this for our wedding, which of course was completely reasonable. Behind the scenes, my groom was a bit nervous when I told him “I found someone to marry us online!” LOL. I was able to assuage his concerns when I told him I was able to read reviews of prior customers, he was relatively local, and would collect his payment after the ceremony. Once my new husband met Bernie (who was 15 minutes early—bonus points!!!), they hit it off. We are holding a larger wedding ceremony in January which my husband invited Bernie to come back and officiate! Bernie was clearly prepared for our ceremony with everything we talked about printed out in a small, leather notebook binder and dressed in a suit. These are details we didn’t discuss, but it just showed that he cared about the little things that meant so much. After the ceremony, Bernie accepted our invitation to stay for dinner and cake, and visited with our family, which showed that he was interested in us. Again, just small gestures that showed he cares about his work and bringing couples to their happily ever after. Bernie, thank you for being a part of our special day. Couples that choose you will be as fortunate as we were!

Details: Commitment ceremony • Non-denominational (mentions God) • 20 guests or fewer • I'm flexible • English • Officiant will not be needed at the rehearsal

Wedding Ceremonies by Bernie's reply
Hi April, I hope you guys are doing well. Thanks for the review you left. It was very nice of you.
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Yolanda H.
Sep 12, 2024
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Wow we have truly been blessed to have met this man … He truly was GOD after 2 weeks to our wedding day we found out the Pastor couldn’t marry us.. We was disappointed and prayed for GOD to open another door for us . That when this great man came across our path … We are forever grateful and humbled by the kindness and generosity this our wedding ceremony….. We believed GOD truly met us there …… Thank you so much for being available for our big day …..

Details: Wedding • Christian • 20 guests or fewer • Help writing vows will not be needed • English • Officiant will be needed at the rehearsal

Wedding Ceremonies by Bernie's reply
Hey you guys, thanks for leaving this beautiful review. I appreciate the time you took to write one. I hope things are going well for you. I really enjoyed meeting and getting to know you. Thanks again.
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Sharon M.
Jul 19, 2024
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He was very prompt in returning any responses. We had to change th date and he was very polite with that and willing to work with the dates we had. He also made my changes to the ceremony, without a problem. He also made a two hour trip to and back and was very good with those trips. The price was very reasonable. He's very pleasant to work with and talk with. I wouldn't change anything about him. I would recommend Wedding Ceremonies by Bernie to anyone that needs.

Details: Elopement • Christian • 20 guests or fewer • Help writing vows will not be needed • English • Officiant will not be needed at the rehearsal

Wedding Ceremonies by Bernie's reply
Sharon, I was just looking at reviews and saw yours. Thanks for much for taking time to write it. It's very nice of you.
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