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We interviewed several Officiants' and only one TRUE, PROFESSIONAL stuck out to us and that would be Rev. Gerald Donnelly. Very detailed, wanted to know US and who WE ARE. Always had everything together for us, on time and extremely responsive when we called, or emailed him. Meeting him was great as he relaxes you from the start with his humour but not over doing it. Very earthly minister to work with that was also helpful in giving us further ideas to what we thought we already had. He really gave ADDED VALUE to our wedding before and during that special day. We are extremely Grateful for Rev Donnelly! To see more of our wedding day and prior too visit our site at www.weddingwire.com/ncvineyard

We were very pleased with Rev G's presence, words, and presentation during our wedding. Everything was just as we envisioned.

Reverend Donnelly was great! He met with us before the ceremony and really listened to what we had to say. He was great on the big day and really made us feel like a special couple!

The Rev. was so friendly and helped us through the process. We truely felt like he was a part of our family and would recommend him to anyone who is getting married. thank you so much!

Gerald is the absolute best. He helped make our day wonderful. Before the wedding we did several marriage counseling session with him and really got to know him in the months leading up to our wedding. He is professional and will work his hardest to give you the ceremony that you are dreaming of. I simply can't imagine our day with our Rev. Gerald marrying us. I highly recommend him.

Reverend Gerald, or Rev G as we affectionately call him, is without a doubt the best! I guarantee he will be the best vendor in your wedding, and one of the nicest people you will ever meet. Everyone loved him at the wedding! We had a small wedding and wanted our ceremony to be simple and intimate, yet somewhat traditional despite being from different faiths (I am Catholic, and my husband Methodist). We were deciding between an ex-dean of the Duke University Chapel, who of course came highly recommended, and officiants with no affiliation with a single institution figuring the latter might be more flexible. I had contacted an internet officiant, for lack of a better term, who is very popular in our area but found our correspondence to leave a bitter taste in my mouth so I kept searching until I found Rev G. I was impressed with his responsiveness from the start: he gave me a call within an hour of receiving my inquiry email. My fiancé and I then knew he was the one the very first moment we met him, which was literally 15 minutes before the time we had agreed on! We were early, yet he got there before us. And we thought we were the most organized and punctual people on earth! We had a pleasant meeting and found Rev G to be kind, accommodating, flexible, and extremely organized. He has a great sense of humor too! We did not have to do much about the ceremony after that beside picking the readings from his suggestions and our own list. Our first meeting covered pretty much everything: what kind of ceremony we wanted, how long, what Rev G would wear (he checked if we were okay with what he had in mind!), how close to the guests/on which step to stand, and even how to pronounce our names. This is important – we had been to a wedding where the minister mispronounced the couple’s pretty straightforward name during the “I now introduce you to Mr. and Mrs. _______”! It did not take us long to realize how impressively on top of things and extremely proactive Rev G is. He sent us the draft for our ceremony the night of our meeting. We did not want to write our own vows, for which I’m sure Rev G would have provided superb guidance, so the good reverend incorporated both our faiths into the ceremony beautifully. He also cued the musicians and wedding party flawlessly during the ceremony in addition to managing the guests. Even without rehearsing with Rev G, our ceremony was everything I had dreamed of: beautiful, personal, light, and happy. Rev G’s fatherly figure, leadership, easygoing personality, and smile truly set the tone for our wedding. We knew from the outset that our wedding was in great hands, and Reverend Gerald made it truly special. Thank you, Rev G!

Reverend Gerald was exactly what my wife Nancy and I hoped for when searching for someone to officiate at our wedding! He is a warm and caring minister, who takes the time and effort to get to know you, understand your wedding desires, and guide you in customizing the service to meet your spiritual and personal preferences. Reverend Gerald obviously enjoys his calling, and we could not be any happier with the services that he provided to us! Give him a call...we think that you'll be happy that you did! Tom and Nancy R.

Everyone loved Reverend Gerald. He was great to work with, very personable and outgoing. We got a lot of compliments on how beautiful and intimate and touching our ceremony was.

Had a wonderful service in his home .. Very hospitable and professional.. Would highly recommend.

My husband and I were more than pleased with Rev. Gerald. He is so pleasant and sincere. We got exactly what we wanted & more in our wedding ceremony. He was so proficient in the planning process & had great ideas to inhance the esthetics at our wedding based on his previous ceremony knowledge. He kept everyone organized @ the rehersal and performed the most beautiful ceremony for us. My husband and I had several guest @ our wedding complement on how impressed they were with Rev. Gerald. A few commented that it was the most beautiful ceremony they had ever attended. I can not say enough positive things about our experience with Rev. Gerald!

Reverend Gerald was our blessing in disguise. We were in a jam at the last minute (due to church issues) and he put together a ceremony that my guests are still talking about. He made our wedding something that we will always remember for the rest of lives. His kindness and warmth showed in the ceremony. He was able to work in Catholic apects into the ceremony which was important to us. He was very thorough and prepared at any moment we needed him. My husband and I are very grateful that things worked out the way they did on our wedding day, because we wouldn't have had it any other way......with Rev G!

Reverend Gerald Donnelly officiated our wedding recently and we were more than pleased with his services. He made the process very easy from the beginning, helping to guide us through creating our personal ceremony which was extremely helpful. Even though my husband and I are different religions, Reverend Donnelly helped us to create a truly personal ceremony which blended aspects from both of our religions. Reverend Donnelly was very easy to communicate with and very responsive to all of my questions and e-mails. Our ceremony flowed wonderfully and I even had people comment afterwards that we had such a wonderful officiant. I would definitely recommend Reverend Gerald Donnelly to anyone!

Neither my husband or myself were members of a church so we were really worried that we were not going to be able to find someone to marry us. It was really important to me to be married by an actual minister so I was thrilled to find Gerald. He took the time to meet us in order to get to know us and also met with us to councel us on marriage so that we are better able to work together as a couple. He helped us make a ceremony that was not only religious but was also completely personal to us. He was available for advise any time we needed it. He officiated the rehearsal and ceremony effortlessly! We are grateful for the time and attention that he took in making our wedding special!

My husband, Joe, and I got married on May 17, 2008. We chose the Rev. Gerald Donnelly to officiate our ceremony. From the moment we met him, we knew he was the right one for us. Our wedding ceremony was kind of complicated because my husband is Jewish and I am Christian. We wanted to have aspects of both faiths in our service. Gerald was very good at giving us suggestions (for scripture and things), and offering ideas. He was very down to earth, and got along with both of our families. He researched the Jewish faith (from what he did not already know), and became more familiar with Jewish weddings. He made sure that all of the parents agreed with the service before we made it final. We did not want to offend anybody on either side. We had readings in Hebrew, and English. The whole ceremony did not last more than 30 minutes, and it was beautiful, thanks to Gerald. We broke the glass, and everybody yelled "Mazel Tov" at the end. Of course during the process of writing our service (Joe and I were very involved), we made changes, but Gerald always welcomed our changes and never got offended if we did not agree with something. I would highly recommend the Rev. Gerald Donnelly as your officiant for your wedding! He was fantastic to work with, affordable, very professional, flexible, and very responsive whenever we needed anything. He was great!

We had a sudden change in plans and moved our wedding date up to accomodate family schedules. We contacted Rev. Donnelly mere days before the wedding date and he was more than accommodating. All details were arranged in a few short emails; his replies were rapid and concise. My husband described the process as "painless". I was particularly pleased with Rev. Donnelly's willingness to tailor the ceremony around our needs. We are not religious and was concerned about working with a minister... but we wanted an outdoor wedding which made using a magistrate a non-option. Rev. Donnelly performed a simple secular ceremony, as was our wish, but still made it sweet and meaningful. His easy and gracious personality made us all instantly comfortable. I would recommend him to anyone who doesn't have a minister and needs one... or if you have one of those old stodgy preachers and want to upgrade to someone a little more joyful.