Church of Ancient Ways - Marie April Gismondi Wedding Officiant

April was amazing! Her abiliy to read a couple, and weave an incredible ceremony is uncanny...she was made to do this! We loved every minute with her, and would recommend her for anyones wedding!

April did a ton of work for us and made our day unbelievable. She was incredible.

Reverand April was truly incredible in every step of creating, editing and performing our ceremony. My husband and I met with a lot of officiants in our search for an interfaith reverand, and no one even came close to the authenicity and creativity of Reverand April. She was pleasant to work with, always responsive to my emails or phone calls immediately, and helped make this process so easy for us. Our guests were touched by the very personal and unique ceremony, as were me and my husband. Many other potential officiants promised a "personal" ceremony, then had us flip though a book of pre-prepared ceremonies, asking us to choose what we liked. Reverand April met with us for over an hour at our first meeting and spoke to us, taking notes on what we said, and then created our ceremony from that. She is incredibly professional and reasonably priced as well. I could not recommend her more highly! Amazing.

Hi,I was married June 26th of this year. Pastor April was our officiant. My husband and I met with her earlier this year. She was our first and only officiant we met with. Right from the beginning, we got an absolutely wonderful vibe with her. For my husband, this means alot, since he tends to want keep his options open and see more vendors. when we met, she sat us out in her yard (which was just a beautiful space) and we talked. she mostly listened and wrote. what she read back to us was a rough draft of our ceremony, which was awesome. it was everything my husband and I said about each other but with better words. she emailed us several samples of ceremonies that included these words and we just picked one.The day of, Pastor April was at the venue early, just as she said she would. she did a quick rehearsal with everyone involved in the ceremony. she even jumped in and stood up for us when the catering manager wanted to bring our ceremony indoors due to inclement weather and she could tell I clearly didn't want to. For that, I am grateful and can't recommend her enough.The ceremony was flawless. Afterwards, I got many comments on how some people cried because the ceremony was so personal and so us. Pastor April was definitely a crowd pleaser and a favorite. My family absolutely adored her. She rocks!!!

We had a great experience from start to finish with Pastor April. From the quick response to my first email asking about her availability to our wedding date to pronouncing us husband and wife, she was professional, thoughtful, efficient, and so nice as a person. After we met with her, she had our first draft out to us that same night. She is truly talented at crafting a personalized ceremony, and truly gifted as a public speaker. We got so many comments from our guests about the ceremony -- both the content and the "performance." Highly, highly recommended.

Pastor April was wonderful! She was so eloquent and everyone loved her ceremony!

Pastor April was exceptional! She made our wedding ceremony so personal and special. I've had nothing but positive feedback from all of my guests. We couldn't have asked for a more beautiful ceremony. I highly recommend her.

Pastor April was wonderful to work with and we are so glad we used her as our officiant. From our very first meeting, my husband and I felt really comfortable with her. She took the time to find out about us so she was able to create a personalized ceremony. She had a draft of our ceremony to us in less than 24 hours from our initial meeting. At our wedding, Pastor April did a great job. We have received countless compliments from our guests about how beautiful our ceremony was and what a great job Pastor April did.

April was terrific. She was professional yet personalized our wedding ceremony very much to our liking. She listened to our ideas as well as giving us good suggestions. She felt like part of the family. We highly recommend her.

April gave us a beautiful and memorable ceremony that surpassed our expectations. We booked our ceremony with April approximately a month before our wedding. My husband and I were planning to go to city hall but to satisfy everyone's needs we changed the venue to my mother in law's home. I spoke to April once prior to the ceremony and told her a bit about who we were and what we wanted. We decided she would ad lib and based on our conversation I felt comfortable with that. A few days prior to the wedding I checked in via email and all was confirmed. The day of April was on time and performed an amazing ceremony. It was meaningful and fit our personalities. Our family was happy and while it was not religious she managed to incorporate rituals into it which was appreciated. I feel very comfortable saying April is a professional and excellent choice of officiant for any occasion. I spoke with many other officiants and noone put me at ease like April did. I would highly recommend her services to anyone.

April is amazing! She made our wedding day beautiful & memorable. Many of our guests commented on her soft voice & loved how intimate our ceremony was. We knew we liked April from the moment we met her. She really made our wedding ceremony very special! We are so pleased. Thank you April!Jamie & Brian

I found her website with only 2 weeks before the wedding. I was completely freaking out. She called me within moments of sending off the email to ask if she was available. She made everything so easy for me. What can I say?? she was amazing. Everything was perfect! We have received many compliments on the ceremony April was friendly and accommodating. She included my children in the Ceremony. She really cared about every detail. Thank you so much. Tricia and Casey Collins

This officiant was awesome!! We wanted as close to a Catholic ceremony as we could get and April went above and beyond to create that!! She took all things we had to say to heart and she really made it a special day for me and my now husband but for my daughter who wanted to include in a very special way!! We have gotten and continue to get so many compliments on the writing of the ceremony and of the wonderful way April delivered it!! I am so happy with my decision to choose April as our officiant!! I would pick her a millions more times if I had to make the decision again!! She was just a wonderful, loving person who you can just see and feel how much she loves doing what she does!! You will have no disappointments with April!!

Throughout the whole wedding process April was extremely helpful and kind. Since the wedding, people have been calling and telling us how touched they were with the beautiful ceremony that April provided. We are very pleased to recommend her to any of our friends and family or any couple who is looking for wonderful service on such an important and memorable day! It was unforgettable.

Pastor April is amazing - from the first moment we stepped into her home, we knew she was the one! Just from the couple of hours we spent with her, she made it seem like she was a part of our lives from the very beginning. Her words were incredible and everyone was touched by the ceremony. Her voice, her smile, her professionalism, everything about April is perfection. Some of our male guests even inquired who she was! She was always available to help and no matter how many changes were made or silly questions asked, she was calm, funny and amazing. I couldnt have dreamed of a better ceremony - thank you so much for making our special day even more fabulous with your words! I highly highly recommend her.

We received an enormous amount of compliments regarding the service you provided for us. Everyone, especially us, felt it was the most touching and beautiful ceremony they had ever been a witness to. Bill and I cannot thank you enough for your kindness and personal touch. It meant the world to both of us. We will cherish the memory of our perfect wedding day forever. Sincerely, Jackie and Bill Vasold

Pastor April is one of a kind and we got rave reviews. The way she personalizes the ceremony is so memorable. It made our day!

What can I say? Rev. April was one of the best parts of our wedding. People came up to us all night long and said how beautiful the ceremony was. April made it meaningful, romantic and right to the heart of things. Leading up to the day, she was patient with any questions or concerns that I had through the whole process. I wish I could give her 10 stars!

Pastor April was great, she answered any questions we had very quickly and was always on top of things. She gave a great ceremony and we had nothing but compliments on her !She was really easy to work with and very sweet too.

Pastor April was awesome!! She was very quick to return emails and phone calls and answered all of my questions. Her website is great because it allowed me to put together my ceremony and once that was done I emailed it to her for approval. She emailed me back quickly and told me everything was perfect and I did a great job putting together my ceremony. Any changes I had all I had to do was email her and she made the change and sent me the revised ceremony. The day of the wedding she was amazing! So organized and helped to keep all of us organized and on schedule. I would highly recommend her services!