| Review from LIWeddings.com "Officiant- Pastor April- Church of Ancient Ways A+ Pastor April was wonderful. She is the sweetest woman and completely personalized the ceremony for us. After one meeting with her we knew she was doing our ceremony. We decided to incorporate both traditional and our own vows. Our guests and family raved about how personal and romantic the ceremony was. She did a great job and I would highly recommend." Photo by Duet |
| ~ Testimonials & Letters of Thanks 2 ~ |
Hi April, How are you? I see that you've been crazy busy! I checked out your website & see that you did a million & one Valentines Day weddings.. & who knows how many others! I finally have some pictures to send you. You are welcome to use them or not use them... But thought you'd like to see em anyway! Thank you again for your beautiful ceremony! Michelle & Christopher Goodman (9/30/07 @ the Thatched Cottage) |
| Thank you for such a wonderful ceremony! It was more beautiful than we ever could have imagined. It was like a fairy tale! Thank you for joining in our wonderful day. Amy & Selim Wagner's Cove Central Park NYC |
Hi April
Just wanted to give you a huge thank you from Frankie and I !!! We were so happy with the
way you performed our ceremony. You really have a warm and caring heart and it shows
through your work. The day was wonderful, more than I could have asked. Hope to keep in
touch. Best of luck and happiness!
Lisa & Frankie Spallone
Hello Rev. April!!!
I just wrote up a review on LIW for you :) ... words really can't express how grateful I am for
you :). You seriously made our wedding absolutely wonderfully beautiful. There's just not
enough adjectives to describe it :). Usually people remember the reception and not the
ceremony but not at our wedding :). my goodness .. you truly are a gift from heaven :). Thank
you again for all that you did for us.
Amy & Victor Jen
Dear April,
First, I'd like to extend a Big Fat THANK YOU!!! You did such a wonderful job on our
ceremony...all of our guests were blown away by you & your words...it's the first thing that
most of our guests mentioned when commenting on the wedding so once again, thank you for
helping to make our day so special.
Well, I hope you are well. I look forward to hearing from you.
Thanks again,
Melissa
Hi April. We would just like to thank you again for performing such a beautiful ceremony, for
coming to the beach in the middle of winter, & being apart of our special day. Here is a
slideshow. Take care, Kelly & James
Thank you again for a lovely ceremony, it was touching and so perfect for us!
Stephanie, Tim & Katie
April...
I just wanted to send you a note saying how much we enjoyed our wedding ceremony.
Everyone complimented on how beautiful the ceremony was. All our guests thought that the
inclusion of the children during the gift ceremony and the readings added a very special touch.
Thank you again for being a part of our very special day. We couldn't have asked for anything
more. It was perfect!
Dawn & John
Hi April:
We want to thank you for the beautiful ceremony you performed for us. You made our
wedding day so special. Our friends and family were enamored by the love we expressed to
each other. Your words touched all of our hearts. Thank you for making our day even so
memorable. We hope to spend time with you again in the near future. April, please know that
you will forever be an integral part of our spiritual lives. We love you for what you did for us.
Thank you.
Love and light,
Nathalie and John Tsantakis
Pastor April,
Just had to say thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was the best day of our lives and people can not stop
talking about the ceremony it was perfect!!
Love,
Christine and Steve
My family and I would like to thank you for the wonderful ceremony you performed on June
24 at the Watermill. We found it to be very personal and heartwarming. You really seemed to
have Shawn and Lisa's character and love for each other down pat. So many of the family
remarked to us how the ceremony reached them spiritually without the overly religious
trappings. They found this rewarding on a personal basis because it resonated within them.
Again..Thanks so much!
Bob & Kathy Jones
Hi April,
This is Jodi Rigotti . You married Dan and I this past November at Timber Point in a ceremony
which people still tell me was far and away the most amazing wedding ceremony they have
ever seen. April, it was truly out of this world. We are so lucky to have found you.
Thank you so much, and we hope you are doing GREAT.
Sincerely,
Jodi
P.S. - Dan and I are blissfully happy :)
April, I just wanted to thank you so much for the great job you did performing our wedding
ceremony on 4/27. Everyone LOVED you! I'm serious...I had so many people comment on
how interesting and different the ceremony was. I am so glad we chose you for this, and just
wanted to give you an extra "thank you" from both of us.
Thanks again!!
Kathi & Michael Tirelli
Hi April, We just wanted to drop you a line to say thank you for all you did to make our day
perfect. We had a wonderful Wedding day and really enjoyed ourselves. The ceremony was
lovely, thank you for guiding us through our options in the run up and helping us to decide on
the perfect ceremony for us.
We are very excited to be on our travels and to see the rest of your beautiful country. Right
now the train is moving out of Rocky Mount, NC.
Thanks again and all our very best wishes!
Daniel & Sarah McElhinney
Pastor April,
Thomas and I want to thank you for making our ceremony as unique as we are. Words can not
describe how beautiful and special our ceremony was. You captured us better than we could
have captured ourselves. Everyone came up to us (when we could stop for a few seconds) and
complimented us how lovely and different our ceremony was. Thanks again for everything.
Kelly
Just wanted to give you a huge thank you from Frankie and I !!! We were so happy with the
way you performed our ceremony. You really have a warm and caring heart and it shows
through your work. The day was wonderful, more than I could have asked. Hope to keep in
touch. Best of luck and happiness!
Lisa & Frankie Spallone
Hello Rev. April!!!
I just wrote up a review on LIW for you :) ... words really can't express how grateful I am for
you :). You seriously made our wedding absolutely wonderfully beautiful. There's just not
enough adjectives to describe it :). Usually people remember the reception and not the
ceremony but not at our wedding :). my goodness .. you truly are a gift from heaven :). Thank
you again for all that you did for us.
Amy & Victor Jen
Dear April,
First, I'd like to extend a Big Fat THANK YOU!!! You did such a wonderful job on our
ceremony...all of our guests were blown away by you & your words...it's the first thing that
most of our guests mentioned when commenting on the wedding so once again, thank you for
helping to make our day so special.
Well, I hope you are well. I look forward to hearing from you.
Thanks again,
Melissa
Hi April. We would just like to thank you again for performing such a beautiful ceremony, for
coming to the beach in the middle of winter, & being apart of our special day. Here is a
slideshow. Take care, Kelly & James
Thank you again for a lovely ceremony, it was touching and so perfect for us!
Stephanie, Tim & Katie
April...
I just wanted to send you a note saying how much we enjoyed our wedding ceremony.
Everyone complimented on how beautiful the ceremony was. All our guests thought that the
inclusion of the children during the gift ceremony and the readings added a very special touch.
Thank you again for being a part of our very special day. We couldn't have asked for anything
more. It was perfect!
Dawn & John
Hi April:
We want to thank you for the beautiful ceremony you performed for us. You made our
wedding day so special. Our friends and family were enamored by the love we expressed to
each other. Your words touched all of our hearts. Thank you for making our day even so
memorable. We hope to spend time with you again in the near future. April, please know that
you will forever be an integral part of our spiritual lives. We love you for what you did for us.
Thank you.
Love and light,
Nathalie and John Tsantakis
Pastor April,
Just had to say thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was the best day of our lives and people can not stop
talking about the ceremony it was perfect!!
Love,
Christine and Steve
My family and I would like to thank you for the wonderful ceremony you performed on June
24 at the Watermill. We found it to be very personal and heartwarming. You really seemed to
have Shawn and Lisa's character and love for each other down pat. So many of the family
remarked to us how the ceremony reached them spiritually without the overly religious
trappings. They found this rewarding on a personal basis because it resonated within them.
Again..Thanks so much!
Bob & Kathy Jones
Hi April,
This is Jodi Rigotti . You married Dan and I this past November at Timber Point in a ceremony
which people still tell me was far and away the most amazing wedding ceremony they have
ever seen. April, it was truly out of this world. We are so lucky to have found you.
Thank you so much, and we hope you are doing GREAT.
Sincerely,
Jodi
P.S. - Dan and I are blissfully happy :)
April, I just wanted to thank you so much for the great job you did performing our wedding
ceremony on 4/27. Everyone LOVED you! I'm serious...I had so many people comment on
how interesting and different the ceremony was. I am so glad we chose you for this, and just
wanted to give you an extra "thank you" from both of us.
Thanks again!!
Kathi & Michael Tirelli
Hi April, We just wanted to drop you a line to say thank you for all you did to make our day
perfect. We had a wonderful Wedding day and really enjoyed ourselves. The ceremony was
lovely, thank you for guiding us through our options in the run up and helping us to decide on
the perfect ceremony for us.
We are very excited to be on our travels and to see the rest of your beautiful country. Right
now the train is moving out of Rocky Mount, NC.
Thanks again and all our very best wishes!
Daniel & Sarah McElhinney
Pastor April,
Thomas and I want to thank you for making our ceremony as unique as we are. Words can not
describe how beautiful and special our ceremony was. You captured us better than we could
have captured ourselves. Everyone came up to us (when we could stop for a few seconds) and
complimented us how lovely and different our ceremony was. Thanks again for everything.
Kelly
| Hi April, Everyone absolutely raved about the ceremony and how different it was from any wedding they had previously attended. I am also ecstatic that we were able to face everyone throughout the ceremony because it allowed a lot of people to take some really great pictures of us :) I can't believe Jeffrey cried either because a few moments before when I was practicing my vows with my maid of honor, she and I both started to cry! I think it was nerves, because as you were talking I broke out into a giggle fit of sorts when I was trying not to cry :) I attached some pictures from our friends and family for you in case you're interested. Thanks again for everything. Everyone had just the nicest things to say about you, and they were so impressed by our ceremony. We really appreciate it :) We'll keep in touch!!! Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Kong (i couldn't resist) |
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