Kristen and Jake

We asked Pastor Dean to be our officiant for our wedding in September 2019. We also participated in pre-marital mentoring prior to the wedding. Pre-marital mentoring was an amazing experience. We talked through difficult questions and brought up some tough topics, but Dean made the space non-judgmental, welcoming , and very relaxed. He asked difficult and thought provoking questions, and when we didn’t have any answers, he always could pull from his own experiences. What we thought would be “another hoop to jump through” turned into something that we looked forward to each session. The materials Pastor Dean used were also very helpful and insightful and put quantitative data on different aspects of ourselves and our relationship which was very helpful.

Dean was very detail oriented during the rehearsal, ensuring that the big and small things were perfected for the ceremony. He worked very well with the sound team, bridal party, photographers and videographer. The ceremony went extremely smooth, and Dean kept the crowd’s attention and captured everyone’s emotion perfectly. He was very helpful for us during the ceremony, reminding us subtly to breathe (thanks Dean!), and giving us the proper cues to keep us on track.

From start to finish, Dean was brilliant in all aspects of our wedding. He taught us to grow in love, each other, and faith. He challenged us to deep introspection, and exposed some deeper layers that we would not have been visible without his guidance. Our ceremony was perfect and everything that we had ever wanted. We couldn’t recommend him more, and we are now happy to be able to call Dean a friend.