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Pastor Pete was amazing. He really wanted to make the ceremony about me and fiance, now husband :) We couldn't have open flames on the roof (so no unity candles), and we didn't want to do the sand ceremony. So after researching some ideas we decided on a wine box ceremony. It was his first time preforming this and he did an amazing job! It is somewhat of a new idea, so I couldn't find much about it but it turned out perfect!! A wine box ceremony is a great alternative to unity candles or...

I really wanted to write wonderful reviews and I am sorry for not rating Daniele and Pete high. During planning, Pastor Pete sent us an extensive form to fill out with a lot of info on both the bride and groom and we spent a lot of time working on it. We really wanted a special customized ceremony. On the day of the wedding, Daniele showed up and said Pastor Pete was sick. I didn't even know she was his wife. Then she wanted to confirm with me that we are having a candle lighting ceremony when we are actually having a wine blending ceremony. At this point I began to freak out and figured she didn't know anything about all of the info we have shared with Pastor Pete (who was the one to suggest the wine blending ceremony). Then the ceremony started and it was...ughhhh...oh it was not what I expected. Daniele was positive and covered the basics but some of the things she said...my guests were laughing but not in joy let me tell you. Also, she forgot we have our own vows which i told her we do before the ceremony as I figured she didn't know much about our discussions with her husband. So we skipped our own vows...omg thinking back I get the shivers at the ceremony we had. Well either way we were wed by her and it all worked out in the end. Of my dream wedding, this part was the only frustrating thing. I am so sorry it turned out that way. I spent 2 hours memorizing my vows and my husband was confused during the ceremony thinking I have made changes without letting him know.... Not the best experience. I think that if pastor Pete did show up instead of Daniele, it would've turned out just...

We wanted Pastor Pete to marry us, as he had done two of our best friends back in 2010 but unfortunately he was booked on our wedding day. He suggested either his wife, daughter or longtime colleague Reverend Forrest. For some reason my husband and I were set on having a man marry us, so we went with Rev. Forrest. Pete assured us that he and Forrest had worked together for 20 years in Chicago, and when Forrest moved out here Pete started to train him in "Vegas style ceremonies" and that if we liked his work we would like Forrest. Reverend Forrest was very nice, and he did a great job. His reading just isn't exactly what I was looking for. I can't say it's anything he did wrong, just isn't exactly what I wanted; but I should have been more clear. What I really wanted was for it to be short and sweet (pretty much what you see in the movies), but to include the kids and to make it seem personal to my husband and I (we chose not to write our own vows). He did include the kids, and he made it seem a little personal in mentioning how we met and the fact that we had been together for 6 years, which was great... if it would have ended there I would have been completely happy, but then he started going on about how he and his wife have been married for 25 years (which is fantastic, but I think it could have been left out), and then started going on about trees and totally lost me. Again, not his fault because I could have been more clear on the short and sweet thing, but I figured telling him we wanted a civil ceremony pretty much summed that up. Another thing I found to be kind of odd is that he didn't come to the rehearsal. This is my first rodeo tho, so maybe thats normal. To wrap it up, Rev. Forrest did a great job. Just make sure you let them know exactly what you want out of your ceremony. You can not find a better team of officiants for the money. Almost every other officiant we got quotes from was double the cost. I would definitely recommend Elegant Vegas Weddings and Rev. Forrest.

Love love LOVE Pastor Pete! What a great job he did. He took what my husband and I wanted for our ceremony and made it so much more. We explained that we just wanted to have fun and to keep it light. He was fantastic. He was funny and personable and brought the guests in to listen to everything he was saying. I have never approached someone after the ceremony to tell them the pastor was good but I had a lot a people tell me how much they LOVED him. If you get a chance or are skeptical, just try him. You will not regret it!

I can't tell you how many compliments I got from guests about the officiant and the ceremony. Pastor Pete did a fantastic job! He incorporated our story into the ceremony perfectly and had my guests both laughing and crying. It was everything I wanted. I would definitely recommend Pastor Pete to anyone.

Hi everybody in the Good Ol' U.S. of A.! From Adelaide, Australia! My now wife and I traveled to America last August to attend the Sturgis Rally for the first time, and had a blast! On the ride back to Seattle, we stopped in Frisco, Colorado for a couple of days. It was here that we had the good fortune to meet by lucky chance, Pastor Pete, and the Rev. Daniele, from Elegant Vegas Weddings. We talked about how everyone back home in Australia thought we came to America to get married, so Pete said, "well, let's do it right here and now!" So, we did! A very impromptu ceremony in front of the Best Western Hotel, surrounded by Harleys(and one Honda!). Pete and Daniele, and all their friends were fantastic! Pete conducted the ceremony, with what basic information we gave him at the time, while Daniele took the photos(you'll find our photo on their website). Their friends took photos and video for us too. It was such a fantastic and relaxed atmosphere, dressed in Sturgis Harley t-shirts, shorts and flip-flops! We wouldn't have wanted to do it any other way! Colorado now holds a very special place in our hearts, thanks to Pete and Daniele! We have kept in contact with them since we arrived back in Australia via e-mails. Shortly after arriving back, we decided to renew our vows here at home, for family and friends to attend. A small ceremony conducted in our garage at home, surrounded by our Harleys again(and one Honda!). We introduced Pete and Daniele to Skype(now affectionately referred to as 'The Skypie Thingie'), and with the assistance of their daughter Macky setting them up, Pete and Daniele conducted the whole ceremony again over skype in the company of all our family and friends! It all went as well as the Colorado wedding! All our guests commented after about how great Pete and Daniele were! There were some comical moments, as in Colorado, some improvised moments because of the distance, and there were the serious moments. All in all, everybody thought it was the best wedding they have ever been to!! Relaxed, fun, and tailored to our biker life-style! Our only regret was that we had to say thank you and goodbye, and switch off the Skype afterwards! We both want to extend our deepest thanks, gratitude, and appreciation to Pete and Daniele for doing this for us again! It was as memorable as the day in Colorado! We highly recommend Pete and Daniele, and the services they offer through Elegant Vegas Weddings, to tailor a wedding day never to be forgotten, and always to be cherished by you! They have become two of our many wonderful American friends! Love ya guys! You're the best!!! CJ and Marika (aka Grey Owl & Cougar)

Pastor Pete is a must have officiant for any ceremony. He met with us to get to know our personalities and brought that into our ceremony. He was very flexible with the wording we wanted and even made some really great suggestions. All of our guests complimented on what a great job Pastor Pete did!

I must say, I love Danielle!!! She was the most sweet and honest person! I felt an instant connection with Danielle from the first time we spoke! She asked many questions about us and our lives and our families and truly cared about us and not about the money like some over rated and over payed officiants that have the nerve to marry people! Her and her husband truly do it for the simple joy of uniting love!!! Danielle was with me from the day I set the date to the final I DOS and Im so happy I got to meet such a beautiful soul like her! She gave us the best ceremony, and said the most wonderful and beautiful things! We had no idea what we wanted to do as far as ceremony so we left it up to her and she delivered 100% AND MORE!! She is non denominational, non traditional cause in her words, "Whos tradition is it anyways!" I loved her and her spirit!

The man dressed like Darth Vader for us, how can you go wrong? He kept in contact, making sure the ceremony was going to be what we wanted it to be. He infused laughter and tears into what many of our guest have described as the best wedding they have ever been to. Because we live outside the Las Vegas area, he was more than willing to make sure the things we needed were taken care of prior to our arrival. He also worked extremely well with all our other vendors to ensure a perfect day. We would highly recommend anyone needing an officiant to give Reverend Pete a call, you won't be sorry!

I was very excited to work with Pastor Pete upon learning that he was highly recommended through Patrick, the wedding coordinator at the Vintner Grill. However, I never even had Pastor Pete at our wedding. Instead, we were told the minute we arrived for the ceremony, by his daughter (who I never met or spoke with before) that her father was very ill and could not make it to the wedding to be our officiant. She walked up to the venue right after we got there and I was a little worried about the whole thing. I mean the least Pastor Pete could have done was given me a heads up call or sent his wife to do the ceremony. Being that she JUST read our submitted questionnaire (that my husband and I at least spent 2 hrs putting a lot of thought and effort into our responses about each other), none of it was incorporated into the ceremony (like expected) and she mispronounced my husband's name at least 3 times. We were totally mortified and embarrassed, and she never really took the time to instruct us on what to do, where to stand, etc. It was totally awkward for the both of us, and she also could barely read the name of the author that wrote the passage that she read in front of our guests. My husband and I really wanted our ceremony to be special and intimate, because we have been together for almost 3 years and this meant a great deal to us. It felt like she really didn't know what she was doing, which was apparent during the ceremony, and it seemed as if she improvised the whole time. How unfortunate that we have to remember this as our wedding ceremony for the rest of our lives. It just threw off the whole tone of the wedding from then on. Just BE AWARE that this may happen to you, if you go with them.

Pastor Pete was AWESOME!!! We could not have been happier! We felt very lucky to have him perform our ceremony. He did an outstanding job and was so funny! Everyone loved him and I will recommend him to anyone getting married. He made our day absolutely perfect!

I cannot believe how AWESOME our ceremony was because of Pastor Pete! But before I even talk about the ceremony services, I wanted to say that Reverend Danielle was a hoot on the phone and very assuring about both her services and Pastor Pete's. Whomever you end up with, you will be in EXCELLENT hands! In speaking with Pastor Pete on the phone, he was very professional, yet had me excited about the ceremony! He gave me a few options, which I then passed on to my fiance' (at the time), and we set up a meeting with Pastor Pete a few weeks before the wedding. Pastor Pete has so much knowledge about the world, with all of his professional and personal experiences, and this was completely integrated into our conversation. We wanted our ceremony to not be super religious, but we did want our own personal faiths to be intertwined into our special event. We discussed a short prayer, and then he gave us some great ideas to add to our ceremony. One of them was that we wrote each other's vows to read (and we didn't see what they were until the wedding!) and this cracked up the whole audience! Pastor Pete also added some random humor that we weren't prepared for, and laughing during the wedding really helped my EXTREMELY nervous groom! His sense of humor also seemed to unify both sides of our families; we could see the smiles on the faces of all of our relatives and friends and that was what we wanted! As a former wedding musician, I didn't want my own wedding to be the typical music/processional/vows/recessional ceremony. Pastor Pete allowed us to involve my own musicians (former piano students), unity sand, and a friend who got to read a personalized poem. With an already 80's-friendly theme, he threw in a "Party On, Dude!" at the end that we discussed - HILARIOUS! This meant a lot to us because we didn't want that "cookie-cutter" wedding and he really was supportive of this! Aside from all his words that relieved our anxiety, we felt that this personalized ceremony fit who we were, and the sniffles of happiness and giggles from Pastor Pete's humor really attributed to one of the most memorable moments of our lives as bride and groom. I still have friends and family who comment on the ceremony - and we relive the happiness all over again! Pastor Pete, thank you for the amazing wedding and for helping the people who were a part of our ceremony. Thank you for guiding our families and calming down my then-fiance' (ha-ha!). You truly made our wedding a night to ALWAYS remember!!!

Within a few minutes of talking to Pastor Pete on the phone I felt like I had known him for years. He asked me tons of questions about me and my fiance, and what we would like our ceremony to include. He took everything that I said to heart and I couldn't have imagined a ceremony better suited to us. I am grateful to Pastor Pete for making it perfect