Aly at Maeck Weddings was an essential part of making our wedding the most incredible day of our lives. She made everyone at the wedding feel so secure in what needed to happen and when. She provided the perfect amount of direct instructions for the bridal party and all the vendors and she kept us all fed, on time and happy. I couldn't imagine getting married without her working tirelessly behind the scenes. If there's any piece of advice I'd give for wedding planning, it is to 100% get a day-of coordinator!

When we were looking for officiants, we really wanted someone who would create a unique, fun but tear-jerking, and modern ceremony. My husband and I are non-denominational and we wanted things to really about us and our relationship with each other. We stumbled across Jeff because I was looking at videos of weddings that had been done at our wedding venue, and there was a clip of him speaking - I was immediately sold and googled him. We hired him for our wedding and he absolutely came through and made things SO special for us. Furthermore, he is so supportive, has a great sense of humour, and was there for us even for non-ceremony/officiant-related wedding issues throughout the pandemic. We ended up postponing our wedding because of covid and Jeff was one of two vendors we wanted to make sure was available for our wedding because we knew things would never be the same without him. He was planning on taking our new wedding weekend off for vacation with his family but changed his plans to accommodate us, which is just going above and beyond. Leading up to the big day, he sent us forms to fill out together and individually (secretly from each other in fact) and ended up using our responses to put together a beautiful ceremony that described how we met, our relationship, memorable moments, what we love, what annoys us but we love anyway about each other, and guidance on vows. We didn't have any readings, and we didn't need to - Jeff filled the entire 30-min ceremony with meaningful moments and love. People were definitely crying and laughing even before we said our vows to each other. If you are looking for an officiant who is charismatic, funny, and supportive who can simultaneously make your wedding romantic, tear-jerking, and unforgettable then Jeff is your guy!!

PS - Jeff, if you read this, numerous guests and other vendors commented that you look like a Hollywood celebrity and asked "how we got Ryan Reynolds to lead our wedding ceremony"!

I worked with Alysha and she was incredible. She was unbelievably organized but more importantly, she was so kind and friendly to myself, my family and even my vendors. All my vendors commented how wonderful she is to work with which I think is the true testament to her professionalism!! You can’t go wrong if you have Alysha on your side. Thanks for the best day!!!!

Anyone who has worked with Jeff as their officiant knows it is the most personalized and custom approach to your wedding day! He can command the crowd and goes beyond the ‘traditional’ approach to really make it about your day.

Out of the entire wedding planning process, deciding to work with Michelle and Jeff was probably the best decision we made! Knowing that they were there with us every step of the way, while also understanding and sharing in our vision, made it easy to relax and enjoy the day. It was comforting to know that they knew the venue well, and had also worked with several of our vendors before. They have such a great presence in the industry!
Michelle and Jeff are so wonderful, it was just like working with friends.
Thank you for helping us make the best day of our lives the best it could be!
-Katherine and Jake

Aly was amazing. She helped me stay calm and keep on track. She was able to take my vision and turn it into a reality

I would highly recommend Jeff and Michelle. Michelle and I met quite a few times before the wedding to just go over details, vendors, timelines and she probably answers a million and one of my panicky emails! She made sure the day was timed out right, and that no little details were missed. I'm the bride that would've probably been in my dress trying to set the tables up before the reception because I'm such a control freak.. Michelle made me feel so comfortable that everything would be fine that I actually was the calmest bride ever... seriously....

A Dream To Call Your Own helped make our vision come to life and they made every step of the way easier. We didn’t have to worry about anything leading up to, or on the day of because Michelle and Jeff had made sure that we had everything taken care of on schedule so that we could just enjoy our day.

When we got engaged a year ago and realized we had just under a year to plan a wedding at our family farm I admit I had a bit of a melt down. My sister recommended A dream to Call your own and I'm so thankful she did. From the first emails between Michelle and I, I knew we were in great hands. Michelle not only helped in recommending amazing vendors but kept us on track to make sure we were getting all the tasks done when they needed to be. Every text, phone call, Skype and in person visits confirmed we made the best decision of having Michelle and Jeff on our team. They are so sweet and have this way of making you feel like your wedding is the only one they are planning (I have no idea how you two do it) Anything we needed help or advice with they were there! Day of we had piece of mind knowing all the final touches were being taken care of. There is no way we could have done it without them!
Stacy and Jeremy

We are so grateful to have had A Dream to Call Your Own as part of our day. From day one, Michelle made it clear that she was available any day, any time, for any questions we had. Our meetings leading up to the wedding were extremely professional and truly helped to reassure us about every detail. Michelle knows weddings backwards and forwards and will think of everything that you might have missed. Our wedding day went perfectly and I was able to actually enjoy the day knowing that she and her husband Jeff were executing everything according to the plan. We initially didn't plan on having the "take down" portion but we're really happy that we did. It was so worth it to be able to leave at the end of the night while knowing that they were taking care of everything. We will be recommending A Dream to Call Your Own to all of our friends who will be getting married in the coming years.