Shauna did an amazing job with our ceremony. So many people told us that they loved the ceremony and asked us how we found her. They said the ceremony was touching and sincere and just the right length. It meant so much to Joe and me to have a ceremony that was so "us." We will remember it for the rest of our lives.

I would definitely qualify myself as an anxious bride! I wanted things in a very specific way, which is why I feel absolutely blessed that I found Shauna! Poor thing went through 7 drafts of my ceremony with me until I felt totally calm and comfortable - such a saint! We both spent quality time getting to know each other over the phone, which was also incredibly helpful for me. She took what I had in mind and incorporated exactly everything I asked for. She even created such a beautiful love story of how I met my husband - people were absolutely blown away. You rarely hear from your guests that your ceremony is the most memorable, romantic experience they've ever witnessed and I heard that throughout the entire evening of my wedding and ever since. You will not be disappointed - Shauna is amazing!

Shauna wrote a sentimental, funny and heartwarming ceremony. Her words fit us perfectly as a couple. Her delivery was on point, allowing people to take time to laugh and absorb special comments. Many of our guests commented on how beautiful it was. Shauna was punctual, professional and very calming in the midst of an emotional day. Thank you Laura and Vinnie

I would recommend Shauna to anyone who is after a stress ceremony! As we are from Australia and married in New York, it was really important for us to know that everything was organized in advance. Shauna was great and made herself availabe via Skype and was really quick at responding to emails to answer all of our questions (big and small) Shauna has the ability to make you feel instantly at ease & like you had known her for a long time. Our ceremony was just as we had imagined it to be and Shauna really helped make it special.

We loved how Shauna guided us through the process of preparing for our wedding . She has a very personal approach that made us feel comfortable from the very beginning. The result was a ceremony just how we had hoped it would be- even better in fact- and all our guests told us after how much they loved it !! Shauna is a very warm, expressive and personable lady with a lot of creative thoughts and suggestions that turned out all to be very valuable contributions to a fantastic ceremony. Highly recommended !! Valentina and Rogier

I surprised my husband this year with a vow renewal in Central Park. We were visiting NYC from Australia for only a week and as he was working during some of this time I only had limited time and days to organise our renewal. I contacted Shauna and was impressed and grateful for her prompt and professional response. Shauna was always obliging to answer my questions and concerns even when she herself was in the middle of Hurricane Sandy. There are no words to express my gratitude to a very special lady who helped make one of our dreams come true. I would highly recommend Shauna exceptional service to anyone wishing to marry or renew their vows. Shauna will always have a special place in our hearts tied with wonderful memories of such a beautiful city. Thank you again lovely lady. Kristy & Jason Clifford Australia

We could not be more grateful that we hired Shauna to officiate our ceremony. We live in Florida but were getting married in NYC and she went above and beyond to accommodate us, even Skyping us and setting things up from afar. From the beginning, she was warm, compassionate and so lovely to work with. She took the time to understand us, had us fill out information about ourselves and each other so that she could better understand us as a couple, and when possible, met with us in the city to go over all information. She was thorough and detailed and we couldn't have asked for a better reflection of us then what Shauna created for our ceremony. Guests came up to tell us how much they loved the ceremony and how personal it was. This was because of Shauna's words and her character. We highly recommend her.

My husband and I spent a significant amount of time in selecting our wedding officiant...as we spent a lot of time with every aspect of our big day. The most important thing to us was having a day that was as personal as possible. Because we are not part of any church, we did not have an easy "go to" person to officiate our wedding. We met and chatted with several different people, trying to find someone who was willing to go that extra mile to get to know us and our needs. When we first spoke with Shauna on the phone, we spent over an hour just getting to know each other, and what we were hoping for. Never once did we feel rushed or that we had unrealistic expectations, or that we were being judged for not having a specific religious belief. I knew immediately upon hanging up with Shauna, that she was "the one"! We spent months communicating back and forth, working on the ceremony. She never seemed annoyed or frustrated with our changing of drafts, or additions and subtractions, and I feel like this communication also aided in us getting to know each other as well! The week before the wedding, the weather looked like it was going to rain on our outdoor wedding ceremony, and I was in an all-out-panic. After speaking with Shauna, and having a mini freak out, she re-assured me that everything would work out, and no matter what, she would be totally flexible with whatever last minute adjustments need to be made. Not only was she flexible, and so accommodating, she did it all with a smile on her face and a calm in her voice. We were so fortunate with all of the people we selected as "vendors" for our big day, but Shauna is truly amazing. She is friendly, knowledgeable, patient, and I believe truly loves what she does. I understand she may be more expensive than your local judge, but every cent is worth it if you are looking for someone who is willing to go the extra mile and do a fantastic job!

Shauna officiated my wedding on 10/06/12. We chose her because my husband and I are two different religions and were looking to customize a ceremony that would represent both of us. From the beginning, Shauna was very warm, flexible and helpful. She provided a ton of options of readings, ceremony structure, vow samples and traditions etc. that we were able to use to develop our own ceremony. I especially appreciated that she worked with us during the few months before the wedding to write, and re-write, our ceremony. With each step, we were given the opportunity to edit, re-write, include updates to our preferences. In the end, quite a bit of the ceremony she read was very personal and written in a style that was very much our personality. We got several compliments during the reception regarding how personal the ceremony was and how much our guests enjoyed it - especially when, unfortunately, that isn't always the part that most guests enjoy. Overall, we were very happy with our services. I think if I could comment on anything that was "concerning" (especially having read the few negative comments posted previously) would be her responsiveness and/or her organization. She seemed very organized - but yes, we went over things several times just to be sure we were all on the same page. This is exactly what I'd expect her to do given the seriousness of her job. I, like many other brides, definitely got stressed as the date grew closer - but this is when her responsiveness and frequency of contact increased. Just because you don't hear from her every day or within 24 hours doesn't always mean you're not on her radar. If your wedding is months out, or she's got other weddings with closer dates, I think it's fair to assume that she's more responsive to those brides first. Bottom Line: No regrets. We got exactly the ceremony we wanted and she delivered the ceremony perfectly.

We hired Shauna as our wedding officiant based on the reviews that we read. However, we were extremely disappointed in her services. First off, the ceremony she wrote for us was basically copied from the sample she had showed us. Second, she kept emailing me for the vows even though I had given it to her when we first booked her (very disorganized!). Then, she pronounced my husband's name wrong in the ceremony (even though he had called her a few days before)!! Also, we were supposed to exchange garlands at the end of the ceremony but she did that beforehand. When I emailed her to tell her how upset and disappointed we were, she did not even respond. These are moments that you never get back, so do not book Shauna!

With so many details to attend to and very little time to plan our wedding, it was a joy and a total relief for us to find Shauna. My husband and I had less that 5 months to plan our wedding. By the time we got serious about finding someone to marry us, we were 2 months away from the bid day! From the moment that Shauna and I first spoke I felt confident we'd be in great hands. She was very clear about the process involved and sounded very friendly. We booked our meeting with her and on a rainy day in NYC and came away excited about how meaningful and personalized our ceremony could be! The questionnaire and vow writing was a really profound experience for both Nik and I and with Shauna's help we truly had created a ceremony that we loved. On wedding day, the reality of how this ceremony she performed for us - which we created together - impacted ourselves, our friends and our family... well, it really was an incredible once in a life time beautiful experience!

My wife and I were married by Shauna this past August. I must say, the day went off without a hitch. We were lucky that venue where we got married (Onteora Mountain House-beautiful place) suggested Shauna, as we couldn't have found a more perfect officiant. We initially had a conference call with Shauna, and we both agreed she had the warm, caring vibe that we wanted. Shauna has extensive experience in theatre/stage management, so she is well spoken and very organized! She gave us a very detail oriented schedule of how the ceremony would go, maybe even more detailed than we needed (our wedding was pretty simple :) but it was great....everyone knew what to do. Shauna gathered the info we gave her, put it together in a way that flowed very nicely, and she didn't get too weirded out when we requested that she mention our legendary "pizza parties". On the day of the wedding, she arrived promptly, was wearing a nice dress and looked very pretty, which is good because she's in a lot of pictures! Shauna is the best! We highly recommend her services!

Shauna came very highly recommended and we knew after our first meeting with her that she was the perfect celebrant for our wedding. Shauna is very articulate, warm and caring. Shauna picked up during our first meeting how important it was to us that our children be a part of our special day and included them whenever possible in our ceremony while keeping the focus on us. We strongly recommend Shauna if you would like a very special ceremony that is personal, beautiful and elegant. Thank you for making our special day everything we dreamed of. Karen & Phil

Shauna Kanter helped make our wedding ceremony absolutely perfect. The ceremony turned out just as we had envisioned it. We received so many compliments on how lovely and personal the ceremony was. One guest (who knows us less well than most of the other guests) commented that she cried during our ceremony because it was so beautiful; she did not even cry at some of her best friends weddings. What a testament to Shauna's writing and delivery! We feel honored that we had the opportunity to work with her, and we thank her for making the whole process a joy.

All of our wedding plans were conducted online, as I reside in OH and my (now) wife is working overseas. I found Shauna via a basic search for an officiant who was experienced in non-religious ceremonies, as we desired no such allusions to religion in our ceremony. She was very friendly and accommodating to our limited availability prior to the ceremony. We sent her our vows, and chose a template for the ceremony from her recommendation with a couple of tweaks for personalization. Shauna arrived in the park for the ceremony and just so happened to be wearing what had been our desired colors. The ceremony was very small and intimate, with only a handful of our friends and family able to attend. She was very professional and conducted the ceremony exactly as promised. I would insist that anyone I knew getting married in or around the NYC area use Shauna.

Shauna Kanter was recommended to my husband Bill and me by the Special Events coordinator at our wedding venue, Blue Hill at Stone Barns. Shauna was a perfect fit for us. She spent time getting to know both of us. She asked thoughtful and thought provoking questions to understand not only what type of ceremony we wanted but to have us articulate what we wanted our friends and family to experience through our wedding ceremony. She followed up with a very detailed questionnaire and substantial materials from which to select readings vows, etc. enabling Shauna to personalize our wedding with details and anecdotes that we shared with her. Shauna's warm and welcoming personality helped our guests to really experience not only the joining of the two of us but that our families and friends were also now joined as one. Bill and I are delighted to recommend Shauna Kanter as a sensitive, thoughtful and attentive officiant. ~ Susan Ehmann

We had a great experience with Shauna. She was warm and welcoming from the beginning and we couldn't have been happier with our wedding. She took the time to get to know us and find out what was important to us for the ceremony. Shauna was very responsive to our feedback and incorporated everything we asked, going through multiple revisions well before the day of the wedding. She was very professional and delivered a beautiful ceremony. Shauna was recommended to us by our event coordinator and I'd highly recommend her as well.

Shauna Kanter officiated the wedding ceremony for my partner and I this past May. From the moment that we first contacted Shauana, we found her to be warm, caring, and very professional. She was very flexible in arranging times to meet with us, and held our hands in helping us to write our vows by asking insiteful questions, carefully listening, and making sure to fully understand what was imporatnt to us, and our families. Her attentiveness to detail made sure that everything went smoothly and nothing was overlooked. The experience can be best summed up by a comment from my mother - she wondered why more weddings couldn't be as intimate and as lovely as what we experienced with Shauna. Thank you, Shuana for making a long awaited day very special.

Working with Shauna was a joy. At every step of the way she made the creation of our special ceremony easy and fun. We learned a great deal about each other as well. She was very detailed oriented and guided us when we had questions and listened to what we wanted at every step of the way. I would whole heartedly give her a major thumbs up she was great and our guests adored her.

Shauna was warm, sincere, to the point, organized and generous from our very first meeting. Shauna's questions and thoughts added to our wedding shaping it into the ceremony that we just loved. A structure emerged for the ceremony that our guests couldn't stop talking about. They loved her and her beautiful authentic warm voice. We will never forget what she gave us on our special day....

We met Shauna via Email and Skype. I was in Akron, Ohio and my wife to be was in Japan. Shauna helped us plan our wedding ceremony and it went way beyond what we expected. She helped with difficult choices and guided us to include all that we wanted in the ceremony. She was kind, clear-headed and on the day we were so crazy nervous and she was our calm reference point.... Our ceremony was exactly what we wanted, thanks to her careful editing methods and we had more fun during the ceremony than we ever dreamed possible. Thank-you Shauna!!

Shauna was a fantastic officiant for our non-religious ceremony and wrote a beautiful introduction to us on our big day. She really captured everything about us in a few short paragraphs. She was so amazingly accommodating with all of our requests (e.g. nothing religious, keep it short, but still personal). So many of our guests told us how much they actually enjoyed the ceremony-part of the wedding (and no one ever likes that part!). She even came to CT and did a rehearsal for us. So flexible !

Shauna Kanter, our wedding celebrant, exceeded our expectations and brought a special energy to our wedding ceremony. Even after just speaking on the phone, I had a feeling that she was the perfect officiant/wedding celebrant for us, and once my then-fiance and I met with her in person, he couldn’t agree more. Shauna exudes a personable and warm energy, which was important to us in creating the kind of intimate, personalized ceremony we sought. She also has the experience, confidence and vocal presence to embody such a significant role that can influence the tone of the entire wedding day. Shauna asked my fiance and I to each complete her questionnaire, detailing everything from how we met and what we love about each other to the vows and specific traditions and wording we wanted included, and she then wrote our personalized love story, around which she formed the ceremony. She was very open to our editing and very detailed in all aspects of planning surrounding the logistics of the ceremony, and we are so thrilled to have chosen Shauna to be part of our day. So many of our guests commented that she, with her warm and composed energy made the ceremony so special and unique to us as a couple. We whole-heartedly recommend Shauna to anyone seeking a wedding officiant to create a personalized, intimate and joyous ceremony!

Shauna Kanter is a wonderful Celebrant. She helped to craft our ceremony and make it our own. During the ceremony writing process, she was very patient and helpful. She worked with us on each draft until our ceremony was perfect. At the actual wedding, she handled the marriage license process seamlessly. Her delivery of our ceremony was also wonderful -- Shauna has a very calming and charming delivery style. I heard nothing but great things from our guests! I would highly recommend her to anyone looking for a highly personalized ceremony.

Shauna served as the officiant for our August 2010 wedding. Her insight was helpful from the start; at our initial consultation, she suggested the perfect spot in Central Park for our 40-person ceremony. She provided some structure to the service by giving us examples to work with, but then let us loose to modify those templates and create our own text. She was approachable and easy to contact with lots of back and forth as we worked through our drafts, and she handled license and other administrative details with ease. She understood the feeling we were trying to achieve, and helped make the day itself one I will remember and cherish forever. Thanks, Shauna. -Jen and Joe

We are pregnant and Shauna will be doing our baby naming ceremony. We loved working with her. We got so many compliments and so many of our friends loved the ceremony. Shauna made our ceremony special and completely unique, she was there at every step of the way, gently advising us and leading us with a great deal of patience and compassion. During the ceremony people laughed, they cried and we truly celebrated our wedding in just the way we wanted to. Shauna created exactly what we wanted. Thank-you Shauna from the bottom of our hearts.

Shauna was a delight! She led us through every step of our ceremony from listening to our ideas to organizing with our friends to writing our story to holding a wedding rehearsal to performing our wedding - one that we will hold dear forever. She is a true generous spirit. She is our family Celebrant now!

Shauna gave my husband and I the ceremony that we wanted. Working with her was a joy and when we were stressed or concerned about any ceremony details she was reassuring and calm. Her presence on our wedding day was comforting to both of us and we were extremely happy with her services.

Shauna is a genuinely enthusiastic person who helped us through every step. She is truly a lovely lady.

Shauna was extremely professional; she was fun to work with, very organized and guided us in ways we couldn't have even known about. She was flexible and really included what we wanted for our ceremony every step of the way. And, she followed up on all the legal stuff. She listened to what we really wanted and then performed this beautiful ceremony. Her voice is to die for, it's so clear and warm. During the reception we got so many compliments on the ceremony. It was such a glorious surprise!