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Dave Goldstein Weddings is a wedding officiant service based out of New York. Dave Goldstein's weddings have been featured in Brides Magazine (Brides.com), on Say Yes to the Dress on the TLC Network, and in The New York Times weddings section. Dave Goldstein was ordained to officiate the wedding of a couple who liked his comedy act and has since officiated weddings for more than 200 couples across ten states. Dave has figured out how to do just the right amount of tasteful humor - or none if you prefer - on such a romantic and memorable day. His only goal is that the couple he’s working for is thrilled by their ceremony and wedding day. Dave Goldstein is the tastefully hilarious wedding officiant.

Experience

You may recognize wedding officiant, comedian, and actor Dave Goldstein from one of his many appearances on
 Late Night with Conan O’Brien. His comedy special Isn't It Obvious was just released by Dry Bar Comedy and the Dry Bar Comedy app. Dave has performed across the U.S., Canada, and Europe, and his stage act, which has been praised by The New York Post and The Asbury Park Press, is a blend of original writing and inspired live riffs. He has performed stand up comedy on The Comedy Network, Sirius/XM Satellite Radio, and The National Lampoon Radio Network. He is also honored to have performed for our U.S. troops as the headlining comic on a tour of U.S. Army posts in Europe.

Services Offered

Dave Goldstein can officiate your wedding day, customize a unique wedding ceremony, and complete and file your marriage license. Dave will customize your ceremony by meeting and speaking with you to find out what’s important to you, how you met, and any interesting and funny stories. Then, he generally blends some traditional parts of the classic ceremony with a humorous but tasteful section on you. Dave can include traditional components such as unity ceremonies, readings, memorial candles, and cultural elements such as Balloon Launches, Dove Releases, Breaking the Glass, monologues from movies or TV, Chinese Lanterns, Hindu Garland Exchanges, Filipino Coin Transfers, Taiwanese Tea Ceremonies, Bangladeshi Poetry, Sand Ceremonies, Celtic Hand Fasting, Jumping the Broomstick, Ukranian Folklore, ceremonies in Spanish without sounding like Mayor Bloomberg, Albanian congratulations and…the police Miranda Rights Warning. What’s next?!

Frequently asked questions

What is the typical price for your wedding services?

$925

What is the starting price for your wedding services?

$850

Does starting price include the ceremony rehearsal?

No

What is the starting price for ceremony rehearsals?

$250

What types of weddings and events do you provide services for?

Non-religious
Interfaith
Ceremony Rehearsal
Vow Renewal
Civil Union

What religious affiliations do you serve?

Agnostic
Anglican
Buddhist
Catholic
Islam
Jewish
Lutheran
Methodist
No Denomination
Orthodox Christian
Quaker
Unitarian

On average, how long are wedding ceremonies you officiate?

Less than 30 mins.

In which states are you licensed?

CT
DE
MD
MN
NJ
NY
PA

What languages do you speak?

Hebrew
Spanish
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Dave Goldstein is highly recommended as a wedding officiant. Multiple reviewers praised his professionalism, humor, and ability to personalize each ceremony. Dave took the time to get to know the couples he worked with, creating a unique and memorable experience. His comedic talents and ability to connect with the couple were highlighted, and guests often mentioned him as one of the highlights of the wedding. Overall, Dave was described as a pleasure to work with and a great choice for those looking for an officiant who can bring humor and a special touch to their wedding.

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Dave Goldstein is highly recommended as a wedding officiant. Multiple reviewers praised his professionalism, humor, and ability to personalize each ceremony. Dave took the time to get to know the couples he worked with, creating a unique and memorable experience. His comedic talents and ability to connect with the couple were highlighted, and guests often mentioned him as one of the highlights of the wedding. Overall, Dave was described as a pleasure to work with and a great choice for those looking for an officiant who can bring humor and a special touch to their wedding.

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Danielle D. Sent on 08/12/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Funny and Incredibly Talented Officiant!

My husband and I are incredibly grateful to Dave for being such a big part of our special day! We contacted Dave through WeddingWire about 2 years ago when we were first planning our wedding (pre-Covid). Dave was responsive and asked intuitive questions to tease out our vision. He stayed in touch through our postponement and got right back to work once we were ready to resume our planning. It was incredibly important to us that we honored our families’ different religious traditions while staying true to who we are as a couple. Dave worked closely with us (in person and virtually) to gather our story and really listened as we shared our view of what we wanted included. Humor is a big part of our relationship and we also wanted that reflected in our ceremony. Dave sent us multiple drafts, revising on our request and also on his own after being inspired by one of our conversations. It was clear that he wanted our ceremony to be exactly what we envisioned. On the big day, Dave led an incredibly sentimental, thoughtful, and humorous ceremony. He presented our love story as if we’ve known each other for years and improvised seamlessly when we had an unexpected technical error. Most importantly, our guests couldn’t stop talking about our funny and talented officiant! Thanks so much, Dave!
-Danielle & Craig (The Links at Union Vale)
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Jared M. Sent on 09/05/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Dave Goldstein is the best!

Dave Goldstein is a fantastic person and officiant. He is extremely professional and very funny but sincere at the same time. He really took the time to get to know us as a couple which made the ceremony very personalized. I have been to many cookie cutter wedding ceremonies over the years and this was definitely not that. His humor, sincerity, and stage presence was exactly the recipe for a fantastic ceremony.
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Sarah Sent on 04/15/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Wonderful!!

Dave was wonderful! From the second that we connected via messaging and phone until after our wedding, Dave was friendly, easy going and kind. He accommodated our changing ever preferences for the ceremony and made our entire ceremony feel unique and special to us. We felt Dave’s warmth throughout our ceremony and so did our guests. You can tell that he genuinely wants to know you as a couple, and we hoping to meet up with him again if he ever comes through the Boston area :) Both my now husband and I couldn’t recommend him more!
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