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Rev. Mercy - Bilingual Wedding Officiant is a wedding officiant based in Los Angeles, California. Company founder and lead officiant Mercedes Ibarra is a bilingual Interfaith and Interspiritual Minister who is fluent in both English and Spanish. Ordained by One Spirit Interfaith Seminary in 2016, Rev. Mercy specializes in creating unique ceremonies for couples who don't fit the traditional mold. Whether couples come from multi-faith households or identify as spiritual rather than religious, Rev. Mercy can customize a ceremony that gives them a sense of tradition and community. She also believes that Love is Love and Black Lives Matter. Rev. Mercy is currently providing COVID-safe weddings.

Services Offered

  • Personalized and meaningful ceremonies
  • Bilingual Spanish and English ceremonies
  • All-Spanish or all-English ceremonies
  • Interfaith or Multi-faith ceremonies
  • Single-faith ceremonies
  • Spiritual but not religious ceremonies
  • Secular ceremonies
  • Civil Unions
  • Vow renewals
  • Planning meetings
  • Rehearsals
  • Pre-marital/spiritual counseling
  • Signing and returning the marriage license to the appropriate county clerk
  • Hispanic or Latinx-owned
  • Woman-owned

Frequently asked questions

What is the typical price for your wedding services?

$797

Which of the following are included in the price?

Ceremony Rehearsal

What is the starting price for your wedding services?

$700

Does starting price include the ceremony rehearsal?

No

What is the starting price for pre-marital counseling (per session)?

$147

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

Non-religious
Interfaith
Ceremony Rehearsal
Vow Renewal
Civil Union

What services do you provide?

Premarital Counseling
Bilingual

What religious affiliations do you serve?

Agnostic
Anglican
Baha'i Faith
Baptist
Buddhist
Catholic
Earth-Based
Episcopalian
Evangelical
Hindu
Islam
Jainism
Jewish
Lutheran
Methodist
Mormon
No Denomination
Orthodox Christian
Pagan
Presbyterian
Quaker
Shinto
Sikhism
Taoist
Unitarian

On average, how long are wedding ceremonies you officiate?

Less than 30 mins.
30-60 mins.

In which states are you licensed?

AL
AK
AZ
AR
CA
CO
CT
DE
DC
FL
GA
HI
ID
IL
IN
IA
KS
KY
LA
ME
MD
MA
MI
MN
MS
MO
MT
NE
NV
NH
NJ
NM
NY
NC
ND
OH
OK
OR
PA
RI
SC
SD
TN
TX
UT
VT
VA
WA
WV
WI
WY

What languages do you speak?

English
Spanish
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Reviews of Rev. Mercy - Bilingual Wedding Officiant

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Rev. Mercy is highly recommended by multiple reviewers as an officiant for weddings. She is praised for her excellent communication, attentiveness, and ability to create personalized and bilingual ceremonies. Reviewers appreciated her help and guidance throughout the planning process and mentioned that she made them feel comfortable and at

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Rev. Mercy is highly recommended by multiple reviewers as an officiant for weddings. She is praised for her excellent communication, attentiveness, and ability to create personalized and bilingual ceremonies. Reviewers appreciated her help and guidance throughout the planning process and mentioned that she made them feel comfortable and at

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Cole R. Sent on 12/11/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Fabulous LGBTQIA+ Los Angeles Wedding

Reverend Mercy was absolutely incredible. She helped to make my husband and I’s wedding the best day of our lives. From the beginning of the ceremony planning process to the end, she made sure every detail was covered, and made us feel comfortable and at ease along the way. She was always easily accessible via email, text and zoom. She helped us each edit our vows, and provided suggestions to make them more clear and concise. She was always onboard to include whatever we wanted in the ceremony to make our wedding the most “us”. She is bilingual, so she did a portion of our ceremony in Spanish for some of our guests, and she also helped us with a unique unity ritual where we took tequila shots at the altar! She also coordinated her ceremonial garbs to match the colors of our wedding, above and beyond!

In addition to working with her on our wedding ceremony, we also participated in her milestone preparation sessions, which were similar to couples counseling. These were incredibly helpful, and helped my husband and I to align on things that were important to the both of us moving forward in marriage. We truly believed these session helped bring us closer together as a couple and better prepared us for marriage.

We can’t recommend her enough, any couple that uses her services will not be disappointed. Thank you Reverend Mercy!
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Ben R. Sent on 12/19/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Unique and fun!

My wife found Rev Mercy at a bridal convention and she came home super excited to have discovered an officiant who was open to a multicultural celebration. Rev Mercy was very communicative and wrote our whole ceremony uniquely for us. She even offered help and guidance throughout the vow process. My friends and family were so happy to see a perfect mix of both of two religions, and they loved how to the ceremony simply celebrated us as a couple becoming one. Would definitely recommend to anyone who wants a completely unique ceremony!
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Frida R. Sent on 12/29/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Best bilingual experience

Mercy was a delight to work with. She was very communicative and understanding. She has a naturally warming demeanor and a great listener. There was no moment where we felt like we couldn’t ask her questions. She was very thorough and helpful. At our ceremony Mercy was amazing. She officiated our bilingual ceremony and that was a success. Everyone was able to be part of our celebration and understand everything. I honestly don’t know how it would have workout with anyone else but her. Thank you so much again for being part of our special day and making every bit specially curated to us.
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Team

Mercedes Ibarra
Mercedes Ibarra
Owner/Officiant

Hello, I'm Mercedes, a.k.a, Rev. Mercy! I'm the daughter of Cuban immigrants, born and raised here in the Los Angeles County area (specifically in Hawthorne and Inglewood). My first language was Spanish and I speak Spanish and English fluently.

I grew up Catholic, but I was always surrounded by what author Luisah Teish calls the "whispers" of the Afro-Cuban Lukumí tradition. When I got to college, I discovered yoga, which led me Hinduism. When I was 25, I married an atheist-Muslim who introduced me to Buddhism. Eventually all of this spiritual seeking led me to One Spririt Interfaith Seminary, where I was ordained as an Interfaith/Interspiritual Minister in 2016.

The day of my ordination, one of my old friends sent me a message asking me to officiate his wedding because he could not find a bilingual officiant who understood his Dominican culture nor his and his fiancee's non-religious spirituality. I said yes to officiating their wedding and fell in love with the entire process, so much so, that I've been officiating weddings ever since.

Another big thing to know about me? I'm also a professional Flamenco dancer and teacher. That's why you see me here in polka-dots.

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