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Christel Stuart - Wedding Officiant

Christel Stuart - Wedding Officiant

Del Valle, TX
4.9 out of 5 rating, 135 Reviews
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    Fun, Attentive, Laid Back

    It felt like we were having a friend officiate our ceremony. Perfect for what we wanted.
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    Lauren H. Sent on 05/13/2021
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    Heaven Sent

    From the moment we met her, it was an instant connection. I love that she has such a bright, warm, loving personality. She is definitely a trooper as she had to literally hike to our destination! She made our ceremony magical and I would highly recommend working with her! We plan on having another ceremony for family and I would 10/10 ask her to officiate for us again!

    Thank you for making our day so wonderful! You’re the best!
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    Excellent amazing sweet like how Mrs. Stuart took charge

    Mrs. Stuart took charge and she was amazing at it our ceremony was amazing cause of her I definitely recommend Mrs. Stuart to anyone getting married
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    Joe S. Sent on 03/12/2021
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    Helpful beyond imagination

    When my wife and I decided to elope due to travel restrictions, Christel helped us in every aspect of our big day. We had no family present in person, but Christel treated us as family, and we felt relaxed and calm knowing she was there. We would recommend Christel to anyone!
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    Chelsea A. Sent on 07/10/2020
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    There is no such thing as a boring, dull wedding when you work with Christel, the officiant with personality who personalizes your wedding to a tee!

    JULY 31 2021 WEDDING CELEBRATION REVIEW

    Christel is an absolute GEM! We spoke with a number of officiants and decided on Christel because of her fun, personable nature as well as the variety of customizable ceremonies she offered. We had to change our plans a number of times due to the pandemic and Christel always went with the flow -- we ended up having a minimony on our original date in June 2020 with immediate family present, and we were able to do that because Christel was down to still marry us despite everything going on in the world. We are forever grateful for that. She then went the extra mile and showed up for us by also leading a vow renewal a little over a year later for our originally-planned wedding celebration that we finally got to have with the rest of our family and friends. Both ceremonies were a beautiful balance of fun, serious, authentic and unique -- even drew some laughs and cheers from attendees during them! When you work with Christel, you feel like you’re hanging out with an old friend. We are thankful for her time and talents in making both of these days so special for us!

    JUNE 6 2020 MINIMONY REVIEW

    We loved having Christel as our officiant! We spoke with a number of officiants and Christel stood out to us with her bright personality and her options to customize and personalize our ceremony. She gave us a number of ceremony structures to choose from, and we were able to mix and match what resonated most with us as well as add in a wine boxing ceremony and share our own personal vows. She also asked that we write a letter to her on why we want to marry our partner, and she used some of the quotes from our letters in our ceremony to personalize our ceremony even further!

    She was great about checking in to see if we needed anything in the process and to reminding us of any deadlines. As COVID-19 became more serious in the states and restrictions were placed on gatherings, we started re-evaluating our wedding plans as our original date was 6/6/2020. Ultimately, we decided to still get married on our date with only immediate family present and reschedule our big celebration to a later, safer date for the rest of our family and friends to join us. It was a tough decision that not only affected us but also our vendors. Christel was so accommodating and encouraging through our replanning and rescheduling. She didn’t hesitate a second when we asked if she would still marry us on our original day and also agreed to officiate what will now be a vow renewal at our rescheduled wedding celebration.

    On wedding day, Christel made sure to give us a rundown of ceremony flow since we didn’t do a rehearsal and helped get family organized beforehand. She cracked jokes and made us feel at ease as we got ready to walk down the aisle. She perfectly balanced the tone during the ceremony, making for moments of laughter as well as moments of happy tears. She took care of mailing our marriage license off for us which was so helpful. We loved working with Christel and are looking forward to spending another day with her whenever we do our ceremony again for the rest of our friends and family!
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    Seth C. Sent on 05/13/2021
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    Seth Capps

    Christel was an amazing officiant. She was the perfect fit for our wedding. Her level of comfort and how relaxed she was in an otherwise stressful situation made it easier for us to focus elsewhere. She made it very comfortable and made us feel extremely comfortable. Flexible and very easy to work with. If you didn’t know it you would have thought she was a friend or family member. It was a great pleasure for her to be there with us.
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    Harrell M. Sent on 10/13/2020
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    Incredibly Great!

    What can I say, no words will do justice describing Christel, but I will try. Christel made our wedding the happiest day of our lives, and trust me it was no easy task. Our wedding day was March 21st right as COVID hit the hardest. We couldn’t have the wedding we wanted, but Christel came through like a champ! I wouldn’t trade it for the world. I met Christel at my son’s wedding and really got to know her at my daughters wedding, that’s when I knew that she was going to do our wedding. If you want someone who will truly care about your wedding ceremony, the Bride, Groom, Brides Maids, Groomsmen, Mom and Dad for both Bride and Groom and all the family, you want Christel! THANK YOU CHRISTEL! We love you and you will always have a very special place in our hearts!
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    Alison B. Sent on 05/13/2021
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    Alison & Ian

    Great service, definitely recommend!
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    Rick J. Sent on 09/13/2021
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    A perfect day

    The moment we talked with Christel we knew she was the one. Each and every meeting we had confirmed our decision. On that day, I was more than nervous and Christel stood by my side assuring me, mostly calming me down as I wanted so much to take a peek at my bride before it was time. When she said, "you can look now", time just stood still as I saw my bride, Annabelle, walking down that aisle at Chapel Dulcinea. That day was just a few days after the crazy ice storm in February but on that day, the weather was just beautiful. Christel & Austin were more than perfect for Annabelle and I on that special day.
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    Ashley Sent on 11/24/2020
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    Full of joy and light

    Christel was exactly the person and energy we needed for our wedding day. She brought such a personal and comedic touch to our wedding that brought so much joy to our ceremony. She was full of joy and laughter during our rehearsal which broke so much tension. And during our ceremony she surprised us with excerpts from letters we wrote her about our relationship. Her sermon was so heartfelt and definitely appreciated. I definitely recommend.
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    Audra Sent on 12/04/2020
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    Christel was amazing!

    Christel was the perfect person to marry us, she made us feel so comfortable and just like we were old friends! She had a laid back, fun, but super professional style which was exactly what we were looking for. She was really flexible with our ceremony and gave us outlines of different passages/styles we could use, and then made everything super personalized to us and our style, even including a line from Hamilton which was so special!! On the day of our elopement/mini ceremony she was helpful with pulling together small details and even helped corral our dog which was amazing! Our parents loved her and raved about her the rest of the weekend. We would definitely recommend Christel and couldn’t say enough good things about her. We’d get married again in a minute!
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    Blair O. Sent on 11/16/2020
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    Wonderful officiant!

    Christel is wonderful. She is so kind. Our ceremony was beautiful, and she made sure to meet with us before hand to go over everything so we knew what to expect and we’re comfortable. Highly recommend her !
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    Becca B. Sent on 01/11/2021
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    A ceremony that felt warm, upbeat, and had the perfect amount of humor!

    We are so glad our venue recommended Christel. We had met a few officiants, and none of them were the right fit for what we were looking for. (Some didn’t even do same-sex weddings, can you believe that?!) As soon as we got on the phone with Christel, we knew we had found who we were looking for. She was warm, funny, personable, and made it so easy to trust her with our ceremony. By providing us with a number of options for how we might organize the ceremony, she gave us a ton of help creating the wedding we envisioned. She had us write letters to her about why we wanted to get married, which made her ceremony feel personal to us, and it also helped us with our own vow-writing process. She made our ceremony feel warm, upbeat, and infused with the right amount of humor, which was so perfect for us. We’re glad we found her and would absolutely recommend her to anyone looking for an officiant. Thank you so much, Christel!!
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    Michelle S. Sent on 10/13/2020
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    Excellent and FUN!

    Christel officiated our wedding on 9/26/2020 and she was excellent! Leading up to the big day she let us know what to expect and we felt well prepared. Christel is so easy to talk with and beautifully merged our personalities to create our ceremony. She kept things light hearted, upbeat and full of life. I highly recommend Christel! She is awesome and you’ll probably want to be bffs afterward!
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    J+J Sent on 10/19/2020
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    Amazing, Responsive, and sweet!

    You’re probably looking at all your options right now and you have came across this wedding officiant. As you scroll through the reviews you come across this one and yes, this is the sign, SHE IS THE ONE! You wont regret your decision, she made our ceremony one to remember!
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    Clarissa M. Sent on 11/30/2021
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    Christel is a Queen

    Christel is incredible! Her ceremonies are always customized to each couple, create a wonderful vibe for all to enjoy, and leave everyone with a smile. Christel has a wonderful way of making you feel like a million bucks and creating a blissful environment on what can be a very stressful day.
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    Wyatt Z. Sent on 03/14/2021
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    Above and Beyond

    Christel was friendly, professional and played a huge part in making our wedding memorable. We met Christel before meeting with other potential officiants, but we knew after that meeting that we wanted her to do the job. Christel also worked through our vows with us and had us perform some special pre-wedding activities that really helped to provide even more personal detail during our ceremony. Due to COVID, our wedding had to be postponed and thankfully Christel was able to accommodate our new date and this reduced a huge amount of stress for us. She also coordinated our entire rehearsal which was unexpected but absolutely appreciated. We will certainly recommend Christel to our friends in the future.
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    Katelyn S. Sent on 10/14/2020
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    Great experience!

    Christel was super easy to work with and very professional! She’s to the point and working with her was one of the easiest parts of wedding planning.
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    Sheikiaa Sent on 10/13/2020
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    Lasting experience and impression

    Christel was super sweet amazing she genuinely cares about you it was such a pleasure working with her she was flexible and her responsiveness was prompt and thorough , christel thank you so much for everything I am still married I still believe and I am forever greatful for her
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    Jennifer A. Sent on 01/27/2020
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    Amazing officiant!

    Short and sweet service, and even funny at times, Christel has your needs in mind. She was such a delight, with confidence and charisma, and knew exactly when to calm nerves or celebrate! Highly recommended!!
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    Katie B. Sent on 12/02/2019
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    Queen of Awesome

    Christel fit in with our friends & family seamlessly, and it felt like we were having an old friend marry us! The ceremony was beautifully done, & all of our guests raved about her and the ceremony script. She was very easy to work with during the wedding planning process, and she even sent in our marriage license for us. We absolutely adore her and would highly recommend her to everyone!
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    Samantha M. Sent on 01/21/2020
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    Christel is THE 👏🏻 BEST 👏🏻

    Christel was the BEST. Loved how she was able to coordinate my gang of bridesmaids and groomsmen like it was no problem to get us down the aisle so beautifully!
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    Senia U. Sent on 12/08/2019
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    More than just an officiant

    Christel helped coordinate the whole ceremony during our rehearsal. She was efficient, professional, and funny. Thank you Christel for being there for us!

    -Michael and Senia Urrea
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    Yazmin N. Sent on 01/29/2020
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    Christel is the best!!

    Christel made me and my now wife feel at ease! She was very straight forward which we needed!! She was just amazing!
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    Victoria F. Sent on 01/23/2020
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    Great personality and spunk!

    We decided very quickly after the first time we met with Christel that she was the right officiant for us. She has a bright and colorful personality that easily commands an audience. She helped us create and personalize the ceremony to make it unique for us. It turned out so perfect! If you want a laid back officiant that is also full of personality and knows what she is doing, this is your gal!
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