Below are some recent reviews of my services. Please feel free to peruse them "at the source" by visiting my pages on The Knot, WeddingWire, Zola, or Google.
For the TL;DR crowd, I made a helpful word cloud of the most common adjectives (plus a few choice nouns and verbs) used in my reviews.
Me and my wife Lanna chose Tim to perform our ceremony and he exceeded all my expectations. I have known Tim for many years but had no idea about his gift for performing weddings. I was blown away by his words. I knew Tim would do a good job, but I never expected that I would be so moved by someone's words. I would have recommended Tim before the ceremony based on my friendship with him, but now I think everyone at the ceremony would recommend him based on his performance. Absolutely beautiful and unique ceremony. More than I could have asked for. Thank you Tim.
When we were “shopping” for an officiant for our wedding, we were pretty bummed. A friend who we had asked to perform the ceremony had to pull out, due to a trip to China. Thankfully, she left us enough time to find Tim. From our first conversation, Tim set us at ease with his understanding of the immensity of the request. His flexibility and timely responses were especially helpful as we live in Virginia and were marrying in Cleveland. He was dually professional and eloquent with his writing of the service, calm and collected throughout his delivery. In addition his down-to-earth personality and humor added to our day. His tact and poise, in fact, saved us. For example, our wedding took place outdoors and mid-ceremony Tim’s thoughts were interrupted by the sound from a nearby helicopter. He was in the middle of a emphasizing the enormity of what love is but did not force the issue or attempt to scream over the helicopter. He simply said, “And I’ll explain… as soon as this helicopter passes by… Oh, the challenges of an outdoor wedding.” He did not panic. He knew it would pass and pass quickly. and he filled the lull with laughter. Then, swiftly picked up. Tim’s words added to the joy and beauty of our day, his beard never once got in the way, and not one guest thought we had hired him via the Internet. But everyone asked how we knew him. Thank you a million times over, Tim. You made our day.
Having known Tim for some time, I was confident that he would do a great job, but he far exceeded my expectations. Tim is an eloquent speaker, and took the time to prepare a service that was suited to the bride and groom specifically. He provided a perfect mix of sentiment, reality, and spirituality. Tim is a true professional and a master of his craft.
A great big Thank You to Tim for a wonderful ceremony to marry our daughter and son-in-law, Brian & Lacey Flynn. Through last minute venue changes to calming the bride and groom, Tim was right there to support them as well as their families. Tim’s ceremony was heartfelt and perfect for what Lacey & Brian wanted. They knew he was the one to perform the ceremony from the moment they met him. Thank You again Tim. Hats off to you! Most Sincerely, Brian & Leslie Bowers, Father and Mother of the Bride
What can be said about Tim Greathouse that everyone should know?… Well to start if you are looking to be married or know someone that is, you need not look any further for someone to officiate. Tim has an amazing personality that works well with everyone, he is professional, easy going, open-minded, well groomed, looks good in a suit, funny, and over all will make your planning a TON more relaxing and enjoyable. He just feels like your best friend that you never knew. Tim is a well spoken gentleman that has the ability to create a beautiful environment at the same time of making it an enjoyable and lighthearted experience that everyone can get a smile or tears of joy from. The only down side of having Tim perform our ceremony is that he will only get to do it once. I have found my one and only and we shall not need his service again… unless of course we decide to renew our vows. So really if you need that special someone to make your event the best it can be, you need not look any further than Tim GREAThouse, it is just in the name.
Tim did an absolutely amazing job with our wedding. Everything was exceptional, from the detailed questionnaire about each aspect of the ceremony to his presence and demeanor during the actual event. He was happy to take our ideas and incorporate them into a seamless ceremony. We got numerous compliments about him and the readings, etc. we/he had included. It is obvious that Tim takes great pride in what he does and completely appreciates the importance of the event in the lives of his “customers.” We cannot say enough about how satisfied we were and continue to be!
Tim is an excellent choice for a wedding officiant. Out of all of the officiants that we looked at, Tim was the only person who seemed to fully understand and effectively communicate what a marriage truly is. He maintains close communication with you prior to the wedding day, just to make sure that he includes everything that you desire in your ceremony. Our ceremony itself was a bit different than your average run of the mill ceremony, and Tim presented it in a beautiful, eloquent fashion. If you need a wedding officiant, stop looking and book Tim. I promise that you will find your wedding day even more blissful and wondrous for doing so.
As a lesbian couple, we weren’t planning to have a ceremony at all until I stumbled upon Tim’s site completely by accident. After talking to him we changed our minds very quickly. He is an extremely nice guy and very easy to work with. He really puts a lot of effort into making the ceremony very personal and making you feel comfortable. We couldn’t possibly be any happier. Thank you so much Tim! Miriam & Kianna Bishop
We were looking for a spiritual, not a religious ceremony, something personal and genuine. Tim delivered beautifully. He included nice details about our lives and how we met. We felt that his words were carefully chosen and eloquently spoken. He was very professional and easy to work with. We highly recommend him.
When I was looking for someone to do my wedding I felt like I wasn’t going to find the person to do it well, let alone do it the way I wanted. I’m still extremely thankful to this day that I came upon Tim’s website. Not only did he help out with what needed to be done but helped us stay calm while putting up with our horrible event coordinators mistakes. The wedding talk he did for us was more than I could have ever asked for. I, as well as everyone there, were blown away at how well this was tailored to me and Irene and our lives. It captured our emotions of our relationship perfectly. Everyone there that we asked about the ceremony all said that out of all the weddings they have ever been to, that was probably one of if not the best talks they have heard. If I had a chance to do my wedding all over again – I will admit there would be some changes to how things were done. But choosing Tim as an officiant is one thing that would never change, and I will look back as one of the best decisions I made for our wedding. I highly recommend him to anyone else looking for something else than a basic, drab, copy and pasted wedding – done and heard to death. If you cannot afford for whatever reason, the money to hire him – take out a loan. You wont regret it. Thank you Tim for a wonderful and happy memory to look back on for the rest of my life. You did an awesome job, and I will always be grateful.