Wedding Officiant Jon

Jon was really great at getting back to me and super friendly. He also acted as a coordinator because we didn’t have one. I love that he was super detailed (because I’m a bit OCD about everything). Jon made everything a breeze and I would recommend him to anyone looking for someone to officiate their wedding.

My wife and I could not be more pleased with the pleasant and stellar experience that Jon delivered for us and our guests for our small and private Wedding in December of 2015. Jon is kind, pleasant, heartfelt, and easy to work with. He offered us a unique and systematic approach that integrated seamlessly into the planning of our Wedding. He also offers plentiful options that enable you to customize your day to your specific needs and wants. And, importantly, his approach truly honors the magic of the moment. Without hesitation, my wife and I can recommend Jon.

Finding a wedding officiant through Unilocal seemed like a weird thing to do at the time. Furthermore, any place on Unilocal that has over 100+ reviews and has 5 stars raises more alarms than not. Usually, that is a result of solicited reviews with some form of incentive.
I was not given a discount for this review, nor did Jon ask me to make the review. However, I had such a great time with all of my vendors that I can’t help but review each of them.
Michael (my husband) had found Jon on Unilocal after we attempted to contact many officials on the referral list and failing to find one who made us feel comfortable. Enter Jon. From the first phone call to our in person meeting, Jon was kind, sweet, but also very confident. He knew what was going on from the beginning and had everything organized. He never hurried us, but made the meetings efficient and productive. In fact, he helped us put together the entire program — we had no idea what we wanted!
During the ceremony, Jon was charismatic and confident. While he did have a binder for information, he really did engage the audience and rarely looked down. He added personal touches to the ceremony with information that was never given to him prior (he took something from Michael’s vows, which were personal and never heard before the ceremony). There was no scripting, thus everything went perfectly. Even when I jumped the gun and had our kiss too early, he made a comfortable joke at it and it became a great personal moment.
He came and found us after the ceremony to take a picture as well, even though he did not need to.
It is difficult to review wedding vendors, because all of us hope this is the last time we will hire the vendors. However, I would strongly recommend Jon to anyone looking for an officiant!

Jon, What an amazing, awesome, sweet, wonderful, best person ever!!! You did such a wonderful job on our ceremony!!! Laurent and I felt so comfortable and secure that our wedding will be ok! You are awesome we are so very honored that you were our pastor! thank you again

John is the best! Cant go wrong, you really need a good officiant to establish the initial tone of your wedding, John is super professional, genuine and easy to work with. I an so happy he was able to make our wedding so special.

What a kind person!
When you are not able to be married by someone known to either family, it’s difficult to find a stranger to marry you. My now wife found Jon through wedding wire and saw the multitude of positive reviews he had and just decided to go for it. We contacted Jon, explained a bit about who we were and what we were looking for. He was a consummate professional from the start and made the entire process as simple as possible. We also opted to participate in his marital counseling session so that he could get to know us a bit more.
Allow me to say that the best part about working with Jon was the level of experience he brought to the table… It was clearly not his first rodeo. The worksheets he had us fill out regarding the progression of our ceremony were perfectly broken down to ensure all aspects of our ceremony went more than smoothly. Jon was also amazing at customizing our ceremony so that we had precisely the ceremony we were hoping for.
His marriage counseling session was great at making us talk about big marital topics, however, if we lived in the area it would have been wonderful to have had more time.
Most importantly, Jon made our ceremony just perfect. He was the perfect mix of professional, reverend, personal, fun, and he felt familiar even though we had only spent a brief amount of time with him. He dealt with a faulty microphone without issue and could project on a windy day on the beach without problem. We had a mix of very religious to anti-​religious guests, and every single person was blown away by how amazing he was.
Cannot recommend Jon highly enough!

Jon was our officiant for our wedding in early April 2016. He was extremely professional, punctual and made the process very easy. He took time explaining everything, asked what we preferred and accommodated. He has a very warm personality and my wife and I highly recommend him! Thanks again Jon!

This review is long overdue but finally things have settled from our wedding and I had a chance to leave a review. Jon was our wedding officiant for our 1÷9÷16 wedding and we couldn’t have been happier with him as our officiant and as a person. Jon made the whole process seamless and felt like he really took the time to get to know my wife and I prior to the wedding.
Prior to finding Jon we had scheduled another guy but turns out that he was moving out of the state about a month before our wedding and my wife was freaking out. Thanks to the good recommendations here on Unilocal we were able to find Jon and right off the bat we felt at ease and at peace with having him officiate our wedding. He was on time (I thought he was late but turns out he was just in his car rehearsing lol).
We didnt have a rehearsal dinner but with Jon no need. He laid it out perfectly clear what we’d all be doing (including the wedding party) and it was super easy. Anyway, without droning on, pick Jon as your officiant if youre looking for someone affordable, someone who is punctual and on time (even when responding) and you wont be disappointed!

We were very fortunate to have found Jon. With only 3 days notice he was the officiant for our March 13, 2016 ceremony. Jon was extremely accommodating and performed our non-​religious ceremony exactly to our specifications. He is extremely professional and performs a very thoughtful ceremony. We were happy to have had Jon contribute to our great day.

As others have said… since you’re here. You can stop worrying about an officiant now.
We were planning a wedding while both working some pretty intense hours and were caught in a situation where we’d need to find someone willing to work with us on short notice.
ENTER JON! He welcomed us into his home and helped ease any concerns about how the procedure would go (We actually hadn’t thought a ton about the ceremony itself until we met with him) we were able to design our perfect ceremony thanks to his suggestions. He was also quick to point out things to us that we could do while at the altar/​on the way to ensure that our photographer would be able to get the best and most memorable images
Day Of: Jon was absolutely perfect to work with on that day… his confidence made things easy on me as a groom, and his delivery of our ceremony was flawless, a splendid balance of emotion and humor. Basically what I’m saying is our wedding went off perfectly thanks to Jon… and I’m fairly confident that yours will too.

Jon married us on November 1^st, 2015. I have nothing but the highest praise for him because he did such a wonderful job. Aside from being so professionally great, he was friendly, warm, genuine, and funny. We liked him instantly and didn’t hesitate to have Jon marry us after we met. He made the process easy and guided on creating our personalized ceremony. We couldn’t thank him enough for making our ceremony sweet and special with the right amount of laughter. He’s truly THE BEST!!!

It’s a stress free to have Pastor Jon who married us this December. When we met Jon at the first time, we knew that we are in good hands. His voice is clear and he is very detailed and organized person. Jon said he will be our coordinator for the ceremony. Yes he was! We did not even have a rehearsal; however Jon lead our ceremony so smooth and classy! We are very happy with everything Especially for our ceremony. Thank you Jon and Merry Christmas to you and your big family!!! ;-)

Pastor Jon did a wonderful job as our wedding officiant on 10/​24/​2015! He is professional, kind, and a great down to earth guy! Made everyone feel welcomed and he made sure everything went smoothly. We recommend him to anyone that is looking for a great officiant!

So, let me save you time and stress. You need to look no further for a wedding officiant, email Jon Olson as soon as practical! Seriously! We meet with him for pre marriage counseling and had a wonderful time! His genuine warmth is easily noticed at the first handshake (or hug). His ceremony was outstanding! All of our guests commented on Jon’s words, style and perfection! He can accommodate any ceremony you desire. He is very easy to talk to and he is easy to get in touch with, either email or call. I assure you, you will not be disappointed in the least. We were blessed to have found Jon Olson not only as our ceremony officiant but as a new friend!
Thanks Jon!

Hiring Jon will be the best decision you will make and worth every penny! Trust me, the proof is in all of these 5 star reviews. He married us on 6÷20÷15 and the ceremony was incredibly sentimental and beautiful. He has an amazing strength for speaking and connecting with others through his words. The best part of the experience for me was how organized and experienced he is at officiating. He will customize the experience to ensure he’s meeting the wants and needs of the couple, and I loved that about him! He guided us so well from start to finish.

Pastor Jon married us on 8÷21÷15 (8 days ago!). We first found him through Unilocal and, after seeing all the other positive Unilocal reviews, we thought we’d give him a shot. We went to his office in Long Beach and sat down with him.
He eased all our concerns about the ceremony process. He laid it all out for us– from the license filing to the timeline of what exactly happens when (and what we modify to fit our taste), he made us feel at ease with the wedding process.
The second thing I appreciate greatly about Jon is the pre-​marital counseling service he offers. We did a counseling session with him and it opened our minds up to the not-​so-​rainbowy side of marriage (not that it’s a bad thing). He told us the challenges we were to face and gave us tools to deals with them. He even gave us a book to take with us, «Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts» (GREAT read, I might add!)
Overall, Jon deserves every star he’s earned from us, and I’m sure for the other countless couples he’s married along the way. Thanks for being our officiant, Jon!

I got married on 8.14.15, Pastor Jon Olsen officiated my husband and myself. From the initial email to the ceremony, Jon was exceptional. We had an instant connection with him which made the entire experience peaceful.
On the day of our wedding, Jon was there early running around meeting separately with my husband and myself. At one point I had a huge marking on my dress and was very upset. Jon came over and with his inspiring words he helped me through it. While calming me down and making me laugh in a time of stress I was able to gather myself together and clean the black markings off my gorgeous dress. I don’t believe I would have been able to do so without him. He was the right person I needed at that time.
The ceremony was beautiful. Everyone commented on how amazing Pastor Jon was and how personal the ceremony was. He worked with my husband and myself to configure the ceremony schedule to fit our exact needs and beliefs.
Thank you Pastor Jon for making our wedding day that much better. I truly am happy that you were the one to officiate Mike and myself.

Jon was truly amazing!
professional and well spoken. Easy process and super organized! I highly recommend him for your wedding!

In the whirlwind month leading up to our wedding day, it had completely left my mind that we needed an officiant.
What we wanted wasn’t complicated. In fact, i wanted an officiant who would capture our personalities in a light hearted fashion, however still able to fully express the love we felt for each other and our appreciation for our families.
I asked friends for their recommendations, and I took to Unilocal as well. I contacted quite a few of them, and I made it a point to actually speak with them on the phone so I could get a feel for their personalities and how they would mesh with ours. I must have spoken with at least 8 different officiants and I guffaw’d at their high price tags.
Again, I returned to Unilocal and broadened my search area. I found Jon Olson at the top of the list, owning 70+ positive reviews. I felt a brush of hope that I may have found my guy!
I contacted him, and for some reason, I didn’t feel the need to subject him to the initial phone interview process. I went with my intuition and booked him prior to our first telephonic convo. I didn’t really know where to start with regard to the order of the ceremony or what needed to be included. Jon basically laid it all out, I mean seriously, he made this process unbelievably easy — so easy that it was somewhat comical that I was stressing about this particular aspect of our wedding.
On the day of, Jon came by to see me and calmed down whatever nerves were crawling through me. He assured me things would go well and not to worry.
He gave a beautiful ceremony. So beautiful that the compliments came pouring in throughout the evening. It was funny and serious at the perfect times. As we stood there, I felt that our guests could also feel the love between us.
Again, I cannot express how thankful I … we were to have Jon with us, front and center. Granted he wasn’t cheap, but you just cannot put a price tag on what he did for us that day.

Our beautiful wedding was held on a Friday 12.12.14 located in Westminster CA and we are so glad and honored to have Jon Olson as our wedding officiant. Let me take you back how it all came out perfectly on our BiG Day. I’ve always trusted Unilocal as a to-​go place to look for ANYTHING! — so 3 months before our wedding in Sept 2014, I found Jon Olson on top of the list with an incredible 5 stars rating through Unilocal.So I emailed Jon, and got a quick response, then we arranged for an in person meeting within couple days. Since Jon was local to us in Long Beach, it makes it alot easier for my husband and I to meet up.
From the start even before the meeting, Jon was extremely professional, organized, informative, polite, clear, and those impressive qualities that he possessed made our decisions to book Jon with no hestitation and confident that he is a BEST choice! Let’s just say the rest of the planning was perfection everything from the meeting, his great listening skills and trying to cater to our needs & style of the wedding ceremony that we both desired. The order of the ceremony was simple, straightforward and clear for everyone that participated (bridal party) cooperated with ease on our wedding day. We had rain on our wedding day and Jon was understanding that we had to moved our ceremony location from an outdoor park to the indoor venue. Looking back, it was the best choice to have the ceremony indoor anyways, beautiful lightings, great music, warm and cozy for all of our 80 guests to enjoyed.
During the ceremony, Jon was a great speaker with his lovely story-​telling about marriage, all of our guests simply thought he did an amazing job! Everyone was intuned, emotionally attached to each moment presented and of our love story spoken by Jon was touching and humourous as well. My husband and I truly value and are both appreciated of the work and effort that Jon put into our dream ceremony.
Overall, my husband and I would HIGHLY RECOMMEND booking Jon Olson for your wedding ceremony, he’s 5 stars Unilocal ratings for good reasons and got tons of excellent experiences! Good luck and Happy Wedding Planning ladies & gents! Cheers! :)