Lake Tahoe Wedding

So the one girl on here with the bad review I feel is beyond ridiculous if being called by your HUSBANDS last name is the worst thing that happens on your wedding day then you live a very, very blessed life, but I digress. My husband and I live in southern California so we had our research cut out for us and I’m so glad we found David. He did an amazing job. Our wedding planner was unable to conduct our rehearsal do to a sudden loss so he stepped in. We had a large wedding party and a few other friends and family members who wanted to be a part of the rehearsal as well, this normally equates to herding cats. However he handled it perfectly and due to his professionalism I feel his preparedness is one of the reasons that our wedding day went off without a hitch.
He interjected at the right time while my husband was giving his vows (best vows in history BTW and I’m not staying that because he’s my husband either), but those little key elements helped make the ceremony even more spectacular than what it was.
On another note the day we scheduled our initial meeting with him, we had also scheduled our first meeting with our photographer. The appointments overlapped and she showed up while we were still meeting with him. Being that Tahoe is small they knew each other and they had actually both just got done working the same wedding. Anyhow after he left our photographer told us «he’s the guy,» she had seen him in action many times and highly recommended him. So did our DJ. So if you have any reservations about him rest assure you are in good hands.
Side not Derek at lake DJ is amazing and so is Shaunte Ditmarr as our photographer.

David (Jr.) did an amazing job officiating our ceremony and incorporating our 4 little ones into the intent portion as well! He went above and beyond to ease this nervous bride before the ceremony. I was so scared I was going to mess up my vows, but everything went perfectly. Thank you again David!

Rev Dave Jr. — Heartfelt Review:
When I picked our wedding spot in South Lake Tahoe, I was looking for a ‘simple’ ceremony, even a bit canned or scripted. What I ended up with was so much more. The ceremony package I selected included the venue, flowers, photographer and officiant. I was given the choice between a few officiants in the area (after being asked about my religious preference, of which there was none…). The names I was supplied with I had also run across in my search for venue and photographers. Lake Tahoe is a very popular area for weddings and has a tightly knitted wedding community! It may seem like everyone is scrambling for your business, but I have found these folks to be true professionals with a real sense of care and investment in each and every service they are a part of. I want to share my experience with Reverend Dave Beronio Jr. First thing we did was hit the internet for reviews on the 3 – 4 officiants available to us in our ceremony package. I understand how important reviews are and how sometimes they can lead you down the wrong path. (It is so easy to get side tracked by someone else’s goals as you sit anonymously from the comfort of your own computer screen…) I followed the suggestions offered by DIY books to pick up the phone and have a conversation, even though I had no idea what to ask or say! Dave was available separately to both myself and my husband to be. I found that just taking about what I have planned so far for the ceremony was enough for him to help lead the conversation. He shared his website:
and shared his schedule. Once we determined that he was available, he gave us a password to a protected page with much more information on suggested readings, vows and wedding outlines! Everything we needed to put together the right ceremony for us.
Here are the other things that Rev Dave Jr. did which I believe stand out as a testament to him as a person:
He met with us about 5 months before the ceremony at Starbucks in South Lake. Upon his suggestion, we had prepared «our story» so that he could get to know us better. He helped to ease my mind by explaining what the ceremony process looks like. He took notes, and incorporated our story in the ceremony. A beautiful and personal touch!
The day of the ceremony, he was there on time and performed the service perfectly, drawing from our personal story and reading selections we had chosen from his web site.
He took care of the paperwork, having it signed by a witness (my sister) and sending it to the County for processing. He was also available to me a few weeks later when I was trying to track down the progress of our marriage certificate. He sent me a scan of the signed document and let me know which office to call to track it down. He offered to resend it, if necessary. (It was sitting in Placerville, waiting for the clerk to return from vacation).
And there is more…
Two months after our wedding, my husband lost his wedding ring. He felt so bad and was sick to his stomach. He decided that the only way he was going to feel better was if he replaced the exact ring and brought it to Rev Dave Jr. to bless. Rev Dave did not hesitate when we called him. We returned to the Tahoe area and he met us at our hotel in between weddings he had scheduled that day. He performed a very simple (but exactly the same) blessing on a snow covered beach, and lo and behold my new Husband felt that all was right with the world again.
My Husband and I highly recommend Reverend Dave Beronio Jr. to anyone considering a Lake Tahoe Wedding.

Dave Beronio Jr. was our minister for our wedding ceremony last month. He was amazing! He did such a wonderful job. Based on just a short story about us (how we met and what makes us tick) he was able to provide a ceremony that was personalized and meaningful to everyone in attendance. I know I have personally been to wedding ceremonies that are boring or just have the usual standard readings. This was truly special. He has plenty of experience in what he does, he was there for us, and sent us numerous emails checking on our progress before the wedding. He helped us with writing our own vows and really went above and beyond for his job. I can’t recommend him enough for a wedding ceremony. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

We are very happy we chose Reverend David Beronio Sr to officiate our wedding in South Lake Tahoe! From the first contact to our wedding day he was professional with a touch of charm! He responds to emails or phone calls immediately and always made me feel confident in his services. For our rehearsal run he was funny and really was able to keep the attention of our huge bridal party, which was very impressive. For our nuptials he allowed us to pretty much create our own and his website was very helpful. If you do need more assistance he is there as well. The day of our wedding, he did a wonderful job officiating and I think he does well in front of a crowd. He genuinely cares and was most concerned about what we wanted delivered at our wedding. You can tell he has done many weddings and made us feel very comfortable. He was serious at the right times as well as added some humor here and there and that’s what we wanted. Our County received the paperwork soon after our wedding and the marriage certificate was ready in two weeks! Thank you Rev. Beronio Sr. for sharing our special day with us!

My wife & I recently married September 12, 2015. Rev. David Beronio Jr. was our wedding officiant. He was recommended highly by Lake Tahoe Resort Hotel. We met with him, and he completely put us at ease with his gentle kindness. Reverend Beronio Jr. was so genuine and guided us through our entire journey. He is so kind & very professional who genuinely cares. Our wedding was very intimate and personal with his guidance. Our guests expressed what a wonderful & special ceremony he performed. We feel like we have known him our entire lives. We definitely would recommend him for any event. Thank you so very much Rev. David Beronio Jr., we so appreciate everything you have done for us!

After reading many reviews, we chose to go with Rev. Dave Beronio Jr. and we are so glad that we did. Our wedding took place at Vista Point and it was the most amazing day that was made so much better by Rev. Dave performing the ceremony. He, by far met every expectation and hope that we had for the type of ceremony that we wanted. He was extremely easy to work with and I never felt any pressure nor did I feel stupid for asking questions and he always got back to us in a timely manner. I so appreciated that he was very amenable to our desires as to what we wanted and didn’t want for our ceremony. I would highly recommend Rev. Dave Bernonio Jr. to anyone. I know I’ve gone on a bit but I can’t say enough good things about him.

Reverend David performed our wedding this last weekend, and we were thrilled with how professional and easily he orchestrated everyone and performed the ceremony. Only complaint was that halfway through the ceremony he started calling my fiancé Kyle by Sean: P He fixed his mistake and continued with the ceremony flawlessly.
He also mailed in our marriage license for us, saving us yet another headache. Would definitely recommend Rev. Beronio for any future brides looking for someone to officiate their wedding in Tahoe.

Rev Dave Jr. officiated our wedding near Lake Tahoe this May. He was very warm and professional. I was impressed by how responsive he was to our vision for the ceremony. He integrated our personal touches very smoothly with his well-​polished repertoire. The result was a beautiful ceremony that everyone loved.

David Beronio was the officiant at my wedding in April 2013. My wedding planner recommended him. I talked to him on the phone twice before the wedding. He asked me a lot of questions about me, my finance, our families. I was nervous about having someone marry us that I had never met in person!
David showed up on the wedding day. He was so kind and warm. He spent time talking to my family and guests while I got ready. When it came time to perform the ceremony, I was so happy. He clearly listened to me. He crafted a ceremony that was exactly what I wanted. It wasn’t too long, it wasn’t too short. It was funny in parts, touching in other parts. He mentioned my husband’s children as well as our daughter together. I felt like David had been part of our family forever.
I can’t recommend his services highly enough.

Dave did a good enough job with our ceremony, and the good thing about him is he’s all about putting together a personalized ceremony. The downside of this is that he offers very little help in actually constructing the ceremony. When my now husband and I would ask him for suggestions or advice about what to include or how to do something, his answer was always «Whatever you guys want, it’s your wedding.» Which is great and all, but a little guidance would be nice when we’re asking for it, after all he does this all the time and this was our first (and hopefully only) time. So when asking for his expertise it would be nice to get an answer other than «whatever you want to do».
Still, aside from that, he did a decent job with the ceremony that we put together, although I felt like he rushed through it a little. Despite all that, I would still not be as unhappy with him as I am if not for a major mistake he made. At the end of the ceremony, without ever asking me about it, he introduced us with the same last name even though I’m not changing my name. I’m not going to lie, I felt pretty disrespected. when I talked to him about it after the ceremony, his oblivious response was «Did you tell me that?» Right, clearly it’s my fault for not spelling it out for you, and not yours for making the assumption without asking. It’s 2013 for crying out loud, and you do weddings all the time, so really? You haven’t learned to ask about that by now?
I realize this is something I’ll have to deal with my whole life… I just didn’t want to deal with it on my wedding day. And certainly not from someone who performs weddings for a living and should therefore know better.
The day was otherwise wonderful… but that one moment was really frustrating.
UPDATE (Reply to Dave’s comment on my review):
Dave, I appreciate your good wishes, and I appreciate the things that you did get right. In response to the excuses you are making about the introduction: I do remember reading the Wedding Ceremony Outline page, including the part at the top that states it is just an example of a ceremony and that each ceremony is custom created. As such, I didn’t place too much importance on the outline, nor did I memorize it word for word. That said, I do recall the exact section you quoted, and I never took it to mean that all the pressure was on me to make sure you got my name right. It says «whatever version of name you wish», not «traditional unless told otherwise». In the absence of instruction, you should have asked, not assumed.
I don’t think any bride reading that sentence would interpret that your default introduction is the traditional one, ESPECIALLY since your core philosophy is about making each ceremony «as creative and non-​traditional as you like» (another quote from the Outline page).
In an ideal world, I would have thought to tell you that I wasn’t changing my name. But the end responsibility was on you, as a paid wedding vendor, to make sure that details like that were addressed. I am glad to hear that you will not make the same mistake going forward. Unfortunately, in my case, it’s too late.

Rev Dave Beronio married us this last weekend at Edgewood in Tahoe. He was a consummate professional yet made the entire ceremony incredibly personal. Our families had nothing but awesome things to say. He was very responsive to our vision of the ceremony. Really a great ceremony.
As a note, Rev Dave was the son of this family business. His father is also a nice guy but was on a well deserved vacation.

David married my husband and I this October at Edgewood. The ceremony was beautiful, and he also performed our ceremomy rehearsal the day before. He did a great job coordinating the flow of the ceremony on the day of our wedding. He knew exactly who should be where and who should do what, and it all went very smoothly.
My husand and I were easily able to personalize the ceremony and the «confirmed weddings» section of his website was very helpful in choosing the things we wanted him to say. That section is password protected, and I had to email him after our wedding date was secured with him in order to get the password.
The only reason for 4 stars instead of 5 is because I guess I was expecting him to be a little more proactive in making our ceremony exactly the way we wanted it (ie. prompting us for input after we confirmed the date with him, or sending an outline of the ceremony and asking for our input). I almost felt that if I hadn’t emailed him then he would’ve just put together a random ceremony without any input from us. That being said, once I did email him, he allowed us to make our ceremony exactly what we wanted it to be and it was perfect. He worked extremely well with our other vendors (especially the photographers) and we had a ceremony that was the perfect length — not so long that guests get bored but not so short that people wonder what happened. He was also very engaging and spoke well. I would recommend him for other couples getting married at Tahoe.

As a photographer who has witnessed many ceremonies conducted by Rev. Beronio, he was my number one pick to marry my husband and I. His warm demeanor and sincerity makes him feel like he’s been a life-​long friend. He geniunely cares about each couple he marries and sets time aside to get to know you better. If you want an officiant who will complement any type of ceremony with wholehearted endearment, contact Rev. Beronio.

I’ve worked with Reverend David Beronio for many years, and he always does a lovely ceremony. Cool thing: When you book your wedding with him, he gives you a password to a special section of his website where you can select your own vows. Makes every wedding different and special.