Charles Gilbride, Wedding Officiant/Minister

Mr. Gilbride did an excellent job at helping us select the best location, responding to our questions, and providing a customized ceremony. We loved our ceremony and appreciate his quality service.

Charles Gilbride conducted a beautiful, moving ceremony. Both of our families were very moved and told us how much they loved the officiant. He made the ceremony both light-hearted and touching. He was also very helpful in helping us sort out the important details and in answering any and all questions we had before the big day. Although my new husband and I are very different people, his flexibility and understanding was superb for the both of us. For anyone considering a beach wedding in the South Florida area, Rev. Gilbride is the perfect officiant.

Enjoyed ever aspect of this servise.

Wow we would like to say how glad we are that we found Charles Gilbride and Charles Gilbride married us in Fort lauderdale 11/11/11.We had a very small wedding and Charles made our ceremony amazing.Charles takes allot of pride in what he dose and made us feel very comfortable in all aspects, he answered all Questions before we asked them, he arranged such a nice ceremony for us.Charles went above and beyond our expectations and we feel he put 190% into our wedding .Thanks Charles for everything you done for us ..John & Patricia

Mr. Gilbride was very knowledgeable and professional. He was quick to respond to every telephone and email message. His expertise and advice regarding transportation, dining, photography, and lodging was immeasurable. He even worked through the holiday season to ensure we received our pictures a day before Thanksgiving. Our family and friends are still raving about how beautiful the pictures turned out. Even though we eloped and left our entire family behind, it was truly intimate and a dream come true. Patrick & LaVon Williams

Mr. Gilbride was absolutely wonderful! He provided helpful information on where to stay for easy access to the beach. He aided us in getting our marriage license by mail and most of all he went beyond his duties by picking up a single long stem rose on our wedding day, as we had requested. Our beach wedding was everything we had dreamed it would be, and we owe it all to Mr. Charles Gilbride and to Maria,the photographer. Ginger and I cannot say "Thank You" enough!!....Harvey

My wife and I made the right decision in having Charles Gilbride as our officiant for our wedding ceremony. Charles was so professional & prompt and had many of our guest commenting that it was the most beautiful wedding ceremony ever! We are both thrilled and overjoyed with how well our wedding went and Charles helped make it that way and we'll never forget our ceremony!! Everything was better than we could have imagined! If your having a wedding in the Miami Florida / Ft. Lauderdale area, you can't go wrong with having Charles Gilbride as your officiant, you will be beyond happy!!!

Charles was the perfect Officiant for our beautiful Jupiter Beach wedding. The vows he prepared for us fit us perfect. Sorry for making you sweat so much and thank you for performing a wonderful ceremony for Joe & I.

We recently got married in Fort Lauderdale on the beach. Charles Gilbride was our officiant, and he was outstanding! He gave us exactly what we asked for, he was very informative and candid and he made everyone feel extremely comfortable. We recommend Charles to any couple wishing to be wedded in the Fort Lauderdale area. Thanks again Charles!Russ and Lisa Thibeault.

I was very happy with Charles. He was very open to setting up times to meet with him. Took the time to meet with us and get to know us. Charles was very funny during the ceremony. He sent me the ceremony a week before my wedding day a and came in and went over the ceremony with me before the wedding started to make sure i knew what was going on.

Working with Charles, was the biggest pleasure imaginable, my husband and I met with him and both agreed he was the one, he had a great speaking voice, and a pleasant way about him making us feel so comfortable.He came the day of the rehearsal and helped us all feel more comfortable, the day of the wedding he was there and was so efficient, and funny he made all the guests feel so warm, and also made them all laugh which eased the tension with me.Working with him was amazing, and wouldn't change a thing.

I just want to say how awesome Charles Gilbride was, he made our ceremony beautiful and said the perfect words. He is also very attentive and responsive and answered any questions we had very quickly. I highly recommend him. No need to search around for days for the perfect officiant as he is the best! -- Krissie & Justo Rodriguez 10/31/10

Charles responded to my inquiry about a ceremony prior to leaving for our cruise almost immediately. He seemed to know exactly what we wanted and within minutes, I was totally at ease discussing our plans with him. He provided suggestions and helpful hints that enabled us to have the exact wedding we had envisioned. At the last minute, we made a few changes and he was extremely accomodating. Thank you Charles for a day we will always remember.

Reverend Gilbride was funny, professional, and highly flexible. We recommend him without reservation! He is especially good for international couples, as he is also a public notary. Pick him, and your wedding will go off without error!

Charles was very sweet and made our ceremony funny and emotional at the same time. Although we had very little time to spend getting to know him on the day of the wedding, he seemed like a really nice guy and performed a beautiful ceremony for us.

Charles was extremely professional, responsive and provided a memorable service for our ceremony. The photos that he took for us captured just what we wanted. We were very happy with our wedding day.

He made the process simple and the ceremony was beautiful.

We organised this wedding from abroad so it was very risky not knowing who to have marry us, this role can make or break a ceremony. My husband was very anxious about this part as it was the most important part for him. Charles was brilliant, very helpful, quick with responding to emails. He was calm, very pleasant and adapted to all the guests English humour considering he had never met anyone of us before. He was kind, considerate and had a wonderful nature. Due to not living in the country I met him half an hour before the ceremony and I instantly felt very confident in him. He made our ceremony for us without a doubt. His choice of words for the ceremony we particularly liked. A really nice touch was we got to keep a copy of our ceremony in a bound folder. I have no qualms whatsoever in recommending Charles and would happily recommend him for a wedding.

Rev. Charles Gilbride was amazing! We came to Florida not sure if we could even get married while on vacation. I had contacted Rev. Gilbride a couples days prior to our vacation and he was great, he gave me information I wasnt sure of and lead me in the right direction. When I finally contacted him to let him know we were able to get married (because we are from out of state) he quickly sent me the required documents for me and myhusband to sign and quickly returned my phone calls to set up a time and a day. I would recommend Rev. Gilbride to any and all who ask about our beautiful day. Thank You Rev. Gilbride for making our day so stress free and wonderful!!!!!

I must say that I am a very picky person who has a hard time making decisions, especially when it came down to planning my wedding. I had interviewed a few officiants/pastors and when I met with Rev. Charles Gilbride, I knew he was the one and I looked no farther.Mr. Gilbride was a very sweet, caring and hardworking man. It didn't matter how many emails I sent him, he ALWAYS answered them within a fast time frame. My husband and I wanted to create our own vows, but really didn't know where to start. Mr. Gilbride was always there to help us and always sent samples of what we talked about. He made all the changes/alterations that we asked of him...with no complaints. I wanted Mr. Gilbride to wear something special in which I described to him, and on his own he looked it up online and sent me different samples to choose from.As the time got closer, and I had so much to do... I got overwhelmed with all of the other wedding planning stuff and never really got back to him in time to have my "something special" made and sent.To my surpise on my wedding day... Mr. Gilbride had already ordered it and was wearing it!! Mr. Gilbride is the type of man that goes above and beyond the normal expectations!!A day before my wedding, he made himself available on such a short notice, to preform a rehearsal. =-] Everything turned out great!!On my wedding day, Mr. Gilbride arrived early, looked great and preformed an amazing ceremony!! Not only was My husband and I extremely happy with his services... I got more compliments on our ceremony than any I did on any other part of my wedding!!After our wedding, I was dying to see the photgraphs and videography of the wedding but it was going to take atleast a month for my photography company to get me an inital CD of the pics.... to my surprise, once again, the first pictures that I got to see where ones that Mr. Gilbride took himself and he had sent them to me in an email. I was extremely happy!!In a closing statement, if you want perfection, a hard working, dedicated person... than look no farther, Rev. Charles Gilbride is the one to hire!!Alicia Daniels