Testimonies
I just wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for your calming presence at Chase & Bill's wedding. We were very behind obviously, which is not the norm for us, and your energy was just what I needed to get back to the right frame of mind for our clients and guests. I have passed your information around to the other event planners and we have listed you on our preferred vendors list. Thanks again and I hope to work with you again soon!
.....Angela (wedding vendor)
The compliment I have received most since our wedding is "WOW, what a wonderful ceremony, that's how a wedding should be." And also, "that's the first wedding where I didn't want to fall asleep (courtesy of my lovely uncles)!" Darla truly gave us "our day, our way." As a newly engaged bride, I originally was most excited of course about the dress and the cake, the ceremony I thought would be the "same old ceremony" that everyone always has and all officiants were alike. After meeting and working with Darla, our wedding day ended up the way all should, with the ceremony as the highlight and as the most special moment the two of us have shared. From the moment I met Darla, I felt so blessed and lucky to have found her. It was easy and comfortable and fun talking with her, she has the most amazing stories, and a bigger heart, and was truly excited for us (plus she shared a love of sweet potato fries which is a very special bond). We never once felt any stress and Darla took care of us and our families. We chose not to have a bridal party, keeping it to our parents and selves, and Darla jumped right on board and was the one who orchestrated our placement and was ready with helpful advice and kind words. She thought of little suggestions, such as having a table to place our rings on, and how to make the arm switch from Dad to Groom, that I would not have..but those little things made it easy, smooth, and elegant. I can't emphasize enough how she not just gave us a beautiful ceremony, but gave us a ceremony, experience, and advice that made our wedding so much more special than I imagined. I knew that Darla would personalize our ceremony to us, but she went above and beyond and everything she chose and wrote hit the nail on the head..she GOT us, and that is not an easy thing to do! Our ceremony was funny and fun! There was humor, love, details of our relationship, and our friends and family enjoyed it as much as Chris and I. We laughed often (Darla even included the word "fart" for us..how many would do that!), and the emotion and love brought tears to our eyes other moments (for which a discrete tissue was at ready in her hands in case needed). I wish I could, but I just cannot think of enough things and big enough words to describe how highly I recommend and respect Darla. Not only is she a wonderful officiant, but what an amazing women.the kind you feel lucky to know. Let Darla make your ceremony the highlight, what you look forward to, and your most special memory. Our day would not have been the same without her.
.....Tricia & Chris Warrell (Bride & Groom)
Thank you so much for helping us with our special day! You have helped make the planning process much easier. At the same time your easy going personality and expertise have set our minds at ease and helped us find what we were look for - for our once in a lifetime experience.
.....Jessie and Steve (bride and groom)
Hello! This is Michele. You performed my wedding ceremony last Halloween. John and I just celebrated our one year anniversary, and I realized that we never thanked you. People are STILL talking about you! You were one of the major highlights of the evening. You were kind, you listened, and you were very comforting to us, you knew our hearts were with my niece in the hospital (she is doing great by the way, she was released just before Christmas). We were so happy to have found you, and feel even more blessed that you officiated our wedding. We would be more than happy to tell anyone and everyone about you (and we have!)
.....Michele (bride)
I just wanted to thank you for the amazing job that you did with our wedding ceremony. We heard from lots of our guests that the vows were very nice, and many even asked if we had written them ourselves. Thanks for all of the work that you put into them and for making the whole ceremony very special and very "us"! Again, thanks again so much for everything!!
.....Christina (bride)
Our wedding was Amazing! It truly was the best day of my whole life! I wish I could do it again everyday exactly the same. We got so many comments on how nice our ceremony was and it was a breath of fresh air to have one so personalized. We even impressed my cousin who is not easy to impress. The ceremony set the tone for the whole day! Everyone was in great spirits! Someone timed it for some reason and it was 20.1 mins......perfect! Thanks a million. Our wedding would have not been the same without your special touch. You are going to be highly recommended from me to every bride I encounter!
.....Elizabeth (bride)
Thank you for the wonderful ceremony that you helped us put together. We are fortunate to know friends that have been married by you and when we decided to get married in Columbus , you were the perfect choice. We appreciate the time that you spent with us preparing for the wedding including the meetings, the phone calls and the emails. You were great in getting back to us and had many fantastic ideas. We also appreciate your ability to overcome obstacles before the ceremony and during it. Thanks again for working with us even though we live out of town. Also, great job dealing with the wind, weather, location (OSU Stadium) and all of the participants (including the OSU Alumni Band). You pulled through marvelously even when the wind caused your hair to get caught in your glasses. Everyone commented what a great job you did and you made it fun for us by letting us do it our way. I also have to say that practicing on the one rule that you have is also a lot of fun. Thank you again and we definitely plan to stay in touch. I will send you some picture very soon! Go Bucks!
..... Jeff (Groom)
I wanted to thank you again for providing such a wonderful wedding ceremony for George and Beth. You have such a natural and wonderful way with people. The ceremony was absolutely beautiful and very touching...it was as if you have always known George and Beth. Thank you for helping make their wedding so special.
.....Julie (Sister of Groom)
Finding someone to perform our wedding was one of the most difficult tasks, but after meeting Reverend Hosler we knew that our search was over. It was refreshing to work with someone that was genuinely interested in getting to know us and wanted us to be included in all planning of the ceremony. My Mom still comments today what a wonderful job she did and how great it was that she was a part of not only the ceremony but our entire weekend celebration. Thanks a million.... P.S. I officially adopted Chris's daughters, Kayla and Alexis!
.....Chris and Michelle (Groom and Bride)
Well, Rev. D., my family didn't think it could be done, but you did it with style! We knew it wouldn't be easy combining my Catholic background with his Jewish roots, but you accomplished it. Our guests gave us many compliments and were appreciative the ceremony was so unique and interesting. We will be recommending you to our friends. Thanks again
.....Danni (Bride)
As soon as we met you, we knew you would do a great job with the ceremony. What we weren't expecting was your help before the ceremony in soothing the nerves of my daughter (and me) before we headed down the aisle. You're a gem!
.....Ruthie (Mother of the Bride)
Greetings from Maryland! We thought it might be difficult to find an officiant and work with them long distance. You sure made the process easy for us and we were pleased with the results
.....Tracey & Jerry (Bride & Groom)
We knew that we did not want a traditional service and my wife's main worry was finding someone to perform it. Being 2nd marriages for both of us and my having three kids Darla was kind-of joining a whole family! She hit the nail on the head! She even performed barefoot, since we wanted to be married that way! We could not have been happier!
.....Gregg (Groom)
Rev. Darla did an excellent job combining a traditional ceremony with a modern flair. We can't think of anything that we would have changed. Darla was professional and offered us advice when needed. She made the planning process easy. Thank you for giving us a perfect wedding day!
.....Stephanie (Bride)
Hello from Japan!! With the short timing with our marriage, I thought that it would be rather difficult to find somebody that would work with our hectic schedule, but you did it! The ceremony was flawless and was very personable with the groom and I. With my husband being in the service, it was extremely helpful to find somebody that would work with all of our concerns and needs. Thanks again.
.....Ashley and Bryan (Bride and Groom)
Darla truly made our day done our way!! She wrote such a wonderfully personalized service that so many people complimented her on! She was able to incorporate my husband's father who had passed before we met into our service in a beautiful and joyous way! Thank you so much for making our day so wonderful and personal!!
.....Rita (Bride)
Darla....I just wanted to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for the absolutely wonderful, appropriate, and BEAUTIFUL ceremony that you provided for Bon and I. It could not have been more perfect if it had to be, and every single person who was here was thoroughly impressed with it, and with you, from start to finish. I can truly say that you provided us with the best day of our lives and we will always be forever grateful to have found you. You are truly one in a million! We could never have had such a wonderful day without your work and effort, and you will NEVER know the depth of our gratitude to you. Thank you, thank you, thank you, and I hope you have a wonderful week, and may God bless you richly for everything that you do for people!
.....Gail (Partner)
Greetings from Pennsylvania!! We thought it would be difficult finding the right person to marry us, since we were out of state. However, we knew right away she would be the perfect officiant for us! Rev. Hosler took our spiritual backgrounds and created a ceremony perfect for us. Not only was the ceremony perfect, but her compassion and ability to help calm the entire wedding party was amazing. Rev. Hosler, thank you for making our day perfect!!!
.....Tricia and Wayne (Bride and Groom)
Let me start off by saying Rev. Darla Hosler is amazing, and she is the most wonderful/fun/easy person to work with. She went to great lengths to respect our decisions, and to build (from scratch) a ceremony that reflected our personalities. She is also a seasoned pro in the wedding business. Rev. Darla Hosler was the key element in making our wedding such a special, blessed event. I cannot stress how much her dignified, gentle bearing and skilled handling of the "backstage" portions of the wedding make everything go smoothly. Darla did a fabulous job with walking us through the entire process when many concerns were pulling at us in so many directions. She also did a fabulous job of getting to know (and getting along with) our respective families. When it came to constructing our vows and ceremony, we felt completely without direction as to where to start. Rev. Hosler helped find the words within ourselves that said exactly what we felt and to have a ceremony that was exactly what we wanted. She sat down with us, asked us to discuss how we met, how we feel about each other, and what brought us to want to spend the rest of our lives together. She also asked us about ourselves and our personalities and really guided us into finding the type of ceremony we wanted. Going into the planning process, we were not really interested in a cookie cutter ceremony, but we didn't want anything too crazy. In the end, we went with a sand ceremony (her recommendation), which really turned out beautiful. Everyone raved about what a great job she did, and they all said that the ceremony was the perfect length and really seemed to capture and communicate the essence of our relationship and the feelings we have for each other. Many people also said that the vows and the introduction were all so touching and really reflected the way we feel about each other and the way we were really just made for each other. She really helped guide us into expressing our story and our feelings for each other to our friends and family in a way we couldn't have done without her. Darla was the easiest and most fun vendor to deal with. She kept us informed while making us laugh and really enjoyed the whole process. On our wedding day she had a wonderful calming effect and put us both at ease immediately. I cannot stress enough how valuable Darla was in making our wedding the happiest day of our lives. She is absolutely wonderful and I would recommend her to anyone looking for a sweet, romantic soul who makes you realize why you are getting married. Besides marrying my best friend, she was the best part of the day!!!
.....Danielle and Frank (Bride and Groom)
We cannot thank you enough for the wonderful ceremony and the great flexibility you offered us especially with our different backgrounds. We received many compliments from our guests for how unique the ceremony was. Thanks again.
.....Nadia and Ross (Bride and Groom)
WONDERFUL! Darla, Your Day Done Your Way's Reverend, truly has a gift for creating beautiful, unique, and personal ceremonies. During our wedding planning process I was finishing and graduating from law school, studying for and taking the bar exam, dealing with an identity theft nightmare, and planning the wedding, so needless to say I didn't have a lot of extra time. Darla was awesome, all we did was fill out her forms and send her our vows and she wrote the most beautiful ceremony. I couldn't have handpicked each word better. She even picked our reading for us because I had so little time and again, it was perfect. She is the best. I cannot say enough good things. Our guests still comment on what a beautiful and unique ceremony we had. My mom, who is a devout catholic and admittedly was not excited we weren't having a church wedding, absolutely raved about the ceremony and even said that she felt it was better than any catholic ceremony we could have had. Thank you, Darla!
.....Melissa and Nick (Bride and Groom)