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Avoid Pastor B of First Step Ministries!!!!!!!

Hey everyone-

I will have more vendor reviews soon, but I wanted to get this out to you all.  I going to paste the review I wrote from wedding wire but to put things in a nutshell.  He tried to run our entire rehearsal without us and he didn't have our wedding vows on the wedding day, even though he told us he had them the day before.  Please read the whole review if you are considering him.

I really can't express how very disappointed I was with Pastor B. When we first met with him, my husband and I were very excited that he would be officiating our ceremony. He was very professional and he was willing to work with us to create a ceremony that was perfect for us. At first, we did not pay him the extra $150 to be at the rehearsal, but we eventually decided we would be more comfortable if he was there, so we paid him the fee. The night of the rehearsal, my husband and I were running a little late due to construction on the highways. Pastor B arrived on time, and many of our bridal party was already there. Pastor B began the rehearsal without us! The best man suggested that everyone wait for the bride and groom, and Pastor B insisted they start. My husband and I arrived 15 minutes late and when we arrived, Pastor B informed us that everyone knew what they were doing and we didn't need to rehearse anything. We asked what he had done and he said he just paired the bridal party up and had them walk down together. When we told him we wanted it done differently, he got frustrated. He had everyone go through it once, very fast, and then he told us he had to leave to be somewhere. He was only there for about $5 minutes after we arrived! Definitely not worth the $150 fee! As if that wasn't bad enough, on the wedding day, 20 minutes before the ceremony, Pastor B approached my husband and said he didn't have our vows!!! He had told us the day before he did and we didn't have to worry. My husband was obviously upset and instead of apologizing, Pastor B kept trying to make jokes about the fact that he didn't have them. Fortunately, someone in the bridal party was able to get them by going into my email and finding them. Overall we were extremely disappointed. We paid him $600 for a 5 minute rehearsal and to lose our wedding vows. I would not recommend him to anyone. He charged a lot of money and he certainly didn't earn it!

Re: Avoid Pastor B of First Step Ministries!!!!!!!

  • edited December 2011
    I am sorry that happened to you. Did you speak to your guy about approaching and askign for a portion of a refund? Was there a contract wich noted how long they stay for the rehearsal? I hope you did not tip.
  • I had a very different experience.  He was extremely prepared & prompt. Everything he did was very very professional. He even added in a quote that was very touching to our ceremony. Very nice guy, we did not do rehearsal . Our wedding party did a small walk the night before which went very smoothly. The day of the ceremony he came over an hour early to make sure everyone knew what they were doing. Just wanted people to know I had a very positive experience with him.
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