Dean Merrill Wedding Minister, Thousand Oaks CA

Dean was fantastic. He was a pleasure to work with as my wife and I renewed our vows. Dean was very accommodating and thoughtful throughout the process. He took the time to get to know us prior to performing our ceremony on the beach.
Thank you Dean for making our day memorable.

Dean was AMAZING! First of all, he made us feel very comfortable & never forced us to do anything! He listened to our requests and paid close attention to the information we provided him. He took the time to really get to know my wife and I & our story. During the wedding he relayed our story extremely well, people thought that he has known us for years. He made the wedding very personal! I would recommend him to anyone that is getting married he will NOT disappoint you.

It’s easy to tell that Dean’s calling in life is to unite two lives into one. He officiated a beautiful ceremony for my family and his presence made our special day even more special

We were fortunate enough to work with an experienced wedding planner who knew the best vendors in the Santa Barbara area. When we were looking for an officiant, she recommended Dean to us because of all the weddings she had done, Dean was her favorite. We are so thankful for that recommendation because Dean was an absolute pleasure to work with! He really put in the effort to get to know us as a couple and our love story. Dean is a total professional and knows how to perform a ceremony that is the perfect blend of heartfelt and humorous. After pronouncing us as a married couple, he skillfully moved out of the camera frame to allow us to have the most gorgeous photograph of our kiss! Thank you Dean!

Dean was so helpful with planning our ceremony. It was the most beautiful intimate ceremony! I would definitely recommend Dean to anyone! Thanks so much Dean

This was the most intimate and thoughtful way to celebrate my husband and our 10 years of marriage. Dean made the experience unforgettable for the two of us. He was extremely kind and fulfilled every request I made. My husband was delightfully surprised with this vow renewal and Dean made this day so very special for the two of us! I would recommend him for any event which requires his services!

Dean did a great job officiating our wedding and it could not have gone more smoothly. He really made it easy and fun. I would recommend him to any of my friends without hesitation.

He was great and very professional! His photos he takes at the end of the ceremony came out so good. Thanks Dean!

I have photographed several weddings with Dean and I am always impressed with how great he is at what he does. He makes couples feel comfortable and at ease on their special day. He is personable and makes sure that every couple has the best experience possible!

Dean is truly amazing at what he does. I contacted him on very short notice (Thursday night and my wedding was Saturday) in a panic because our original officiant backed out. Within a few minutes of requesting him on his website he called me and made sure we had everything we needed. On the day of the wedding he made me feel so confident and at ease and everyone agreed at how great he was. I truly appreciate him and the work he does!

Amazing! Nothing less, he answered my call last minute and was available to officiate my brothers wedding on 2 hour notice! Not only that his speech and sermon was so heart felt and really touched us all. Highly recommend him, look no more!

Dean is the a perfect officiant for our ceremony. He is flexible and super helpful in getting us the best location for our ceremony. Highly recommended!

My husband and I are very grateful that we chose Dean as our officiant. His professionalism is a top-notch. Just like everybody else, we had to postpone our wedding day due to the pandemic. It's a blessing that my husband and I came to realize that we can still get married with very few people who matter most to us. And guess what? It turned out that we were able to appreciate our wedding even more without being too worried about preparation, having many guests and other things that we need to do. We enjoyed and felt every second of it. Our moment was ours. The ceremony was very simple, yet surely a memorable one. Dean was very kind, very responsive with all the questions we had and accommodated the change that we had to make. We love how he spoke in a very professional way and made our ceremony very personalized. He even gave us a very special statement before the ceremony ended. We can't thank him enough and highly recommend him!

My wife and I had a wonderful little ceremony that was more than we were expecting. Very grateful that we had a man like Mr. Merrill to come through for us and make it a day we will remember forever. Much appreciation. Thank you!

A huge thank you to all of my wonderful brides and grooms who have allowed me to share that special moment in your lives. I consider it a true calling in life to be able to marry incredible people who put their trust in me to make their weddings meaningful and memorable. I'm humbled and honored. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Dean recently married us on 7/18/20. We had everything planned for a beautiful wedding in Santa Barbara, with a reception on the beach, hotel with ocean view. Then the world shut down and we had to adjust. We were married at a family members house and it came together great, and Dean made it amazing. We were only able to talk on phone and through email, never got to meet him in person until the day of, and we couldn't have been happier with his help and communication. He found out what we were looking for in the ceremony, our plans, vows and everything else very easily. Had my fiance and I answer some questions to get to know us better and why each of us loves the other. And the ceremony was beautiful. My wife and I were so emotional during the ceremony, Dean put together an amazing ceremony, able to speak about our love for each other, and put together why we chose each other in a beautiful way. We plan on renewing our vows next year so we can have our large family attend since we kept it safe this year, and we know we want Dean to help us out again. Thank you Dean.

My husband and I first met Dean at a friend's wedding last year and were very impressed. He is thoughtful, thorough, and dedicated to his profession. He went above and beyond to get to know us early on. I cannot thank him enough for making our ceremony so memorable. He truly is the best of the best!

We are so glad we chose Dean to officiate our wedding! He was great to work with, and we especially appreciate his help and flexibility when we had to adjust our plans due to COVID. Even though we had to downsize our ceremony to just the two of us with our families watching over Zoom, Dean's presence helped make everything feel just as special and momentous. He even got some fantastic pictures of us! We can't thank him enough.

After having to postpone our big wedding this year due to COVID-19, we decided to still do a small ceremony on our original date. Dean was so helpful throughout the whole process of planning the ceremony. He offered suggestions on locations, time of day, put us in touch with a photographer, and really worked closely with us on all aspects of the planning. He was very professional and responsive throughout the process and we always felt that we were in good hands with him. Our ceremony was beautiful and went better than either of us could have hoped. Overall, Dean did a fantastic job and we look forward to having him officiate our big wedding with all of our family and friends in 2021!