Rev It Up

Jarrod is an exceptional officiant who married my wife and I a few weeks ago. He wrote the most beautiful script for our wedding and people were gushing to us all night about how authentic and beautiful the entire ceremony was. Everyone in the wedding party liked him because of how friendly he was. In every meeting and interaction we had with Jarrod, he was warm, friendly and incredibly easy to work with. He also gave us ideas for ways to add to the ceremony that we would have never thought of. We are eternally grateful and happy for the work he did and highly recommend him!

I am late to writing this but still wanted to share how great of an experience it was working with Jarrod on our ceremony. He really took the time to get to know my (now) husband and I through a few in-​person meetings and multiple emails. I never realized that I could be so impressed by an officiant and during the ceremony! It was obvious that he knew our story and had the right combination of light-​heartedness, love and seriousness in the delivery that day. HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend Jarrod!

My wife and I are incredibly fortunate to have had Liz Hoffman from Rev It Up! as the officiant for our wedding. Liz is incredibly organized, pays very close attention to details and took the ceremony every bit as seriously as we did. She was readily available (and eager) to help in planning the ceremony, including multiple in-​person meetings, exchanges via e-​mail and overseeing an extremely smooth wedding rehearsal. Liz also brings with her a large volume of ceremony ideas and readings from past weddings, which were really helpful as we began putting our own ceremony together. Once the ceremony began, Liz had a confident and engaging stage presence, but also took great care not to direct any attention away from us.
If you are looking for someone to help design and officiate a meaningful and memorable wedding ceremony, we highly recommend that you contact Liz from Rev It Up!

I’m truly excited to write this review for Jarrod! Jarrod did an absolutely amazing job officiating our ceremony In June:) Jarrod took time out of his schedule to meet us over drinks months before the ceremony to get to know us and guide us through what a ceremony with him would look like. We left that night knowing instantly Jarrod was the perfect fit. I was raised Lutheran and my husband, Hindu. We knew we wanted a non denominational wedding, and this was not only a tough decision for us but for our families as well. Jarrod made both my husband and I 100% comfortable and excited as well as both of our families:) He had us answer several questions and emails were exchanged after our initial meeting so that he could write our wedding story, which would be read at the ceremony. He shared the story with us weeks before the ceremony and was open to any suggestions or additions to the ceremony script. Jarrod attended our very relaxed rehearsal dinner at Pequod’s Pizza and set the mood for how the ceremony would run the following afternoon. He made everyone in the wedding party and our families so comfortable and excited for the wedding:) For the actual wedding day, i can’t say enough about him. The second I saw his smile and heard his voice, all nerves disappeared and i couldn’t wait to get down that aisle. He conducted the ceremony with ease, lightheartedness, and fun. He made things so easy for my husband and i, and wrote an absolutely beautiful ceremony. I can’t thank him enough for what he did for us and i would HIGHLY recommend anyone looking for an officiant in Chicago should look him up:)

I actually feel like it’s an honor to write Jarrod a review for the work he did for our wedding this past December. Let me begin by saying I am a wedding planner and I have truly seen it all when it comes to wedding officiants. Jarrod is the kindest, warmest, most well-​spoken and good-​hearted person you could meet, and the perfect person to be a part of your day. Jarrod took the time to reach out to family members and friends to write a fully customized and personal ceremony for us, and it was the most meaningful half hour of our lives. The care is took to learning about us and our relationships with those we loved was priceless and I just cannot say enough fabulous things. Jarrod has officiated weddings for many of my friends and clients at this point as well, and the ceremonies are consistently equally as spectacular.

Simply said: Jarrod is my favorite! My husband and I had recently relocated to DC, but were trying to plan a wedding back home in Chicago. On top of that, neither of us are particularly religious so we wanted someone in the middle of the road like we were. From the start, Jarrod went above and beyond. We explained our situation to him via email and he helped us decide on a price that both of us were comfortable with. He then chatted with us via Skype for a solid hour to ensure that our personalities were a fit. That was all in the planning stages. When it came time to meet Jarrod offered to meet us at a location closer to us — so we wouldn’t have to drive far — and came simply to listen. My husband and I went back and forth about what were thinking and from our scattered ideas Jarrod was able to piece together a beautiful ceremony. The day of he helped usher our guest between venues and keep our actual wedding party in line. I am so, so grateful to have stumbled upon Rev it Up and if we had any intention of getting married again (never again, too much work) he would be one of the firsts on my call list. Thank you so much, Jarrod, for making our day so special!

Holy Cow, I am so excited to write this review– My husband and I were married last Saturday by the Wonderful and lovely Liz! We honestly can not say enough good things about her. Liz was sweet enough to come alllllll the way to our house to meet with us ahead of time (extremely last minute on our end) and get to know us. She instantly made us feel very at ease and comfortable with the process. Then to make a long story semi-​short,… here is our wedding day– The original plan for our wedding entirely changes the day of, and liz was soooooooooo accommodating and so sweet. Even though she had prior engagements for the evening, she didn’t rush anything, she went 110% above and beyond to make our ceremony absolutely perfect from start to finish. All of our family and friends that we were surrounded by also just instantly loved her! I honestly can say Liz came to our wedding as our officiant, but left as our friend. If you are looking for an AMAZING officiant, look no further — ‘Rev it up’ is it!
Thank you Liz!

Jarrod of «Rev It Up» was the consummate professional in officiating our wedding. From the beginning, he took time to get to know us by Skyping with us for a good hour; we were living 700+ miles away from Chicago. He incorporated our respective personalities into the proposal he drafted for the ceremony, and allowed for infinite edits all the way up until the day of. Also, the term reasonable is an understatement in what «Rev It Up» charged us. The dude cut us a deal for about 70% less than the advertised price… what!?! Lastly, he did more than expected during the rehearsal and day-​of; and sort of served in more of a planner/​coordinator role. The wife and I wrote our own vows and memorized them; however, when the morning of the wedding came my memory was erased. No problem. Jarrod pulls out these black slips of paper for the two of us to read to each other during the ceremony. Classy! It didn’t seem the least bit cheesy like other weddings I have seen where the groom pulls a sweaty folded up piece of paper and reads that. It’s a no-​doubter 5 stars for J-​Rod. No, I didn’t actually call him that… but Rev. Jarrod comes highly recommended from me.

We cannot say enough about how much we loved having Jarrod as our officiant! From the first moment we met up with him, months before our wedding, we could tell that Jarrod was warm, gregarious, organized, insightful, and pretty much everything we could hope for in an officiant. He asked great questions during our first meeting that really got to know us and help us articulate what we wanted for our 30 minute ceremony. As some of the other reviewers have said, he contacted us about 2 months before the wedding with a draft of the ceremony and provided invaluable input (and a lot of fantastic guidance!) on the vows my husband and I each were writing. He also was a great asset during our rehearsal especially getting all members of the wedding party in line so that they knew exactly where to stand and what to do. Also, one of our readers was not available to attend the rehearsal and he made special effort to meet with her before our ceremony to make sure she knew exactly what to do. We feel very lucky to have had Jarrod be a part of our day and highly (HIGHLY!) recommend Jarrod!

Jarrod was an amazing officiant! My husband and I are not religious and wanted a sweet, simple, and short ceremony. Jarrod met us for coffee after we contacted him to get a feel for who we are. He asked some questions about how we met and what we like to do together and what we envisioned for the ceremony. About two months before the wedding, he sent over a draft of the ceremony, several readings he selected for us to choose from, and a list of some traditional and nontraditional ideas. He was open to any changes, unlimited revisions, and offering more suggestions if we needed. He was very professional and provided the perfect simple ceremony we were looking for!

Jarrod was wonderful! My husband and I had a non-​traditional wedding atop a Cubs rooftop. He was able to write a ceremony that met our needs, with the blending of two families (and lots of kids)! He was perfect! I would recommend Rev It Up to anyone!

Jarrod was the perfect efficient. Our wedding planner introduced him to us and from the first meeting he made us feel very comfortable. Being a gay couple we were having an «unconventional» ceremony — but wanted it to feel rich with tradition while not being to spiritual. Jarrod listened to what we said and wrote a custom ceremony and vows just for us — that couldn’t have been more perfect. He was ready and willing to work with us through slight revisions and delivered a great ceremony the day of. I can’t say enough about Jarrod and highly recommend his services.