Your Ceremony Matters

Our wedding would not have been complete without Peadar Dalton. He truly made our day so special and we will always be grateful to him. Our guests could not stop talking about how wonderful he is and how beautiful the ceremony was. Peadar really takes the time to get to know you and wants to make sure that he captures everything that you want. We spoke with him numerous times before the wedding so that we had no concerns. Thank you so much, Peadar!

Paedar Dalton married my wife and I two years ago. First of all, he’s a great public speaker and punctual. But don’t be confused and think it’s personal. His business is just that… Simply a business. He is an ex-​Catholic priest who has found a nice business marrying people in wine country. I have to say the accent was appealing, but the service that I paid for was not.
He talked about being available for a rehearsal since that was important to us and said that would not be a problem and he would be there. Months later, after we had written him a check for his services as an officiant, I found resistance from Paedar Dalton to showing up for our rehearsal. I called him and had to remind him of our original agreement… In the end I wrote him a second check for him to show up at the rehearsal. Miscommunication? Possibly. But I feel that he already had my money and simply didn’t care. He preferred not to put any more time into the process unless he was paid.
Next, he was rude to my family about the service being a few minutes (literally) late and he had another wedding to perform after ours.
Lastly, he has called my wife every year on our anniversary (we’ve been married for two years mind you) to see if we’d like to renew our vows for a fee… Haha. Give me a break. No thanks.
Have someone that means something to you, marry you. I understand that weddings are a business, but this is a part of your special day that should have meaning.

I cannot express enough how special Rev. Dalton made our ceremony. From our first visit to the follow-​up phone call, Rev. Dalton showed us so much love, patience, and interest in our story and our ceremony. He helped us design a ceremony which blended all of our beliefs and things that make us who we are as a couple. He showed up right on time, greeted our families, and performed a ceremony that we could not have imagined without his special touch. He signed our paperwork, took pictures and mingled, and off he went! We feel so special to have had Rev. Dalton as our officiant, well worth the fee and the time spent designing a special ceremony.

Rev. Dalton made our ceremony so wonderfully special. We had so many of our guests come up to us at the reception praising the ceremony he created for our wedding. We felt so lucky to have had him there with us to start our life together.
I would definitely recommend him to any of our family and friends.

When we began planning our ceremony, thousands of miles from our families and the churches that we’d grown up with, we were lost finding an officiant. We were blessed to have Peadar recommended to us by our wedding planner. He helped us realize the ceremony of dreams. It incorporated old and new traditions, and while he did highlight our beliefs, many of those in attendance remarked at how inclusive he was of everyone and their backgrounds. Many of our guests remarked that they felt like they were a part of our ceremony in a meaningful way. We cannot thank him enough!

We cannot thank Rev. Dalton enough for helping us create the most beautiful wedding ceremony ever. Working with him was a true pleasure, and we could not have imagined how touching and special he was going to make our ceremony. Our wedding planner recommended him to us when we first started the wedding planning process, and after just one Skype meeting, we knew we had to work with Rev. Dalton. He was kind, curious and professional (the Irish accent was a total bonus!). Throughout the entire process he was helpful and respectful to our wishes.
The ceremony was so beautiful and personal, almost everyone was in tears. His ceremony put value on the community, which we really appreciated, and he made everyone feel welcome. He made people laugh, cry, and cheer for joy, and honestly what more could you ask for? He was so helpful when it came to putting together our readings and vows, and it was so unique and special. After the ceremony, we got so many compliments on the ceremony, and a few people even asked for Rev. Dalton’s contact information. He was such a hit!
If you are looking for a ceremony to remember forever, you have to work with Rev. Dalton!

We started working with Rev Dalton in September 2013 in preparation for our recent marriage in August 2014. He was delighted to work with us and accommodate us while we were living in Los Angeles by doing our consultation by phone/​skype and subsequent emailing there after.
When we moved to the Bay Area we were excited to meet Rev Dalton in person at his Sonoma office. It was that day that we were able to share what would be important to us during our ceremony ie, recognizing our parents, acknowledging guests who traveled from near and far, including a grandparent as a reader. Rev Dalton provided samples readings, vows, and traditions which made it easy for us to pick out the type of material that was ‘us’ or pick and choose to create our own version. He was incredibly helpful in guiding us in order to shape our ceremony and followed through with a wonderful clever, humorous, and heartfelt ceremony the day of.
Our guests were incredibly impressed by the uniqueness of our ceremony, Rev Dalton knew exactly how to orchestrate the flow of the readings/​vows so as to keep things interesting :)
Rev Dalton got our license in the mail the very next day, which allowed us to not have to worry about anything while we were on our honeymoon. We were very happy with his work and highly recommend Rev Dalton!

We recently were married in Carmel Valley and Rev. Dalton is worth every penny… he personalized our service so that all the guests felt involved, we even had guests asking us after the ceremony where we found such a wonderful Officiant! I cannot say enough good things, he is absolutely magical, sincere and really cares about his clients. And his wife Margarita is so helpful! We are so blessed to have had such an amazing ceremony with an amazing Officiant. Thank you, thank you, thank you a million times over!

Rev Dalton recently officiated our wedding and he did a wonderful job! He really took the time to get to know my husband and I, as well as information on our families and friends. The ceremony was so personal, it felt like he had known us all for years! Almost every guest came up to us after the ceremony to ask us where we found him… he was THAT good! He is worth every penny and I am so pleased that we got to work together.

Rev Dalton officiated our wedding in October of this year and he was simply amazing! He helped us create a personal, meaningful ceremony that celebrated us as a couple and the friends and family that attended.
We had MANY people come up to us and comment on what a wonderful ceremony it was and how fantastic Rev Dalton was.
He met with us several months before the wedding and called the week before as well as the day of the wedding to see how we were feeling and if we needed anything. We really appreciated how much he cared about us as a couple. He is also a family therapist and is available for premarriage prep/​family counseling.
Thanks so much Rev Dalton!
Lauren & Matt

Although Rev. Dalton may seem a little on the pricey side of things, he is fantastic. Everyone loved the way he did our ceremony and he is so personable and warm. We received a lot of compliments after the ceremony. He also has a lot of great suggestions for readings and vows.
The only thing I wish he was there for was the wedding rehearsal. I don’t think he does wedding rehearsals. But he is quite good the day of, so maybe he doesn’t need to. Would’ve been nice though.

There are so many wonderful things to say about Reverend Peadar Dalton! Mostly is is that he is a wholeheartedly good person that wants to make your wedding ceremony as beautiful and meaningful as possible.
From the very start we enjoyed working with Rev. Dalton, he just makes you feel special. There is nothing about him that seems like just another wedding vendor.
We spoke with him on the phone a couple times and met him in his office twice. The original in person meeting was about 9 months before our wedding and it was so that we could meet him. Then the second meeting was two weeks before our wedding so that we could go over the specifics and make sure we had the timeline, readings, vows, etc chosen. On my wedding day he called me, wished me well and told me that I was going to have a beautiful and special wedding. Then he met us there and lead the most beautiful wedding ceremony that I could have ever imagined for us. Some of the things he said were not scripted, so it kept it feeling fresh and it was nice to have his kind words about how he was genuinely feeling in that moment.
He takes it as his person goal to make each and every ceremony as special as he can.
There is no question that I would recommend Peadar to everyone!

Reverend Peadar Dalton officiated our August 31^st wedding ceremony at Farmstead in St. Helena. He was recommended to us by our venue and our day of wedding coordinator. We were delighted with how our ceremony came together and with all the assistance we received in preparation for our big day. We were provided with a general ceremony outline that we could personalize as we saw fit and many readings and vow options to consider which was very helpful. From what was provided, we chose vows and a reading that we found to be meaningful to us and added a second reading that we found on our own. We really enjoyed our two in person meetings with Rev. Dalton and his follow up calls as we prepared for the wedding. Rev. Dalton is such a warm and eloquent speaker. The ceremony was truly beautiful and was so meaningful to us and our families.

We recently used Rev. Dalton as our officiant for our wedding in Napa. We could not have been more pleased! He was warm, knowledgeable, and a tremendous speaker that captured everyone’s attention. His words of wisdom resonated with all and he does it with such grace and ease.
I see a number of reviews recalling all of the positive comments they received from their guests. Same with our wedding. «Where did you find him? He was outstanding. That was the perfect ceremony!» He stayed afterwards and met many of the guests and he was so gracious with everyone.
Finally, he was truly professional and had great ideas for our ceremony and offered us so many options to choose from and we tailored many of these to fit what we wanted. It came out just perfect and that was because of Rev. Dalton.
We are so thankful to him.

I am writing this review exactly 1 month after my destination wedding at V. Sattui winery in Napa Valley. I have to say that Rev. Dalton was the icing on the (wedding) cake for our fantastic wedding day!
After our first introductory phone conversation, my wife and I knew that Rev. Dalton would do a phenomenal job. He and his staff were always very professional and on point. Out of all the venders we dealt with, Rev. Dalton made it easy in terms of detailing exactly how our ceremony would be. My wife and I both are both Roman Catholic and with having an outdoor wedding we wanted to include some traditional parts of the wedding ceremony which was not a problem. Rev. Dalton suggested a ring passing ceremony which was a great idea and helped us connect with our guests.
All the paperwork involved went very smoothly. By the time we got back from our honeymoon our marriage certificate was waiting for us! It was only a week later.
All in all, I cannot recommend Rev. Dalton enough. He is a great man, very down to earth and knowledgable who really took the time to care. Not to mention, he ran a terrific wedding ceremony!

They also don’t do the marriage license correctly! Had to pay 88 dollars for a duplicate marriage license after already paying 88 dollars for the first one on top of the 800 or 900 for the ceremony, so if you have a thousand bucks to waste on someone to mess everything up he is your guy! l
Awful!!! Jennifer can’t schedule an appointment! Drove over an hour to meet with rev dalton and she forgot to tell him he had an appointment. Rev Dalton will not do the ceremony how you want it, so if you don’t want prays he will do them anyways and get the families members all mixed up!

I was pleasantly surprised to find this week in my mailbox, a personalized Christmas card from Peadar and Margarita Dalton, reminding April and I of our «first holiday as husband and wife.» It also reminded me that I had YET to leave a review for the Reverend and the wonderful ceremony he officiated for my bride and I back in MAY of 2012! (Insert bashful facial expressions here).
Better late than never? I certainly think and hope so. I should add, but give little credence or excuse to, that my stay-​at-​home-​daddy duties have consumed and absorbed me (in wonderful ways, of course), and, nevertheless have pulled me away from singing the praises of Reverend Peadar (pronounced: Pad-​ar.) Dalton.
An amazing ceremony orchestrated with musical precision by a wonderfully warm man with years of experience and an affinity for the importance of love and its enduring strength in a relationship. From the first phone call and sit-​down in his office in Sonoma, to the pre-​ceremony smooth-​over Skype conference, and finally the day-​of-​days, his comfort and confident tone and ability and willingness to tailor each ceremony to the couple’s preference, made Reverend Dalton an unquestionable candidate for the task. THE candidate. His ceremony inclusion of our then 18-​month-​old-​daughter, parents, and octogenarian grandparent’s, made the day and focus that much more encompassing on friendship and family and unity and togetherness. He offered our marriage as a common journey to be shared with not only one another, but everyone else present in that rustic, beautiful little church that day (Old Saint Hillary’s in Tiburon — highly recommend as an option when considering a venue). We accepted the offer and haven’t looked back.
Peadar Dalton is a stand-​up dapper dude with a beautiful Irish brogue and a cool and calm nature. He is also a driven and focused individual who takes the sacrament of marriage seriously, breathing life into each word of your ceremony. I highly recommend having a casual chat with him and coming to the conversation with a myriad of questions, concerns and expectations. I am confident that he will have answers and a plan for your special day.
Finally, a belated, but heartfelt, thank you to you, Reverend Peadar. And a Happy New Year to you and YOUR bride.
All the best,
Matthew

Paedar Dalton officiated our wedding ceremony and we COULD NOT HAVE BEEN HAPPIER. We could not possibly say enough good things about him. He was incredibly caring and went to great efforts to get to know my wife and I leading up to the ceremony. He met with us multiple times in the months prior to the wedding (in person and via skype) to talk about the wedding, become familiar with the guests, family members, wedding party members, etc, and really get a clear sense of how we wanted the ceremony to feel.
On the day of the ceremony, things went just as he said they would. He remembered all the names of folks, where they were coming from, how they related to us, etc. He even gave my friend who had introduced us a shout out during the ceremony. In reading other’s reviews, I came across this «He is professional, sincere, knowledgeable and charming. You will never find a better person to officiate your wedding.» I think that pretty much sums it up as accurately as I could. Do yourself a favor and book him for your wedding!!!

Typically Unilocal reviews fly forth from my fingertips with ease… But finding the words to express our overwhelming gratitude and thanks to Rev. Paedar Dalton is challenging. From the very beginning of our relationship with Paedar, it was clear that his priorities and values aligned with our own.
His goal wasn’t simply to marry us. He wanted to get to know who we were individually and as a couple, so that he could fashion a perfect wedding ceremony — something that fit my husband and that fit me and that fit our families. To be honest, my husband and I were worried about including our families in the ceremony because we both come from divorced parents. Rev. Dalton took copious notes on the family dynamic and assured us he would find ways to bring the families into the ceremony. Paedar managed to include our families in the ceremony in ways I will never forget and that were incredibly meaningful to our parents and grandparents witnessing our marriage.
Comments from our guests about Paedar included, «He was amazing — where’d you find him?» «When he added up all your grandparents years of marriage and was talking about how powerful their example was, I couldn’t stop crying!» «That dude was hilarious!» «Why can’t every wedding have an officiant that is that awesome?»
We absolutely cannot say enough about what a blessing it was to be married by Rev. Paedar Dalton.
If you’re reading this Paedar, thank you. We cannot wait to send you updates on our life together and the ways we are living up to our vows.
With love,
Mr. and Mrs. R

Our wedding ceremony wouldn’t have been the same without Rev. Peadar Dalton. He made our wedding ceremony a pure joy and brought so much happiness to our special day. We picked him purely on our experience with him overseeing my mother’s memorial service. He had so much compassion and caring during a very difficult time for my family. So when we found out he also officiated weddings we immediately gave him a call.
He was great in providing us with a consultation and his officiating was what people talk about for years to come. It was very natural and free flowing as if he was freestyling the entire ceremony (i.e. making it up on the fly). He evoked so much emotion, laughter and tears (of joy) with everyone in attendance. In the end our wedding ceremony and Rev. Dalton were once in a life time. My only complaint – if you can call it that, was that he was booked for another ceremony that afternoon so he couldn’t attend the reception. Thank you, Rev. Dalton for everything.