love notes

what people are saying about my wedding ceremonies

Photo by Shane McComber

From the pros

unsolicited emails and texts

I’ve heard a lot of ceremonies in the last 11 years as a wedding photographer and your words and delivery definitely stick out. You’re so good at what you do. I could listen to you talk all day!

—Shane Macomber

Shane Macomber Photography // Vail, Colorado

My Michael,

You knocked it out of the park. They were raving about you. The father of the groom was talking about it during his toast. Really appreciate the time and effort you put in ahead out to make the ceremony so personal. That is a pretty exceptional approach and means a lot to your clients. Look forward to the next one…

—Taylor Glenn

TRG Photo // Jackson, Wyoming

Your energy, professionalism, and deep dive into people’s backstory is what sets you apart. Your ceremony is researched but heartfelt, casual and familiar when it needs to be, emotionally impactful and ceremonial at just the right times. You have a real feel for what’s right and when.

Looking forward to seeing you soon. Always.

—Jake Nichols aka SteadyJake DJ

steadyjake.com// Jackson, Wyoming

Michael,

I have continued to keep giving your name out in hopes we will have more events together.  I heard nothing but amazing reviews of your ceremony.  It was BEAUTIFUL and the time and personal touches you put into your work shows how much you care.  You are such an inspiration to me and your positivity is contagious!  I always come away being a better person after getting my soul filled with your words.

The groom’s father did a toast at the reception and spoke about you for at least 5 minutes.  I wish you could have heard him go on and on about you :).  He said he made speeches for a living and he wanted you on his team in the courtroom because you drew people into what you were saying, and you solidified Sylwia and Andrew’s bond.  He spoke so highly of you and you made quite the impression :).

Thank you for being so damn good at what you do also…  I’ll be on your team anytime and hope I get the privilege again soon.

Take care of yourself!  Honored to know you also :)!

—Alison Kyle

Destination Jackson Hole // Jackson, Wyoming

Michael’s love for the natural world overflows and serves as the foundation for an unforgettable wedding ceremony.

 

—Stephanie and Ben

New Hampshire // Grand Teton National Park Wedding

From the couples

kind emails and texts

I promise we won’t keep bugging you & gushing about how great our ceremony was forever, but we can’t say enough about how perfect a fit you were in making our wedding day truly spectacular.  We can’t properly express our gratitude for your energy, support, enthusiasm, personal touches, infectious spirit, and channeling of Yellowstone/Teton magic.  I see testimonials on your website but I didn’t see a place to submit one.  If there’s a place we can write one for you to help you out please let us know.  

—Michelle and Kevin

Akron, Ohio // Grand Teton National Park Wedding

THANK YOU SO MUCH! It was an incredible day through and through we could not have dreamed of anything better. Thank you for the most amazing ceremony, everyone I mean EVERYONE could not get over your speech it truly was spectacular. We cannot tell you how much we appreciate you putting so much time and effort into it you really got us!

—Andrew and Sylwia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania // Jackson Hole Wedding

Hi Michael!! Sorry for the delayed reply – we were on ATVs today! Thanks so much for checking in and mailing the license! To say Thursday was magic is an understatement – it was so special and our parents have not stopped talking about it. Thank you again for being such a big part of it. We will absolutely keep in touch and will share photos as soon as we get them from Taylor! Good luck with your knee and the bike races coming up! ❤️

—Carly and Paul

Austin, Texas // Jackson Hole Wedding

Michael, 

Thank you for making our ceremony so personal + special! From your text this morning to all our phone conversations, you made us feel at ease and excited to hear the story you tell. Thank you! 

—Christina and Stephen

San Diego, California // Grand Teton National Park Wedding

Thanks, Michael! Thank you so much for making our special day so great. And thank you for making it easy!  

—Kimmy and Taylor

Little Rock, Arkansas// Jackson Hole Golf and Tennis Club

From groom: Man you weren’t lying, you killed it! My dad is a strict catholic and that all he was concerned about was this “internet preacher” that was going to marry us… he had to swallow his pride for sure… you were the perfect fit to our day. Everyone just raved about you. It was a privilege and an honor to have you. Thank you again from both of us!!

From bride: Thanks again so much for all your words of wisdom and an amazing ceremony. You blew so many people away and you were talked about all night.

—Lauaren and Anthony

Dickinson, North Dakota// The Woodlands, Bozeman, MT

Thank you 🙏🏿 We both will forever be in your debt. Thank you again for your energy, your presentation and your help in making this memory last a lifetime. 

—Aaron and emily

Tampa, Florida// Amangani, Jackson Hole, WY

Bride text: It was amazing!!! Thank you so much! Everyone has told me how great you are ❤️
Groom text: Sorry for just now getting around to seeing these text! 
Michael, you are incredible and truly made the ceremony amazing! 10/10 day!!
Hope you keep doing what you love Bc you are extremely talented and are born for it.
Thank you so very much!

—Colin and grayson

Memphis, TN// Wilson, WY

Hi Michael,

I just wanted to thank you so much for doing such an amazing job on our ceremony.  It was truly special and something we both won’t forget anytime soon. I loved how you were able to weave in our conversations into the ceremony.  I wish I could replay it in my head over and over again, and linger on every word that was said.  Cody said you’d do an amazing job, and you most definitely did!  So thank you again so much for sharing our special day with us!

—Cody and Shannon

Park City, Utah // Grand Teton National Park Wedding

Man, Thank You- Thank You- Thank You. You absolutely Crushed it!!! I can’t even begin to tell you how perfect it was. There are still guest messaging us, saying that was the best ceremony they have seen. You did an Amazing job and we really appreciate you.

—Jamie and ashley

Tulsa, Oklahoma // Alpine, Wyoming Wedding

Hi Michael!! It was beyond amazing! You have received so so so many compliments from the wedding guests on your service. You will forever be recommended from us!

—EMMA AND JESSE

Laurel, Montana // Bozeman, Montana Wedding

MICHAEL!!!! You are AMAZING. Everyone won’t stop singing your praises YOU made the Entire thing!!! I honestly can Not Wait to get to write a review when we’re back on you and Everything you gave us, the most Irreplaceable gift!! You are a true gem Michael Leach and you forever hold a place in All of our hearts!! I just can’t say how grateful I am to have found you for our day!! God bless you!!!😍😍😭😭💖✨❤️😇❄️

Our families can’t stop talking about how special, unforgettable, and amazing you were/are! We ❤️ you!!

I never in a million years thought I would get to laugh or feel so carefree and happy during our wedding ceremony! NEVER stop doing what you’re doing!! The world needs you!!!!

—Taylor and jacob

Destin, Florida // Grand Teton National Park (Winter) Wedding

Michael, we will forever be grateful for how you captured our story and shared it so elegantly with our friends and family. You put our feelings into words and gave us a special day we will never forget.

We are still raving about the ceremony and camaraderie of the weekend and new friendships made.

—Katie and Johnny

Huntsville, Alabama // Jackson Hole Spring Equinox Wedding

It was incredible and thank you very much for officiating the wedding for us. We thought that you did an incredible job. We can not thank you enough!

—Alex and joe

Jackson Hole, Wyoming // National Elk Refuge, Jackson Hole, WY

Thank you for helping us get married! You absolutely crushed it and accomplished your goal of getting someone to ask how you knew the bridge and groom. My friend’s husband asked how we knew you!!!!

I had so many people come up to me and say that that was the most amazing ceremony they had ever witnessed. You did such a great job with our story and we will forever be grateful!!!

 

—Glenn and amanda

Tampa Bay, Florida // Jackson Hole Golf and Tennis Club, Jackson Hole, WY

We can’t imagine any way or anyone that could have made our wedding so special and so memorable. It was perfection. I know I’d really like to write more than this. You put in so much effort into making our day OUR DAY.

So many wedding officials just “show up” for a couple’s special day, but you were started working on our day months before that afternoon in September. I’ve been to weddings where the official couldn’t even remember the names of the people they were marrying. You made us feel like we were being married by a life-long friend. 

You took the time to learn the details of who we are, how we met and what we saw in each other that made us knew we wanted to be together for the rest of our lives.

There was no template, no fill in the blanks with our ceremony, it literally was the wedding of Kevin and Karina and while people may stand where we stood on that magical day for their wedding, they won’t have the same wedding or the same stories that we had but theirs will be just as magical and just as heartfelt as ours was. And that is because of you. You weaved the story of our lives, wrapped it in nature and blessed us with the wisdom of the first peoples. I hope more couples find their way to you. You have a gift and Karina and I are so happy that you shared it with us on our day.

—Kevin and Karina

Des Moines, Iowa // Yellowstone National Park Wedding

Dear Michael-

Words can truly not express our gratitude for you making our day so special! We both felt so lucky to have you officiate our wedding. ❤️  Thank you again for caring– Love ya.

—Judy AND Steph

RV Road Warriors // Jackson Hole Wedding

Hi Michael,

I hope you are doing great! My apologies for the delay in emailing you (we just returned from the honeymoon!), but I wanted to send the BIGGEST thank you for making our wedding weekend so special!!! Your thoughtful and heartfelt words meant so much to us and our families. You truly have a gift for capturing couples’ love stories in such a meaningful and personal way. Not to mention, you deserve a gold medal for the absolutely perfect delivery despite the crazy wind and freezing temps. I mean, WOW was it cold haha! But your ceremony out-shined the weather and is what Will and I will always cherish. 
We can’t thank you enough and I hope we cross paths again!!

—Ginna and will

Houston, Texas // Jackson Hole Wedding

Michael,

Good morning! We are happy that you are home safely and hope that you warmed up nice and toasty after that blistering wind. To be honest, the weather couldn’t have emulated our story more. It was so intense, so perfect, and absolutely beautiful. Sunshine and rainbows wouldn’t have translated our story that well lol.

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for making our wedding ceremony everything and more we could have dreamed of. Your spirit, care and poetic ways with words were/are so aligned with everything that we wanted this day to be.

Everyone is raving about you (we are not surprised) and how amazing you are. My father, an emotional man but very intense personality, was in a puddle of tears hearing you speak.

The card that we gave you yesterday does no justice to the gift you gave us and our family yesterday. You became our family in that field and to see you in person was such a gift after these months of speaking.

Our ceremony was everything and more we could have ever dreamed of. You gave us the greatest gift and we are eternally grateful for you, your energy, and your love.

We will stay in touch with you for the rest of our lives. Once our reception is over next week, please expect a gift in the mail from us. We love you!!!!

Thank you 🤍🙏🏼

—Allie and Tiki

New York, New York // Grand Teton National Park Wedding

“We wanted our Grand Teton National Park wedding to be extraordinary and filled with love, natural beauty, and only the closest of family members. We wanted something special. In an industry riddled with repetition and predictability, finding an officiant we connected with who would serve as the pillar of our ceremony was of the utmost importance. Getting to know Michael was easy, filled with laughs, and solidified him as the obvious choice. He is excellent at communicating and understanding the individual interests and needs of a couple.

Michael’s love for the natural world overflows and serves as the foundation for an unforgettable wedding ceremony. We knew this foundation was the pillar we were seeking. The choice we made for our officiant was #1 on the list of importance because he would be tasked with facilitating us in this actual rite of passage. Many, if not all, of our guests were in awe of Michael. The two things we were most complimented on were the beautiful location (mountains) and how wonderful our officiant was. We can’t thank him enough for giving us the ceremony of our dreams.”

—Stephanie and Ben

New Hampshire // Grand Teton National Park Wedding

Photo by Taylor Glenn