Couples tell me I help them feel calm & relaxed before they walk down the aisle. I have years of writing, performing, & public speaking experience. It just means I took a vow to serve others with love, no matter what their beliefs. Don 't let the "Rev." in front of my name intimidate or alarm you.
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Many couples who do not go to church wonder why they should include a professional officiant in their wedding planning. I'm thinking of asking a friend or family to officiate my wedding. & Mrs.”, or simply, “The Newly Married Couple: (Name) & (Name).” You may choose to have a Best Man or Best Ma'am, Maid of Honor or Man of Honor, as you wish.Īre you taking your partner's last name? If so, at the end of the ceremony, I can introduce you as “Mr. In the procession, individuals may choose to be escorted by Father and/or Mother, sibling or other family member or friend, and many couples choose to enter together, holding hands. Remember, this is your ceremony, and we will only say and do what is most comfortable and meaningful to you.
Many couples ask me about old-fashioned elements of a wedding ceremony like “honor and obey” in the vows, using the words “man and wife” (as opposed to “husband and wife”) and asking the father’s permission for the bride’s hand. It works well on soap operas and in the movies, though! I do not ask if anyone objects–this dates back to another era, and nobody really says, “Speak now or forever hold your peace” at a wedding ceremony anymore. We call this common interest in what unites us and promotes peace, “Interfaith.”Īre there things that you will NOT do, mention, etc.? We all have something in common: the desire to make a contribution to this world, to serve humankind, to promote understanding and respect between all people, to find the Oneness that links all of us. I have spent my lifetime learning from Astrologers, Atheists, Bahais, Baptists, Born-Agains, Channelers, Chaplains, Doulas, Druids, Energy workers, Gnostics, Gurus, Healers, Hellenists, Kabbalists, Kirtan singers, Meditators, Mediums, Mormons, Muslims, Native Americans, New Thought, Quakers, Pagans, Prison Ministers, Protestants, Reiki Masters, Seekers, Science of Mind, Shamans, Sikhs, Spiritualists, Sufis, Taoists, Tarot readers, Therapists, Transcendentalists, Unity ministers, Unitarians, Voodoo Priests, Wiccans, Witches, Yogis, Yorubans, Zen practitioners and every other path imaginable. My friends are Activists, Allies, Artists, Actors, Agnostics, Baby Boomers, Bloggers, Buddhists, Brides, Christians, Comic Book Fans, Earthy, Eco-Friendly, Emos, Episcopalians, Green, Dancers, Democrats, Feminists, Geeks, GenXers, Grooms, Jews, Jedis, Journal Writers, Heathens, Hindus, Hippies, Hipsters, Humanists, Indies, Instagram-ers, Intellectuals, Interfaith, Intersectional, Interspiritual, Immigrants, Jet-Setters, Kosher, Lesbian, Married, Millennials, Musicians, Nerds, Offbeat, Parents, Playwrights, Poets, Queer, Transgender, Travellers, Trekkers, 12-Step, Seekers, Singles, Vegans, Volunteers, Whedonesque, Whovians, Writers, Gay, Straight and everything in between. I am so grateful to have found a path of service, compassion, listening, and constant learning. My journey has led me to love the arts, the environment, eldering, end-of-life studies, enlightenment, activism, dismantling systemic racism, theatre, literature, meditation, science fiction, fandom, pop culture, pen pals, creative writing, wisdom, storytelling, tourism and travelling. I am a proud Big Sister in the Big Sisters/Little Sisters mentoring program on the LES, an active affiliated alumni with One Spirit Learning Alliance in NYC, and as of 2022 I have officiated over 2,400 weddings of all kinds. I am presently adding to my education and training by studying to be an EOLD (End of Life Doula).
I have a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Related Arts from Kutztown University, a Masters in Education from Lesley College in Cambridge, MA, and have been ordained an Interfaith Minister by The New Seminary, New York, NY (2002). As a child I felt the sting of ostracism from the Catholic Church when my parents divorced, and I knew that cold shoulder came from man, not from God. From the time I was a child, I’ve been attracted to God, the Gods, Goddesses, heroes, heroines, culture and mythology of all countries, and the rituals and religions of all people. I was raised Catholic, and while I loved the rituals, I knew there was more to the universe than what I learned in church.
Couples often ask me, “How did you get into weddings, anyway?” I’ve always been interested in where we come from, where we’re going, what we believe, and what happens along the way.
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