WEDDINGS, CIVIL UNIONS, RENEWAL & COMMITMENT CEREMONIES
                                                      
      Whether planning a small, quiet wedding for a few close family members and friends, or having a large wedding with several hundred people, the wedding ceremony should reflect who the two of you are as a couple.  No matter if you are getting married for the first time, renewing your vows on an anniversary, or celebrating a commitment ceremony, I treat every wedding as if it were my own. 

      I encourage couples to involve others in their wedding ceremony... use attendants, ask a favorite family member to share a reading, present mothers with roses or have them help in the Unity Candle ceremony...if children are sharing the day, involve them in a sand ceremony, or have a son escort his bridal mother down the aisle.  

      If you want to include something in your wedding ceremony which I do not already offer, NO PROBLEM!  I have written or helped couples write many different items for their personalized ceremonies. 

What's Included?

~~Receipt of the  “Lovely & Unique Planning Guide."
                    In the case Elopements, most receive the "Elopement Pages."
~~Unlimited phone access to This Officiant throughout Client’s  planning process.
~~Pre-ceremony meeting to finalize ceremony plans.
~~Availability on wedding day, if available and requested, to offer a blessing of the meal. 
~~Coordination on wedding day with other vendors, such as music, photographers, etc.
~~An archival quality, personalized printed booklet of client ceremony.
~~Timely filing of  all legal paperwork.
~~Guidance on the day of the rehearsal, if requested.

~~And lastly, by using a professional, you get my years of experience when the unexpected happens on the day of your ceremony!  Someone forgot the rings, NO PROBLEM!  Florist forgot the roses for the Mothers' Rose Ceremony?  NO PROBLEM!!

• UNIQUE OFFERINGS  to Re-Traditionalize Your Wedding Ceremony

• Unity Candle
• First Cup of Wine
• Rose Ceremony (Couple)
• Rose Ceremony (Mothers)
• Sand Ceremony
• Second Rings such as Soul Mate or Family Heirloom
• Tartan Presentation
• Wedding Coin
• Varmala or Lei Ceremony
• Mandala & Cord Ceremony
• Blessing of the Four Winds
• Glass Breaking
• Broom Jumping

                                                                                                                                              Jumping the Broom


                                           

                                                                 LaTonya & Jason                                                  
                                           Jump the Broom at the Alpine Room Deck at Liberty Mountain



                                                                                            




            Similar to lighting a Unity Candle, the 
                           Sand Ceremony
       is a beautiful "First Act," especially for outdoor 
       weddings where candles would extinguish. 
       The couple, and sometimes their children,
       pours different colors of sand into one single 
       container, symbolizing the further joining and
       blending of their lives.  












    




                                 Sandra & Chad
       Tied the Knot, Unity Candle & Sand Ceremony