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My duty as your wedding celebrant is to point toward the love and commitment that you and your partner have for one another, as well as articulate your inimitable personal style. After a relaxed meeting where I learn about you and your partner, along with your vision for your ceremony; I return to my office to put it all together. I select prose based on our conversation if you have not provided your own readings. I research the rituals, traditions and customs that resonate for you. I design the flow of the ceremony and craft the vows – unless you have indicated a desire to write the vows on your own. As necessary, I arrange to speak with your family and friends if they are to participate in the ceremony. I consider the tone of the ceremony; light-hearted, serious, whimsical, spiritual, romantic, personal, or some combination of these or other feelings – based on our conversations. After writing the complete ceremony, including noting your choices of music selection and use of ritual objects, I present it to you for your review and to check for accuracy and detail. We incorporate all of your suggestions, implement the revisions; and then move on to your rehearsal and the big day!

Margaret Atwood said, “The Eskimos had fifty-two names for snow because it was important to them: there ought to be as many for love.” Your wedding day expresses itself through many different details, like the facets of a radiant jewel; all for the purpose of bringing you full circle – to the most authentic expression of all – the one that is love.

"Love is the expansion of two natures in such fashion that each includes the other, each is enriched by the other." Felix Adler