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Beautiful Ceremonies

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Engaged to be married with THE ONE?

Marry with a beautiful, personal wedding ceremony,
Warm and custom made for each couple.

The heart of a wedding is the joyous ceremony when two people in LOVE
commit to care and be there for each other for keeps.

Wedding Officiant priestess of Love

VOWS

Wedding comes from Olde English and means vowing, pledging. The vows are are the essence, personally and legally, for the marriage. Your vows, promises, can be written or spoken from the heart, individual or the same, personal or traditional – or both!

HANDFASTING

Ready to “tie the knot”? That expression comes from “handfasting” – an ancient Celtic custom of wrapping a cord or ribbon around the couples’ two hands, symbolizing their bodies and lives being bound together from that time on.

UNITY CANDLE, WINE-BLENDING, SAND-BLENDING

Numerous symbolic elements can be incorporated into the ceremony. Your own cultural and religious traditions can be interwoven creatively

FAMILY BLESSING

When younger children are part of the couples family, after the regular ceremony, children can join the couple and everyone holding hands, receive a blessing all together.

ELOPEMENT

​Eloping allows the couple and officiant to meet privately and formalize love into marriage. At a park, garden, forest or beach, elopements in nature tend to be relaxed and memorable. Even at home or in the backyard, a wedding can be a grand occasion in a completely comfortable setting.

THE LOVE STORY

The thoughts, feelings, words of the couple, become the meaningful Love Story – where they were born and raised, when and how they met, the basis of their relationship and their hopes for the future… the context for exchanging vows and rings. Your own replies form the Love Story. Just ask, and I’ll send you the questions.

TEARS OF JOY

Inherently uplifting, intimately sharing in the love, weddings are occasions where tears of JOY are most likely to flow. Why?  The very love we all seek and know to be the most precious thing in all the world is right there – promising “forever” for all to hear – deeply touching.

LOCATIONS

Wineries, restaurants and community centers all gladly host large gatherings of families and friends celebrating the union of two people in matrimony. Smaller weddings are often easy to find lovely venues for.

MATRIMONY

Marriage, even (especially) in our time, is still the most precious relationship we have. Someone to love you all of your days… that’s a big deal. Really, the biggest. Begin your marriage with a ceremony truly honoring you both and your union.
I am at your service with love – joyous planning and warmly relaxed officiating.

Blessings on your LOVE and MARRIAGE!