This is a story about how I learned to get over my fear of public speaking in conjunction with becoming a wedding officiant. About four years ago I became friends with a woman who suggested I become a wedding officiant. She had been an officiant for 22 years and thought I had a knack for […]
Each week I will examine a wedding custom, ritual or tradition that has been passed from generation to generation. We’ll look at it’s origin and how it has influenced the lives of our ancestors and hot it impacts us today. We’ll also look at how we create our own customs and how these new traditions […]
One of my colleagues recently asked me this question: “Many of my couples ask me how can a wedding officiant who has only met them once make their wedding personal vs. having a family member do the ceremony who has known them their whole lives? What would you say are the pros and cons?” Let […]
Each week I will examine a wedding custom, ritual or tradition that has been passed from generation to generation. We’ll look at its origin and how it has influenced the lives of our ancestors and how it impacts us today. We’ll also look at how we create our own customs and how these new traditions […]
I blog about everything wedding: venues, style, vendors, traditions and more! What I haven’t blogged about, however, is the actual wedding ceremony. One of the first things I always tell my couples is, “There is no right way or wrong way to craft your ceremony. Only your way.” Having said that, there are some basic […]
For many years now I have been searching for a good volunteering gig that satisfied my desire to give back to the community but was also a good fit for me. I finally found it! Yesterday, Christmas Eve, I had the pleasure of volunteering my time in the FareStart kitchen. “FareStart is a culinary job […]
Now that 2011 is almost over, I want to take the opportunity to say, “I had the time of my life”. I met and married over 100 couples. I got to meet the loving families behind the lovely couples. I learned more about how to provide the best experience possible for the bride and groom. […]
I recently had the opportunity to meet a unique wedding planner/designer/coordinator. Rebecca Grant with New Creations Weddings pleasantly surprised me with her background in “Asian-Pacific weddings, specifically Japanese, Chinese, Filipino, Hawaiian and Samoan wedding customs.” Meeting Rebecca and hearing about her services was a big plus for me because of the many Asian weddings I […]
Ok, so I can already hear a big sigh of “here she goes again” from my colleagues in the wedding industry, but I’m really feeling a trend lately. That trend is creating a magical wedding day with friends and family at a rustic cabin in the woods, beach house or anywhere outdoors! I don’t mean […]
Each week I will examine a wedding custom, ritual or tradition that has been passed from generation to generation. We’ll look at its origin and how it has influenced the lives of our ancestors and how it impacts us today. We’ll also look at how we create our own customs and how these new traditions […]
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