I’ve been a card writer for as long as I can remember. And, I’ve made hand-made cards for friends and loved ones for 25+ years. But becoming a wedding officiant has offered me the opportunity to make beautiful hand-made cards for my clients. I’ve always been partial to vintage looks—be it clothes, home décor, or […]
A consistent trend in contemporary weddings is to make note of those who cannot be with the couple, to celebrate. It is especially important to do so during these days of the pandemic when travel is difficult and so many people remain very concerned about contracting the virus. Today I did a sweet ceremony in
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A couple of days ago, I noticed that it was “National Love Note” day. I was immediately drawn to this book, gifted to me early in my Celebrancy career, with Love from the last two millennia. Tucked into this book, I’ve always kept a few pieces of mail between my paternal grandmother and grandfather, who
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I love making gifts to my couples in honor of their new marriage. There is always something in their biography that speaks to me. Today I officiated a wedding for two for whom hiking had become a favorite activity. In fact their proposal story took place in the stunning Joshua Tree National Park in California.
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Several weeks ago, I had the opportunity to officiate a Simply Eloped ceremony, honoring this sweet little family and a handful of guests. My friend and colleague Marta Zapardiel took these beautiful photographs chronicling the anticipation of the wedding, moving moments during the ceremony, and family portraits after the big event. The wedding was held
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No matter large wedding or small, every celebration deserves a sweet at the end. And, in my new neighborhood of Chelsea, I’ve found just the place to procure perfect cakes for the day—Empire Cake! In many cultures, brides and grooms share sweets of some sort as part of the ceremony or afterwards. In typical American
Earlier today, I was speaking with a bride who said that she and her fiancé were drawn to Buddhism, but she didn’t know how that might be reflected in the ceremony. My mind started racing! I offered her a host of ideas including the Buddhist-Inspired Vows and Homily shown below. Such a beautiful way to
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In my early days as a celebrant, Brooklyn was not the hip borough that it is today. I have vivid recollections of trying to catch a cab at my then Upper East Side apartment to go to a Brooklyn wedding. Often, when the driver would find out I was headed out of Manhattan, he would
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Yesterday, I had the honor of marrying a beautiful African-American couple in a small, romantic wedding in Central Park. A week or two before the wedding, the bride reached out to let me know that their ceremony would end with a “jumping of the broom.” I was thrilled. Over the many years I’ve been a
Tomorrow I marry a bride whose family came to the United States from Cuba. They have harrowing stories. I felt that one way to pay tribute to their families heroism was to use a reading by a Cuban author. Some years ago, I picked up Burnt Sugar: Cana Quemada: Contemporary Cuban Poetry in English and
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