David Mielcarek

Wedding Vow from the Chinese Han Dynasty

New York is a delicious melting pot of ethnic groups and cultures—a Celebrant’s dream come true.  According to the U.S. Census Bureau, more than 10 percent of New Yorkers identify themselves as Chinese.  I have worked with many Chinese couples over the years and find there are wonderful customs, including the traditional tea ceremony which …

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Ivy Covered Roses: Wedding at Columbia University Chapel

I am from Oklahoma which, like many other Midwestern states, is filled with robust state-supported colleges and universities, but few private institutions of higher education.  I have hypothesized about why this is the case—the migration patterns in American history, the timing of the Morrill Land Grant Act which “seeded” many of our large public universities, …

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