Being a wedding officiant is a unique opportunity for me to combine a life-long interest in spiritual traditions with my background in theater and public speaking. It’s a real privilege to help couples create a meaningful ceremony that draws them together with family and friends in one of life’s great celebrations.

My interest in how we put down roots for our lives by figuring out our own unique connection with the universe at one time drew me to attend a seminary and complete a pastoral internship at a church. Then time and experience taught me that the life of the soul is too mysterious to fit into any single tradition. I now describe my spiritual understanding by borrowing from Hemingway: “There’s no one thing that’s true. It’s all true.”

I greatly enjoy listening to couples describe how they’d like their wedding ceremony to express their commitment to each other in a way that feels most authentic to them. If they’d like to combine elements from specific traditions that are important to them or to their families, I suggest a variety of readings or rituals that will bring those valued beliefs into their ceremony.