You have lots of options when it comes to choosing your ceremony officiant. For weddings, officiants need to meet certain requirements to marry you in legally binding way, and in some cases a online ordination often suffices. For family ceremonies like baby namings and funerals, there aren’t any legal qualifications. So you might think that […]
Upstate NY Wedding Venues: The Cottage in the Pines in Sparrow Bush, NY
A beautiful Catskills wedding venue, The Cottage in the Pines is actually 3 buildings, offers spaces for indoor weddings and outdoor wedding ceremonies, and can accommodate guests overnight.
How Inclusive Ceremonies creates your bespoke wedding ceremony
As a Life-Cycle Celebrant, I’m trained to approach your ceremony without a long list of must haves or preconceived notions about what a wedding ceremony has to look like. I see your wedding ceremony as a tapestry we weave together.
Don’t hire a wedding officiant without talking about these things
Welcome to my new series on what happens as we create your wedding ceremony. Over the next few posts, I’ll cover some of the things that happen from our first meeting through to your wedding day. Here you’ll find some food for thought, advice, and questions to ask yourselves…and me. 😊 Creating your wedding ceremony […]
What’s better than having a friend officiate your wedding?
Find out why having a friend officiate your wedding ceremony may not be your best choice.
An officiant’s guide to adding ceremony space to your wedding venue
Adding a ceremony space to your wedding venue, whether indoors or outdoors, can bring you more weddings. According to The Knot 2017 Real Weddings Study, “ceremonies hosted in a religious institution have dropped significantly, from 41% in 2009 to 22% in 2017.” These couples need to have their ceremonies somewhere and many will consider having […]
Why you need a backup plan for your outdoor wedding
An outdoor wedding ceremony can be a wonderful, beautiful, event. Imagine the summer sun shining down on you, a cool breeze ruffling your partner’s hair as they say their vows, and your guests basking in the glow with you. Or perhaps you picture yourself getting married in October, with a nip in the air and […]
Quick Wedding Tips: 5 things to check when choosing a ceremony site
When planning your wedding ceremony, you have so many location options. I’ve married couples in chapels, upscale venues, parks, beaches, back yards, and living rooms. Take it from me. These tips will help you avoid problems when choosing a ceremony site.
Attention Civil Union couples… Are you “married”?
If you created a Civil Union in New Jersey before Marriage Equality doesn’t mean your legally married today.
Inclusive Ceremonies has moved to Sullivan County, New York!
It’s my great pleasure to announce that Inclusive Ceremonies has moved to the lush countryside of the Catskill Mountains. Why Sullivan County? For years, couples have asked me if I had a place where they could exchange their vows. While I love Jersey City, my former home and office didn’t allow me the space to […]