It made people cry and laugh which is the perfect combination
ABOUT
About me
I became ordained because I wanted to provide loving, custom ceremonies to couples who did not want the traditional church service. When I married Dawn in 2010 I had a terrible time finding someone to perform our marriage ceremony. We did not want a traditional church wedding and service. We wanted a ceremony that focused on the love we shared. We wanted a ceremony that was inclusive, romantic, funny, but most of all, one that would touch the heartstrings of everyone gathered to share in our happy day.
To help others in this same situation, I studied with the Celebrant Foundation & Institute to learn the art and the craft of ceremony preparation and delivery. I learned to make the couple the center of the ceremony. My goal is to make your ceremony the best it can be. Hopefully the attendees will remember the ceremony long after they have forgotten the color of the cocktail napkins, or the vegetables served at the reception.
about you
You are in love with your best friend. You are standing up in front of your friends and your family to share your wedding day with them. This should be one of the happiest days in your life. You want your ceremony to be perfect. You want to tell the world of the love you feel for each other and express the hopes, dreams and wishes for a wonderful life together. So, pick up the phone, or start typing your contact info in the little spaces we’ve conveniently provided for you. Let’s work together to make your wedding ceremony the high point of the day and the reception afterward being the icing on the cake.
ABOUT US
The process works once you contact me to perform your ceremony. (If I’m not available we may still be able to work together through some wonderful associates I have). I send a short contract to ensure that we are all on the same page with date, location, and price of the ceremony. You also receive a questionnaire that tells me how you met, why you fell in love and wish to marry and other information that allows me to write the first draft of your ceremony. From there we refine and edit the ceremony until it is exactly what you want it to be. When we are finished it’s almost like a script to a play with the procession, music, your love story, readings, vows, and all components of the ceremony laid out to ensure that the ceremony flows as smoothly and efficiently as it can. After the ceremony you will receive a very nice keepsake of the ceremony so you can enjoy the experience over and over again as the years go by.
WE WE DO
Weddings
I’m first and foremost a wedding officiate. We work with you to ensure that your wedding ceremony is exactly what you want it to be, It should reflect exactly what you mean to each other. I work with all couples that wish to marry, elope, or otherwise spend their lives together. I have married couples in New York City, North and South Carolina, Washington, DC, California, and Wisconsin. I’ve officiated for same sex couples, interfaith couples, inter-race couples and even traditional couples. The ceremony is entirely yours. It will be as religious or secular as you wish it to be. If you are in any of the categories noted above, let’s talk.
Baby Naming/Guide Parent Ceremonies
This is actually my wife Dawn’s favorite ceremony. If you are religious and assign God-Parents in your church so-be-it. If, however, you do not follow an established religion very closely, but still want a very close friend or family member assigned to be a mentor or other very positive role model for your children the Guide Parent Ceremony is perfect for you and your family. In fact, if I performed your marriage ceremony, this would be perfect for any children you may be fortunate to bring into your lives.
Renewal of Vows
The wedding ceremony is a celebration of what may be. You don’t really yet know how things will turn out, but you are in love and you believe that getting married is exactly the right thing to do. The Renewal of Vows, however, celebrates the fact that your decision to marry was exactly the right thing to do. You can not imagine being with anyone else in the world than your spouse. It celebrates what you have and hold dear. It’s also a great excuse to have a wonderful party surrounded by those you love.
Funerals
One of lives indisputable realities is that our time on earth is limited. We help to celebrate the life of the departed in order to ease the transition from one stage of being to the next. We help you remember and cherish those held dear. As long as you hold them in your heart they are never truly gone. Celebrate the life!
Home Blessings
A new house is exciting. A new home is heartwarming. Let’s celebrate your new home together to ensure that your home will be a place of peace, sanctuary and love. Again, as in all the ceremonies we perform the Home Blessing can be as religious or secular as you desire.
cOOL WAYS TO CUSTOMIZE YOUR CEREMONY
Contact Us
Phone
910-690-9212
info@daybreakceremonies.com