LET’S CREATE A CELEBRATION TOGETHER!

ABOUT

WEDDINGS | MEMORIALS | OTHER Celebrations

Now, at the end of 2023, I have married over 100 couples. Each experience has been unique and exciting, as I get to know the relationship journey of each couple. No relationship is the same, therefore each ceremony is one of a kind. With each couple I work with, I spend a great deal of time to write a ceremony tailored to their beliefs and desires and one that speaks specifically to them as individuals and as a couple.

I believe that people are most secure and fulfilled when they have a sense of belonging; when they feel they are a part of a community and can celebrate important passages with that community. These celebrations then become the golden threads in the fabric of our lives.

Now retired, I spent 33 years working in public education. With a focus on a love of learning and developing a strong sense of community, my career as an educator and administrator was deeply satisfying.

As a previous neighborhood association founder and president, I carried this belief of the importance of belonging into my own neighborhood. Through grant writing and “rallying the troops”, we planted trees, cleaned up alleys, and kept watch over each other’s homes.  In my current neighborhood, I continue to welcome new neighbors, have neighborhood gatherings, and make a special effort to get to know the people that make up my close community.  

Throughout my life I have traveled extensively throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Mexico, Australia, and New Zealand.  I’ve learned that our environment, our culture, our family, and our beliefs make us unique.  And yet, we still have the same basic human need to belong, and for our life to be recognized and celebrated.

In 2011, I attended In-Sight Institutes to become a Certified Celebrant trained in writing and conducting Memorial Services and in 2019, obtained my Credentials of Ministry from the Universal Life Church Ministries to be a Wedding Officiant. I look forward, in these roles, to be a part of bringing communities of family and friends together to celebrate life.