The ceremony is the most important part …

Allow me to start by saying I fell in love with Amanda & Mike the second I saw their video on the eleven eleven website. I first met them at the live reveal party at Zed451, I could feel the sincerity and warmness of their hearts and it flowed to their parents.

For our planning meeting we met at a local coffee shop, I explained that my job as their Celebrant was to create a ceremony that should be an expression of their heart and soul. Simple or elaborate, traditional or cutting-edge, formal or casual, collectively we will create a meaningful ceremony tailored just for Amanda and Mike. They were excited about having their love story told during their ceremony. As a Celebrant, believe in the power and effectiveness of ceremony and ritual. I collaborate with my clients to create and perform personalized ceremonies that reflect the clients’ beliefs, philosophy of life and personalities; not the my own.

Unity rituals were a big topic during our discussion, they were interested in having some elements of their ceremony be traditional, however, and they also wanted to incorporate non-traditional rituals.  Hand fasting or “tying the knot” is a Celtic ritual of tying the bride and grooms hands together with a cord or ribbon in a love knot signifying the tying together of two hearts and two families forever, Amanda and Mike loved the idea of tying their souls together with a love knot.

Humor is what gets Amanda & Mike through tough times and they would like to include it in the ceremony. Family means everything to them and they look forward to honoring their families on their wedding day. When Heather from Greatest Expectations first told me about this contest I was excited to do something extra special for a deserving couple, I am truly blessed and honored to be Amanda & Mike’s Wedding Celebrant.