As a Certified Life Cycle Celebrant, Wedding Officiant, and Funeral and Memorial Specialist, it is my great honor to create and perform ceremonies that help you celebrate ALL of the significant events in your life.
I officiate at baby namings and adoptions, weddings and commitments, anniversary celebrations, funerals and memorials, ash scatterings and animal companion remembrances. I even officiate at divorce ceremonies. (YES! Think about it…isn’t a divorce a death also?)
Every Life Event Holds a Story
I truly believe that every life event is an opportunity for stories to be told and for relationships and memories to be made between families and friends. Whether it’s celebrating a new love or saying goodbye to the one you’ve loved and lost, whether it’s in the company of your family and friends or alone and silent, it is my heart’s joy and honor to tell your story using your words and intentions.
Too often, moments pass us by and go unnoticed and unremarked. Too often ceremonies and funerals are predictable and filled with uncomfortable rituals we must somehow endure.
My ceremonies are never cookie cutter or mass produced; each one is unique, one-of-a-kind, and customized for you. And only presented with your complete approval.
My goal is to ensure that only YOUR values, beliefs and traditions are reflected in your ceremony and that the words spoken are authentic, deeply meaningful and personal. I also work hard to ensure they are presented with complete professionalism, great style and total sincerity. (With an appreciation for unexpected humor, too!)
Ceremonies for Beginnings
There are so many changes in life to celebrate!
Life is filled with significant moments of crossing over from one stage into another. From being welcomed into a family as a long anticipated newborn or as a cherished and planned for adopted child to marking the transition of a teenager into adulthood.
“We are the ones who can do ritual, who can praise, who can remember, who can celebrate an infinite number of sacred moments in our lives and in the lifetimes of our universe.” – Matthew Fox
Some examples of Beginning Ceremonies are:
- Blessings
- Namings and Adoptions
- Weddings
- Encore Weddings
- Commitments and Domestic Partnerships
- Vow Renewals
- Anniversaries
Ceremonies for Endings
At the times in our lives when we are experiencing great pain and loss, ceremonies are vitally important in helping us acknowledge, honor and process our grief.
As a certified Life Cycle Celebrant, I am a skilled and compassionate heart ceremonialist who strives to give love and honor to each of your life events–even the most difficult to accept–without imposing any bias of any kind.
I believe that ceremonies can have great meaning and help us define who we are, what we have become and what we have learned. Ceremonies help us connect to our past while gently moving us into a new day, 
recognizing our passage into a new reality.
“Great is the art of belonging. But greater is the art of ending.” – William Wadsworth Longfellow
Some examples of Ending Ceremonies are:
- Separations
- Divorces
- Funerals
- Memorials and End-of-Life Celebrations
- Animal Companion Remembrances
- Ash Scatterings