Secular Ceremony Services

On the stage where I was married.

I had the pleasure of performing my first wedding ceremony on the very stage where I married my wife, Valerie. It was the occasion of the marriage of my friends, Phil and Theresa. All of us are members of the Players Guild of Dearborn, and the Guild allowed us to use the stage for our ceremonies. Phil and Theresa used the set of the show Dear Ruth which Phil had just directed.

The way a wedding should be.

Ministers, Rabbis, Judges, and Officiants do not marry people, people marry each other. We are just the official witnesses to this union. This is why your wedding should be the way that you want it to be. To say the words that you want to say. I am here to make this day your day, and to make it official.

I work from a collection of readings and words that have been used in other weddings. I ask the couple to pick from this collection, and I offer them the opportunity to add anything else they like, even if the entire ceremony is of their own creation. This is your day and it should reflect who you are. Don't be afraid to make it different and uniquely you. Even if that includes dressing for the part, be it in period costume or cowboy theme, this is your ceremony, whatever you want is what you should have. (As long as it is legal.) I have a theatrical background and I am open to different ideas.

Please contact me with any questions you may have. My fee is $275 for all wedding ceremonies, simple or complex. (There may be a small charge for gas if your ceremony includes a long drive.) I live and work in the Metropolitan Detroit area and am available to perform your ceremony at the location of your choice. Please contact me for availability.

Calendar 2012                           

January 14; Feb; Mar; Apr 7; May 6, 19; Jun 2; July 7, 13, 14; Aug 10, 17; Sept 22, 28, 29; Oct 13, 27; Nov 3; Dec;

Please assume a rehearsal the night before. A wedding and a rehearsal are possible to arrange as long as travel time is taken into account. Please check here throughout the year as new commitments will be added as they occur.

Acknowledgement

She performed my wedding to Valerie and showed me what a wedding minister should be. Many of the readings in my book are taken from the book she gave to me for use in our wedding.