John O'Donohue

For Marriage; John O’DonohueMy friend and fellow Celebrant, Murphy Birdsall turned me on to John O’Donohue, an Irish poet and philosopher who died suddenly on January 4th. He was a ” native Irish speaker, a former priest, and author of books that provided...

another great wedding ceremony site

What a beautiful beautiful venue this is! I’m delighted to be officiating at a wedding on Saturday morning at this gorgeous historically significant site. Something to keep in mind, if you’re having a wedding on a holiday weekend, is that your guests might...

Bravo to California!

California has lifted the ban on same sex weddings, which is a wonderful benchmark that more states should imitate. I am very proud that New Jersey had made civil unions legal for years; we have a little more work to do, but at least some of the protections and...

The Reeves-Reed Arboretum

Today, I had the great joy to officiate at a lovely and intimate wedding held at this amazing venue, the Reeves-Reed Arboretum, in Summit New Jersey. The gardens are incredible, and the staff couldn’t be more accommodating. We did NOT have a sunny day, but in...

Don't worry!

We’re still the same blog, with an articulate and wide ranging array of topics, but we want to be more efficiently optimized so we’ve changed the name of the blog. And created another one, “what a great New York wedding” (geez, am I clever or...