Your Wedding

The most important thing is that your ceremony should reflect you and your desires. To that end I will meet with you a number of times. If you live in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, we can meet in person. If you live elsewhere, we can do the meetings by phone. Like everything else in this process, the number of times we meet, how and where we meet, and how we plan your ceremony will really be up to you. I will emphasize flexibility throughout the process. 
 
The Stoic philosopher, Epictetus, once said that “We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.” I will keep that in mind in our meetings. I will not come with a “checklist” of things I need to do or I need to say. I will concentrate on you. Your wedding or commitment ceremony is about you, and should be about creating a memorable ceremony that will stay with you for years to come.

During the initial stage, I will ask you questions – general and specific – to gather information regarding your needs and desires. You need not worry about coming up with clear answers to each question (though it is certainly OK if you do) at that stage. The main thing is to get you thinking about what you want. 

After you have had some time to think about the questions we raised during the initial stage, we will begin to craft your ceremony together, and the ceremony elements and order will start to gel. 

During the more advanced stages of preparation we will together carefully craft a ceremony that will reflect your individuality and uniqueness, as no two couples are alike. I will perform the entire ceremony for you in advance, with a written copy in front of you, so there are no surprises. I will absolutely make sure that you will be confident that the wedding ceremony will indeed make your most special day truly wonderful.