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Established:	2004
Employees:	1
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If you are looking to  customize a  spiritual, religious, civil, or commitment ceremony, then let me help you.   Weather you want to create a uniquely special ceremony or a traditional one; I will be there to guide you. From the processional to the recessional, I will lend my experience and expertise to you as part of the whole wedding celebration. 

I am Reverend Starlene Joyner Burns a nondenominational interfaith minister and founder of SJB Ministries LLC.  And it would be an honor to be part of your celebration of love.  Witnessing the beauty of two souls joining together in the bonds of matrimony is always a wonderful experience for me.  

If you are interested in using my services, please call me or visit my website and complete the availability form.  Meanwhile, I look forward to hearing from you and hopefully working with you, your family and your friends. 

 

Are you willing to perform a ceremony at a non-religious site? yes

Are you flexible in the wording used throughout the ceremony including the vows? yes

Do you allow the couple to write their own vows, if desired? yes

Do you have a list of readings pre-selected, from which the couple must choose? yes

Do you require that premarital counseling be done? optional

Are you willing to perform pre-ceremony rehearsals? yes

Tip 1: 
Before accepting the engagement ring, make sure your fiancé is free to marry you. Don’t wait until weeks before your wedding to find out that he has not been divorced or the paperwork had not been finalized.

This can be very heart breaking, because most vendors will not provide a refund nor allow rescheduling of your event weeks before the wedding.  So with the ring ask to see the divorce documents immediately. If these papers cannot be produced within days, then he’s still married. So plan accordingly.


Tip 2: 
Always start a summer outdoor wedding on time.  Consider your guests and elderly family members sitting in the sweltering heat while supporting you. The heat can be pretty overwhelming for them especially while dressed in formal clothing.

So provide ice cold drinking water and fans.

Do not delay your wedding more than 10 minutes. It’s not fair to your guests to wait in temperatures above 80º.


Tip 3: 
Do not use an aisle runner outdoors unless it is secured with weights.  I  have watched many inexperienced pullers work hard trying to figure out what to do, while 100’s of people looked on. Often times there is no tape, no weights to aid the puller in his task. Even though this may seem like a simple job. It becomes difficult when nature works against your efforts.

To make this job easier for the puller, I suggest that you provide him with the right tools. Equip him with some heavy duty tape and a pocket knife (just in case he needs it.). And use colored pouches full of stones, balloon weights, or small votives with lights (battery operated, not fire) at 3 - 4 feet intervals (both sides) to hold down the runner. This prevents the runner from taking off to distant places across the lawn, while keeping it smooth and straight.

When a runner is used on grass, your heels and the heels of your bridal party (recessional) will poke through it. This can cause you to trip, be thrown off balance, and the runner to tear and move. If you are not planning on wearing flats, wedge heels (on grass), or securing the runner (grass or concrete); then forget using one. The aisle runner can be more problems than you can imagine.