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Julie Laudicina, Celebrant!

Julie is certified as a civil wedding celebrant by Celebrant Foundation and Institute.  She is licensed to perform legal weddings in New York City, New York State, and New Jersey.  She also does civil union ceremonies in NJ.

Whether a wedding ceremony is formal or informal, spiritual or secular, traditional or non-traditional, Julie creates ceremonies that reflect the beliefs, traditions, and wishes of the bride and groom.  She encourages couples to incorporate time-honored traditions or unique rituals in their wedding.  Her warm personality and engaging spirit make the ceremony one of the more stress-free aspects of  your wedding day. 

Most of her couples are very clear that they want a memorable ceremony that is totally personalized and sets the tone for their once-in-a-lifetime day.  Julie's goal is that the couple is able to savor this special moment between them because of her pre-wedding day preparation and communication.

Since 2005 she has conducted over 100 weddings at reception halls, restaurants, parks, museums, and private homes. She has done weddings in such beautiful venues as  The Loft and Garden at Rockefeller Center, the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, The Lighthouse at Chelsea Pier, Metrazur at Grand Central Terminal, Tribeca Rooftop, Manhattan Penthouse, Tavern on the Green, and the Hilton Garden Inn on Staten Island.  Several international couples have been married by Julie in Central Park weddings. 

Prior to becoming a celebrant, Julie was Associate Dean of arts and sciences at Pace University in Manhattan; a curriculum manager at Bell Laboratories, AT&T and Lucent Technologies in NJ; and Associate Director of the Noble Maritime Collection, an art museum in Staten Island, NY.  Her varied life experiences give her rich material to draw from when creating original ceremonies.

She has a liberal arts degree in English and art from Augsburg College, Minneapolis, MN, and a masters degree in organizational behavior from NYU's Polytechnic University, Brooklyn, NY.

Julie and her husband were recently selected as the 2009 Volunteers of the Year for the Staten Island Film Festival.  She has been a guest speaker for the Staten Island Chapter of Powerful You, a networking organization for business women.  And she chaired a panel discussion on doing business on the internet at the Staten Island Woman's Business Center annual conference in 2009.

Julie is affiliated with the Universal Brotherhood Movement, Inc., and she is their current ordaining minister for each new class of celebrants from Celebrant Foundation and Institute in Montclair, NJ.

 

 

  

     

 

      

Do you provide options for readings, vows, rituals, and staging of the ceremony?

After talking with couples about their ceremony, I can provide sample vows and readings that would be appropriate for the type of ceremony they would like...and would also match the essence of the meaning they want in the ceremony.  I always encourage couples to select vows that reflect the promises they want to make to each other...and I really like it when the couple wants to write their own vows.

I suggest options for the seating of family and special guests, the procession and the recession.  I also include a staging diagram in the ceremony script.  Dealing with the ceremony staging before the rehearsal or the ceremony itself is important for the couple because their decisions make it possible for me to become "The Stage Director" for the ceremony...taking that responsibility off their shoulders.

If you are not getting married in your church or synagogue, you will need to select a wedding officiant who is probably someone you don't know.  Here's are some questions you may ask when you select your wedding officiant:

1. Is the officiant legally qualified to marry you in the location of your ceremony?
2. Does your prospective officiant have experience writing and conducting the type of ceremony you want...spiritual or secular, traditional or non-traditional, formal or informal?
3.  Will your officiant listen to you and incorporate your wishes into the design of your cermeony or merely drop your names into a prepared script?
4.  Does your officiant have back-up if he or she is ill or otherwise unable to get to your wedding?
5.  Do you like the officiant?  Do you enjoy talking with him or her?  Will you be pleased to have this person in front of your dearest family and friends on your once-in-a lifetime day?
6.  If the officiant flexible and creative so that your ceremony reflects your beliefs and values?