We aren't religious, so we didn't have a pastor that had known us for years to perform the ceremony for us. We wanted to find an officiant who would perform a civil ceremony for us but not in a dry, impersonal way. Dale was our perfect fit. He does all kinds of weddings, from religious to completely civil, perfectly tailored to the bride and groom. He let us write the whole ceremony (he gave us some examples of other weddings he's done so we had a place to start) so we could really personalize it. He also can provide white racing pigeons for bird releases (they fly back to his house afterwards). We thought that was a really special added touch.