As an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ, working in a Manhattan church, one of my great joys is walking with people through life’s most significant moments. That is why I love officiating weddings – I love guiding couples through one of the most significant moments of their lives: the moment when they make a set of promises that will unite them into one family.

While I am unapologetically Christian, I am delighted to work with people of any faith background at all – I’ve performed weddings for people from many faith traditions, including atheist, Baptist, lapsed Catholic, “spiritual but not religious,” UCC (of course!) and more… my role isn’t to be pushy or dogmatic, but to use my expertise in leading ceremonies to help the couple celebrate their marriage in a way that reflects them and their backgrounds, and honors the significance of their commitment.

As a UCC minister, I am honored and blessed to be able to preside at LGBTQ weddings.

I also have extensive experience with brief “elopement” style ceremonies for couples coming from out-of-town or out-of-state.