Chosen for the voice, kept for the flexibility
Couples usually find me because a friend said the ceremony did not feel generic, and then they stay because I will actually build the ceremony they describe instead of handing them a template with their names swapped in. Secular, faith-based, bilingual, five minutes long or twenty-five - the shape follows what you tell me, not the other way around.
The questionnaire is the real starting point: how you met, what you want said and what you specifically do not, whether either family needs a tradition honored. I write a draft, you mark it up, and we do not stop until it sounds like you rather than like me.
I attend the rehearsal for every full ceremony package, walk the space with you, and set the practical details - where each person stands, who walks when, who is holding the rings, and where to look so your photographer gets a face instead of the back of a head. If I am ever unavailable, a backup officiant named in your contract steps in with your approved script, so nothing about the day depends on one person's calendar.
