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It’s All in the Details

May 1, 2012 by Preacher Leave a Comment

Flowers from Pharsalia’s many gardens

What a wedding it was! This weekend I officiated at a beautifully planned wedding at a plantation home in Tyro, Virginia. Tyro. That’s about an hour and fifteen minutes south of Charlottesville. The plantation home,

Let me Show you my Etching!

April 18, 2012 by Preacher Leave a Comment

Photo by KM Studios

Dear Engaged Couples:

Although I married many moons ago, I still remember the panic I experienced as I tried to find gifts for my bridal party. I wanted something that was personalized—something that would speak to

Will the REAL Wedding Please Stand UP!?

April 12, 2012 by Preacher Leave a Comment

To Thee I do Wed

Dear Engaged Couple:

Charlottesville vineyard

Recently a couple phoned me wanting me to officiate at their wedding. They wanted to do a “quicky service” at a winery with all of their friends present. The groom

Are you Marrying Just Anybody?

April 6, 2012 by Preacher Leave a Comment

Dear Engaged (or soon to be engaged) Couple-

Today I want to talk deep. So many of my blogs are light, fluffy things, like you read in wedding magazines. But I’m not really a fluffy person. My life runs deep

So, Regarding Weddings….Who Pays for What?

March 30, 2012 by Preacher Leave a Comment

Beautiful bridal bouquet provided by the goom’s family

Dear Engaged Couple—

Today I want to initiate a discussion which I hope you will continue with each other and with your respective families. The discussion is about who pays for what

How to get a Marriage License, Take Two

March 22, 2012 by Preacher Leave a Comment

How to get a Marriage License in Virginia

Added to playlist on www.youtube.com

How to get your marriage license in the state of Virginia; time frame for getting the license, documentation needed, where to go.

Dear Engaged Couple–I know, I … Read More

Well that really does Take the Cake!

March 17, 2012 by Preacher Leave a Comment

One of Kristen’s beautiful cakes!

Dear Engaged Couple—What I like so much about being an officiant is all the people you meet as I go about the business of marrying people. I have met wedding planners, photographers, jewelers, florists, dj’s,

How do I change my name after the wedding?

March 9, 2012 by Preacher Leave a Comment

Dearly Betrothed,

In a previous blog I took you and your fiance through the steps to get your marriage license. Now in this blog, just for the bride-to-be, I would like to take you through the steps of legally changing … Read More