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Flowers by Zoie

March 1, 2012 by Preacher Leave a Comment

Dear Engaged couple—

Zoie at her wedding floral shop

As you maybe know, I am really, really “into” this wedding business. I love meeting couples, hearing their stories, and putting a service together that is memorable and meaningful . Occasionally … Read More

The Marrying Woman

February 15, 2012 by Preacher Leave a Comment

Dear engaged couple-
Today I am borrowing from a fellow officiant, named Ben Fong-Torres, whose article, “The Marrying Man” was published in Parade Pagazine on February 12th, 2012. It’s a great article. It speaks to me certainly. Like Mr. Fong-Torres, … Read More

Cheesy Valentine Poems

February 9, 2012 by Preacher Leave a Comment

Cheesy Valentine Poems

Dear Engaged Couple, Valentine’s Day will soon be here!. Yours truly is knee high in wedding service preparations. Lots of people tie the knot on Valentine’s Day. Just to get the creative juices flowing this week, I

Symbols for your Wedding Service

February 2, 2012 by Preacher Leave a Comment

Dear engaged couple-

How many words would it take to describe an ocean wave as it crashes on the shore, do you think? You’d want to include a description of the white froth, which lies like creamy icing on a

What do you call that special person in your life?

January 25, 2012 by Preacher Leave a Comment

Dear Engaged Couple:

Now that you are engaged the problem no longer exists. You have a name for each other. He’s your fiance, and she is your fiancee. Those two words are tres elegante, and well, tres romantique, n’est … Read More

Break out the Champagne!

January 23, 2012 by Preacher Leave a Comment

Dear Engaged Couple: Time for a little celebrating here! Yours truly just won an award with a prestigious organization called Wedding Wire. Read below:

Charlottesville,VA} – January 23, 2012 – WeddingWire, the nation’s leading wedding Marketplace, is … Read More

What to Look for in a Wedding Photographer

January 20, 2012 by Preacher Leave a Comment

Dear Engaged Couple-

You may not know this, particularly if this is your first marriage, but turf wars occasionally develop between the wedding photographer and the wedding officiant.

Actually, tensions between a wedding photographer and wedding officiant are probably

A GREAT idea for Wedding Gifts

January 12, 2012 by Preacher Leave a Comment

Dear Engaged Couple-

I met a woman named Rebecca Kelman this week. She is an entrepreneur like me. She makes handpainted gifts—specifically, she paints glassware. She promotes her business among “wedding industry” professionals, because, of course, her painted glassware make