Wedding Officiants in Albany, NY

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Your wedding should be a reflection of you and your unique love story. I provide fully customized wedding ceremonies and will work with you to be sure every word is perfect. I’m available for consultations on Zoom, FaceTime, or in person where we can get to know more about each other, I can walk you through the process and then you can decide if you feel you’d like to move forward. I love getting to know each couple personally and I can promise you that the ceremony and words spoken will all be a true reflection of who you are as a couple, in celebration of your love. Queer friendly, I celebrate everyone’s happiness. Please contact me and let’s begin the conversation!

Make your wedding a memorable and joyous experience that deeply reflects who you are, and the love and dreams you share with each other. As a wedding officiant who is also an ordained interfaith minister, I work with couples of all faiths and beliefs, to design and perform wedding ceremonies that can be either spiritual, religious, humanistic-secular, nature-based, or other themes, including mixed-faith relationships - whatever the couple experiences as true for themselves. Your wedding ceremony can be very elegant and elaborate, or very simple, or anywhere in between depending on your wishes. The actual content of the ceremony comes from our discussions. We can be as creative as you like! Soy bilingüe. Puedo realizar la ceremonia en español o inglés o ambos. My services as a wedding officiant include the following: - Initial introductory conversation and ceremony overview - In-depth initial meeting with couple to discuss wedding logistics, details of ceremony, personal faith and beliefs, the joys and challenges of your relationship, marriage beliefs and goals. - Design and creation of ceremony. - Completion and mailing of your marriage license - Performing ceremony Apart from wedding preparation and officiating, I offer premarital assessment and counseling for couples to address special issues and challenges, or, if no specific challenges. KI offer preventative experiential education workshops on topics including mindfulness and awareness, communication and conflict resolution, finding individual and couple purpose, and navigating life changes. My fee range for wedding preparation and officiating is $325 - $425, depending on the time, travel, and complexity involved. I officiate weddings all over New England and eastern NY State during the months May-October, and in North Carolina and Eastern Tennessee during the months November-April. 50% deposit is required at time of signing of written agreement which spells out all commitments by me and you. The balance is due on the day of the wedding. I am glad to answer any questions that you have. I look forward to hearing from you soon. Best wishes, Reverend Joy (Rev. Gary Shapiro)