the 5 Year Licence - for me, not the couple!

I consider being a Marriage Commissioner a great privilege, and enjoy the process of helping each couple envision and create the wedding ceremony that is perfect for them.

I am pleased to say that I have been "renewed" as a Marriage Commissioner for the Province of Manitoba for another 5 years. YAY!

I have two weddings confirmed for 2009, and hope to be of service to other couples as the year progresses. I'm also looking forward to a baby blessing or two, a house blessing here and there as well.

I'm not looking forward to the inevitable memorials or requiems, but they are all part of the friendly personal service.


Celebrate today with Spirit!
Susan

Wings, a Light Saber and a great Retro Tux

Welcome to Ceremonies With Spirit.  

In future posts, I will be discussing my whole "practice' when it comes to celebrating the milestones of life (sounds like a greeting card) and what I think are important moments when creating and executing ceremonies, celebrations and rituals.  

But since I've just gotten home from a most wonderful experience - let me tell you about my day:

Today it was my privilege to marry M&C - a couple of long standing (9 years) who finally "made it legal' with a ceremony in Woodhaven Park.  In attendance was C's son - also a C - so lets just call him Jedi.  As the bride "didn't want to be the only one in a silly dress (she was a Renaissance Angel in Green with a double set of wings), she asked that the guests wear costumes.  Jedi came as Annikin Skywalker, complete with light saber.  M wore a great beige Austin Power style tuxedo.  I wore flashing Mickey Mouse ears - as befits my status as an honorary Mousekteer (really) and my usual cool weather purple dress.

Guests ranged in costume from Clark Kent & Lois Lane (Clark did have a superman t-shirt on under his suit), King Arthur & Gweneverre, a bunch of gansters and their molls, Marilyn Monroe in a fabu white dress, various escapees from the Renaissance Faire/SCA, a winged Devil, Medusa (the bride's mom), a Chef (who really was the Chef, and prepared the feast as well as being the best man), A Wizard and Witch (who weren't together), a Lumberjack and a Chest of Drawers.

The Ceremony included acknowledgement of Jedi adopting M as his father for real, and taking M's surname going forward, and I have to say was one of the best I've written - certainly it had the most laughs built in.  Though everyone got weepy when C&M said their own "spill the heart" words.  Rings were exchanged between M&C, and Jedi and M exchanged silver chains - Jedi had picked out a charm that says #1 Dad.  It was a beautiful thing to see - and an honor to officiate.

Festivities - socializing - feasting - music - laughter - and then it was time to go home.  Another day well done.  Many happy years to this newly legalized family!