WEDDING: Officiant for Hollywood Writers' Ceremony at the Elegant Ebell of Los Angeles

CONGRATULATIONS, Christine and Eric!

Officiating the 23 October 2010 wedding of Christine Boylan, writer and story editor of TNT's Leverage television show and Eric Heisserer, screenwriter of 2010's A Nightmare on Elm Street and 2011's the Thing at the EBELL OF LOS ANGELES was truly an honour and a very special experience!

Via email, i collaborated with Eric and Christine to create a wedding ceremony fit for (and out of the minds and hands of) two writers. In the processional, the bride walked down a staircase alone, and proceeded unaccompanied until the groom walked up to meet her halfway down the aisle.Together, they completed the journey to the altar together, to "signal their conscious choice to walk together in their lives". The ceremony included a community vow, where the officiant asks the friends, family and other loved ones in the audience to affirm their love and support for the two people about to be married:

Eric requested we not ask if anyone present objects to his marrying Christine, since there was no room in the budget for trained snipers.  Instead, I would like to invite you, the cherished guests, to give your support to this union.

As they go forth in their life together, Eric and Christine will need each of you to embrace them, help them and lift them, as they experience all the joys and challenges that lie before them.  And so, as their community, do you pledge your support and caring to Christine and Eric?

COMMUNITY: Yes, we do!

i have never performed, nor attended, a wedding filled with more applause!  Gotta love Hollywood people.  ;-P  And, as they stood together beneath their 'chuppah-cabana',  a Khalil Gibran passage, On Marriage, was read by a cherished friend.

Please see the happy couple's New York Times wedding announcement (if link does not work, please see pdf on our website). 

Event coordination and planning by Michelle Buckley herself, of MINT JULEP SOCIAL EVENTS.  Ceremony music by string trio from Essence Entertainment.  Cocktail hour jazz ensemble: _______  Reception big band: the Fabulous Esquires.  Photography by MAX WANGER (not above).  About the location:  The Ebell, originally founded by women in 1864 as an educational and philanthropic organisation, is a historic venue on Lucerne Ave. at Wilshire Bl.  Be sure to see this gorgeous facility with rich wood interiors and details straight out of glamourous old Hollywood's yesteryear and vintage Los Angeles.

CONGRATULATIONS: Lucy & Talin!

A huge congratulations and many thanks to the lovely couple! It was a beautiful Hollywood Hills home ceremony/reception last night. The table settings were stunning, and the work of MAGGIE MECCIA and RON RILEY. i hope to have some photos to share with you, later!

After the ceremony, a lot of people asked me, "Where did they find you?" and "Did you write the ceremony for them?" to which i answered, "i'm not sure how they found me, but they definitely saw me on the internet and reached out through my website..." and "i wrote it, but they did most of the work."

Internet marketing is so vast, and can be so complex, and i am grateful whenever anyone happens to find my site, A NON-DENOMINATIONAL CEREMONY and feels a connection to it.

As for the writing part, i do indeed create the text from scratch, but it would not be possible without a couple's input. Once i am hired, i send home a 'Couple's Questionnaire', which is returned via email. The various answers supply the material i use to write an introduction, as well as a couple's story, and all the transitions between the different elements.