Lighting of the Family Candles

Earlier I said that with this marriage a new family is born. In that context [Bride] and [Groom] will now invite [Child or children] to come up with them to light a unity candle.

This will symbolize the birth of their new family. With this marriage, [Bride] and [Groom] and [Child or children] have confirmed the bond among them that has grown and deepened over the past several years.

Officiant Reviews

After meeting Karen MacPherson Clark we knew for sure she was the one we wanted to marry us. She was friendly and upbeat... and after we explained that we wanted to have a redneck/cowboy wedding that was to be fun and light hearted, she enthusiastically jumped right in! She showed up on the wedding day compete with jeans and a cowboy hat! Our vows were to be cute and funny, not serious, with no religious tones. She delivered on that as well! She had the guests stand... and then holler out a good "Yeh Ha!" She even brought a rope for the bride to "lasso" the groom with. To sum it up... we were delighted with Karen and would heartily recommend her to anyone wanting an open minded person to wed them, a person that is very willing to provide this service the way they want their day to be. Our deepest thanks to Karen and our kindest regards always.

Wayne and Lori

Karen MacPherson Clark was awesome. She was on time, organized and full of laughs. It sure put us at ease.Karen could not have been friendlier if she tried. We all had good laughs but she kept it professional. Thank you for giving us the ceremony we were looking for! Alexander and Carole August 2019

Alexander and Carole

Reggie Hovinga was friendly and helpful. He was accommodate our request, able to provide service on short notice!! Thank you Reggie for making our day possible. Robert and Jacqueline May 2020

Robert and Jacqueline

We just finished discussing how perfect Robert (Chaffey) was for our ceremony. As we put it, “he just fit in.” Why can’t everyone be like Robert? Calm, cool, collected. Not to mention highly organized, collaborative, sincere, and most importantly, a comfortable presence for a man and woman experiencing the most nerve-wracking moment of their lives. In hindsight, Robert was the only person that could have married us. Anyone else would have one glaring flaw: they’re not Robert Chaffey. We’ve already recommended him to some friends of ours getting married later this year. Keep up the fine work, Robert. You have our gratitude.

Megan and Daniel

Don, thank you so much for yesterday. You were perfect. We couldn't have asked for a better ceremony.

Meghan and Greg

Thank you very much for performing such a wonderful wedding ceremony for us! We are thrilled with how everything turned out.

Brenden and Julie