Congratulations to the two of you on your engagement!
A wedding ceremony celebrates the commitment between two people who love one another, by reflecting the values, beliefs, and meaningful aspects of your relationship. It is important that your ceremony be an authentic expression of you as individuals and as a couple, and my approach is to assist you in the steps that will bring this about.
I believe that it is important for a couple to be comfortable with both their minister and their ceremony. My style is open, caring, and laid back, yet detail-oriented. Many couples find this approach appealing, making it easier for us to work together. I am here to help you celebrate your love and commitment, and will do so in a manner that brings the most meaning and joy to your ceremony. I will conduct your ceremony with the utmost consideration and respect, and with the intention that what is reflected to all in attendance is the love that binds your union.
Quite often, couples who come to me to officiate their wedding have different religious traditions and ask me to incorporate both religions into their particular ceremony. I am pleased to perform weddings that blend two faiths or go in a direction that better meets how the two of you view life, the world and your relationship. Though there are differences - some great and some minor - in the words, traditions, texts, practices, and cultures of the world, in the end, we are all seeking the greater light of life, and a beautiful ceremony can be built around those universal beliefs.
Sample Sequence of Events
- Initial meeting with no obligation
- Couple reviews wedding packet
- You choose to schedule Rev. Robbin as your officiant
- Pre-Marital Counseling is scheduled if desired
- As many emails and phone calls as necessary to discuss your needs
- Rehearsal or final meeting before wedding
- You are given a copy of the complete service
- If any emergency should occur (it never has)Rev. Robbin has someone to step right in
- Rev. Robbin comes to your wedding site 45 minutes before scheduled service
- Your wedding service is just what you have planned! RELAX and have fun!
What is a Wedding Officiant?
A wedding officiant should bring to your ceremony a sense of the sacredness of the moment in a manner that is meaningful to you. He or she should become well enough acquainted with both of you and your particular faith traditions to bring to the ceremony elements that convey your own personal values and beliefs. Rev. Robbin Del Nagro is skilled in bringing this about and in helping you write the words of your vows as well as speaking about your hopes for the future. She has a gift for writing beautiful and meaningful rituals and moving sermons and she brings a presence that is joy filled. Her attention to all of the details helps your special day move smoothly.
Blending Traditions While Maintaining the Integrity of BothAs an ordained Interfaith Minister, Rev. Robbin is familiar with many different faith traditions and cultural celebrations of marriage, and is skilled in blending these into an integrated ceremony.
One of the greatest gifts you can give yourselves as a couple is comprehensive pre-marital counseling. Getting married without pre-marriage prep is like starting a business or any important venture without preparing. Prepare/Enrich is a proven program that helps improve communications, addresses conflict resolution, and helps you identify your strengths as well as areas for growth. The program can be tailored to your needs and budget. Rev. Robbin is a certified clergy counselor for Prepare/Enrich.
Sometimes a legal marriage is not possible for a variety of reasons. Rev. Robbin brings a blessing to your Holy Union, honoring your commitment as the Sacred Occasion you desire it to be. A Holy Union celebration is more than a public ceremony. A Holy Union is also a worship service of a deeply spiritual nature that is not to be taken lightly or as a matter of convenience. Give serious thought, then, to what you want your ceremony to say to those present. Consider how each partner wants to communicate a lifelong, deep, and abiding love for the other person throughout this ceremony.
A renewal of wedding vows ceremony can be a meaningful, touching, revivifying ceremony for you and your children,
family and friends. As a married couple, it is a time to pause and reflect on where you have been and where you are going. It is also a wonderful example to set for your children and grandchildren. When marking a significant anniversary of your marriage or union, renewing your vows helps to remember those promises and recollect the history that has defined your relationship. There are many reasons for couples to renew their wedding vows - and it makes a wonderful gift to give your parents too! It is a time to rejoice in your love and celebrate your union!
When we meet, I will show you a copy of a wedding ceremony that we can use as a starting point to design your ceremony. Many choose to make changes or additions to it.
Whatever you choose for your ceremony, I believe that what is most important is that it is the expression of your love for – and commitment to – one another.
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