Wedding Ceremonies Are Natural Highs
It had been over 2.
5 months since I performed a wedding.
I had been on withdrawal, so to speak.
Over the last 10 years I've performed (conducted, officiated) more than 550 weddings.
It is a true manifestation of my very romantic nature and my faith.
One night, a few years ago, I performed a wedding for an older couple.
They were teen-age sweethearts, but had married other people.
She was widowed two years ago.
He found out about it and they started emailing each other.
After two years of emailing they were finally married! It was wonderful.
The groom didn't just repeat the words of the vows, he put his own meaning and emphasis into them.
Powerful.
Most of the people had tears in their eyes.
I love conducting weddings.
It is a real ministry for me.
To be able to give people an extremely powerful wedding memory with a ceremony of faith and romance gives spiritual and emotional satisfaction.
After all, I know God is the Author of romance.
And, marriage is an act of faith.
After each wedding I am high for a few hours.
A pure, natural high.
Some people think they know what high is.
They don't.
No chemicals or stimulants or depressants can give a high that compares to the high I experience with each wedding.
Oh, yes..
the wedding I spoke about was in her home, with about 35 people (family and friends) attending.
Very special.
God doesn't need a cathedral to bless a marriage.
He just needs two willing hearts, committed to love each other forever.
I've officiated weddings in gardens, parks, banquet halls, chapels, cathedrals, private homes, on river boats and on the beach.
God is present everywhere, so He does not need a building to bless a marriage.
I've even conducted weddings in museums, art galleries and, once, in a planetarium! It would be so wonderful if every couple preparing for their wedding would focus more upon the purpose of the ceremony, and its meaning.
Too often it has been more about impressing people than honoring God.
A wedding is an act of hope.
And, we honor the beginning of a marriage, because of the symbol of hope it is in this troubled world.
And, I get to be right up there closest to the powerful emotions between two people entering a covenant of love publicly and in the presence of God! I love what I do.
5 months since I performed a wedding.
I had been on withdrawal, so to speak.
Over the last 10 years I've performed (conducted, officiated) more than 550 weddings.
It is a true manifestation of my very romantic nature and my faith.
One night, a few years ago, I performed a wedding for an older couple.
They were teen-age sweethearts, but had married other people.
She was widowed two years ago.
He found out about it and they started emailing each other.
After two years of emailing they were finally married! It was wonderful.
The groom didn't just repeat the words of the vows, he put his own meaning and emphasis into them.
Powerful.
Most of the people had tears in their eyes.
I love conducting weddings.
It is a real ministry for me.
To be able to give people an extremely powerful wedding memory with a ceremony of faith and romance gives spiritual and emotional satisfaction.
After all, I know God is the Author of romance.
And, marriage is an act of faith.
After each wedding I am high for a few hours.
A pure, natural high.
Some people think they know what high is.
They don't.
No chemicals or stimulants or depressants can give a high that compares to the high I experience with each wedding.
Oh, yes..
the wedding I spoke about was in her home, with about 35 people (family and friends) attending.
Very special.
God doesn't need a cathedral to bless a marriage.
He just needs two willing hearts, committed to love each other forever.
I've officiated weddings in gardens, parks, banquet halls, chapels, cathedrals, private homes, on river boats and on the beach.
God is present everywhere, so He does not need a building to bless a marriage.
I've even conducted weddings in museums, art galleries and, once, in a planetarium! It would be so wonderful if every couple preparing for their wedding would focus more upon the purpose of the ceremony, and its meaning.
Too often it has been more about impressing people than honoring God.
A wedding is an act of hope.
And, we honor the beginning of a marriage, because of the symbol of hope it is in this troubled world.
And, I get to be right up there closest to the powerful emotions between two people entering a covenant of love publicly and in the presence of God! I love what I do.
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