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    Does Marriage Equate to a Loss of Freedom?

    Does Marriage Equate to a Loss of Freedom?

    I love chocolate chip cookies, hiking, and art. No, I’m not composing a relationship ad, but rather, explaining how one of my interests took me to Alcatraz to view Ai…

    Money Considerations When Assessing Officients

    Money Considerations When Assessing Officients

    While I don’t think of myself as a vendor, officiants are grouped as such by companies that sell in the wedding market. I laughed to myself when I opened an…

    How to Find a Great Wedding Officiant

    How to Find a Great Wedding Officiant

    As a wedding officiant myself, I know how important it is for couples to find someone whom they trust, are comfortable with, and who has the right experience to match…

    Transgender Awareness: All the Days

    Transgender Awareness: All the Days

    We recently observed Transgender Awareness Week (November 14–20), but being trans aware should not just be limited to a single week. We therefore are devoting our column now to the…

    Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Take the Marital Plunge

    Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Take the Marital Plunge

    Why do you want to get married? What is it that drives you, calls to you, and makes you sure you are doing the right thing? Are your motives emotional,…

    Tips to Minimize Wedding Stress

    Tips to Minimize Wedding Stress

    Last month, I read a column in another local newspaper, the Jweekly, entitled “Getting married at home? Some tips to help ensure a stress-free celebration.” I was surprised that almost…

    Newlyweds Share What It Feels Like to be Legally Married

    Newlyweds Share What It Feels Like to be Legally Married

    This summer on July 25, I had the joy of marrying two young women from North Dakota. Amy White and Jessica Weisz got married at the Bodega Bay Lodge on…

    Why Marriage Matters

    Why Marriage Matters

    While I am an officiant and this is a weddings column, I am keenly aware that marriage isn’t for everyone. I try to balance my enthusiasm for rituals with the…

    Loving and Living the Questions

    Loving and Living the Questions

    Never before has the legal case for nationwide marriage equality seemed stronger than at the recent Federal Court of Appeal’s argument in the Indiana and Wisconsin marriage cases. For nearly…

    Life’s Crossroads

    Life’s Crossroads

    Summers in San Francisco can be foggy and grey, particularly along the waterfront. So it was a special treat to have the morning fog lift as I was driving with…