Meet... Phoenix Arizona
Minister and Officiant
Reverend
Paul Michael
Flexible Wedding Officiant Wedding Minister
Civil Non-Religious - Interfaith - Religious
Very Non-Denominational - Cultural - Spiritual
Ordained Wedding Minister - 15 Years Fulltime - Civil Officiant
All Wedding Ceremonies - All Renewal of Vows - Baby Blessings
Proven Creative Options - Commitments, Including Seniors
Ceremony Starter Kits (Non-denominational, Catholic, Jewish, Interfaith,
Children, Baby) - Interpreters - Experienced With Special Need Situations
"Since 1983, as a wedding minister and officiant, I have regularly officiated a wide variety of expressions--from purely civil non religious to religious; each equally valid and beautiful to me. I maintain an independent and very non-denominational approach that I am told is uplifting for Arizona Wedding couples and famlies of every faith and persuasion.
Everything I do, from script to rehearsal to ceremony, is only about one thing: a wedding, your wedding, and what would support you two to have a great start as husband and wife, as you would define it. With me, a fun way of saying this is that you two are the CEOs of everything! This includes the prayer you want (or no prayer if you're a civil non-religious couple).
My role then would be a more modern one: your Phoenix officiant guide; I would not be someone who tells you what is right or wrong for you, who thinks they know what is right or wrong for a couple.
When we start working together (after we've met or talked), I will email you my Ceremony Starter Kit, a tool which organizes everything. The Kit includes starting ceremonies, vows, "how to" lists and memorable creative options. All you would have to do is tell me what you like or don't like (and if you are not sure, I will help you find this out). The Kit makes it easy to have a beautiful wedding script. I'd want you two to be able to read it and say to each other: 'This is really us. This is how we want to start our marriage together.'
A wedding ceremony that's what you want--that matches you--will be like none other in the wedding world. It will be perfect for you. On wedding day, your ceremony will not only touch each of you and your family, it will touch my life as well. But it won't be luck or anything that will get us there (although we are lucky, blessed). It will be because it started with a 'makes sense' ceremony concept (about the bride and groom) and then what was needed to be done was done and done well."
EXCERPTS FROM RECENT LETTERS (see full letters)
We appreciate your demeanor, your style, your personality, the way you handled everything.
It was the perfect balance of religion, marital seriousness and light humor. It wasn't too heavy, too religious (or too funny). The balance was wonderful. There was something for everyone.
We will NEVER forget the way that you delivered it!
You have an impeccable sense of timing, fanning the embers of humor when they spark and all the while paying proper homage to God, spirituality and the sanctity of marriage!!!
Since the wedding, I have gotten numerous phone calls and hand written notes, saying that our wedding was "good for their marriage", that it made some couples re-evaluate their marriage, and that some couples now want to renew their vows.
Some guests expected a quick 10 minutes ceremony and then off to the reception, but they got so much more.
The creative ideas that you offered us were a huge hit!
Everyone especially liked the Love You part...you were absolutely right about that part.
The room glowed with positive energy. . .the audience involvment rocked!!!
"If you want a special ceremony with true sincerity, you need to hire Paul Michael" (they wrote that their string quartet told them this when they asked about officiants in the Valley).
After meeting with you today, I came to the realization that the most important thing is the ceremony and the meaning behind the ceremony. I believe you are going to help make this most memorable for both Casey and I.
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