Kelly Connell

My focus in my work is centered on the couples I serve rather than myself. I aspire to collaborate with them to create a ceremony that is meaningful and reflective of their unique traditions and preferences. My extensive background in public speaking enables me to effortlessly bring joy and love to the ceremony while keeping the couple and their guests as my primary focus. I carry out the task of officiating weddings with deep respect, but without any burden of stuffiness, as I strongly believe that a ceremony can be both meaningful and enjoyable.

In addition to my core responsibilities, I also handle rehearsal coordination and arrive an hour early to ensure that everything is in order. My fee is all-inclusive and covers all costs related to travel, writing and performing a ceremony that meets the couple's expectations, handling legal formalities, and even rehearsal if necessary. Furthermore, I like to hold at least one meeting with the couple to discuss the ceremony. If the couple is not local, video interaction via phones or Skype will suffice.

My other work often deals with couples in challenging situations, so it brings me great joy to be available at the beginning of a marriage when there is an abundance of positivity and love in the air. Meeting with couples and their families during this vital moment of happiness, meaning, and the initiation of an incredible journey in life is greatly fulfilling for me. Every couple that I have married holds a special place in my heart, and I enjoy designing a ceremony that caters to their style and preferences.

My belief in marriage equality is unwavering, and I support everyone's right to marry the person they love. It gives me immense satisfaction to witness couples fulfilling their day's dream by having a ceremony that is exactly what they envisioned and one that they will cherish for the rest of their lives.

Wedding, Elopement, Commitment ceremony, Vow renewal

Christian, Catholic, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, Interfaith, Non-denominational (mentions God), Non-religious (no mention of God)