Multicultural and Interfaith Weddings

 As a professional wedding officiant, I’ve been specializing in multicultural and interfaith wedding ceremonies for over a decade. Often, when I first speak to a couple whose families are from different religious or cultural backgrounds, they are very concerned with creating a ceremony that honors both of their families' heritage and traditions without offending or excluding their partner, family, or guests.  It can be a challenge to navigate the appropriate blending of different traditions, especially when religion is involved. It is important that you choose a wedding officiant who is educated, informed, and sensitive to the different needs of each cultural or religious background that you may want to include. There is a big difference between a ceremony that has a few “religious or cultural elements” thrown together haphazardly, and a ceremony that is custom designed with the history and depth of those traditions in mind.

       When I create interfaith and multicultural wedding ceremonies, my focus is primarily on inclusion – I seek to ensure that each party feels represented in the ceremony in a way that is meaningful to them. Every ceremony I write is custom designed for each couple based on their own preferences.

           One of the main ways that I honor two different religions in a ceremony is by focusing on the inclusive thread that is at the heart of all religions: LOVE. Love is ultimately the force that is binding the couple together in their desire to be married and share their lives together, and love is at the heart of each of the world’s religions. Through love, couples from very different backgrounds find a way to bridge differences and celebrate similarities, and this is the context that I highlight in each ceremony. Each culture has a different way of honoring and celebrating love and marriage, and seamlessly weaving together different elements and traditions is my specialty!