Northern Michigan Ministers
Boyne City, Michigan Same-Sex Wedding Officiants
Great Lakes Shoreline, Upper Peninsula, Isle Royale ~ Antrim, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Emmet, and Otsego, Crawford, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Montmorency, Presque Isle, Benzie, Leelanau, Missaukee, Oscoda, Roscommon, Wexford, Manistee, Ogenaw, Mackinac Island
YOUR WEDDING DAY!
You both have dreamed and planned for this day for quite a long time. Soon, you will pledge your enduring love for one another with words of commitment spoken before select witnesses. You want this sacred moment between the two of you to live in your hearts for the rest of your lives. You want concern about the competency of your officiant to be the last thing on your minds. You want him or her to truly know you and understand what is important to you.
That’s why you can confidently turn to Rev. Judy or Rev. Ken Grimes.
Both of us are seminary ordained ministers – Judy by Unity School of Christianity and Ken by the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America. Judy was ordained in 1984 and served congregations in Washington State, California, Hawaii, and Traverse City, MI. In his forty years of ministry, Ken served congregations in Kentucky, Indiana, and Missouri. We have collectively officiated over 6,000 ceremonies. In our thirty years of marriage we’ve learned many relationship skills including agreeing to disagree over the areas in which we differ. We’d be happy to share a few of these with you when we meet to plan your ceremony.
We offer you the following wedding officiant services
- a choice of ministers and our attire.
- a get-acquainted, planning session at our home on Deer Lake if that is possible depending on your residence location.
- pre-marital counselling on request and for an additional fee.
- many beautiful options for a unique, individualized ceremony arranged in concert with us. Our basic “send-out packet” includes traditional, contemporary (spiritual), and non-religious ceremonies plus several readings and vow options. Writing your own vows is fine with us.
- a hand-calligraphied certificate to include in your wedding book or frame.
- a copy of the ceremony for you to review on your anniversaries or when you just want to remember the promises you’ve made to each other.
