In 2010 I asked the woman I love to marry me. That turned out to be the easy part. More difficult was finding someone to officiate our non-religious wedding ceremony, as we are both Secular Humanists. We eventually settled on a Unitarian/Universalist minister but even that was not ideal as she was also into astrology and insisted on creating personalized astrological readings for us.
Luckily the ceremony went well and she kept to the agreed upon script but it made me aware of the lack of secular wedding officiants in the Lancaster area. After a little research, I found out that Lancaster was not the only area to have a lack of non-religious officiants and that many people that wished to have a secular wedding ended up having to settle for a religious minister or plan a trip to the courthouse to get married.
Humanist Celebrants, in particular, were few and far between. I decided to do something about this problem and to help non-religious couples to have the Humanist or non-religious wedding they want without any compromises when it came to who would perform the actual ceremony.
Luckily the ceremony went well and she kept to the agreed upon script but it made me aware of the lack of secular wedding officiants in the Lancaster area. After a little research, I found out that Lancaster was not the only area to have a lack of non-religious officiants and that many people that wished to have a secular wedding ended up having to settle for a religious minister or plan a trip to the courthouse to get married.
Humanist Celebrants, in particular, were few and far between. I decided to do something about this problem and to help non-religious couples to have the Humanist or non-religious wedding they want without any compromises when it came to who would perform the actual ceremony.
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New Traditions is your same-sex marriage officiant in Pennsylvania!
As a long time supporter of LGBTQ rights and same-sex marriage, I could not have been happier with this decision.
Now the entire nation enjoys the same freedom to marry.
I have officiated many same-sex marriages and create unique personalized ceremonies for my LGBTQ clients.
We are always respectful of your wishes and can create completely gender-neutral ceremonies, including gender-neutral pronouns, at your request.
You can celebrate your love the way you wish to!
As a long time supporter of LGBTQ rights and same-sex marriage, I could not have been happier with this decision.
Now the entire nation enjoys the same freedom to marry.
I have officiated many same-sex marriages and create unique personalized ceremonies for my LGBTQ clients.
We are always respectful of your wishes and can create completely gender-neutral ceremonies, including gender-neutral pronouns, at your request.
You can celebrate your love the way you wish to!
Unity Ceremonies are used to symbolize the joining of two people, two families, or both.
They are a great way to insert a sense of ritual into a secular wedding ceremony and most Unity Ceremonies result in a keepsake from your wedding day.
There are many variations on traditional unity ceremonies that can include children and family as well.
Unity Ceremonies are typically placed after the Vows and Ring Exchange within the overall wedding ceremony as an extension of the vows and a visible display of the couple's commitment to each other.
They are a great way to insert a sense of ritual into a secular wedding ceremony and most Unity Ceremonies result in a keepsake from your wedding day.
There are many variations on traditional unity ceremonies that can include children and family as well.
Unity Ceremonies are typically placed after the Vows and Ring Exchange within the overall wedding ceremony as an extension of the vows and a visible display of the couple's commitment to each other.
If you have any questions not included here, please contact us and we will be happy answer them for you!
Scott Rhoades has been a Humanist Celebrant of the Church of Spiritual Humanism, licensed to practice official marriage ceremonies since 2011.
In 2014 he was endorsed as a Humanist Celebrant by the Humanist Society, which was founded in 1939 and has provided Celebrant Certification to members of the American Humanist Association since 1991.
His certification gives him the full rights and responsibilities of ordained clergy and authorizes him to attend to the pastoral and ceremonial needs of Humanists and all others seeking these service in any state in the United States.
Scott Rhoades has been a Humanist Celebrant of the Church of Spiritual Humanism, licensed to practice official marriage ceremonies since 2011.
In 2014 he was endorsed as a Humanist Celebrant by the Humanist Society, which was founded in 1939 and has provided Celebrant Certification to members of the American Humanist Association since 1991.
His certification gives him the full rights and responsibilities of ordained clergy and authorizes him to attend to the pastoral and ceremonial needs of Humanists and all others seeking these service in any state in the United States.
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