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ALABAMA

 

Name: Tan yr Ddraig

Affiliation: First Degree Priest of the Correllian Nativist Tradition

U.S. State registered: Alabama

Path or Religion: Correllian Nativist Tradition

Legally ordained: Yes

Email: JosephSWorley@hotmail.com or Angel_Del_Noche@yahoo.com

Location: Dothan, Alabama

Types of ceremonies: I can perform non-legal handfastings and commitment ceremonies, legal weddings and handfastings, rites of passage of any type.  Also note I can do Outer court dedication rituals for the Correllian Nativist Tradition as well.
Travel: I do not as yet have a "standard" list of fees. 

Cost of services: I will charge based on travel time.

 

 

 

 

 

ALASKA

 

 

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ARIZONA

 

 

Name: Rev. Carolina Krawarik
Affiliation: A Mystical Ceremony
U.S. State registered with: Arizona
Path or Religion: Eclectic.  I draw from many different teachings & traditions.  
When anyone asks, I say "Unitarian Universalist", which pretty much covers everything imaginable.
Legally ordained: Yes (via ULC)
Years of Experience in performing weddings: 5+ and 20+ in ritual design.
Phone:  866-367-9962
Fax:  866-499-6229
Email: priestess@mystical-rites.com  or minister@mystical-rites.com
Website:  http://www.mystical-rites.com
Location: Mesa, AZ  
I perform:  Weddings, Handfastings, Naming Ceremonies, Baptisms, Commitment Ceremonies, Same-sex Unions, Vow Renewals, Blessings, Memorials, and many other Rites of Passage.
I will travel: Nationally with compensation.  Travel charges begin 25 miles from Mesa, AZ.
Cost of services: Competitive for industry.  Weddings/Handfastings $200-$500+, depending on services performed.
 
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Name: Janice Cottrill

Affiliation: New Thought Community Church, Green Witch Tradition

U.S. State: Arizona

Path or Religion: Nondenominational, Wiccan tradition

Legally ordained: Yes

Performing weddings since: 2002

Phone: 480-924-0719

Email: Jjaniceneon@aol.com

Website:  www.Wiccanroad.com

Location: Arizona

Ceremonies I perform: Weddings, Handfastings, Baby Naming, Commitment, Renewals, and funerals

I will travel: Phoenix, Mesa area

Cost of services: Weddings-Handfastings:

·         $35.00 Design of ceremony

·         $30.00 Rehearsal

·         $35.00 Wedding / Handfasting

 

 

 

 

 

ARKANSAS

 

 

Name:  Caitlind Ghriegh

Affiliation:  CUUPS (a Pagan organization founded by Unitarian Universalists)

StateArkansas

Path:  Eclectic Paganism

Legally Ordained:  Yes

Years/Experience:  Thirty some odd years as a practitioner; weddings and ceremonies since 1994

Phone:  501-541-0812

E-mail:  Caitlind107@Yahoo.com

Location: Little Rock, Arkansas

Types of Ceremonies:  all

Travel:  50 to 150 miles

Fees:  Reimbursement of travel expenses (if the ceremony will be out of town and/or will require overnight lodging). 

Anything else is accepted if offered, otherwise not expected.

 

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Name: Sheila Cordellia Hicks

Affiliation: I am an ordained member of clergy in the Church of Spiritual Humanism

Registered with U.S. State: Arkansas

Path/Religion: Spiritual Humanist, welcome any and all paths

Legally ordained: Yes

Performing weddings since: 2006

Phone: Please see web page below

Email: scordelliahicks@hotmail.com

Web page: www.sheilacordelliahicks.com

Location: central Arkansas

Types of ceremonies: weddings, commitments, affirmation of love, handfastings, baby blessings, vow renewals, funerals, invocations.

I will travel: I will travel to all parts of Arkansas

Cost: Is based on type and complexity of ceremony. I do not charge for funerals- you may donate money to defray costs if you wish.

Additional services: Please see my web page

 

 

 

CALIFORNIA

 

Name: M. Macha NightMare, P&W
Affiliation:
·Covenant of the Goddess, Elder;
·Reclaiming Elder;
·Communitarian Church of Vermont, parent to Cherry Hill Seminary,

where I am Chair of the Public Ministry Department
U.S. State registered with: California and Vermont
Path or Religion: Witchcraft/Pagan
Legally ordained: Yes
Years of Experience in performing weddings: 23
Phone: 415 454-4411
Fax: 415 453-9663
Email: herself@machanightmare.com Website: http://www.machanightmare.com
Location: P. O. Box 150694, San Rafael, CA 94915-0694
I perform: Weddings, Handfastings, Baby Blessings and Namings, Commitment Ceremonies,

Marriage Vow Renewals, Funerals and Memorials, Rites of Passage, First Bloods, Cronings/Sagings, and Divorces/Partings/Leavetakings.
I will travel:
Northern California, within reasonable driving distance of the San Francisco Bay Area.
Cost of Services: $200-500 sliding scale, plus expenses (mileage, hotel if needed, meals)

(depends on the lavishness of the wedding and the amount of pre-wedding counseling and planning).

 

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Name: Tamanava Eden-McLintock

Affiliation: Freelance Wiccan Clergy and High Priestess

Registered with U.S. State: California

Path or Religion: Wiccan

Ordained: Yes, through the Universal Life Church of Modesto, CA

Performs legally recognized handfastings: yes

Performing weddings since: 2001

Phone: 619-997-1753

Email: tgeden@cox.net or madamerune@hotmail.com

Location: San Diego, CA

I perform: Legal and non-legal Handfastings/Weddings, Wiccanings, Commitment Ceremonies, Unfastings (non-legal Annulment Rites), Vow Renewals and Funerals

I will travel: I tend to stay local, but please call or email to discuss

Cost of services:  Weddings/Handfastings start at $100.00.  All other services start at $50.00.

 

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Name: Belisama Fire; I work with my mate of 22 years: Manannan MacLlyr
Path or Religion
: Wiccan/Pagan Witch, Initiated in 1972

Affiliation: Elder -- Great Fyre Tradition
U.S. State
registered with: California
Legally ordained
through Universal Life Church since 1995

Email: belisama@bonbon.net
Website
: http://www.freewebs.com/sacredfire/

Location: Sacramento, California
Types of ceremonies
I perform: Marriages, Handfastings, Baby Blessings/Naming Ceremonies, Divorces/Partings/Leave-takings, Requiems/Funerals. I will also perform Ceremonies for Same-Sex Couples and Multiple Partners.

I will travel: Negotiable
Cost of services
: I do not charge for my services, however food and/or gifts are always accepted. 

 

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Name: Urania Tami Griffith

Affiliation: The Interfaith Circle, Reclaiming Tradition Witchcraft

U.S. State registered with: I live in

California. In California, to know knowledge, one does not have to register to perform legal wedding services.*

Path or Religion: Reclaiming Tradition Witchcraft with a heavy dose of Hinduism and Taoism.

Legally ordained: Yes

Performing weddings since: 1998

Email: uraniawitch@yahoo.com

Location: San Francisco Bay Area

Types of ceremonies I perform: Weddings, Handfastings, Wiccanings, Baby Naming Ceremonies, Commitment Ceremonies, Marriage Vow Renewals, etc.

I will travel: Outside of Marin County (county just north of San Francisco) I charge a travel fee.

Cost of services: For a simple wedding service I charge $150, my fees increase from there, depending on the desires of the clients.

 

*please check with the State of California to verify this information.

 

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Name: Szmeralda Shanel
Affiliation: Temple of Isis
Registered with U.S. State: California
Path or Religion: Fellowship of Isis, Goddess, Shamanic
Legally ordained: Yes
Performing weddings since: 2004
Email: Szmeralda@yahoo.com 
Website: n/a
I perform: Weddings, Handfastings, Wiccanings, Baby Naming Ceremonies, Commitment Ceremonies, Marriage Vow Renewals, 
coming of age etc.
I will travel: San Francisco Bay area
Cost of services: sliding scale depends on service
 
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Name: Rev. Mother Barbara Benjamin

Affiliation: Ordained Independent Catholic Priest

Registered with U.S. State: California

Path or Religion: Kitchen/Hedge Witch

Legally ordained: Yes, I am a fully ordained Independent Catholic Priest.

Phone: 714-721-5281

Email: theDovesBeloved@yahoo.com

Website: http://www.coven-space.com/BarbaraDaca

Location: Orange County, CA; another woman Priest is available in a sister church in Las Vegas.

I perform: Marriage Vow Renewals, Weddings, Handfastings, Wiccanings, Commitment Ceremonies, Marriage Vow Renewals, Secular Weddings, Civil Ceremonies, Second marriage/Family Vows, Pet Weddings, and more (see additional services below).

I will travel: in and around the Orange County area. I have another woman Priest in a sister church in Las Vegas (please inquire).

Cost of services: $175 plus expenses ($60 deposit) - Please note that cost of services is listed for anything in types of ceremonies alone - Anything listed in additional services is all done by donation alone.

Additional services: Baby Naming Ceremonies, Baby Welcoming Ceremonies, Home Blessing, Home Clearings, Interfaith and Memorials, Passing Over, Croning, and Coming of Age.  Rites for those who have passed on, including lost of pets, and Memorials. Handparting, House Blessings, Spiritual Cleansing, Clearings and Banishings, Spiritual Counseling, Funerals and Memorials, Rites of Passage, First Bloods, Cronings/Sagings, and Divorces/Partings/Leavetakings.

 

Note from the Reverend Mother: I am available as a counselor, catechist of many religions, religious minister or a consultant.  Please feel free to contact me and ask any questions.  I love to help people in any way that I can, even if it is just to answer your questions.

 

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Name: Rev. Joel Schonbrunn

Affiliation: FoDLA Grove of the Bay (a chapter of FoDLA Fellowship of Druidism for the Latter Age) 

Registered with U.S. State: California

Path or Religion: Druidism, Celtic Reconstructionism & Neo-Paganism

Received ordainment from: FoDLA Mother Grove

Performs legally recognized handfastings: Yes

Performing weddings since 2007

Phone: 650-438-4181

Email: joel@schonbrunn.com

Website: www.groveofthebay.org

Location: Redwood City (Greater San Francisco Bay Region)

I perform: Weddings, Handfastings, Baby Naming Ceremonies, Commitment Ceremonies, and Marriage Vow Renewals

I will travel: within California

Cost of services: Negotiable $100 base

 

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Names: Reverends Christine and Porter

Affiliation: Universal Life Church 

Registered with U.S. State: California

Path: Gwddonic - We are Third Degree Wiccan.

Received Ordainment from: Universal Life Church in 1992

Performs legally recognized handfastings: Yes.

Performing weddings since 1992

Email: revsdandc@gmail.com

Location: Chico, CA; Northern California area

We perform: handfastings, weddings, commitment ceremonies, Wiccanings, funerals, and general counseling in the Chico area

We will travel up to a 100 mile distance.

Cost of services: Fees are $150.00, but we do have a sliding scale and specials. 

 

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Name: Melissa Vennel

Affiliation: None

Registered with U.S. State: California

Path or Religion: All Religions - I personally call myself a Pagan

Received Ordainment from: Universal Life Church

Performs legally recognized handfastings: Yes

Performing weddings since: 2008

Emailmelissa@itisallwithin.us   

Websitewww.itisallwithin.us

Location: Sacramento, CA

I perform: Weddings (LGBT included), Handfastings, rites of passage, Baby Namings   

I will travel: within 100 miles (additional charge)

Cost of services: depends on my level of involvement - Free consultation to determine price

Additional services: House Blessings, Ritual Design, Vow Writing

 

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Name: Kathy Miller

AffiliationChurch of Mind, Body and Spirit 

Registered with U.S. StateCalifornia

Path or Religion: Spiritual

Received Ordainment from: Church of Mind, Body, and Spirit

Performs legally recognized handfastings: yes

Performing weddings since: 2005

Phone: 661-816-1265

Email: churchofspiritualconnection@yahoo.com

Website: http://www.churchofspiritualconnection.com

LocationSouthern California

I perform: Weddings, Handfastings, Baby Naming Ceremonies, Commitment Ceremonies, Marriage Vow Renewals

I will travel: 85 miles

Cost of services: $125 to $200

 

 

 

 

 

 

COLORADO

 

 

Name:  Rev. Dr. Sherry Dell

Affiliation Colorado Ecospiritual Center

Registered with U.S. State: Oregon, Minnesota, Colorado, Hawaii

Path or Religion:  I am an interfaith minister and work with all faiths; my own practice is nature-based

Legally ordained: yes

Performing weddings since 2002

Phone: 719-423-4306

Fax:  719-423-4307

Emailsherry@sherrydell.com                     

Websitewww.sherrydell.com        

LocationHood River, Oregon & Colorado Springs, CO

Types of ceremonies I perform: Weddings, Handfastings, Baby Welcoming Ceremonies, Commitment Ceremonies, Marriage Vow Renewals, Home Blessing, Home Clearings, Funerals.

I will travel: 50 miles with travel fee

Cost of services:  varies according to service; $350 for custom-designed wedding

Additional services: see my website

 

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Name: Joy Burton

Affiliation: I am ordained with Universal Life Church and Hearthstone Community Church.  I organize the Highlands Ranch Pagan Meetup.

Registered with U.S. State: Colorado

Path or Religion: Wicca

Legally ordained: Yes

Performing weddings since 1998

Phone: 720-344-1744

Email: hjburton@comcast.net

Website: www.pagan.meetup.com/1021

Location: Highlands Ranch, CO (South Denver Area)

Types of ceremonies I perform: Weddings, Handfastings, Wiccanings, Baby Naming Ceremonies, Commitment Ceremonies, Marriage Vow Renewals, Requiem/Memorial/Funeral Services.

I will travel: 30 miles

Cost of services: $100 for weddings and funerals, plus travel expenses. Includes preparation of ritual, keepsake book of ceremony, two meetings, and rehearsal in addition to the day of the service.

 

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Name: Kelly R. McCarthy

Affiliation: Sacred Well Congregation and Universal Life Church, I am the Air Force Advisor to the Military Pagan Network and co-lead an earth-centered cadet study group at the Air Force Academy.

Registered with U.S. State: Colorado

Path or Religion: Earth-based but work with all faiths, spiritualities, and skeptics to provide a clear intention and beauty to whatever event is being performed

Ordained: Yes

Performs legally recognized handfastings: yes

Performing weddings since 2005

Phone: 719-325-6261

Email: psychkelly@gmail.com

Location: Colorado Springs

I perform: weddings, handfastings, commitment ceremonies, invocations, clearings

I will travel: anywhere if you cover the fees outside a 60 mile radius

Cost of services: depends on the event and its complexity, most expensive would run $500 and cheapest is $50 (varies with time, travel, preparation, etc.)

Additional services: education to public or families about earth-centered and pagan lifestyles, counseling, rite of passage ceremonies and military ceremony invocations

 

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Name: Jim White aka Phoenix Morningstar
Affiliation
: Universal Life church
Registered with U.S. State: Colorado
Path or Religion: Wicca
Received Ordainment from: Universal Life Church
Performs legally recognized handfastings: Yes
Performing weddings since 2007
Email: jawhitesensei@bresnan.net
Location: Southern CO
I perform: Handfastings, Wiccanings, Commitment Ceremonies, Home Blessings
I will travel: 50 miles
Cost of services: Varies, usually donation plus travel expenses if any

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONNECTICUT

 

Name: Shira G. Tarantino, HPS; Magickal Name: Lady Artemisia Cybele

Affiliations: Church of Spiritual Humanism (ordination); Circle of the Crescent Moon (Initiation and Dedication); Perfect Love Handfastings

Registered in: New York City (all five boroughs)

Spiritual Path: Gardnerian/Minoan Wiccan

Legally ordained: Ordained by the Church of Spiritual Humanism and licensed by the Office of the City Clerk of New York [license #75926].

Performing weddings since: 2007; Priestess of the Goddess since 2002

Email: shira@handfastings.org

Website: www.handfastings.org/perfectlove.htm

Locations: New York City, Westchester, NY and Stamford, CT.

Types of ceremonies I perform: Handfastings, Weddings, Same Sex Handfastings and Unions, Baby Naming Ceremonies, Commitment Ceremonies, Marriage Vow Renewals, Rites of Passage.

I will travel: within the five boroughs of NYC; Westchester, NY and Southern Fairfield County, Connecticut.

Cost of services: Negotiable plus travel expenses

Additional services available: House Clearing & Blessing

 

Shira is the founder of Handfastings.org, est. Beltaine 2004.

 

 

Name: The Honorable Steven R. Mullins
Affiliation: State of Connecticut
U. S. State Registered in: Connecticut
Path: Anglican / Episcopalian
Legally Ordained: No (but legally able to perform weddings)
Performing Weddings since: 1999
Phone:  203-824-4262
Email: SMullinsJPWH@aol.com
Website: http://www.whjp.net
Location: West Haven, Connecticut
Types of Ceremonies: Civil Marriage Ceremonies
I will travel: Services provided throughout the State of Connecticut.  Travel in excess of 25 miles to and from .41 per mile.
Cost of services: $150.00 for ceremony.  $50.00 for rehearsal.

 

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Name: Rev. Mike Darrow

Affiliation: Avalon Weddings & Ministries

U.S. State registered with: Connecticut

Path or Religion: I am a Wiccan that teaches with a Unitarian flare.

Legally ordained: Yes (via ULC)

Years of Experience: 16 yrs religious experience (1992), Ordained 5 years ago (2003)

Email: gryffonsilvereagle@gmail.com 

Websitehttp://www.freewebs.com/avalonweddings

Location: Waterford, CT 

I perform:  Weddings, Handfastings, Naming Ceremonies, Baptisms, Commitment Ceremonies, Same-sex Unions, Vow Renewals, Blessings, Funerals, Memorials, and many other Rites of Passage.

I will travel: Anywhere in US, if my fees are paid.

Cost of services: Weddings/Handfastings - $200+ (In-State) & $300+ (Out of State) + Travel after 25 Miles from Waterford, CT

 

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Name: Robert Waldo

Affiliation: Church of Seven Planes; Correllian Nativist Tradition; American Fellowship Church

Registered with U.S. State: Connecticut

Path or Religion: Interfaith; Correllian Nativist Tradition

Legally ordained: Yes

Performing weddings since 1973 (young at heart)

Email: RevRob@gmx.com

Website: http://www.ctclergy.com

Location: Connecticut

Types of ceremonies I perform: Weddings, Handfastings, Wiccanings, Baby Naming Ceremonies, Commitment Ceremonies, Marriage Vow Renewals, and Celebrations of Life.

I will travel: Western CT, SE NY (Outside NY City). Just about anywhere for a good reason.

Cost of services: Competitive for industry.  Weddings/Handfastings $200-$500+, depending on services, time, travel, and personal consultation time performed. Very willing to talk.

Additional services: Can provide assistant to work at ceremony, freeing up family and friends.

 

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Name: Maureen A Davis

Affiliation: Justice of the Peace

Registered with U.S. State: Connecticut

Path or Religion: unaffiliated

Received Ordainment from: State of Connecticut

Performs legally recognized handfastings: Not on its own; however, I add the handfasting to the regular [legal] ceremony - handfastings are not recognized in CT [as a separate legal service without a religious officiant].

Performing weddings since Jan 2009

Phone: 203-826-7121

Email: madavis126@yahoo.com 

Website: http://www.maureendavisctjustice.com

Location: Fairfield County

I perform: Weddings, Vow renewals, handfastings as part of regular ceremony

I will travel: 50 miles

Cost of services: $100

 

 

 

DELAWARE

 

Name: Rev. Kenneth Karpinski Sr.

Affiliation: Universal Life Church

Registered: Pa, NJ, Del

Path: Non-denominational

Legally ordained: yes

Performing Weddings Since: 2007

Phone 267-474-3575

Fax: 215-281-3027

Email: karpinski4137@verizon.net 

Location: Philadelphia, Pa.

Types of Ceremonies: Weddings, civil unions, marriage vow renewals, commitment ceremonies

I Will Travel: yes, but within reasonable distance.

Cost: $300 (plus expenses over 25 miles)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (Washington DC)

 

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FLORIDA

 

Name: Rev. Edward Livingston Pr.H., SA

Affiliation: Fire Dance Church of Wicca, Milton FL also Lyceum of Antinopolis -Fellowship of Isis

U.S. State registered with: Florida

Path or Religion: Isian /Wicca/Witchcraft

Legally ordained: Yes

Performing weddings since: 2002

Phone: 850-723-9877

Email: firedancechurch@gmail.com  

Website: www.fdcow.com  

Location: Milton, Northwest FL

I perform: Weddings, Handfastings, Wiccanings, Baby Naming Ceremonies, Commitment Ceremonies, Marriage Vow Renewals, etc.

I will travel: 50 miles

Cost of services: Donation to the Church

 

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Name: Lynda McDermott

Affiliation:  Druid church and Universal Life Church 

U.S. State registered with: Florida

Path or Religion: Druid

Are you legally ordained: Yes

Performing weddings since: 2002

Phone: 561-686-8119

Fax: same, call first to set up

Email: ladyskara@juno.com

Location: West Palm Beach

Types of ceremonies I perform: Weddings, Handfastings, Baby Naming Ceremonies, Commitment Ceremonies and Marriage Vow Renewals

I will travel: 50 miles

Cost of services: $30.00 for a wedding, $50.00 for a handfasting and any other ceremonies

 

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Name: Rev. falonMOON

Affiliation: Assembly of Friends Church-ATC,

Clearwater, Fl.

U.S. State registered with: Florida (Florida Notary)

Path or Religion: Wiccan

Legally ordained: Yes - ordinations include ULC, UM,

Rose Ministries, ULC Ordained Wytch, Temple of Wicca,

Church of Spiritual Humanism, Certified Wedding

Officiant.

Performing weddings since: 2001

Phone: 727-686-8751

Email: falonmoon@yahoo.com

Website: http://sacred-words.com

Location: Clearwater, Fl

I perform: Non-denominational Wedding Ceremonies,

Interfaith and Secular Weddings,

Handfastings (both legal and "year & a day" type),

Commitment of Love, Friendship Vows, Same Sex Unions,

Civil Ceremonies, Second Marriage/Family Vows,

Renewal of Vows, Pet Weddings, Memorials,

ALL Pagan Rites of Passage.

I will travel: Please inquire.

Cost of services: Please inquire.

 

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Name: Rev. John "yona gadadoli" Missing
Affiliation: Sacred Circle of Florida, Plant City, Fl.
Registered with U.S. State: Florida
Path or Religion: Eclectic Universalist
Legally ordained: Yes - originally Eastern Orthodox
Performing weddings since: 1989
Phone: 813-719-6580
Email: sacred.circle.florida@verizon.net
Website: http://www.myspace.com/sacredcircleflorida
Location: Plant City, Fl
I perform: Non-denominational Wedding Ceremonies, Interfaith 
"Blended" Weddings, Handfastings, Commitment of Love, Friendship 
Vows, Same Sex Unions, Second Marriage/Family Vows, Renewal of Vows, Memorials, Funerals, and ALL Rites of Passage.
I will travel: Please inquire.
Cost of services: Donation to Sacred Circle of Florida, Inc.
 
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Name: Rev. Paul J. Valois

Affiliation: Temple of the Divine Spirit, Correlian Tradition, ULC and Notary

State: Florida

Path: Pagan (all Faith)

Legally ordained: Yes

Performing weddings since: 2001

Phone: 941-321-6711

Email: Revpauljv@aol.com

Location: North Port Fl.

I perform: All types of weddings, renewals and handfasting, customized to your magical day.

I will travel: 30 miles or to be determined upon circumstance.

Cost of services: to be determined.

 

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Name: Loraine Hill

Affiliation: ULC (Universal Life Church)

Registered with U.S. State: FL does not require registration, but ULC is based in California

Path or Religion: Wicca

Legally ordained: Yes

Performing weddings since: 2007

Email: Lmhill@tampabay.rr.com 

Location: Tampa, FL

Types of ceremonies I perform:  Weddings, Handfastings, Wiccanings, Commitment Ceremonies, Marriage Vow Renewals (I only perform weddings of the Wiccan faith since this is my chosen path)

I will travel: 20 miles

Cost of services: $50

 

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Name: Rev. Cosette Paneque
Affiliation
: Covenant of the Goddess (CoG)
U.S. State registered with: Florida doesn't require registration; CoG is based in California
Path or Religion: Pagan/Wiccan
Legally ordained: Yes
Performing weddings since: 2007
Email: cosette@pandorasbazaar.com
Website: www.pandorasbazaar.com
Location: Miami, FL
I perform: Handfastings and other Pagan rituals and rites of passage
I will travel: Negotiable
Cost of services: Negotiable

 

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Name: Dr. Brian A. Mitchell, PhD

Affiliation: First Nation Church                                                           

Registered with U.S. States: Fl, SD, SC MI, KY, GA, AL, IL, WI, WV, VA and twenty nine other states.

Path: Wiccan High Priest, Native American Shaman, Clergy 

Legally ordained: Yes

Performing weddings since: 1985

Email: bluecampground@yahoo.com

Location: P.O. Box 435, Titusville, Fl 32781

I perform: Weddings, Handfastings, Native American Ceremonies, Wiccanings, Baby Naming Ceremonies, Commitment Ceremonies. Marriage Vow Renewals, and more. 

I will travel: No Limit

Cost of services: 0 to ? (Please contact for more info)

Additional services: Lectures, Teaching, Retreats, Mentor, Tarot Readings, Numerology, Astrology, Reiki, Alchemy, Candle Wax Reading, Angel Healing, Energy Cleansings, Alternative Holistic Healing, Herbal Treatment, Anointing, No-touch Healing, House Blessings, Blessings for people and pets, Reiki for pets, Blessings of any object.

 

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Name:  Rev. Margaret A. Beat

Affiliation: My Heart is Yours Ministry, ULC, Spiritual Humanism, Universal Ministries

Registered with U.S. StateFlorida

Path or Religion: Wiccan/Spiritualist/Pagan

Ordained: Yes

Performs legally recognized handfastings: Yes

Performing weddings since 2008

Phone: 850-244-9513

EmailLadyFae4u@yahoo.com 

Website: www.weddings-by-lady-fae.com

Location: Emerald Coast-Ft Walton Beach, Destin, Navarre, Pensacola

I perform: Weddings, Handfastings, Wiccanings, Baby Naming Ceremonies, Commitment Ceremonies, Marriage Vow Renewals (no matter race or sexual preference) etc.

I will travel no more than an hour---50 miles

Cost of services: $150.00

Additional services: with photos $225.00 with photos & book $300.00

 

 

 

 

GEORGIA

 

Names: Jennifer and Jeremy Crowe

Affiliation Temple of Wicca, Universal Life Church (ULC)

Registered with U.S. State: Georgia

Path or Religion: Wiccan

Received Ordainment from: both Temple of Wicca and ULC

Performs legally recognized handfastings: Yes

Performing weddings since 2007

Phone: 706-266-0469

Email: jennifercrowe84@hotmail.com

Location: LaFayette, GA

I perform: Weddings, handfasting, Wiccanings, same sex unions, blessings, cleansings, vows renewing, funerals, pet weddings

I will travel: Only in the US

Cost of services: depends on where you are and what you want.  Minimum is 100 dollars.

Additional services: Ask about them

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HAWAII

 

Name: C. Siobhan (say: sha-von) Halstead
Affiliation: Pagan, ordained with ULC since 1994
U.S. State registered with: Hawaii (county of Maui)
Path or Religion: Pagan, Celtic Shaman
Legally ordained: Yes
Performing weddings since: 1994
Phone: 808-573-1369
Email: mauigoddess13@yahoo.com 

Website: mauihandfasting.com 
Location:
Maui
I perform Weddings, Handfastings, Commitment Ceremonies, Marriage Vow Renewals, Parting of Ways, other rites of passage
I will travel: Anywhere on
Maui, off island if expenses paid
Cost of services: Generally, I charge $150 for basic handfasting/wedding ceremonies.

I can also offer coordination services (leis, flowers, bag piping, toast, photography etc.) for additional costs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

IDAHO

 

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ILLINOIS

 

The Illinois section of this web page is dedicated in memory of Karen Jackson of Temple of the Four Winds.

 

 

Name: Rev. Daniel G. Barry
Path or Religion: Unitarian Universalist /Pagan
Affiliation: Universal Life Church; member of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Rockford, Ill.
U.S. State registered with: Illinois
Legally ordained: Yes, since 1985 (I was originally ordained in a Christian Church,

and recently transferred my credentials with the ULC (Universal Life Church). Being

drawn to Earth religions, I have completed 1st degree Wiccan study and continue to

explore the ancient and contemporary Nature paths).
Years of Experience in performing weddings: Since 1985
Phone: 815-963-5873
Email: rocknprchr@msn.com

Location: Rockford, Illinois
Types of ceremonies I perform: I have performed weddings, vow renewals, baby dedications, and Christian baptismal rites since 1985, mostly in outdoor settings like National, State, & City parks and backyard gardens (Nature has always been my most sacred space). I’ve always enjoyed tailoring each ceremony to the participants’ desires and will do my best to guide (or be guided in) the arrangements to make your special event everything you envision.
I will travel: Negotiable.
Cost of services: Travel expenses beyond 50 miles is nice, otherwise I have no fees, as I consider it an honor to be available for ceremonies.

 

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Name: Paulette Reynolds

Affiliations: Sanctuary of the Crescent Moon, Covenant of the Goddess and Pagan Pride Project International

U.S. State registered with: Illinois

Path or Religion: Dianic Wiccan

Legally ordained: Yes

Performing weddings since 1997

Email: Sanctaluna@hotmail.com

Website:  http://sanctamoon.8m.com

Location: Illiana region of NW Indiana and the greater Chicagoland areas

I perform the following ceremonies: Wiccan - can be performed:  Handfastings, Wiccanings, Marriage Vow Renewals, Passing Over, Croning, and Coming of Age. I also am experienced in performing ceremonies from different cultural traditions within the Wiccan path (Egyptian, Celtic, Norse, Faery, Graceo-Roman, etc.)

I will travel: Only within the general Illiana areas of Illinois and Indiana.

Cost of services: My services are free of charge, but a gift of statuary for our Temple is welcomed.

NOTE: Lady Paulette currently holds credentials through Covenant of the Goddess (CoG), as a recognized member of the Clergy.  She has served as High Priestess of Sanctuary of the Crescent Moon (Highland, Indiana), since 1996.  Lady Paulette officiates at Wiccan weddings only.   
 



 

 

INDIANA

 

Name: Lady Breanna Windancer
Affiliation: Dragon Clan Circle
Path: Eclectic Wiccan
State registered with: Indiana
Legally ordained: Yes
EXPERIENCE: 3 Yrs.
Phone: (812) 849-3466
EMAIL: Windancer4@hotmail.com Website:
HTTP://WWW.GEOCITIES.COM/DRAGON_CLANCIRCLE 
Location: Mitchell, IN
I perform: All types of ceremonies
I will travel: Southern Indiana
Cost of Services: Donations accepted, + Travel / Lodging expenses

 

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NameRev. Cheryl L. Grice

Affiliation:  Spiritual Non-denominational; Universal Life Church

US State Registered withIndiana

Path or Religion:  Free spiritual, nature based, elements of Christianity, Wicca, and Native American beliefs

Legally Ordained:  Yes

Performing weddings since:  2004

Phone: 765-286-2816

Fax:  707-924-0931

Emailnewdestinationweddings@gmail.com

Website: http://newdestinationweddings.com

LocationMuncie, Indiana

Types of Ceremonies:  I have performed weddings, vow renewals, handfastings, and separation ceremonies since 2005, mostly in outdoor settings like parks and backyards (there is just something more spiritual about being in contact with nature), but in indoor locations as well.  I work with my clients to customize each ceremony to their desires and needs.  I am legally ordained and can officiate both ceremonial and legal joinings.

I will travel:  up to 100 miles - sometimes more depending on circumstances - travel costs $0.50 per mile on average

Cost of Services:  Simple customized ceremony $100 on average

 

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Name: Jeramie Southwood

Affiliation: Full Gospel Assembly Church of God Interfaith and non denominational  

Registered with U.S. State: State of Indiana

Path or Religion: non-denominational

Legally ordained: yes

Performing weddings since 2005

Phone: 812-691-2867

Email:jeramiesouthwood@yahoo.com   

Website: n/a

Location: Southern Indiana

Types of ceremonies I perform: all weddings naming ceremonies renewals, etc. interfaith and non denominational

I will travel: within Indiana

Cost of services: donations and cost of travel/lodgings

Additional services: just ask

 

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Name: David Sassman

Affiliation: ULC & others

Registered with U.S. State: Indiana

Path or Religion: Wiccan/Pagan

Ordained:  Yes [This officiant notes that he does not perform legally recognized handfastings.]

Performing weddings since 1996

Phone: (317) 630-0111

Email: indywiz@yahoo.com

Location: Indianapolis

I perform: Weddings, Handfastings, Wiccanings, Baby Naming Ceremonies, Commitment Ceremonies, Marriage Vow Renewals, inter-denomination and non-denomination

I will travel: within the state add mileage over 25 miles

Cost of services: $200.00 a portion will be donated to Gaia Works, Inc.

 

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Name: Kevin Gardner

Affiliation: Temple of Ishtar, Also I hold a Bishop's position in the Fourwinds Fellowship, an interfaith organization

Registered with U.S. State: Indiana

Path or Religion: Wicca

Ordained: Yes through both the ULC and Church of Seven Plains

Performs legally recognized handfastings: Yes.  We also do Funeral Services

Performing weddings since: around 1986

Email: Highpriest@ladyishtar.org

Website: www.ladyishtar.org

Location: Clay City, IN

I perform: Weddings, Handfastings, Wiccanings, Baby Naming Ceremonies, Commitment Ceremonies, Marriage Vow Renewals, Funerals, Requiems, etc.

I will travel: 50 miles

Cost of services: Negotiable

Additional services: Pastoral Counseling, courses in Celtic Traditional Wicca, as well as legally recognized Handfastings in the state of IN.  I also do a Prison Ministry at the Federal Prison in Terre Haute IN.

 

 

 

 

 

IOWA

 

Name: Marty Anne Brobst

Affiliation: The Church of Spiritual Humanism

Registered with U.S. State: Iowa

Path or Religion: Wicca/Pagan

Legally ordained: Yes

Performing weddings since 2009

Email: morning_doe_92103@yahoo.com

Location: Fort Dodge, Ia. area

Types of ceremonies I perform: Weddings, Handfastings, Wiccanings, Baby Naming Ceremonies, Commitment Ceremonies, Marriage Vow Renewals, etc.

I will travel: 30 miles

Cost of services: free will donation

 

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NameChrissy Dunham (Tanaradiana or Gypsy) and Chris Dunham (Thunder)

Affiliation: Coven of the Blessed Lady

Registered with U.S. State: Iowa

Path or Religion: Strega path

Legally ordained:  Yes

Performing weddings since 2000

Phone:  (319) 936-6901 or (319) 936-6944

Email: covenoftheblessedlady@yahoo.com or tanaradiana@yahoo.com

Website: We have a Yahoo group called IaFreeSpiritsPagans.

Location: Iowa City/Coralville

Ceremonies I perform: weddings/handfastings, Wiccanings/baby namings, last rites, pregnancy blessings, renewal of vows, same sex handfastings/weddings, coming of age ceremonies (boy or girl)

I will travel: 2 hours from my home (app. 120 miles)

Cost of services: cost of gas, singers or coven member participation (free will donations), if they have to drive as well then the cost of their gas, but we try to carpool together.

Additional services: Teaching, reiki healing, meditation, pastoral counseling, event organizing and running various types of workshops.

 

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Name:  Rev. Carol A. Ingle; Magical name Amaranta Raven Rahiamon

Affiliation: Unitarian Universalist Pagan Minister / holistic healer

Registered with US State: Iowa

Path or ReligionStregheria Romanian Gypsy Witch

Legally ordained: yes

Performing weddings since: 1986

Phone: 563-323-1784

E-Mail: wolf46@mchsi.com

Location: Davenport, Iowa - Quad City area

Mailing Address: 306 South Hazelwood Ave, Davenport IA, 52802-2155

Types of Ceremonies:  I perform legal and spiritual handfastings/ weddings/ union rites.  I specialize in creating rituals that reflect both the individual and the couple. Together we will walk down, or around, the wedding aisle and fashion a ceremony that is unique to you. I can also craft rituals that reflect Pagan principles and beliefs without shocking your non-Pagan guests. It would be an honor to work with you and to help plan any of your blessed events.  For handfastings, I can either perform a legally binding handfasting, or an informal year-and-a-day type.  Same-sex couples are encouraged to contact me, for all love is valid in the eyes of the Lord and the Lady. 

I am available to help create and perform non-denominational rituals that are geared towards highly pluralistic and/or conservative groups.  Please contact me to find out more about tailoring a ceremony to you and your needs.

Other Rites of Passage: Namings, Paganings, Wiccanings, Croning, and Rites for those who have passed on, including lost of pets, and Memorials.

Other Services: Commitment Ceremonies, Marriage Vow Renewals, Handparting, House Blessings, Spiritual Cleansing, Clearings and Banishings, Spiritual Counseling

     I am available as a religious minister or a consultant.  I love to help people in any way that I can, and even if it is just to have someone to answer questions, email me and I will answer as soon as I receive it.

I will travel: up to 100 miles in any direction .50 cents per mile. I require at least 90 days prior notice for out of town ceremonies decent lodging and time are compensated. 

Rates: My rates vary depending upon the distance of travel and the couple's budget. In general (not including travel) 3% of the total cost of your handfasting or - $25 to $150.  Rites of Passage: $25.00, other rituals: $50, entirely up for discussion. 

 

 

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Name:  CarrieRenee Clark

Affiliation: I'm ordained under the Universal Life Church

Registered with U.S. State:  I don't believe that we have to be registered here in Iowa with the state

Path or Religion: Egyptian

Legally ordained: yes through Universal Life Church since 2006

Performing weddings since 2006

Email: child_o_bast@hotmail.com, or CarrieRenee.Clark@gmail.com

Location: in the Des Moines, Iowa area

Types of ceremonies I perform:  Weddings, Handfastings, Wiccanings, Baby Naming Ceremonies, Commitment Ceremonies, Marriage Vow Renewals, etc.  I have no problem doing same sex ceremonies as well. I like to meet with the people and tailor a ceremony to what they want.

I will travel: 2-3 hours from Des Moines – roughly 150 to 180 miles

Cost of services:  Normal expenses, gas, lodging; I request that the couple make a donation to an animal shelter, or if they like, buy a couple bags of food that I can donate to a shelter here in Des Moines that I help out with.

Additional services: not that this time, my schedule really isn't permitting me to do any counseling.

 

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Name:  Jackie or Brian Kraus

Affiliation:  Universal Life Church

Registered with U.S. StateIowa

Path or Religion:  Pagan and Celtic

Legally ordained:  Yes

Performing weddings since 2003

Phone:  319-456-2244

Fax:  Same as above just let us know first!

Email:  crazylady012855@yahoo.com  celticantler@yahoo.com or motherearthsbounty@yahoo.com  

Location: Washington County, Iowa

Types of ceremonies we perform:  Weddings, Handfastings, Wiccanings, Baby Naming Ceremonies, Commitment Ceremonies, Marriage Vow Renewals, etc.

I will travel: From hwy 35 east and hwy 80 south.  We will also perform Ceremonies here at our home in the garden.

Cost of services:  Goodwill donation (if you have it) plus the cost of gas.

Additional services:  Ask and we will do our best to help you out

 

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Name: Shannon Webber (Lunarprayers)
Affiliation: Universal Life Monastery
Registered with U.S. State: Iowa
Path: Strega (pagan)
Ordained: Yes
Since: Jan 2008
Phone: (cell) 319-310-8862
Email: lunarprayers@aol.com 
Location: Vinton, IA
Types of Ceremonies: Handfastings, Last rites,
Wiccanings, blessings, renewal of vows, etc.
Will travel: 150 mile radius
Cost of services: goodwill donation or mileage
Other services: Reiki Master
 
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Name: Johanna Burdinie
Affiliation
: none
Registered with
U.S. State: Iowa
Path or Religion: Pagan
Received Ordainment from:
Universal Life Church
Performs legally recognized handfastings: Yes
Performing weddings since 2008
Email: johanna.firespirit.wsmentor@gmail.com
Location:
Iowa City, IA.
I perform:  Weddings, Handfastings, Wiccanings, Baby Naming Ceremonies, Commitment Ceremonies, Marriage Vow Renewals, Death Rites
I will travel: Yes - 150 miles or so from Iowa City
Cost of services: negotiable
Additional services: Reiki sessions, I teach Reiki, Tarot readings, stone readings, counseling (to a point).

 

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Name: La Homa (Homie) Simmonds (I prefer to be called Homie, but my certificate says La Homa)

Affiliation: Universal Life Church, Touch of Enchantment Network

Registered with U.S. State: Iowa

Path or Religion: Universal/Pagan

Received Ordainment from: Universal Life Church

Performs legally recognized handfastings: yes

Performing weddings since: 2009

Phone: 515-230-3029

Email: homiesimmonds@touchofenchantment.com

Location: Boone, Iowa

Types of ceremonies I perform: Weddings, Handfastings, Wiccanings, Baby Naming Ceremonies, Commitment Ceremonies, Marriage Vow Renewals, Crossing Over - Funerals

I will travel: 100 miles

Cost of services: depends on drive and how much time involved – just call and we can talk about it.

Additional services:  I am a Reiki practitioner and a Holistic Practitioner at the Touch of Enchantment Network in Boone, Iowa. Please call for Holistic Wellness. I do perform many different healing modalities. Just call and ask.

 

 

 

 

KANSAS

 

Name: Rev. Shelaine Hamby

Affiliation:  Affiliated with The Church of the Mystic Moon of Kansas and soon Hearthside Pagan Fellowship Church in Missouri (as soon as our paper work goes through – call for details)

Registered with U.S. State: Kansas and soon Missouri

Path or Religion:  Eclectic Wiccan

Received Ordainment from: The Church of the Mystic Moon

Performs legally recognized handfastings: Yes

Performing weddings since: 1999

Phone: 816-810-7908

Email: sarahyves@yahoo.com

Website: coming soon

Location: Kansas & Missouri

I Perform: Traditional Handfastings, Legal Handfastings, Rainbow Handfastings, Polyamorous Handfastings and Inter-faith Marriages, Wiccanings, All Rites of Passages and Requiem or Funeral Rites.

I will travel: to the borders of Kansas & Missouri

Cost of services: $50.00 initial ceremony fee which includes 100 mile round trip travel radius. After the 100 mile travel radius there is a $0.50 cents a mile travel fee. There may be hotel expenses if needed.

Additional services: Active Listening (I am not a licensed counselor so I do not offer counseling)

 

 

 

 

 

KENTUCKY

 

Name: Gwynpriodas: The Unique Wedding Specialists

Affiliation: Various, we have 5 officiants on staff. 2 are Church of the Universal Light, 3 are Universal Life Church

U.S. State: Kentucky and Ohio [pending registration*]

Path or Religion: Various, we have 1 Wiccan, 1 Druid, and 3 Eclectic Pagans

Legally ordained: Yes on all 5

Performing weddings since 2005

Phone: 859-448-0222

Fax: 859-448-0333

Email: gwynpriodas@fuse.net

Website: www.gwynpriodas.com

Location: Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky

Ceremonies we perform: We will perform Weddings, Handfastings, Commitment Ceremonies, and Marriage Vow Renewals at this time. We are looking to expand into other types of ceremonies at a later time.

We will travel: We like to keep it within 1 day’s drive time (6 to 8 hours or within 500 miles)

Cost of services: $75 to $125 in Greater Cincinnati/Northern KY, depending on ceremony requirements and equipment needed; will negotiate with persons outside of our local area: if we have to travel, we would expect travel and accommodation expenses in addition to the agreed base price.

    

*state registration pending – please contact Gwynpriodas for more information.

 

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Name: Rev. Moore, aka Lad