Ashley + Derek’s Dog Adoption Wedding Ceremony at Willow Brooke Farm
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An Inside Peek
How the ceremony was prepared by Mark
Met with couple a few times, crafted a draft they liked. Everything went smoothly on wedding day.
A Brief Bit About the Couple
She is from Long Island, New York, he is from Minnesota. An interesting melding of cultures we had discussed. Watching the NYC folks at an outdoor, Mudwestern, vineyard wedding was amusing. They took it all in stride. Bride is an ER vet surgeon, abd they had a dog adoption event during social hour. Very cool, very well recieved by guests.
Inspiration Behind the Ceremony
Just them and their families good natured ‘culture clashing’ and love of animals
Best Line from the Ceremony
Those folks find a way to share that love in a different way, with a lot of others. Hence, a wedding that isn’t going to the dogs – but that is bringing the dogs to you!
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The woman who spent ten years in schooling and the art school dude who loves her. The guy who just a few weeks into their dating sat and cried with her after a really rotten day in surgery, later prompting her to say to state emphatically, “This is going to be my last boyfriend.”
Fun Little Fact about the Ceremony
Their two dogs as co-officiants. The dog adoption event during social hour.
A Glimpse into their day
Mark
(he/him)
Officiant
A poet who started out filling notebooks during cross-country jaunts on innumerable Greyhound busses and also while working nights at a small donut shop during high school, Mark brings a unique perspective to every situation, every story that needs telling. Storytelling with unique insight and honest affection. A former radio announcer, and stage veteran of high school and community theatre, there is rarely a situation that Mark won’t embrace with gusto or that catches him off-guard. You’re in good hands with him at the helm of your wedding.
Looking for a different approach to your ceremony? The more off-beat, the better. If you have a wedding idea that you’re holding back on because you’re not sure ‘if you can’ Mark is your guy. Whether it is a groom singing with his in-moments-mother-in-law or a family-blending knot tying for five (one that you do not learn in scouts!) to reading (in Swedish) an email from a wedding couple’s Swedish Vallhund,
Mark is the guy you want to take your ‘not sure’ to ‘yeah, piece of cake.’
Mark looks forward to working with you and making your day everything you want it to be.
A poet who started out filling notebooks during cross-country jaunts on innumerable Greyhound busses and also while working nights at a small donut shop during high school, Mark brings a unique perspective to every situation, every story that needs telling. Storytelling with unique insight and honest affection. A former radio announcer, and stage veteran of high school and community theatre, there is rarely a situation that Mark won’t embrace with gusto or that catches him off-guard. You’re in good hands with him at the helm of your wedding.
Looking for a different approach to your ceremony? The more off-beat, the better. If you have a wedding idea that you’re holding back on because you’re not sure ‘if you can’ Mark is your guy. Whether it is a groom singing with his in-moments-mother-in-law or a family-blending knot tying for five (one that you do not learn in scouts!) to reading (in Swedish) an email from a wedding couple’s Swedish Vallhund.
Mark is the guy you want to take your ‘not sure’ to ‘yeah, piece of cake.’
Mark looks forward to working with you and making your day everything you want it to be.
Ready to make your moment,
your moment?
