Officiating at Your Wedding Ceremony
Do you believe that your ceremony is more than a gateway to the celebration? Your ceremony is a sacred space in which you say, “This is Who We Are as a Couple.” It is an investment in your relationship. Timeless vows spoken on your wedding day will also serve you throughout your lifetime together as a foundation to enhance your relationship. Whether this is your first wedding, or you are “taking a chance on love again,” I will meet with you, and together we will design a customized and personalized ceremony designed especially with you in mind. Your ceremony can be very simple, or weave together many elements. I will officiate at your special location.
Officiating at Marriage Ceremonies for Gay Couples
It is your choice to enter into a loving and commited relationship with your soul-mate. I am here to support you in designing that heart-felt, unique ceremony in which you stand up before God, family and friends, and proclaim, “This is Who We are as a Couple.” Now that gay marriage is legal in New York State, I am happy to meet with you, and together we will create a plan for the next best step in your relationship.
Renewing Your Vows
A couple staying together through the unexpected twists and turns of their marriage deserve to celebrate.
There are many reasons to renew your vows…
You didn’t have the ceremony that you wanted when you first got married
You are having a significant anniversary: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25……..
You have come through a difficult time in your relationship, and would like to renew your commitment to each other
You want to create vows that express who you have become as a couple, and who you are right now
Your vow renewal can be as intimate or lavish as you want it to be. I will meet with you, and together we will design that unique ceremony that says: “This is Who We Are Now.” I will officiate at your special location
Writing Your Vows
Getting married in a religious ceremony doesn’t mean saying the same standard ceremony that has been repeated endlessly, and then disappears forever. You want to have timeless, personalized vows that say: “This is Who We Are as a Couple.” The thought of writing them yourselves is incredibly stressful. You’re not sure about the “how-tos” of expressing your feelings with clarity, ease and grace. I offer my compassionate, humorous, and loving expertise to guide you in creating exactly what you want to express. I meet with both of you, and together, we will translate your thoughts, feelings and emotions into a unique and personalized ceremony designed especially for you.
Tune-Ups for Commited Couples
Your wedding or commitment ceremony is a wonderful day of speaking and celebrating the promises that you have made to each other. Many couples recite vows on their wedding day, and never look at them or think about them again. Savvy couples know that vows are a tool to keep moving towards the vision that they have for their relationship. Much like owning a car, you want to service your relationship regularly, to avoid major breakdowns. We will take the time to focus on the essential conversations about money, work, sexuality, health and well-being, family, spirituality and support, building trust and certainty in your relationship. Take the time to shift when you are “off-course.” It is an opportunity to re-affirm who you are, and how you want to be with each other in your relationship, as well as exploring important goals and dreams that you share together as a couple as well as for yourselves as individuals.
Pre-Marital Coaching
Your engagement is a time for getting to know each other in a deeper way as you prepare to get married. It isn’t the color of the table linens, the paper on which you print your invitations, or even the DJ that will determine the outcome of your relationship. Savvy couples take time to talk about their relationship expections, learning what stops them from the free flow of communication, and how to move through that with ease. Learn to successfully maneuver your relationship twists and turns. Take time now to invest in your marriage. Learn to communicate clearly with respect and appreciation. Begin the essential conversations about home, money, work, sexuality, health and well-being, family, spirituality and support. Trust and certainty create a foundation for your “happily ever after.”
Retreats for Committed Couples – Your Passport™ to Happily Ever After!
Explore the goals and dreams that you have for your relationship in a personal half day retreat with Michaela. We will work and play together to identify your unique intentions and brilliance as individuals and as a couple. Savvy couples know that the wedding is the beginning. Beginning with who you are already, and your intentions, together, we will design a small, sweet goal to be fulfilled during the next year of your marriage, as well as “how to.” Then, I will guide you in creating a magnificent, unique Vision Board to clearly and easily focus on what you want to accomplish together. You will leave with one small, sweet promise in place, and follow-up support session afterwards.
Romancing Your Relationship with Money
There’s no magic here. How you are in your relationship with money is how you are in relationship to everyone and everything, beginning with you. Like any relationship, money loves to be paid attention to. As you begin to see the truth about your relationship with money, you will begin to see how much you really have. Your vision about money will come into focus. The journey begins with being grateful for what you have, and willing to receive more. You may be surprised to discover how your relationship with money has been affecting your ability to acquire true intimacy. It takes courage to let go of a habit or way of being that may have served you in the past, but is now preventing you from genuine happiness. I would be honored to help you with the first step in romancing a new and liberating relationship with money.
Tarot Card Reading for Relationship Insight
Your tarot card reading is a mirror for your life right now – illuminating your gifts, strengths, and talents, as well as the challenges in your relationships. Together, we will explore the messages behind the images in your reading. The tarot images create a guiding map as they unfold. We will expand your awareness of the situation, and illuminate the solution, with clarity and ease.
