It's funny what I know for sure about all things "Wedding Officiant."So, as I quietly ponder the beginning of this new year and with great gratitude for the amazing couples of 2011 - including the wonderful Cory & Paige Balph featured here, here's what I'd like you to know:
I Angst & Worry: In this work that I do as a wedding officiant in Seattle, there is much joy and happiness.
There is also angst and worry - will I get things right, what it this blows up, what if this doesn't come together?
I live each day with this paradox, recognizing the gentle tension I feel around a couple's wedding ceremony and wanting to get it right.
2) You Can't Do This Work As A "Job" - To be an Officiant, you must be "in love" with this work - which I frequently call a "vocation." It's a huge honor and I walk with great gratitude to be part of a lifetime moment and ritual of transition. To do this as a "job," just doesn't work.
3) You've Got To Be A Gumby. Yup, you got to "roll with it" - all of the time. Because a wedding is an emotional event, stuff is all over the place - all of the time. Thankfully, the small stuff rolls away for me and I've learned to handle the big stuff with patience and gentleness. And this doesn't mean on occasion, I don't freak out!
Talk to any of us working with engaged couples and with responsibility for a wedding day and you'll hear many stories of unexpected challenges and how things were fixed up.
Finally, what I know for sure: I get a kick out of what I do. I love getting up each day ready to take on what's next - eager to find out where I'm going, who I am meeting, what I am writing, what I am worried about, what I can take care of. It's all good.
Happy New Year!
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