Non-Religious Wedding Officiant in Colorado

Hi! I’m Jen, a non-religious wedding officiant in Colorado. I create wedding ceremonies for couples who want their ceremony to feel personal, meaningful, inclusive, and alive — without defaulting to dogma, canned scripts, or words that do not fit the couple’s worldview.

What is the intention behind your wedding day? What do you find beautiful? To whom (and what) do you belong? Who and what belongs to you?

Colorado wedding ceremonies have an exquisite foundation, simply because of the incredible beauty to be found in this state. Why not have a ceremony that matches the majesty of those breathtaking backdrops?

I think ceremonializing rites of passage is important, and hold that a rite of passage such as marriage deserves to be slowed down, celebrated, and honored. If you are choosing to have a wedding to celebrate your marriage, then you deserve a ceremony that is unique to your vision and commitment — a ceremony that is full of meaning and depth to you. The best wedding ceremonies are deeply personal: a reflection of your unique story, values, intentions, and reasons for choosing the path of marriage.

There is a kind of magic that happens when a ceremony is honest and authentic. Your community gets pulled into presence and belonging. Simply put, a good ceremony is good medicine for everybody present.

A Non-Religious Wedding Ceremony Does Not Have to Feel Empty

I don’t use standard photocopied ceremonies where I simply plug in your names to a routine script. I am not the kind of wedding officiant who starts with “Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today…” (Unless you are having a “Let’s Go Crazy” themed wedding and want me to wear a purple suit, a la Prince, may he rest in purple paradise.)

I don’t ask who is giving the bride away in marriage, because, well… that feels a bit too patriarchal for my taste. And I try not to use empty words that have no meaning to you or your guests.

A Ceremony With Reverence, Meaning, and No Dogma

I love to create a feeling of reverence, celebration, and yes, a little magic — and I don’t believe that you need dogma in order to do so.

I love to discover who you are as a couple, what is important to you in your lives, why you are choosing to marry, and I craft your ceremony from that. I love to make people laugh and cry. I love to include your community as much as possible, so that they understand they too are an essential part of the ceremony, and are not there simply to “watch” you get married.

I love to think of new and interesting rituals that are actually relevant to you. I love to help you craft or select vows so that they are deeply meaningful to you and your beloved. I love it when you have the feeling that your wedding was officiated by a friend… by someone who understands who you are as a couple and as individuals.

Nutshell: I want your wedding ceremony to be spectacular, a true threshold experience, and I will do everything in my power to make it so.

Let’s face it — your ceremony is the most important part of your big day. Jen made the entire experience unforgettable. She spent time getting to know us, our relationship, our values, and our plans for the future, and reflected perfectly who we are on that day. Before starting the ceremony, she reminded us both to take a deep breath and be present. Her philosophy is beautiful, and resonated with us from the very beginning. – E & A, Estes Park wedding

Ways to Work Together

I officiate non-religious ceremonies for all kinds of couples and all kinds of wedding days — secular, spiritual-but-not-religious, earth-honoring, ornate and simple, traditional and unconventional, gay and straight, old and young, serious and playful, planned well in advance or more last-minute.

Here are a few ways we can work together:

Custom Wedding Ceremony

A fully custom ceremony, crafted just for you. This is the deepest and most collaborative process, and a wonderful fit for couples who want the ceremony to be a true reflection of their story, values, and vision.
Learn more about custom wedding ceremonies

Elopements & Micro Weddings

For couples who want to keep things smaller and simpler, without sacrificing beauty, meaning, or presence.
Learn more about elopements and micro weddings

Bilingual Wedding Ceremonies

I am also a bilingual wedding officiant (English/Spanish), and love creating bilingual wedding ceremonies that flow naturally between the two languages.
Learn more about bilingual ceremonies

Earth-Based Wedding Ceremonies

For couples who want to honor the natural world, the sacredness of the earth, and the deeper rhythms of life in the ceremony itself.
Learn more about earth-based wedding ceremonies

Ceremony Consulting

For couples writing their own ceremony, or for a friend or family member stepping into the officiant role and wanting some real support.
Learn more about ceremony consulting

Why Ceremony Matters

Rituals and ceremonies help us celebrate how we live, how we grow, how we change, how we thrive, how we make family, and how we experience our limited time here on Earth.

Your wedding ceremony is the ground on which your marriage is built — and it is nice for that ground to be as nurtured and fertile as possible. Your vows to each other are really the heart of your wedding ceremony, the peak moment, and truly, it is you who are declaring yourselves to be married. If there are any powers vested in anyone, they are vested in you and your word.

I am here to facilitate the process, so that your wedding ceremony reflects your love, commitment, and connections — and bolsters you for the journey ahead.

Get in Touch

Take a look at some recent wedding ceremonies, and please get in touch if you’d like to discuss working with me.