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Sacred Stories ~ Real Rituals
Every wedding is a sacred story. Let’s tell yours!
Primarily central upstate NY
Travel area: Within 300 miles See details
Rev. Craig is a master story teller who shares your love story at your ceremony with humor, intelligence and whimsy. He takes the time to understand each person as an individual and the two of you as a couple. He couldn’t be more respectful, welcoming and inclusive. His expertise in working with couples helps you understand the skills needed for a loving and respectful marriage based upon communication and shared values.
The officiant really makes or breaks your ceremony and you may 100 percent trust Craig with your day, love story and guests. He even agreed to be kidnapped at (wooden) knifepoint by our young son for our pirate wedding. He doesn’t mind booty in the form of root beer barrel candy!
Craig made our day all about us. The way he crafted the ceremony to make us the highlight in a way that truly made us happy. The one on one meetings to make sure that not only did we understand the choice we were making to make our bond but to think on what makes the other one our person. The homework was thought provoking and really pushed us to find the right words for us. Getting to share our story with all of our guest made the day well the best. And if I was to do it again and I just might, it was very cold that day. I would hire Craig again in a heartbeat.
About this vendor
Rev. Craig Schwalenberg
COMMUNITY MINISTER
Typically responds within 24h
Based in Oneonta, NY, Sacred Stories ~ Real Rituals provides officiant services with a deep understanding that a wedding is the celebration of a couple’s shared story of love, discovery, and commitment. Each story is unique; each wedding should be unique. Rev. Craig is an ordained Unitarian Universalist Community Minister with over 20 years of experience crafting meaningful, intimate, joyous ceremonies for betrothed couples.
Meet the team
Rev. Craig Schwalenberg
Community Minister
Rev. Craig is an ordained Unitarian Universalist Community Minister. He has been a UU minister for over 20 years- serving congregations in WI, IL, NY, CT, and PA. He is a trained, professional storyteller and considers sharing stories to be a sacred act. Rev. Craig is a proud ally of the LGBTQ community. He is also an unrepentant geek with enthusiastic interests in games, RPGs, Super Heroes, and Sci-Fi & Fantasy. He is also an occasional geocacher.
Rev. Craig and his wife, Cheryl, crafted their wedding more than 25 years ago— and Rev. Craig loves bringing the same level of intimacy, community, and joy to other couples’ ceremonies and celebrations.
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Oneonta, Oneonta, NY
Open mapPrimarily central upstate NY
Typically included in the starting cost
Travel area: Within 300 miles
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