Ceremonies

Life offers moments that deserve to be marked — not rushed past.

Champagne Ceremonies provides secular, inclusive ceremonies for people navigating meaningful transitions. Whether joyful, solemn, or complex, each ceremony is designed with intention, clarity, and care.

As a secular master of ceremony, I work with individuals, couples, and families to shape ceremonies that feel grounded, personal, and true — without religious language, dogma, or performance for its own sake.

Weddings & Elopements

Weddings and elopements mark the choice to build a life together.

From intimate elopements to full wedding celebrations, I create custom ceremonies that reflect your relationship, values, and tone — romantic, understated, joyful, serious, or quietly meaningful.

Every ceremony is written from scratch and paced with calm confidence, allowing the moment to feel intentional rather than scripted.

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Funerals & Celebrations of Life

When someone dies, ceremony helps people gather, remember, and grieve together.

I officiate funerals and celebrations of life that are secular, dignified, and emotionally fluent — offering structure without imposing belief. These ceremonies honor both the person who has died and the complexity of those who remain.

Each service is thoughtfully designed to hold remembrance, grief, love, and legacy with respect.

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Rites of Passage

Some transitions do not fit neatly into traditional categories — but they still matter.

Rites of passage acknowledge changes in identity, role, or relationship, helping people move from one chapter to another with intention. These ceremonies may be private or shared, quiet or celebratory, simple or symbolic.

I officiate rites of passage including:

• Marriage and partnership transitions
  
  

• Divorce and separation
  
  

• Becoming a parent
  
  

• Coming out
  
  

• Gender transition
  
  

• Retirement
  
  

• Surviving illness
  
  

• Moving into elderhood
  
  

Each rite of passage is custom-designed to reflect the reality of the transition being marked.

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How I Work

Every ceremony begins with listening.

I collaborate closely with clients to understand what is changing, what matters, and how the moment should feel. From there, I design language and structure that supports the experience — and officiate with steady presence on the day itself.

My role is not to explain the moment, but to hold it well.

Who I Serve

I work with:

• Couples and individuals of all identities
  
  

• LGBTQ+ clients and families
  
  

• Traditional and chosen families
  
  

• People seeking secular, inclusive ceremonies
  
  

As a gay officiant and secular master of ceremony, I bring lived understanding to moments where language, visibility, and care matter — while offering the same clarity and respect to everyone I serve.

Begin the Conversation

If you are navigating a moment that deserves to be marked — whether joyful, solemn, or somewhere in between — I’d be honored to help you shape it.

👉 Contact Champagne Ceremonies to begin the conversation.