Rev. Laurie Sue Brockway

Rev. Laurie Sue Brockway is a contemporary clergy person who knows that most modern couples prefer an officiant who can offer a more personalized, memorable and truly unique approach to their wedding ceremony.

She offers creative, contemporary and loving ceremonies to brides and grooms of all backgrounds, traditions, faiths as well as uniting same sex couple in spiritual marriage.

As an interfaith minister she can craft wedding ceremonies that include elements of any religion or spiritual practice -- Jewish, Christian, Buddhist, Hindu, Sufi, Native American, African, Hawaiian and Earth-based, for example. She is able to blend spiritual traditions in a way that is personally meaningful to each couple and their families.

She is also a non-denominational wedding officiant, which means she can craft and officiate ceremonies that are non-religious. Still, the ceremony can be very meaningful, personal and moving to bride and groom.

“Many of the couples who seek my services want a ceremony free of religious dogma, or devoid of religion altogether," says Rev. Laurie Sue. "Maybe they want to include certain traditions – like unity candles or breaking the glass – but they don’t want to feel locked into religious protocol. They want a creative, personal and memorable moment at the altar. And they want to enjoy that moment, have it be magical and a celebration of the spirit of their relationship.”

And that’s what Rev. Laurie Sue has made possible for hundreds of couples. Some ceremonies are romantic, creative civil ceremony. Some are what she called “wedding theater”, rich with rituals and readings by many people close to a couple. Maybe it is funny and offbeat and shares the tale of how a couple met, or how they got engaged. Then there are those couples who just want to say “I do,” and be done. For those people she offers a simpler, shorter service.

Regardless of the kind of ceremony – spiritual or civil – Rev. Laurie Sue will craft a ceremony to truly reflect the values of the people who are getting married. Sometimes this includes coaching the couple on writing their own vows, or providing the perfect words for them to express on their wedding day. The couple always approves the wedding script before the big day so they can relax in knowing exactly how it will go.

“I encourage couples to celebrate their love, and I do my best to help them dodge tricky religious, cultural and family issues" she says. "Brides are often worried about family disharmony over one thing or another. I try to diffuse it by finding ways to celebrate and include the family. I think the wedding ceremony can heal and uplift a family, as it creates a good foundation for a marriage to grow.”