Sometimes life has a way of bringing us to where we should be, although it is not always easy to feel the joy in the journey you take to get there. I feel as though I am where I should be. As a teacher and a writer, taking on the role of Lay Chaplain for the Unitarian Fellowship of Fredericton seems like a good thing to be doing. Officiating weddings has given me pure joy from the very beginning of being a Lay Chaplain. I am humbled and in awe of the privilege I have been given to help couples with their ceremonies. Working together, we are able to create a ceremony that will honor the diversity of beliefs of the individual. - Sharon van Abbema, Unitarian Fellowship of Fredericton Lay Chaplain.

David Warman, Unitarian Fellowship of Fredericton Lay Chaplain.

Our Lay Chaplains have a Marriage Ceremonies Guide that is shared with couples so they can co-create a ceremony that is meaningful to them.

Lay Chaplains will travel and conduct services in outdoor locations, historic sites, private homes or institutions or at a location that is meaningful to the couple making a commitment to each other.

allison and George are married in a September 2004 Unitarian ceremony.

 
Unitarian Fellowship of Fredericton Lay Chaplains will officiate at marriage ceremonies for same sex couples beginning July 3, 2005.

 
Below are links to wedding ceremony planning guides.

Wedding Resources

Need a photographer? Flowers? Custom-made gown? Heavenly wedding favours? Check out Fredericton's Premiere Wedding Services Site found at: http://www.fredwed.ca

Twenty Questions to Ask Before You Get Marriedgo to Oprah's web site at www.oprah.com/tows/pastshows/tows_2002/tows_past_20021028_c.jhtml The questions are from Susan Piver's book, The Hard Questions: 100 Essential Questions to Ask Before You Say I Do

http://www.wednet.com/default.aspx provides articles and links related to all aspects of wedding planning.

The History of Some of Our Wedding Customs-written by Arden Ranger. http://handfasting.info

Same Sex Wedding Resources

Ceremony of Union, compiled by the Rev. Maureen Thitchener and the Rev. Carl Thitchener of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Canandaigua, Canandaigua, N.Y. http://www.sover.net/~sjlevine/UUCC/union.htm

A same sex wedding guide has been developed by the Unitarian Universalist Association and can be obtained from http://www.uua.org/obgltc/resource/sswg.pdf