Together we create your ceremony using your ideas or my suggestions.
I have been a Justice of the Peace for more than 30 years. I have been an educator and a COBOL programmer. After receiving Certification in Gerontology I worked with senior centers, with the blind, and with hospice. I ventured into real estate primarily as a property manager. I have now settled into what I enjoy. I volunteer with Hospice and with Restore, (Habitat for Humanity) and, of course, help to create perfect weddings as a Justice of the Peace
When a bride and groom ask me to be their JP, we create a bond, we work together with dreams and ideas that will create the wedding ceremony that is perfect for them I appreciate their trust to make the day perfect. We work together to create a unique ceremony that uses their ideas and my experience.
A Justice of the Peace will create a ceremony, officiate at the ceremony, and sign and return the wedding license.
You should know the date of your marriage and the location. These may be flexible, but are guides to the availability of the JP. I ask that you complete a short contract for my records and include a deposit that seals our working together. I then reserve the date and time for you.
The Ceremony
Every part of your wedding ceremony reflects you as individuals and as a couple.
These are some of these parts that enhance your ceremony.
I encourage incorporating old family traditions and creating new ones.
As part of the ceremony, I will help your attendants to be comfortable. Your bridesmaids and groomsmen will receive all the attention they need prior to the ceremony. The Maid of Honor will know when to take the bride's bouquet and when to straighten the bride's gown. She will know where to stand and when to follow the newly married couple away from the ceremony site.
Whether your ceremony is interfaith, same sex, a first marriage for both, or not, I will work with you to make your wedding day one to remember. I am flexible and looking forward to helping you with your exciting day.
Each ceremony is individual to the couple marrying. Almost anything can be incorporated into the ceremony.
The PROCESSION.
The CEREMONY begins with a welcome to guests and words about bonding in marriage.
Often family or a friend may contribute music, a poem, or a brief memorial for someone who is present in spirit only.
Next are VOWS followed by the exchange of RINGS.
PROUNCEMENT of MARRIAGE and introduction of couple.
This is for a couple wanting to be legally married quickly. Often a larger ceremony will be held later
The ceremony will include several attendants, sand pouring, glass breaking, family introduction and more. The ceremony is written specifically for the couple.
Much the same as the $200.00 ceremony with more input and more personal meetings. The ceremony may be anywhere in Massachusetts. Tolls, parking, and other specific expenses included
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Elaine Baskin Justice of the Peace
769 Pleasant St. Worcester, MA 01602