Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at 4:02PM 
Roses and hearts, red and pink, don't overthink, celebrate chance, dance, take a leap,
become each other's kind fate. Isn't it romantic. Isn't love great! Happy Valentines' Day
Friday, January 1, 2016 at 5:53PM all you merrily married couples a Happy New Year. At this threshold time of year here are a few beautiful entrances into a New Life of Marriage. Bride Helene floats down from the loft on her father's arm to meet her groom, Zach. "Soon you will say words that will carry you over a threshold in life, where you now say to the world........
"..... This is my husband, this is my wife."
May your new resolution be to Keep Happy, Stay Content and be grateful to have found the kind of love for which all men and women yearn. So may it be for all of you! Stay keen in 2016
Damian and Amy from 2014 
Lacy and Jeff exchange vows by the sea with happy tears and tender glee.
Saturday, August 15, 2015 at 7:33PM August is all about a sense of urgency and anticipation. Cape Cod is at full capacity as we reach mid -August. Everyone is eager to get their last huge dose of summer anticipating the onset of September and the beginning of the school year.
Last evening I presided over a wedding at Chatham Bars Inn . I don't have any photos yet but I am still on a high from the love I felt between this couple and their families. Love truly does transform everyone it touches!
Jeff and Lacy, the wedding party and many of the guests were from Austin,Texas. They were a great fun- loving crowd.The groomsmen including the groom's brother as best men, were trying in every way to keep the groom calm and happy as we waited. Kate, from CBI helped pin on the boutineirres made from a beautiful spray of blue thistle. I had the honor of helping with this ritual as well. I pinned the step-father and father who were waiting to walk the bride down the aisle after her grand entrance down those white steps from Shore Rd to the Boathouse.
Here are some photos of groom and groomsmen. What a blast I had with Pavel and his brother and groomsmen before he wed his beautiful bride Anna on Summer Solstice at the The Cultural Center of Cape Cod.
The photos above are by Andrew Cavanaugh Photography
The photo below was an expectedly tender one as Sarah and Josh exchanged vows
As the officiant I get to spend time waiting with the groom and his groomsmen right before the ceeremony. The myriad of ways the groomsmen attempt to ease the groom's jitters is always so dear and often amusing. I keep my counsel and distance but I do love those moments of anticipation.
Another great moment I shared with a groom and his men was at a wedding last month at beautiful Borsari Gallery in Dennis. We were waiting in the wine cellar and the groom was worried about his hands swelling and the ring not fitting. I showed him a stretching exercise and Bob Borsari and the best man immediately said, "Jazz Hands." So here is a pre-marital tip: Do "Jazz Hands" as you wait for the ceremony to begin and the ring slips right on the finger.
Watching the groom's face as his bride appears is also pure delight. Even if they have seen each other before at first look, there is that moment of her being escorted to him that speaks to an ancient and timeless rite of passage.
Every beginning contains an ending and every ending gives way to another beginning. So too with a wedding ceremony. So I encourage my couples to allow those feelings of anticipation to be. Yes, this sweet anticipation can feel like anxiety and of course there is that. No matter how many times we have run through the ceremony it doesn't really take. Let your self be presided over.
When I stopped in to check in on the bride she had just one question
"You will be telling me everything I need to do once I get up there ,won't you?"
"Yes, I will." You could see the anxiety melt into sweet anticipation as she turned to have her photo taken holding up the shoes she was about to put on.
"Yes, I will." I repeated as I crept off to hang with the groom and tell him exactly the same thing, more than once, in between group groomsmen hugs and a variety of other rituals.
I have the groom's grandfather to thank for this referral and it was a pure pleasure to preside. Happy August YOU-LL
and don't worry- be married!
Kathleen
Tuesday, September 17, 2013 at 3:19PM 
She ain't heavy she's my wife!
Love can grow in the real world
And a new life built on the learning of the old.
This is the reason for our gathering today:
to renew our faith
in the strength of hope
and the power of love.
"Kathleen was down to earth and mindful of my and my husbands wishes and thoughts. She wrote a beautiful poetic ceremony by combining what she learned from each of us. She has a gentle kind aura and made our day very special." Mary, the bride
Wednesday, June 5, 2013 at 8:42PM 
Anthony Joseph and Teruko begin their beguine at Land's End on Cape Cod. A perfect blending of Japanese Zen Italian love and beauty. Thank you Julia Cumes for your beautiful photography. Thank you Terri and TJ for the pleasure of presiding over your nuptials on that gentle May Cape Cod day. Truly a beautiful beginning at Land's End Inn. 
Soulful Wedding Ceremonies
Sweet anticipation. As a wedding celebrant I love that moment waiting with the groom to receive his bride. Even if they have done photos before it is still such a threshold moment.
Soulful Wedding Ceremonies
Teruko Lynn Lilly photographed after her nuptials. photography by Julia Cumes, ceremony by Rev. Kathleen Geagan, groom by Anthony Joseph Favale. 
