ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Chris has been officiating weddings since 2011. He has a BFA in Acting from Boston University and an MFA in Creative Writing from New York University. After becoming a certified Life-Cycle Celebrant through the Celebrant Foundation & Institute, he’s performed weddings in settings as diverse as the New York Public Library, The Park Plaza Hotel, The Roosevelt Hotel, The Brooks Atkinson Theater (Broadway!), Citi Field (where the Mets try), Grand Central Station, all over Central Park, on dinner boats and rooftops, in wineries, repurposed warehouses, breweries, mansions, country clubs, hotel suites, and one old retired cop’s living room in Brooklyn. He has appeared on The Rachael Ray Show to officiate weddings several times and hosted a memorial service for Joan Rivers’ dog on the late comedienne’s show, Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best. He has published short fiction in several online magazines and his story “Tongue Tricks” was nominated for a 2008 Pushcart Prize—it didn’t win; he just likes the anecdote. Chris writes and performs wedding ceremonies through his company Illuminating Ceremonies, where he also writes reception speeches for best men and maids of honor. He lives in New York and Cincinnati with his smart wife, King.