Illuminating Ceremonies

Specialties

I am a New York State Wedding Officiant and Celebrant, specializing in personalized wedding ceremonies and memorial services.

I will help show what you want the world to see, make clear what you want the world to understand, illuminate shy facts and highlight what everybody already knows. I can assist with rituals, vows, readings, and fun ideas. Your ceremony can be traditional or nontraditional. I respect all faiths. I am a fan of true love.

I am also available to create and present memorial services. Finding the right words to honor the life of your loved one is a difficult task. I can help.

History

Established in 2011.

Illuminating Ceremonies is the creation of Christopher Frost Shelley, who joined the ranks of the Wedding Officiants in New York State back in 2011.

In over three years, I’ve performed weddings at gorgeous catering halls, on sprawling estate lawns overlooking beautiful rivers, all over Central Park, and even at Citifield, home of the already out of playoff contention Mets.

I’ve performed weddings for New Yorkers, Australians, Brits, and for people from around the world. I’ve delivered ceremonies at The Foundry, City Winery, Brooklyn Winery, the Mandarin Oriental, the Roosevelt, Trump SoHo, Tribeca Rooftop, the Ritz, the Carlyle, Chelsea Arts Tower, MyMoon, Le Parker Meridian, 501 Union, Hotel Athenee, the Swan Club, the NY Botanical Garden, Brooklyn Botanical Garden, Prospect Park Boathouse, River Café, Mondrian SoHo, Grammercy Tavern, Wave Hill, New Leaf Café, Eleven Madison, Hudson Terrace, Alger House, SoHo Grand, Manhattan Penthouse and on the Rachael Ray Show.

Meet the Business Owner

Christopher S.

Business Owner

I am a New York State Wedding Officiant, specializing in personalized ceremonies, and I have just recently become a certified Life-​Cycle Celebrant.

I am also a NYS Professional Massage Therapist who runs West 49 Massage, where we and a team of professionals offer massage therapy inside our midtown studio. We are among the top-​rated massage businesses on Yelp.

I used to work for Goldman Sachs, and a long time ago I was a professional actor, but my passion is and always has been in creative writing. I have an MFA in Creative Writing (Fiction) from NYU, and my work is represented by Dystel & Goderich Literary Management.

Creating wedding and other ceremonies is a fun way for me to use my considerable writing talent. I’ve been happily married for 9 years. I am a native of Boston, and thus am a die hard Red Sox/​Bruins/​Patriots/​Celtics fan.

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