Officiant

Dena is a Wedding, Union, and Rite of Passage Officiant in Wilmington, NC and Wrightsville Beach.

I combine my skills as an expressive writer, public speaker, and rooted spiritualist to produce custom ceremonies. I have presided over weddings, funerals, and baptisms/naming ceremonies.

I value the opportunity to form a sacred trust and translate your celebration’s intention. We will express your emotional connections into a special ceremony to expresses your unique relationship.

Step 1

We will have an interview-style conversation to discuss your relationship, goals, ideas, plans, and everything special surrounding your ceremony.

Step 2

I will write a first draft that encapsulates our conversation, which also opens us for more questions, decisions, and development.

Step 3

Within 2 drafts of your feedback, we will have a finalized custom ceremony that expresses your intentions & formal transcendence.


Dena was instrumental in orchestrating our nuptials from the beginning stages til the big day.   Making the time to get to know us as a couple, and allowing us to express our ideas and thoughts, Dena designed the perfect ceremony-while keeping our wishes in mind. Planning a wedding can be very emotional and stressful, and having Dena with us during the process, made it so much more easier and memorable for us. I will always be grateful to have had her by our side.

Lija O.


Let’s make something beautiful together.

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