Journeys of the Heart

Non-Denominational Gay Wedding Officiants

Creating Customized Ceremonies Since 1995

Pennsylvania Commitment Ceremonies

New Jersey Civil Union Ceremonies

Delaware Civil Union Ceremonies

Serving: Philadelphia, Bucks County, Delaware County, Lehigh County, Chester County, Lancaster, Harrisburg, Poconos, Pocono Mountains, North Jersey, Princeton, Trenton,Cherry Hill, Cape May, Atlantic City, and Ocean City.

Journeys of the Heart Congregation

The congregation of Journeys of the Heart officiants and ministers provides ceremonies, rituals and liturgies for people who are unaffiliated with a traditional religious organization or choose our services as an alternative to their own congregation. Such ceremonies are provided for marriages, births, deaths and other life passage events as required by members.

Journeys of the Heart officiants and ministers are guided by the conviction that practicing acceptance, love and compassion for all people and meeting the spiritual needs of our members as defined by them is, in itself, spiritual practice. Journeys of the Heart members are primarily those whom we serve through our ceremonial ministry as well as others who express interest in knowing more about who we are or who seek an ongoing connection with us.

Civil Unions & Commitment Ceremonies

"Because it fulfills yearnings for security, safe haven, and connection that express our common humanity, civil marriage is an esteemed institution and the decision whether and whom to marry is among life's momentous acts of self-definition." from the 2003 Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court decision that legalized same-sex marriage.

Journeys of the Heart respects and celebrates all loving unions as marriages. We fundamentally believe that marriage happens in the hearts of two people who love each other, not in the halls of government. We eagerly await the day that the laws of all the states and the nation do the same and recognize the equality of all loving unions.

We would be honored to officiate for a legal civil union in New Jersey and elsewhere we are equally happy to celebrate your union or commitment ceremony. For all weddings and unions, we provide a Journeys of the Heart Certificate of Marriage - this certificate is identical to the one we issue to traditional, non-gay couples.

Platinum Ceremony Package

Customized ceremony including your love story (if you wish), 1-hour in person consultation along with an additional 1 hour pre-wedding consultation, either in person or on the telephone, (client choice.) Rehearsal on a day separate from the ceremony.

Gold Ceremony Package

Customized ceremony including your love story (if you wish), 1 to 1 ½ hour in-person consultation. Rehearsal on a day separate from the ceremony.

Diamond Ceremony Package

Customized ceremony including your love story (if you wish), 1-hour in person consultation, rehearsal one hour prior to the start of the ceremony. (Most select this package, as it offers the most service at only a slightly higher fee, so is the overall best value.

Sapphire Ceremony Package

Similar to the Diamond package except that the consultation is a telephone conversation rather than in-person, rehearsal one hour prior to the start of the ceremony.

Ruby Ceremony Package

Standard ceremony at your venue with 15-minute phone consultation; rehearsal one hour prior to the start of the ceremony. Your officiant will send vow choices (or you can write your own) and ceremony outline.

Emerald Ceremony Package

From time to time someone is being deployed in the military or are under severe financial constraints and neither the wonderful venue they hoped to book nor the customized ceremony they wished for is within their reach at this time. Your requirements matter to us. We will make every reasonable attempt to work with you.

Planning to Elope?

Journeys of the Heart is adept at scheduling last-minute weddings, or elopements. We are flexible as to times and locations. Sometimes couples wish to marry privately (for insurance benefits or other reasons) and have a traditional wedding ceremony at a later date. We happily accommodate either or both events.