Officiants
Milton Ridge Officiants are highly professional and offer years of experience officiating weddings in Maryland.
Our officiants will take the time to create a personalized ceremony for your wedding. They offer the option for a consultation (usually by phone, FaceTime, or Zoom) to learn about you and your unique story. All ceremonies can be customized with readings, poems, and more.
Our officiants typically offer secular ceremonies; however, verses from the bible can be incorporated and the ceremony is always customizable!
Shilah Marks
“I have enjoyed officiating weddings for several years, formalizing marriages for dozens of couples.
After graduating from Smith College with a French and International Relations degree, I worked extensively in more than fifteen countries before pursuing a Master’s Degree in Teaching from the University of Maryland.
Your story is as unique as you are, and I will help you find the words to fit your romance. As your wedding officiant, we will create a ceremony that tells your story, binds you to one another, and inspires joy and love on your special day. It would be an honor to help guide you through the process on this momentous occasion. Congratulations!”
Shilah
Kurtis Cross
"I believe that love is love. I believe that love will find a way. I believe that two people in love should be able to express that love to the world.
With this in mind, my team of Wedding Officiants will happily preside over ceremonies for couples of all races, genders, faiths, gender preferences, and beliefs. You'll laugh & you'll cry. But most importantly, you'll enjoy a ceremony that is distinctly you while you marry the love of your life. Pre-wedding counseling is also available."
Kurtis
Ronnie Kingsley
“One of the favorite parts of my job as the Venue Director at Milton Ridge is to officiate wedding ceremonies.
Becoming an integral part of the life journey of the fabulous Milton Ridge couples is a great honor for me. My ceremonies tend to take a lighter approach. Couples tell me they love my British accent, although I don’t hear it!
Although my availability can be limited due to my principal role at Milton Ridge, you can often find me officiating weekday ceremonies both in the Milton Ridge Historic Chapel and on the Milton Ridge patio.”
Ronnie
Natalie Tyler
“Always excited and grateful to serve at this special moment in a Couple's life, I was born to serve as a Wedding Officiant and Ordained Nondenominational Minister. I was thrilled to discover this path after leaving a long editorial career in scholarly publishing, and I'm overjoyed to have performed hundreds of Weddings, Vow Renewals, & Elopements ---Religious, Spiritual, & Secular.
In my expansive service, I welcome a variety of cultures including the LGBTQIA+ Community! We will customize your ceremony according to your lives and relationship and go over all aspects of your Ceremony, including, possible Readings, Rituals, and/or Remembrance. Over our whole process together, I will bring you all the Warmth and Joy!
To me, being a Wedding Officiant means nurturing my Couples by making sure each ceremony I perform is a SWEET EXPERIENCE! Congratulations and Welcome!”
Natalie
Reverend Mark Farr
Rev. Mark Farr is an ordained minister from England. He has been conducting weddings and other events since 1983.
Mark was ordained into the Episcopal Church and in the last 40 years, has conducted hundreds of religious and spiritual services, straight and LBTGIQA as well as non-religious and civil ceremonies. Mark is known to provide the highest standards of personal service and to work carefully so that the ceremony reflects precisely what the couple imagines for the best day of their lives.