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Planning Your Wedding Ceremony

By adminjosh | February 26, 2024 |

A Wedding Ceremony is a once in a lifetime event.  On your wedding day you stand before your family and friends and declare a commitment to share the rest of your life with you chosen partner.  For most of us the only thing we now about a wedding ceremony is what we have seen if…

Ceremonial Painting

By David McFadden | July 21, 2018 |

It was a real pleasure to work with Alexander and Melanie and to be the officiant for their wedding.  The couple resides in Louisiana and until recently we did most of our planning by online video conferencing.  These two are former Marines and met as they were being deployed to combat duty. The worked hard…

Ketubuh Tradition

By David McFadden | July 21, 2018 |

Ron and Christy were married at the Enzo and Lucia Ristorante in Long Grove on Saturday, July 14. We had originally planned to have the wedding outside by a beautiful fountain in the back garden area of the restaurant, but it was raining lightly and the wedding was moved inside to one of the private…

Bridal Train

By David McFadden | July 21, 2018 |

Sarah and Mike invited me to be involved in their wedding ceremony at Kuipers Farm in Maple Park on Friday the 13th of July. I had a great time officiating their ceremony and they were fun to work with. Kuipers Farm is a great setting for an outdoor wedding and they have a fun train…

1800s Chapel

By David McFadden | June 24, 2018 |

I had never officiated a wedding before at the Trinity Episcopal Church in Wheaton for Juan and Jenice on June 16, 2018.  The original chapel of the church is a beautiful building that dates from the 1800’s and is a perfect setting for a wedding.  The all dark wood building has super high arches and beautiful stained…

Beautiful Lakeside Ceremony

By David McFadden | June 24, 2018 |

The Weston Hotel in Itasca was the setting for the wedding I officiated for Leo and Mary on June 15, 2018.  I had not been at this venue and is it ever a beautiful setting for a wedding.  Attached to the hotel is a giant air conditioned/heated tent that overlooks the lake and is a wonderful place…

Campground Ceremony

By David McFadden | June 23, 2018 |

I officiated the ceremony for Robert and Rachel in a forest preserve on Saturday, June 16 which was a day that came close to setting the record high temperature and the wedding was in the full sun at 1:00 PM.  Guest had to park about ¼ mile away and they had a golf card shuttling them to…

Such a Friendly Family

By David McFadden | June 23, 2018 |

Michael and Tina choose me as their wedding officiant for their June 23, 2018 wedding at Venuti’s Italian Restaurant & Banquet Hall.  I had the opportunity to attend the rehearsal dinner in the restaurant and it was a wonderful meal and what a friendly family to meet!  Michael and Tina wrote their own vows and when they read…

Cool Tradition

By David McFadden | June 23, 2018 |

I officiated the wedding for Johnny and Rabiya at Chateau Ritz in Niles on Milwaukee Road on June 23, 2018.  It was my first time at this venue and it is a great setting for a wedding,  There is plenty of parking, a great upstairs room for the bride to prepare and it is big enough that they took…

Debbie’s Latest Article

By David McFadden | May 19, 2018 |

Debbie wrote and excellent article on becoming soulmates with your spouse(link is external). Hope you enjoy.

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Producing A Wedding Ceremony

By adminjosh | December 13, 2019 |

Dr. David McFadden is a Wedding Officiant who believes that EVERY couple he serves deserves his very best effort. He has determined that to plan, construct and officiant at a wedding ceremony needs all of his available creativity, time energy and passion for every single couple. A wedding ceremony is an event for which a couple has spent months (sometimes years) dreaming about, thinking about, planning for and working on. This is a once in a lifetime event that is filled with expectations. Dr. McFadden does his best to produce a wedding ceremony that is beyound expectations of each couple.

Wedding Ceremony Planning session

By adminjosh | December 13, 2019 |

Dr. David McFadden is a Wedding Officiant. Dr. McFadden believes that careful preplanning and discussion, creating thinking and his ability to know how to ask the right questions will result in a wedding ceremony that perfectly fits each couple. Dr. McFadden oftens hears from couples aftr this session that they feel much better about the ceremony, that they learned a lot about all the parts and pieces of a wedding ceremony and that they now feel fully equpped to put their dream weddiing ceremony together.

Dr. McFadden’s Qualifications As A Wedding Officiant

By adminjosh | December 13, 2019 |

Dr. David McFadden is a Wedding Officiant. Dr. McFadden is an Ordained Pastor and a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor as well as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. In addition to this Dr. McFadden has 4 earned college degrees. Dr. McFadden will tell you that none of this makes any real difference in how well a Wedding Officiant will perform in any given wedding. He believes that it is his passion for marriage and his genuine love for people that provide his real qualifications to serve as a Wedding Officiant.

Why Dr. McFadden So Passionate About Marriage

By adminjosh | December 13, 2019 |

Dr. David McFadden is a Wedding Officiant. At virtually every wedding ceremony he conducts he receives compliments from guests telling him that it was the best wedding ceremony they have ever attended. Dr. McFadden attributes these compliments to the passion and enthusiam he brings to every wedding ceremony for which he is the Officiant.

What Sets Dr. McFadden Apart As A Wedding Officiant

By adminjosh | December 13, 2019 |

Dr. David McFadden is an experienced and passionate Wedding Officiant. Dr. McFadden gives genuine attention to the details of every wedding in which he is the Wedding Officiant. His unique presence in front of wedding guests, his calm approach to the ceremony and the attention he pays to the couple getting married set him apart.

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