Today my son Steven came and helped me hang two bulletin boards in my office. They are slightly crooked but it is good enough for officiant work. (I promise I pay more attention to detail in my ceremonies).

The first thing I hung was this picture.

Keena and Vincent Senior were one of the first couples I married when I started offering elopements earlier in 2024. Their holiday present to me was a pic of the by-product of my work. That pic of baby Vincent Jr is one of the best presents I received.

“Keep me away from the wisdom which does not cry, the philosophy which does not laugh and the greatness which does not bow before children.”

― Kahlil Gibran, Mirrors of the Soul

There are consequences to everything in life. As the year closes I have just two couples left to join and I find myself thinking about how my year started and how it is ending. I am extremely fortunate to have come so far and it is thanks to so many people. More people than I can list.

That gave me an idea. I want my boards to be about all of you. Friends, family, couples I marry, people I volunteer with, anyone. The people who have let me into your lives, and made my life better. So please, send me something. Pictures of your babies, postcards from your honeymoons, anything that you want to share. I want to be able to look up from my desk and see all of you.

DudeistJon
1160 State Route 28
Milford, OH 45150