ULC - IN THE NEWS

From "Yes, and" to "I Do"

After playing a married couple in an improv sketch, this couple got married for real in a ceremony officiated by a Universal Life Church-ordained minister.

Source: The New York Times

Getting Married in the Metaverse

Dave and Traci Gagnon had a unique wedding staged in the Metaverse featuring their digital avatars in a ceremony officiated by a friend ordained through the Universal Life Church.

Source: The New York Times

They Shared a Cab Ride, Then a Life Together

More than 25 years after splitting a cab on their first date, David Raleigh and Rick Ball were married in a ceremony officiated by a longtime friend who was ordained through the Universal Life Church.

Source: The New York Times

It Was Like My Pinterest Board Come to Life

A couple held a 'secret garden' wedding, and the officiant was a bridesmaid's father, who was ordained through the Universal Life Church.

Source: The NY Times

A "Summer House" Wedding Five Seasons in the Making

A couple known from Bravo's reality show 'Summer House' was married, with the wedding performed by the groom's best man, who was ordained through the Universal Life Church.

Source: The New York Times

Foiling a Science Experiment for Love

The New York Times profiles a couple who fell in love in a science lab. Their wedding was officiated by the bride's best friend, who was ordained through the Universal Life Church.

Source: The New York Times

In Love Thanks to Politics — and Transparency

Hannah Smith and Varun Anand's relationship started with heady political conversation before the sparks really started flying. Now they're married, with the ceremony performed by Varun's cousin, a ULC-ordained minister.

Source: The New York Times

First Came Lightning, Then Marriage

The New York Times profiles the wedding of Jamie Drucker and Scott Huber, whose ceremony was performed by a longtime friend of the couple who was ordained through the Universal Life Church.

Source: The New York Times

Three Years Later, the Two Ran Off Together

Screenwriter/director couple Mariama and Benjamin were recently married in a wedding performed by a friend of the couple ordained by the Universal Life Church.

Source: The New York Times

In sickness, in health -- and in new locks

An Arkansas couple enjoys a big wedding officiated by a Universal Life Church minister, despite the bride's cancer.

Source: Arkansas Democrat Gazette

High School Sweethearts Together for Good

A pair of former high school sweethearts reconnected. Their relationship led to their recent marriage in a ceremony performed by the groom's father, who was ordained by the Universal Life Church.

Source: The New York Times

Let the Wedding Come to You

Bill Malbon, a Universal Life Church-ordained minister, has made a living out of performing mobile weddings with his company, Tiny Chapel Weddings.

Source: The New York Times

Couples turn to family and friends ordained online to officiate their weddings

A new report indicates that more than half of US weddings are now solemnized by ministers who were ordained online by the Universal Life Church Ministries.

Source: FOX 5

No In-Law Jokes for These Two

Alex and Ryan fell in love with each other, and then each other's families. Now they're married after a ceremony officiated by a good friend, ordained through the Universal Life Church.

Source: The New York Times

Surprise! Now say, 'I Do'

An orchestra conductor surprised a former ballerina with a wedding in Eugene, officiated by a friend ordained through the Universal Life Church.

Source: Eugene Weekly

A Perfect Moment For a Private Proposal (With a Drone)

The New York Times profiles a couple with an elaborate proposal (with drone video) and a wedding officiated by the groom's mother.

Source: The New York Times

The One-Night Stand That Went on Forever

The New York Times featured a couple who had a one night stand that turned into a 12-year relationship and now a marriage, with a ceremony officiated by a friend ordained through the Universal Life Church.

Source: The New York Times

The Officiant Finally Becomes the Bride

The owner of a Vegas-based pop-up wedding company had officiated thousands of weddings as a Universal Life Church minister before finally getting married herself.

Source: The New York Times

COVID-19 sparks Vegas-style weddings in New York

Thanks to the pandemic, more and more New Yorkers are getting creative with their weddings by using a lot of elements often associated with Vegas ceremonies, including ordained friends, family members and public figures.

Source: The Telegraph

The Mystery Text That Sparked a Romance

A relationship that began on Scruff in 2017 progressed to marriage in a pandemic with a ceremony conducted by one the grooms' father, who was ordained by the Universal Life Church.

Source: The New York Times