ULC - IN THE NEWS - 2022
At a Michelin-Starred Restaurant, the Ingredients for Romance
The New York Times tells the story of a couple who met while working together in a California restaurant, and whose recent wedding at the bride's family farm in Illinois was officiated by the groom's sister-in-law, a Universal Life Church minister.
Source: The New York Times
Finding Love in Fits and Starts
The couple profiled in this New York Times story, whose recent wedding was officiated by a mutual friend and Universal Life Church minister, met by chance, had an on-and-off relationship for a while, and kept running into each other -- practice makes perfect
Source: The New York Times
For Two College Students, Finally a Place (and a Person) to Call Home
The New York Times profiles a Bard College couple who were recently married in a campus garden in a ceremony officiated by mutual friend and Universal Life Church minister.
Source: The New York Times
Greer Lucille Griebel and Cameron Thomas Bowden
The Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette announces the marriage of a Little Rock couple whose recent wedding was officiated by a Universal Life Church minister.
Billy 'The Rev.' Gibbons marries S.D. musicians
The San Diego Union-Tribune reports on the story of two local singers who were married at the San Diego Blues Festival by ZZ Top guitarist Billy Gibbons, a Universal Life Church minister who has, by his own account, officiated dozens of weddings over the past couple decades.
Source: The San Diego Union-Tribune
After a Fire, Rebuilding What Matters
The New York Times introduces us to a Colorado couple whose home and possessions were lost in the Marshall fire, prompting them to revisit what mattered to them in a relationship -- and a wedding. Their recent nuptials were officiated by a friend of the groom, who became an ordained Universal Life Church minister for the occasion.
Source: The New York Times
A Relationship With Biblical Origins
In this New York Times profile, we meet a San Francisco couple whose first meeting involved a joint reading from the biblical Song of Songs at the wedding of mutual friends, and whose own recent wedding was officiated by the bride's aunt, an ordained Universal Life Church minister.
Source: The New York Times
Hitting a High Note on and Off the Opera Stage
The New York Times profiles a couple whose mutual involvement in the local opera scene helped forge their connection and eventually led them to marry. The ceremony was officiated by one of their former grad school professors, who is an ordained minister in the Universal Life Church.
Source: The New York Times
If at First You Don't Succeed at Love, Try an Instagram DM
In this profile, the New York Times introduces us to a couple whose initial connections involved multiple social media platforms and a lot of persistence. Their recent California wedding was officiated by a friend of the bride who became an ordained Universal Life Church minister for the occasion.
Source: The New York Times
A Proposal Seven Years in the Making
The New York Times profiles a couple who became engaged after an operatic proposal, and whose recent wedding was officiated by the sister of one of the grooms. She became an ordained Universal Life Church minister for the occasion.
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Meet the celebrity wedding crashers!
The Daily Mail provides a rundown of celebrity wedding crashers, including Tom Hanks, who even became an ordained Universal Life Church minister to officiate a ceremony.
Source: DailyMail
It Was Magic From the First Second
In this New York Times profile, we meet a local couple who were introduced on a podcast hosted by mutual friends, one of whom became an ordained Universal Life Church minister to officiate their July wedding.
Source: The New York Times
A Stitch in Time, With His Help
The New York Times profiles an artistic and creative Brooklyn couple who collaborated on the bride's wedding dress in the weeks leading up to their ceremony, which was officiated by a friend who became a Universal Life Church minister for the occasion.
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Joining a Theater Club Set the Stage for Romance
The Washington, DC couple in this New York Times profile met as college freshmen when they both joined the theater club. Their recent wedding was officiated by a mutual friend who became an ordained Universal Life Church minister for the occasion.
Source: The New York Times
Fourteen Years Later, They Finally, Fortunately, Wed
The New York Times profiles an area couple, an editor and a teacher who have been together for 14 years, whose July wedding was officiated by an ordained Universal Life Church minister.
Source: The New York Times
Want To Elope? Helzberg Diamonds Helps Couples Get Hitched In Store
Helzberg Diamonds is taking the 'planning' out of weddings by making it easy for couples to marry in their stores. Almost 600 Helzberg associates have gotten ordained, including one quoted in this JCK article who is now a Universal Life Church minister.
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On the Set of 'Law & Order: SVU,' an Unscripted Meet-Cute
The 'Law & Order: SVU' actors profiled in this New York Times article were married in a ceremony solemnized by an ordained Universal Life Church minister.
Source: The New York Times
Their Courtship in a Nutshell? Cry and Cry Again.
The New York Times profiles a Washington, DC couple whose recent wedding was officiated by the brother of one of the brides, who became an ordained Universal Life Church minister for the occasion.
Source: The New York Times
In 'Apocalyptic Times,' Marching Forward Together
In this New York Times profile, we meet an Oakland couple who were married prior to San Francisco Pride's Trans March by a mutual friend, an ordained minister of the Universal Life Church.
Source: The New York Times
His Better Banter Won Her Over
The New York Times profiles an area couple whose recent wedding was officiated by a mutual friend who's also a Universal Life Church minister.
Source: The New York Times
