Colleen + Dan, All The Words Of My Heart
Colleen and Dan’s ceremony was held in the beautiful Fairmount Park Horticultural Center in Philadelphia.
Alisa Tongg Celebrant
January 15, 2017
Stories
Stephen M. Rivkin, RIVKO, Itinerizer, Naming Genius, Beloved
When people find out that I also write and perform funerals and memorial tributes, inevitably tones become hushed, there’s nodding and a slight (at least I perceive it) sense of unease at the serious and somber nature of all that entails. It is true, that the responsibility for delivering someone’s
Alisa Tongg Celebrant
January 1, 2017
Kate + Dmitriy…Everything MERT
Just like on their first date, Kate and Dima’s effervescent emotion and excitement was present again, for all to see, at their romantically lit Front & Palmer wedding ceremony this April.
Alisa Tongg Celebrant
November 27, 2016
Melissa + Chris, Blue Hour Elopement at The Living Wall at Promise Ridge
Melissa and Chris’s blue hour elopement at The Living Wall at Promise Ridge, allowed for the full charming effect of the delicately strung overhead twinkle lights and candles to light their path ahead.
Alisa Tongg Celebrant
August 27, 2016
Heather + Nathan, Family Vow Renewal with Kissing on the Lips
To mark their 20th wedding anniversary, Heather and Nathan wanted to “take a moment to celebrate what they’ve created together”. What resulted was a family-centered vow renewal, which celebrated some of the ways their steadfast commitment to each other has created many good things.
Alisa Tongg Celebrant
June 27, 2016
Susan + Tom, Honey Kisses and Lion Dancers
I had the pleasure of working together with Susan and Tom to create two ceremonies (a Western-style love story-centered one, as well as a traditional Chinese Tea ceremony) for their wedding celebration at Pomme at Radnor this summer.
Alisa Tongg Celebrant
March 27, 2016
Advice To The Young Wonder Woman, On Her First Milk Bath
Last month milk bath portraits started populating my social media feeds. Of course, I became mesmerized and wondered ‘what it would be like to be like Cleopatra and indulge in one of these luxuries…and be photographed doing it?’
Alisa Tongg Celebrant
March 15, 2016
Ashley + Jon, ‘I Want The World To Celebrate’
Ashley and Jonathan were married surrounded by warm glowing lights at Philadelphia’s Front & Palmer.
Alisa Tongg Celebrant
January 27, 2016
Lisa + Ben, Stylish Micro-Wedding at The Living Wall at Promise Ridge
This August, Ben and Lisa traveled down from Toronto where they live, to northeastern Pennsylvania to exchange vows at the Living Wall at Promise Ridge.
Alisa Tongg Celebrant
January 15, 2016
Vows, a primer
In my opinion, the big reason more and more couples have the desire to adapt or add to traditional vows, is that in today’s culture, we expect more from our spouse than people did 100 years ago.
Alisa Tongg Celebrant
December 27, 2015
Tiffany + Dustin, Under a Firework Sky
Tiffany and Dustin were married at the Race Street Pier with a soaring view of the Ben Franklin Bridge on a perfect May evening.
Alisa Tongg Celebrant
November 27, 2015
Unity Ritual Spotlight: Handfasting
One of the most beautiful and accessible unity rituals, handfasting, is making a big come back. Some say that the Celtic tradition of ceremonially binding a new couple’s hands together as a symbol of their public commitment to each other, is the most ancient wedding ritua
Alisa Tongg Celebrant
October 27, 2015
