“I came here tonight because when you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.”
When Harry Met Sally
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My name is JP Reynolds. I'm a non-denominational minister and during the last 20 years I’ve had the good fortune to officiate over 500 weddings. I’m not going to say that I’ve seen it all, but I have seen a lot—the sweet, the funny, the desperately romantic, as well as the plain old-fashioned whacky.
No matter the size of a wedding, no matter the budget, or the location, all weddings share several things in common. Hopes, dreams, excitement. A desire to create “the” day that will offer a lifetime of enduring memories. And running through all this is that thing called STRESS.
My hope is that this blog will help ease your stress by offering you:
a) simple yet effective communication tips on how to get heard and understood by your partner
b) suggestions from leading wedding professionals on how to plan your wedding
c) sage advice from couples who already have walked down the aisle
Enjoy!
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About Me
- JP Reynolds
- Soon after college I went to teach at Xavier High School in Chuuk, an island nation in the Federated States of Micronesia. We had no TV, no internet, mail once a week. It was a magical time. I learned that story creates reality; that resourcefulness is at the heart of teaching and creating. I returned to the States to study theology in preparation for ordination to Catholic priesthood. I was stunned at how technology impacted life in ways I had forgotten all about while sipping coconuts in Chuuk. I did theology wondering how technology impacts the way people do ritual, be community, and relate to God. Studies at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley goaded me on to grad work at USC’s Annenberg School of Communication. Eventually I resigned from Catholic ministry (too many theological differences to hold in respectful tension). Today, through JPR-Communications, I show people how to develop those “anything-but-soft” interpersonal communication skills so that through speaking in smart, healthy ways they can form successful relationships.