About Us

Christina Gilchrist

Yehudah Winter was raised Jewish and, in his spiritual explorations, has lived in a Zen Buddhist monastery, studied Aikido, Yoga, and Tai Chi, and been a frequent participant in the Native American sweat lodge. Since 1977, he has performed weddings of almost every combination, employing his experience, openness, and creativity in each one. After working a decade as a hospice and oncology nurse, he decided to devote himself to helping people with every type of life transition from birth to death.

Joanie Levine is a born ceremonialist. Since her 20’s she has been creating ceremonies of all sorts - weddings, coming-of-age, funerals, solstices and equinoxes - for small gatherings as well as gatherings of 600 people. Joanie is spiritually eclectic - Jewish by birth, an adopted member of a Native American family, a past member of a Buddhist Sangha following the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh. Joanie is by training a Dance Ethnologist - and has a strong sense of how ceremony functions in cultures around the world. She feels a special connection with nature and is an avid gardener. She is a published poet, professional storyteller, sings in a choir, teaches kids, and enjoys dealing with the nitty gritty details that a ceremony requires.

Rick Quirino