Your Minimony in Connecticut is always about you!

You deserve the best and I’d love to help you have the best Minimony possible.

The words that you will never hear come out of my mouth at the start of your Minimony are “Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. My name is Ernest Adams.”

Why? Because it’s never about me; it’s always about you and your Minimony.

But because you’re reading this Page, you probably want to know a little about me.

Since 2008 it has been my honor and pleasure to join more than 800 couples in marriage, and more than an additional dozen in commitment ceremonies.

The first wedding that I officiated was in a convalescent home. The bride-to-be had broken her leg and infection had set in. The groom-to-be and bride-to-be had been a couple for years and they needed the legal protections that being married would bring. The staff of the convalescent home were delighted. It was almost like watching our own grandmothers and grandfathers in love. The staff even organized a reception!

Years later in the same convalescent home, a couple wanted to get married there so that the bride’s grandfather could see her walk down the aisle. He was non-verbal but clearly heard and understood everything that was going on. The tears in his eyes made all of us misty-eyed, too. When the bride hugged her grandfather in his wheelchair ….

Fairly frequently over the years couples have had me officiate at their elopement because one half of the couple was in the Navy or other armed service and they were about to be deployed. Providing their spouse with health insurance while they were out to sea was a high priority, which moved up the wedding from the date that they had originally planned. When I get a phone call from a couple in those circumstances I say, “What time would you like to get married?”. Often the reply is “You mean that we can do it today?” “Sure!” I answer. “All you need to do is get your marriage license. Shall I see you at the Town Hall?”

When marriage equality came to Connecticut in the form of civil unions, I was delighted to help LGBT couples have their legal ceremonies. (In fact, I was interviewed by newspapers because I was one of the first officiants to openly welcome all loving couples who wanted to get legally married.) Later, Connecticut joined the other states in declaring that “Love is Love” and each married couple is entitled to use the terms “marriage”, “married”, “bride”, “groom”, “wife”, “husband”, about their relationship. Existing civil unions converted to marriages and from then on marriages were completely equal.

If you would like to have a Minimony which fits your personalities, senses of humor, and budget, I would be honored to be your officiant.

You are welcome to call or text 860-543-2334 at any time for free, no-obligation help or advice on ceremonies and venues! You can be assured of impartial opinions because I never have accepted, and never will accept, any money for referring any couple to any specific professional or venue.

Now it’s your turn to ask questions and tell me about yourself!

Just tell me what you want me to know so that I can best serve you. I’ll never ask invasive questions.