Jessica Dapson, Central New York's Wedding Officiant

11/11/2024

Those who find ugly meanings in beautiful things are corrupt without being charming.

This is a fault.

Those who find beautiful meanings in beautiful things are the cultivated.

For these, there is hope.

-Oscar Wilde

11/11/2024

Happily serving LGBTQ couples for 10 years now, whether your wedding is in Utica, Syracuse, or Rochester 🏳️‍🌈💍🏳️‍⚧️ I’m here for you ❤️

UPDATE: We’ve paused further additions at this time, as we now have a healthy-sized, diverse list of local officiants for folks to choose from. Thank you all for the overwhelming response to our post!

HELP WANTED! With the impending change in the political control of our country, we recognize that many LGBTQ+ couples may be looking to tie the knot sooner than expected. To this end, we are creating a wedding officiant subdirectory on our website www.Rochester.lgbt.

If you’re an experienced, ordained and LGBTQ-identifying wedding officiant in Rochester/Monroe County, NY and would like to be listed, please email your name, headshot style photo, and best contact email to [email protected] as soon as possible. Thank you!

11/11/2024

🏳️‍🌈 I’m here 🏳️‍⚧️ Happily serving LGBTQ couples for 10 years now from Amsterdam in the East to Rochester in the West. And now, more then ever, I’m hoping to help everyone I can 💍

UPDATE: We’ve paused further additions at this time, as we now have a healthy-sized, diverse list of local officiants for folks to choose from. Thank you all for the overwhelming response to our post!

HELP WANTED! With the impending change in the political control of our country, we recognize that many LGBTQ+ couples may be looking to tie the knot sooner than expected. To this end, we are creating a wedding officiant subdirectory on our website www.Rochester.lgbt.

If you’re an experienced, ordained and LGBTQ-identifying wedding officiant in Rochester/Monroe County, NY and would like to be listed, please email your name, headshot style photo, and best contact email to [email protected] as soon as possible. Thank you!

06/11/2024

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21/10/2024

10 years!!! ❤️ Had a wonderful time with Central New York Humanist Association celebrating 10 YEARS 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 What a spread of great food & delicious cake and just a really lovely time gathering with friends. Justin Trimm was a great emcee!

20/10/2024

My professional “bucket list” for 2025

Hoping to officiate at Baseball Hall of Fame &
Howe Caverns

20/10/2024

Nothing like a drive out to Vernon for a fall wedding 💍🍎 Congratulations to T & C who wed here this past Friday, surrounded by a great group of friends and family 🍾

03/10/2024

To all those humanistic (secular/cultural) Jewish New Yorkers out there 🩵

24/09/2024

Here for a little, lovely wedding ceremony 💍 Almost 48 hours into autumnal equinox & the leaves are tightly holding onto that chlorophyl 🍁 Congratulations to one extremely sweet couple 🇺🇸💞🇲🇽

14/09/2024

Congratulations to two, truly wonderful ladies whose wedding I had the honor and privilege of officiating today 💞 Wishing them the most happy, healthy life together 🍾🥂

11/09/2024

Not everyone gets married in a church! I’ve officiated wedding ceremonies on Adirondack mountain tops, at rustic camps, historical sites, barn venues with BBQ food trucks, and at castles 🥂 This is what I do for couples’ “I do”s 💍 Check out how I can beat serve you & yours www.JessicaDapson.com 🥂

Serving Central New York and beyond since 2014! From the Dolgeville, the home of Violet Festival, to Rochester, the home of the Garbage Plate, to Boldt Castle on Heart Island in Alexandria Bay to the beer brewery in Binghamton 💍

06/09/2024

I recently had the pleasure of officiating a lovely, lakeside wedding ceremony for a very delightful couple who incorporated two Hindu customs—mangalsutra and varmala. A Hindu wedding in India often takes place over the course of a few days, features a variety of ceremonies and events; up to 1,000 guests may be in attendance. Wishing them the best of luck ❤️

01/09/2024

Congratulations to the very sweet couple whose wedding ceremony I had the honor of officiating this morning 🥂 A late-summer wedding in the woods as autumn approaches seems like the perfect way to kick-off September 🍁

07/08/2024

There’s no other jeweler to visit when making that special purchase 💍 Established back in 1997, Daniel Welch, the president of Welch & Co. Jewelers, has been in the jewelry business since 1980 in the Central New York area, according to their website: https://welchjewelers.com/ Stop in to their North Syracuse location today, like I did to get some assistance with a new watch I was gifted and get both my wedding band & engagement ring cleaned (purchased there for my own wedding over a decade ago). Having a reliable, experienced jeweler is important! Make the right choice ❤️

02/08/2024

I’ve got some wiggle room for August weddings! Lots of couples decide to elope or have small ceremonies in the backyard of their homes 💍 Whatever you fancy, reach out to me to see how I may serve you & yours 💞

15/07/2024

🥂Ten Years 🍾 I’m both honored & proud to serve various communities around Central New York. Whether you just picked your marriage license up from Syracuse City Hall and are looking to elope or are planning a wedding at a unique venue, allow me the privilege of assisting you with tying the knot 💍