Meet the Celebrant!
Hey! I’m Katherine.
I’m a Humanist Celebrant based in the Lehigh Valley of eastern Pennsylvania and I’ve been a wedding officiant specializing in (mostly) nonreligious ceremonies since 2017. I’m so excited you’re here. I promise, you’re in the right place!
Simply put: I absolutely love what I do! And I treat every couple’s wedding ceremony as though it were a family member’s.
It’s a pleasure and a privilege to be trusted with the special moments of so many couple’s lives. I feel lucky to have found meaningful, joyous work that calls on my writing and public speaking skills, as well as my listening and interpersonal skills. I enjoy finding the right words to tell each couple’s story authentically.
My couples want to be relaxed on their wedding day. As a professional officiant, I do too! The best way I’ve found to make that happen is to prepare thoroughly, helping couples think of everything ahead of time so there are no distractions on your wedding day. Years of experience and attention to each little detail make all the difference!
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“She was quite literally the BEST out of all the vendors we hired for the wedding! I could go on and on listing great things about working with her but if I had to choose a couple to highlight, it would be her compassion and her responsiveness! With Katherine, I NEVER had to worry. She always answered any questions we had almost instantly.
You wouldn't believe how much these "little" things really make a difference when you're already trying to keep track of a hundred other things during wedding planning!” — Alina & Haseeb
A little more about me . . .
For as long as I can remember, I’ve had a fascination with languages, cultures, and traditions - basically with the way different people see and make sense of the world. This helps me serve couples from many backgrounds with respect and a beginner’s mind. I’m particularly interested in the underlying beliefs and values that couples want to bring to their wedding day - and with helping express them.
I was lucky enough to live abroad for several years and have traveled extensively in Europe, the Middle East, South America and Asia. Experiencing different cultures has profoundly enriched my life and taught me that understanding is hard but rewarding, while judging is easy and self-defeating.
My core values include curiosity, vulnerability (another word for courage), and continuing to surprise myself as I go through life. Having experienced both grief and a life-threatening medical condition first-hand helps me to treat couples with sensitivity when these realities are part of their wedding day.
I’m quite an overthinker - I could follow an idea or a novel scenario to the edge of doom. As a wedding officiant I turn that habit to good use. I promise you: no one you work with will put more thought into every tiny aspect of your wedding ceremony than I will. And no one will be more invested in its success than me. We don’t solve problems on your wedding day. We get out in front of them so they never crop up in the first place.
I love good books and good food (especially dumplings), tea, cats of all kinds, the films of Jim Jarmusch and Terrence Malick, travel, the Seattle Seahawks, and snorkeling. I’m stuck with messy hair and have learned to embrace it. Still on the fence about the Oxford comma and modern art.
What People Are Saying
“Katherine Hunter officiated our wedding in Philadelphia. This was an LGBT wedding of two men, and Katherine was incredibly supportive, open, and professional in her approach. She did not impose her wishes or expectations on us and led us to options and respected our decisions for our ceremony.”
-Jon M.
“My husband and I had a vague idea of a unique ceremony, and Katherine had very helpful suggestions and edits for us. She made several meetings with us through our planning process, and we felt very taken care of and heard.”
-Samantha J.
“All in all, there aren’t words to express how grateful we are to have had Katherine guiding us through such a significant moment in our lives. We highly, HIGHLY recommend her, and if we could give more than 5 stars, we absolutely would!”
-Julian M.
