Hello, I’m Franny.

I was ordained by the Universal Life Church in 2009. Four years later, I officiated my best friend’s wedding on the third floor of a bar in the West Village. That day catapulted my career in officiating and stage-managing weddings. I’ve since officiated 70+ weddings in New York City and around the country, all to great success.

When I moved to New York, it was to be an actor and, like many actors, I quickly decided it was not for me. What I found after officiating my first ceremony in 2013 was that through weddings, I could use my skills with language and public speaking to still be a storyteller and make connections with others, which is what I loved about acting in the first place. Every time I am asked to officiate a wedding, I know what a unique responsibility and honor it is to stand in between two people who are making what is often the most important, most public declaration of their lives. I cherish the moments when I can feel—palpably—the love, joy, and anticipation in a room full of people coming together for a singular purpose: to celebrate love. This has been true especially since the pandemic.

I believe that a partnership between two people is strongest when those two people count themselves as individuals—whole, complete, and flawed individuals—who make a choice every day to continue their partnership.

They want to make each other better, and together they are stronger. Whether this partnership takes the form of legal marriage, life-long togetherness, or something else entirely, it requires diligence, forgiveness, and a little magic.

Your ceremony is arguably the most important part of your wedding. It will set the tone for the rest of your day, and your marriage. I want it to feel like it was written just for you, and couldn’t belong to anyone else. I have a lot of ideas and will express those in my own way on paper, but I never perform a ceremony unless I know that the couple stands behind it and feels like it is representative of them and their partnership.

I also know that while this day will be beautiful and thoughtful because it is yours, it’s alright to have a sense of humor. To breathe. To enjoy and laugh in the moment. I bring these elements into each ceremony I craft to create something very special and memorable for you and your guests.

I often tell couples to remember that if at the end of the day they’re married, that means it is indeed a good day. I believe that, I celebrate that, and I would love to share that with you.

Franny Civitano
NYC Wedding Officiant & Day-of Coordinator