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After Brandon proposed, we initially planned to have a ceremony here in Cincinnati, where I had already lined up a local Buddhist woman to officiate. Then we decided to elope on Mackinac Island, Mich. where ministers, let alone lesbian Buddhist ministers, are a relative scarcity. Overall, we were really pleased with the minister we chose, who agreed to do a lovely non-religious ceremony in which we read our own vows. The minister was really just a formality, so it didn’t even bother me when he flubbed and accidentally inserted the whole “What god has put together…” line we had agreed beforehand to omit.

But if I had our wedding to do all over again, I’d totally ask Kathy Griffin to officiate.

The often provocative comedian – who raised some Christian groups’ hackles by joking about Jesus while accepting an Emmy Award last September – became ordained through an online church to officiate Saturday at the New York wedding of two fans, Brian Anstey and Elka Shapiro.

Griffin said she was ordained online by the Universal Life Church and completed additional paperwork to meet New York State requirements. But she insisted her role in the wedding was a one-night-only performance.

Maybe a renewal of our wedding vows is in order.

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