A trained civil celebrant and an ordained non-denominational minister, Dr. Tyler S. Thigpen officiates weddings for couples who value personality, originality, and meaning. Tyler officiates both civil and spiritual weddings, specializing in crafting and performing customized wedding ceremonies with each couple in mind.

A pure enthusiast and admirer of marriage, Tyler affords his clients an unwavering willingness to promote their individual needs and desires, working with them to create a meaningful service that they and their guests will not forget.

Tyler’s fees vary for each event and begin at $600. He structures his fees to support the time he devotes to writing and designing your ceremony, while simultaneously striving to work within your budget. Other factors include travel, date, rehearsal, and location.

As a fluent Spanish speaker, Tyler also performs ceremonies in Spanish.

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ABOUT TYLER

Tyler has lived in Georgia, British Columbia, and Massachusetts and has worked in innovative district, private, and charter schools, as well as statewide and national nonprofits. Tyler is co-founder of The Forest School: An Acton Academy in south metro Atlanta, co-founder and executive director of the Institute for Self-Directed Learning, and Academic Director at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education. Formerly, Tyler was partner at Transcend, a national nonprofit in school redesign. Tyler also co-founded MENTOR Georgia, Transforming Teaching at Harvard, and the Chattahoochee Hills Charter School. Earlier, Tyler worked as head of the upper school at Mount Vernon Presbyterian School in Atlanta, Spanish teacher in Gwinnett County public schools, and minister at the Grace family of churches where he led international development in Peru in areas of healthcare, education, poverty reduction, infrastructure, and human rights. Tyler holds a doctoral degree in education leadership from Harvard Graduate School of Education, a master’s in public administration from Harvard John F. Kennedy School of Government, and a master’s in theological studies from Regent College of the University of British Columbia. Tyler has written about the future of learning in the Washington Post, Education Week, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Getting Smart, and others. Tyler lives with his four children, all of whom attend The Forest School, in Trilith.