And Now For The Vows…

AND NOW FOR THE VOWS…

If his wife Joy makes weddings beautiful, then Tyler makes them official. A trained civil celebrant and an ordained non-denominational minister, Tyler 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. Before the event, he prefers to meet once with couples to discuss details and, in particular, to explore the couple’s wishes for the ceremony. 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 $300. 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. A fluent Spanish speaker, Tyler also performs ceremonies in Spanish.

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Visit the New York Times (here) to read an article about a couple that Tyler recently married.

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VITA

Tyler was born in Brooksville, FL, in 1978, the son of Joan Helmey Thigpen and Roger Stephen Thigpen. After completing secondary school at Parkview High School, Lilburn, Georgia, in 1996, he entered Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina. During the Fall semester of 1998, he attended La Universidad Antonio de Nebrija in Madrid, Spain. In 2000, he graduated from Furman summa cum laude with the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Spanish. For the next seven years, he was employed as a minister at Grace Fellowship Church in Snellville, Georgia. On May 17, 2003, Tyler married Joy, and two years later, they had their first child, a girl, River Maru. In January of 2006, he entered the Graduate School at Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia, and later wrote his thesis on terrorism in southern Peru. Joy and Tyler’s son, Oswin Emerson, was born in April of 2007 in Canada. This summer, Tyler will enroll full-time at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government to pursue a second master’s degree, this time in Public Administration. At present, Tyler teaches high school Spanish and coaches volleyball at Mill Creek High School in Hoschton, Georgia, directs a small camp for children, and officiates weddings. He resides with his wife and two children in Winder, Georgia.

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See more of Tyler’s work at Linkedin

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EDUCATION

Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, Masters of Public Administration Candidate (Class of 2011)

Regent College, Vancouver, BC, Masters of Theology (2007)

Furman University, Greenville, SC, B.A. in Spanish (2000)

Universidad Antonio de Nebrija, Madrid, Spain, undergraduate coursework (1998)

ORDINATION

Grace Fellowship Church, Snellville, GA (2001)

VOLUNTEER WORK

Chattahoochee Hills Charter School, Chattahoochee Hills, GA (2010)

YMCA, Winder, GA (2010)

Key Club (Mill Creek Chapter), Hoschton, GA (2009-2010)

Yungay City Schools, Yungay, Peru (summer 2009)

Frazee Center for Underprivileged Youth, Greenville, SC (summer 2009)

Winder Camp, Winder, GA (summer 2008)

Vida Nueva Orphanage, Cieneguilla, Peru (2003-2007)

La Red de Amigos Internacional, Lima, Peru (2003-2004)

YMCA, Greenville, SC (1997-2000)

Young Life, Gwinnett County, GA (2000-present)