About Amber
Hoosier Officiant was founded by Amber in the fall of 2017. Amber has always loved weddings. She loves helping to plan weddings. She loves being in weddings. She loves going to weddings. She even loves looking at wedding pictures online of people she doesn’t know.
Amber originally became ordained when her nephew and his fiancée were planning their wedding and looking for a secular officiant. She offered to get ordained and officiate a customized secular wedding ceremony for them. Soon after, she was asked to officiate two more weddings for a friend and a family member. She enjoyed it so much she started offering her services to other couples. The need for a secular wedding officiant was so great where she lives in Bloomington, IN, that she soon began recruiting others to join her in officiating weddings in central Indiana.
Hoosier Officiant specializes in customized ceremonies, often including favorite poetry or song lyrics, personal stories about the couple, inside jokes, and quotes from the couple and/or friends and family members in the ceremony address. However, we can also do traditional ceremonies if that is what the couple desires.
All of our officiants are happy to marry any couple that is in love, including but not limited to atheists, deists, Christians, Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, and LGBTQ. Love is love!
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Our Other Officiants
Joshua Casey is an accomplished brew-master, a published author, and just finished up his first year as a 4th grade elementary school teacher! Before moving to Bloomington, he spent eight years as a campus pastor at a small Christian college, where he developed his public speaking skills, including presiding over numerous wedding ceremonies. His favorite quote about love is an Irish blessing “You are the place I stand on the day my feet are sore.”
Beth Hailer has over 25 years of experience event planning and public speaking as a development and fundraising professional. A Bloomington native, she is a hopeless romantic who always looks at the bright side and wholeheartedly believes that true love can conquer all. Her warm personality, calming demeanor, and inviting smile will ensure you are relaxed on your special day. One of her favorite quotes is “Love is an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired.” by Robert Frost.
Jason King was as a pastor in a small local ministry until 2018. After earning his Doctorate of Nursing Practice, Jason transitioned into the healthcare field where he currently serves as a Chief Operating Officer and Chief Nursing Officer. Besides being an accomplished public speaker and published author, Jason is passionate about serving others and celebrating the unique connections between couples. One of his favorite quotes is, "Where there is love there is life." - Mahatma Gandhi
Amanda Memering is an elementary school teacher by day, so she has plenty of practice speaking in front of a crowd. The first wedding she officiated was for her long-time childhood friends. Growing up, Amanda was a an active member of Indiana 4-H, so it should come as no surprise that she is partial to officiating pastoral weddings and barn weddings! Her favorite wedding quote is "Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love." -1 Corinthians 16:14.
Sam Troxal and his husband started planning their wedding the day after the Supreme Court decision to legalize marriage equality. An oblate of the Benedictine Order and a trained spiritual director, he helps others listen to the Voice within themselves. When not officiating, Sam delivers welcome and compassion in the emergency department at IU Health Bloomington Hospital. His favorite quote about love is “Nobody has ever measured, not even poets, how much a heart can hold.” -Zelda Fitzgerald
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