Mark Landes

In 2017, I felt a need to make the world a better place, so I took a course to become a Humanist Celebrant. Being a Humanist Celebrant allows me to work with couples and family members to create unique ceremonies that reflect the love of a couple (weddings), celebrate the life experience of individuals (memorial services), welcome new family members (naming ceremony) or recognize name changes that better reflect their gender identity (renaming ceremony). Now I had added the Universal Life Church ordination to perform non-denominational services.

I (he/him/his) lives in Exton, Pennsylvania, a western suburb of Philadelphia, with his partner and his two dogs. I grew up in Colorado, graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, served as an Armor Officer in Germany at the end of the Cold War, and is a Persian Gulf War veteran. I previously spent 20-plus years as an IT consultant and Senior Systems Analyst after receiving my Master's in Computer Science.

I enjoy working with a couple to craft a ceremony celebrating and sharing how their love developed into the aspirations for their marriage. To make my small part of the world a better place and promote human flourishing, I work with all couples regardless of their socioeconomic status, ethnicity, age, beliefs, gender identity, or sexual orientation.

I emphisize the love story of the couple.