Chris Shelley - Wedding Officiant Funniest Officiant in New York

I wrote and performed a musical wedding at The Bellhouse in Brooklyn. That was amazing, performing in front of 300+ wedding professionals (the couple were both wedding photographers). Best venue -- most over the top elegant was The Plaza Hotel in NYC.

Weddings are my thing, my specialty, my sweet spot, even though I love any event involving me speaking into a mic in front of tons of people.

I've been officiating weddings since 2011, performing on stage since 1985. Started acting when I was 15, have always found one stage or another. I hosted my first talent show at age 17. I started weddings later in life and found them to be great fun. I love going to all of these incredible, elegant, interesting venues.

I've always been partial to solo performers and comedians. Mike Birbiglia, Spalding Gray, Todd Barry, Nikki Glaser, and eclectic performers like Michael Stipe of R.E.M. Greatest song of all time? It's the End of the World As We Know It (And I feel fine) by R.E.M.

Yes -- I am a busy person who likes performing in different ways. I officiate weddings, I speak at wedding industry conferences, I have a workshop called Improv for Business that I am taking into companies, and I also lead walking tours in NYC. I like staying busy, and I don't know how people are ever bored.

Yes, I have been all over the US officiating, but mostly I work in NY and OH (I live part time in Cincinnati.) I enjoy traveling and I am open to officiating in other countries too, provided we can work the whole situation out together with travel, hotels, etc.