Mama Donna Henes, Urban Shaman
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Introduction: Mama Donna Henes is an internationally renowned urban shaman, wedding officiant and spiritual teacher/counselor. An award-winning author, she has published four books and writes for The Huffington Post. Her joyful celebrations of celestial events have introduced ancient traditional rituals and contemporary ceremonies to the people of New York City--and the world--since 1972, earning her both a Mayoral citation and the title of "unofficial commissioner of the public spirit of New York.” from The New Yorker.
As a wedding officiant, her extensive knowledge of multicultural ritual and celebration insures that the wedding ceremonies she designs can speak to all belief systems and cultural practices, including: Hand Fasting, Broom Jumping, Candle Lighting, and Tree Planting. Ring, Crown, or Flower Exchanges are possible.
Planning an informal wedding ceremony?
Get married in Mama Donna’s Chapel of Love! My stunning multicultural ceremonial space is now available for intimate weddings with up to 30 guests. I am also comfortable officiating weddings in a wide variety of locales from the sublime to the silly! Budget friendly.
Mama Donna, as she is affectionately called, maintains a ceremonial center, spirit shop, ritual practice and consultancy in Exotic Brooklyn, NY where she offers intuitive tarot readings, spiritual counseling and works with individuals, groups, institutions, municipalities and corporations to create meaningful ceremonies for every imaginable occasion.
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Marieken C.
May 20, 2016
We want to thank you for the lovely ceremony you performed! It was wonderful and moving and we are both so happy with our wedding.We have such great memories, and cherish all the advice, love, ideas, and handholding you did with us before the wedding, when we were planning the ceremony. We really liked that part as well, and it was great to see how it all came together and made sense with the ritual involving all of the senses included. The ceremony itself was more amazing then we imagined. It was everything we wished for multiplied. You are wonderful, and such a generous, strong and very loving presence. It was an amazing event. We eloped to City Hall for us, but did not feel married until you guided us through the ceremony later. Thank you again for that, and for your wonderful blessings. They worked! We feel VERY fortunate to have found you!
- Marieken and Scott, Queens, NY
Beth C.
May 21, 2016
My husband and I were married last summer by Mama Donna and we couldn't have asked for a more professional, warm, and attentive ceremonial officiant! Though we had given some thought to what we wanted for our special day, during our planning meetings, Mama D came ready with all the right questions which guided us to think about aspects of the ceremony we hadn't given shape to yet. She actively listened to our ideas of what we absolutely wanted, and also provided us with ideas and suggestions that inspired us to craft a ceremony that was a true expression of who we are as a couple. At our reception, and in the weeks to follow, so many of our friends and family told us that our wedding was one of the most beautiful, meaningful, and memorable ceremonies they had ever been a part of and we agree 100%! We highly recommend Mama D - her vibrancy, wisdom, and lightness of spirit was a blessing to us on our wedding day!
- Beth and Harry, Brooklyn, NY
Isabel M.
May 23, 2016
My husband and I aren’t exactly religious people, but we agreed we wanted something special and spiritual without being “overly Catholic” or “overly Pagan.” What we got was more amazing than we could have ever imagined. Mama Donna was easy to work with and through her experience and professionalism; she was able to understand the vision of what we wanted for our ceremony. She put together a beautiful ceremony that was unique to our personalities, with a sprinkling of poetic words from her about marriage and about us. Mama Donna came up with great ideas to involve our friends and family, and also flawlessly improvised on the spot when one of our ceremony tools went missing! It was everything we wanted and more. We received so many compliments on the ceremony that day and still continue to get them! It was truly perfect.
- Isabel and Kevin, New Rochelle, NY
Kim H.
May 24, 2016
Mama Donna is great! She gave us the wedding we wanted and more. My partner and I are a non traditional couple and I especially didn't want to have any sort of traditional wedding. Mama Donna sat down with us twice (though if we needed more meetings, she said that we could have them) to discuss us as a couple, our vision for the wedding. I knew her before from other activities (which is why my hubby to be and I wanted her to officiate), but she took the time to ask questions, listen to us and understand us better. When the day came, she met with us beforehand to discuss what was going to happen and then did her thing!
Because of Mama Donna, we had a warm, inclusive celebratory ceremony that exceeded our expectations. Because some of our families are more traditional, I thought that they might be put off by our spiritual rather than religious, feminist rather than patriarchal, non traditional rather than conventional ceremony. But I heard nothing but love and praises. Mama Donna, with our help, created a beautiful ceremony that reflected who we are as a couple. I highly recommend Mama Donna for your wedding!
- Kim and Reggie, Brooklyn, NY
Darren K.
Jun 22, 2016
We love what you created for our wedding! And so did our guests. Although we were both very reluctant to have any type of traditional ceremony, you helped us customize something very personal and unique to celebrate our marriage with our friends and family. You guided us through incorporating just enough elements from our different backgrounds while still helping us to create something new for ourselves. The ceremony was so lovely - we can't thank you enough!
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License Type: Marriage Officiant - NY City Clerk (NY)
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