Welcome to New Option Weddings. I am Reverend Maria Lazzaro an Ordained Interfaith, Non-Denominational Minister. I offer Wedding, Child Blessings and Baby Christenings and Special occasion Ceremonies that are tailored to individual preferences and truly reflect the Genuine Essence of your Love. As director of New Option Weddings, I personally offer affordable destination ceremonies that are unique to each individual's requirements- always respectful of your choices that celebrate and bring out your Radiant Loving Spirit.

For your wedding or special occasion ceremony, an important central concern is who will be officiating my ceremony. At New Option Wedding you will know that Rev. Maria will be attending to all the details of your ceremony from start to finish and working in partnership along side you to make this a most perfect ceremony- your way. Rev. Maria is a highly skilled, trustworthy ceremony officiant and very easy to work with. Her natural high intuitive gifts allow her to bring special attention to the details of your ceremony. As a result she has earned the very distinguished award of being listed in the National Register of Who's Who as well as the Manchester Who's Who of Professional Excellence.

The wedding ceremonies can be on the beach or a location of your choice. They can be casual, formal,contemporary, traditional, civil, or secular. the ceremonies may be for 2 people or large parties. The ceremonies can incorporate family blending and blending of cultures and always totally respectful of all faiths, traditions and cultures.

Rave Reviews In their own words:

"Dearest Rev. Maria, Ron and I cannot begin to express how pleased we were with the wedding ceremony that you performed for us. Even though the surroundings were light hearted, the ceremony was a solemn and special event. Your loving and caring personality made our wedding perfect. You are a very special person. We are so glad that we chose you to perform our wedding ceremony. Thanks once again for all that you did to make our special day one to remember." Sincerely,
Penny and Ron

"We really loved the wedding ceremony . It was a great relief to know that we had your help through the process. It was one thing that we could scratch off of our list. Thank you for the work you put in to making the ceremony so special. You did a great job!"
mother of a bride

Baby Blessings

Our BABY AND CHILDREN BLESSINGS are Ceremonies to honor the birth,development and all stages and milestones of your childs life including adoption or foster parenting for all ages. The Ceremonies are most beautifully designed to celebrate and honor your Child and family. We will hold Blessings for Newborns and Adolescents alike. Our ceremonies are most beautiful celebrations that can be opportunities to gather together multigenerations of a family tree and loved ones alike in honor of the child and parents or caregivers. We honor all faiths and traditions.

Pre & Post Marital Life Coaching and Relationship Enhancement

Rev. Maria is additionally available to assist in the process of pre and post marital life-coaching. She holds a Masters Degree and has worked in the counseling field for many years where she was given outstanding achievement awards for her state of the art work with individual and couples and relationship enhancement. Rev. Maria uses progressive, wholistic models that she has created that incorporate her high intuitve abilities that get to the root of the issue. She very gently and respectfully supports and encourages and fosters the strenthening of areas that are current challenges to the well-being of any relationship.

Rev. Maria also performs ceremonies for life cycle special events for you and your loved ones such as Celebrations of Birth, Baby Christening and Naming, Rites of Passage, Adoption, House Blessings, Ship Christening, Coming of Age Ceremony, Graduation, Memorial Service, Retirement, Life-Cycle Events and Animal Companion Memorial Services.

If your wedding or special occasion will be in the Myrtle Beach /Grand Strand areas of South Carolina or the adjacent beaches and areas of North Carolina, contact Reverend Maria at new Option Weddings 540-772-7267 for an affordable and unforgettable beautiful respectful ceremony tailored for your special occasion.

Music: Kevin MacLeod