Judge Francine Vero - Wedding Officiant

Judge Francine Vero

Judge Vero supports the LGBTQIA+ community and is happy to provide any type of marriage ceremony the couple requests.

Francine Vero is a Saratoga Springs City Court Judge. Elected in 2017, she is the first woman to serve in her position. Throughout her career, Judge Vero has been committed to professional and civic activities. She is vice president and incoming president of the Saratoga County Bar Association. In 2022 she was selected to serve on the Equal Justice in the Courts Initiative for the Fourth Judicial District, an initiative to address racial bias in the court system. In 2020 Judge Vero formed the Saratoga Springs Community Outreach Court, a court that addresses the specific needs of individuals experiencing homelessness. In 2018 she was selected by Saratoga Living as one of twenty people in the Saratoga area contributing to the community. In 2017 Judge Vero received an award from the Adirondack Women’s Bar Association for her commitment to the organization.

Kerensa Rybak Photography

Kerensa Rybak Photography is a Saratoga county based wedding and family photographer, whose mission is to capture the beauty in partners and families, in a way that surprises them, empowers them, and allows them to see themselves the way she does. From the engagement until the reception comes to an end, she will cry with you, laugh with you and dance the night away (with cameras attached at the hip- literally).

(518) 788-7444

52 Tipperary Way, Ballston Lake, NY 12019

krybakphotography@gmail.com

Spiritual Director & Marriage Officiant

Fr. Paul is a seminary trained priest and practicing attorney living in Saratoga County. He provides non-denominational spiritual direction to LGBTQ individuals and families. He is humbled to celebrate the sacrament of marriage for same-gender couples. Paul also writes a faith column for "The Rainbow Times" distributed in New England.

Fr. Paul Jesep

PJesep@gmail.com

(518) 496-2096

PO Box 9675, Niskayuna, NY 12309 USA