Henry S. Basayne

I found Hank on the Humanist Society Website.

He wrote ceremonies from scratch and made it completely personal to each couple. The guests, from my San Francisco hippie liberal friends, to my husband's East Coast right wing conservative relatives all loved him and what he had to say.

Hank got to know us with our visits, he was very pleasant and personable. Through our conversations he was able to write up a beautiful ceremony. It is completely worth having something written specifically written for you and your spouse. It makes the ceremony so much more personal and the audience can more easily relate.

He was no budget officiant, couples could expect to pay $750-1200. I believe it depended on the complexity of the ceremony and the distance he had to travel.

Hank was a writer, one book he co-wrote may be very helpful to couples wanting to write their own vows. It's called "Weddings: The Magic of Creating Your Own Ceremony". He gave us a copy for free even before we booked him, which was very nice. I highly recommend this book for those wanting to write their own vows and design a more personalized ceremony.

Hank had passed in 2011. This is very sad news because I thought he was a wonderful man with a lot of ideas to share. I wanted to leave this review up as a tribute to him. Thank you Hank!

Hank did a terrific job. He touched so many people with our ceremony and made it so personal to us. Great personality