About
Humans + Love + Stories
We create heirloom-quality audio stories and meaningful ceremonies that preserve a person’s voice and legacy for the next generation.
Love stories, life stories, and legacy stories are human stories and belong to everyone — regardless of who they love, where they come from, or how they identify.
For all humans.
Crafted with love.
Whether officiating a wedding, honoring a life, or preserving a voice for future generations, our work is rooted in the belief that every story deserves to be heard, honored and shared with love.
An honor to listen.
It’s an honor to hear and hold beloved memories, meet-cutes, tall tales, and personal reflections.
We treat every human and story with respect and care.
Not everyone can do this.
Making a meaningful impact in intimate settings requires emotional depth, comfort with death and grief, along with the ability to speak in front of others during high-stakes joy and sorrow, engage guests, be heard, and above all, to do it all with sincerity and love.
Thankfully, we know a guy…
Michael Venske
Founder / Legacy Specialist
Creation of Ceremonies
Michael Venske received his ordination in 2008 to officiate the wedding ceremony for longtime friends.
He became an InSight Certified Celebrant in 2023.
He uses creative, performance, and analytical skills honed as an actor and writer to help folx mark notable events of distinction without holy hangups.
Venske also happens to possess a rare combination of comfort with grief and the ability to bring playful humanity into in solemn places.
Your Funeral Music
Venske is the creator, producer, and host of Your Funeral Music, the only show that features fascinating guests curating their ideal send-off playlist on Sundays at 8PM on 94.1FM in Saint Paul or WFNU.org.
What’s on your funeral music playlist?
Legacy specialist by vocation.
Tenderness specialist at heart.
Community Matters
Michael Venske is a volunteer Saint Paul Alley Captain and Ramsey County Precinct Elections Judge, Twin Cities Threshold Choir member, and member of the Minnesota Death Collaborative.
He serves on the boards of Morels & Memories where he helps produce an annual fundraising event for Alzheimer’s research and Frogtown Tuned-In, the non-profit overseeing WFNU Frogtown Community Radio.
The Off-Hours
During leisure hours, Michael enjoys documenting life one second a day, exploring with his dog, splitting/stacking firewood, and trying new dishes from Cooking No-Recipe Recipes with his partner. #IWNDWYT
