April Elliott Kent has been a professional astrologer since 1990. She is a member of ISAR, SDAS, and is Publicity Director of the San Diego chapter of NCGR. Her astrological writing on relationships, marriage, and other topics has appeared in The Mountain Astrologer, America's leading astrology trade journal; The Wholistic Astrologer (Australia); and Aspects (South Africa). Her articles have appeared online at MoonCircles.com, Beliefnet.com and AOL Horoscopes. She is a contributor to Llewellyn's Moon Sign Book. Star Guide to Weddings (Llewellyn, 2008) is her first book.

Since 2000, an important focus of April's astrological practice has been helping couples choose astrologically fortunate days to marry, using the traditional techniques of electional astrology. In 2006 she developed and launched an astrological wedding planner report called "Moonstruck." Star Guide to Weddings, which takes an easy-to-read Sun sign approach to marriage, expands the reach of her wedding work to a general audience.

Happily married since 1993, she is a doting cat owner, a "recovering secretary" with fifteen years in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors, and co-owner of a website development company. April's warm, anecdotal approach to astrological storytelling is easy for astrological beginners to follow while offering rich insights to more advanced students of astrology.

A graduate of San Diego State University, April lives with her husband and two cats in San Diego, California. She is available for wedding date consultations and regular readings. Contact her by email.

About April's work...

"Every now and then I find a good astrological website well-worthy to spend a few hours on, but this one has exceeded by usual expectations. Big Sky Astrology, maintained by astrologer April Elliott Kent, is packed with quality articles dealing with issues that any astrologer or student of astrology has stumbled upon during the lifetime, therefore they are of high interest to anyone involved in this field. Written in a warm, relaxed manner, April's articles are a real delight to read."
~ Astrology Weekly

"Big Sky Astrology ...created by April Kent, who is one of the most lucid writers about astrology in the world. If you want to learn but are afraid of the intricacies, check out her monthly essays which use her life experiences to illustrate planets and signs." ~ Maria Alexander, Sins of the Sirens.

" Often as I read her blog I find myself saying-'I wish I said that.'" ~Michele Lessirard, New Moon Journal