Portland Wedding Ceremonies Blog

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Serving Portland and surrounding suburbs.
Central Oregon and other areas by arrangement.

Enjoy these tender tales and teachable moments from
the Portland Wedding Ceremonies archives.

These touching stories and words of wisdom
come from 30 years of wedding officiant experience

Since 1995, Rev. Dr. Terri Daniel has been creating custom wedding ceremonies for imaginative, free-thinking couples throughout the United States, officiating weddings from Alamaba to Oregon, including performing same-sex ceremonies long before they were legal.

Although Dr. Daniel specializes in non-religious ceremonies, as a trained theologian who identifies as SBNR (spiritual but not religious), her spiritual references draw from a wide range of inspirations, including Buddhism, Shamanism and Western mysticism, and she can incorporate these and other traditions into your ceremony in any way you choose.

The stories become come from ceremonies that span the spectrum across many traditions, perspectives and lifestyles, and express a beautiful kaleidoscope of poignant, delightful, sometimes sad but usually hilarious experiences.

Wedding Vows You Can Live With

What Wedding Officiants Know

When a Friend Officiates Your Portland Wedding Ceremony

Photo by Brian Baker Photography
When a Friend Officiates Your Ceremony
Part One

When a Friend Officiates Your Ceremony
Part Two
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What Should We Call You?
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What an Officiant wears to Portland Wedding Ceremonies

What Does a Non-Religious Officiant Wear?
Photo by Mike Sanabia

Cultural Appropriation
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Is THAT Aunt Sarah?
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The Veil Tradition
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Yes, Groomzillas Exist
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My Favorite Wedding Photo
Chris Davis - Good Road Photography

More to Come

      EXCELLENT  
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   Scott Buffington 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Amazing experience. Thank you, Terri! Professional. Had a beautiful experience marrying my love. I really can't say enough; except thank you! You have brought a wonderful start into our marriage and we are so thankful. Highly recommend to whom wants reliability and communication with a beautiful service.
  
 
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   Brian D Smith 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Terri has a gift for creating unique ceremonies and rituals. Her ability to use symbols and  inspirational words  to mark for personal milestones such as weddings, births and funerals is a powerful tool for inspiring joy, hope, or healing.  I absolutely recommend her to anyone getting married in the Portland area.
  
 
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   Edward Torres 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Terri was a great officiant at my wedding. She met up with my wife and I prior to our wedding and asked us how we would like the ceremony to go. She gave examples of what other people do but she was willing to  listen and follow what my wife and I wanted. It was a beautiful ceremony and I think about it from time to time. Terri made it a special day and her energy really brightened up how I perceive ceremonies should be.
  
 
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   Robin Clark 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Terri has married three of my children over the last 10 years. There probably aren't a lot of reviews from mothers of the brides and grooms, and I'm happy to post one here.  She did such a beautiful job on the first wedding, that when my next two kids got married, they both wanted her to officiate. My whole family is non-religious, and we appreciate her ability to create a meaningful ceremony without bringing god or religion into it. She definitely deserves five stars!
  
 
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   Cristy Murray 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Terri was sensitive, generous and compassionate.  The ceremony was just lovely - exactly how we wanted it.  She was the perfect person for our perfect wedding.
  
 
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   Christopher Carpenter 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. My husband and I got married last year, and we were so lucky to find Terri. Although she’s straight, she is super LGBTQ friendly, and has married some of our friends, which is how we discovered her. She worked with us to come up with just the right words for the ceremony and has the creative mind we were looking for that fit right in with the style and vibe of our wedding.
  
 
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   J. Clark 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. My husband and I come from two different cultures and Terri was great at finding ways to include pieces of both, which meant a lot to us. She came up with a perfect ceremony that expressed exactly what we wanted to say, and she has a really fun personality. We enjoyed working with her.
  
 
  
  
 
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