Joyfully Joining Couples Since 2002
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Wedded Your Way Officiant Services 9860 SW Hall Blvd., Suite C-4 Ash Creek Cedars Bldg. Portland, OR 97223 503-628-8518 |
Why Choose Wedded Your Way?
With nearly a decade of experience performing over a hundred weddings a year, our founding minister, Rev. Leah Light and the other professional nondenominational ministers on our team, are ready to assist you in creating the wedding of your dreams.
Experience makes all the difference. The wedding officiant is the most essential element of the day. Without one you would not have a legal marriage. Without a good one, you might even have a complete disaster on your hands! With one of our officiants, you can rest easy, knowing we will stand beside you and lend an air of calm confidence to what may be the most important--and hopefully, the happiest--day of your life!
We are happy to officiate ALL kinds of ceremonies, large or small, religious or not, simple, elaborate, creative, interfaith, multi-cultural, same sex, or whatever your two hearts desire. Counseling is not required before you use us as your Portland Oregon wedding minister. The first meeting is at no cost or obligation. Last-minute ceremonies are welcome and often possible.
We officiate for you at any location in the greater Portland-Vancouver metro areas. We also offer a small wedding chapel where we can both host and officiate your small wedding with up to 20 guests; see our chapel website, www.weddedyourwaychapel.com.
Experience makes all the difference. The wedding officiant is the most essential element of the day. Without one you would not have a legal marriage. Without a good one, you might even have a complete disaster on your hands! With one of our officiants, you can rest easy, knowing we will stand beside you and lend an air of calm confidence to what may be the most important--and hopefully, the happiest--day of your life!
We are happy to officiate ALL kinds of ceremonies, large or small, religious or not, simple, elaborate, creative, interfaith, multi-cultural, same sex, or whatever your two hearts desire. Counseling is not required before you use us as your Portland Oregon wedding minister. The first meeting is at no cost or obligation. Last-minute ceremonies are welcome and often possible.
We officiate for you at any location in the greater Portland-Vancouver metro areas. We also offer a small wedding chapel where we can both host and officiate your small wedding with up to 20 guests; see our chapel website, www.weddedyourwaychapel.com.
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Location, Location...
If you don't have a location yet, we can help you with information on very lovely places around the Portland metro area. We serve the greater Portland Metropolitan and Vancouver, Washington areas, and are happy to come to you. A small travel fee will apply for locations outside a 15-mile radius from our location.
Same-Sex Weddings and Domestic Partnerships.
As of December 9, 2012, Same-Sex Unions are legal in the State of Washington! As Gay Friendly officiants, we are happy to serve same-sex couples in the Vancouver area. Simply check with Clark County for information on obtaining a license!
As of 2008, Oregon law allows Domestic Partnerships. We will assist in all kinds of ceremonies: commitment ceremonies, same-sex, vow renewals, baby namings or baby blessings, house blessings, and Memorials and Funerals. If you have an idea of what type of celebration your heart desires, we would be pleased to help you create it.
Pre-marriage Counseling Not Required
Pre-marriage counseling is available if you ask for it, but is not required.
Last-Minute Ceremony?
No problem as long as we have room in our calendar. Last-minute ceremonies are welcome and often possible--although please bear in mind that both Oregon and Washington require a three-day waiting period after you have purchased a marriage license. Oregon is willing to waive it, while Washington is not. Feel free to call for information or contact your local County clerk.
Same-Sex Weddings and Domestic Partnerships.
As of December 9, 2012, Same-Sex Unions are legal in the State of Washington! As Gay Friendly officiants, we are happy to serve same-sex couples in the Vancouver area. Simply check with Clark County for information on obtaining a license!
As of 2008, Oregon law allows Domestic Partnerships. We will assist in all kinds of ceremonies: commitment ceremonies, same-sex, vow renewals, baby namings or baby blessings, house blessings, and Memorials and Funerals. If you have an idea of what type of celebration your heart desires, we would be pleased to help you create it.
Pre-marriage Counseling Not Required
Pre-marriage counseling is available if you ask for it, but is not required.
Last-Minute Ceremony?
No problem as long as we have room in our calendar. Last-minute ceremonies are welcome and often possible--although please bear in mind that both Oregon and Washington require a three-day waiting period after you have purchased a marriage license. Oregon is willing to waive it, while Washington is not. Feel free to call for information or contact your local County clerk.
Our Founder Shares How Wedded Your Way was Born, by Rev. Leah Light
Rev. Leah Light after an outdoor wedding in NE Portland
I was inspired to begin Wedded Your Way in 2002 after attending my best friend's wedding in Las Vegas. She had wanted something completely different than her ultra religious first wedding; hence her choice of a hotel chapel in Vegas for the second time around. My friend and her fiance specifically asked their officiant for a ceremony minus religious elements. Alas, he apparently could not refrain from throwing in at least one scripture reading. Unfortunately, the one he included was the very same verse quoted at my friend's first wedding. That's all she needed on her wedding day--a reminder of her failed first marriage.
For me, an idea was born. Why can't a couple have what they want and ask for on their special day? Whose wedding is it, anyway? I have strived ever since to make sure there are no unhappy surprises in a couple's ceremony. I will honor their wishes, whether they want religious or secular, spiritual, nonreligious, special cultural elements, or perhaps a mix of all the above. I help them find common ground when their backgrounds differ, and to unite families who embrace differing faiths. Our officiants will work with you to create the celebration your two hearts desire.
Performing wedding ceremonies and other rites is my true heart's calling. I enjoy finding the common denominator of love to define a couple's day, bringing families together for this most important of all occasions. While we can and should celebrate our differences, what we have in common is far more important than what divides us. That underlying principle is what I try to bring to every ceremony.
I feel comfortable and confident officiating most any kind of wedding, including for a gay couple. There are only a few weddings I won't do. Please don't ask me to jump out of a plane, and don't ask me to write vows that include the "O" word, as in Love, Honor, and "Obey." Otherwise, please bring your ideas to our initial meeting, which is free and without obligation, and together we'll find the words and tone that will enable you to be Wedded Your Way.
Warmest Blessings,
Rev. Leah Light
Founder, Wedded Your Way
Books and Writings by Leah Light
Leah is the published author of two inspirational books and is contributing author of a third. For a description and ordering information, please click on: Books by Leah Light. Please click on this link for a free informational article entitled, Finding Common Ground in Wedding Ceremonies, by Rev. Leah Light.
For me, an idea was born. Why can't a couple have what they want and ask for on their special day? Whose wedding is it, anyway? I have strived ever since to make sure there are no unhappy surprises in a couple's ceremony. I will honor their wishes, whether they want religious or secular, spiritual, nonreligious, special cultural elements, or perhaps a mix of all the above. I help them find common ground when their backgrounds differ, and to unite families who embrace differing faiths. Our officiants will work with you to create the celebration your two hearts desire.
Performing wedding ceremonies and other rites is my true heart's calling. I enjoy finding the common denominator of love to define a couple's day, bringing families together for this most important of all occasions. While we can and should celebrate our differences, what we have in common is far more important than what divides us. That underlying principle is what I try to bring to every ceremony.
I feel comfortable and confident officiating most any kind of wedding, including for a gay couple. There are only a few weddings I won't do. Please don't ask me to jump out of a plane, and don't ask me to write vows that include the "O" word, as in Love, Honor, and "Obey." Otherwise, please bring your ideas to our initial meeting, which is free and without obligation, and together we'll find the words and tone that will enable you to be Wedded Your Way.
Warmest Blessings,
Rev. Leah Light
Founder, Wedded Your Way
Books and Writings by Leah Light
Leah is the published author of two inspirational books and is contributing author of a third. For a description and ordering information, please click on: Books by Leah Light. Please click on this link for a free informational article entitled, Finding Common Ground in Wedding Ceremonies, by Rev. Leah Light.
Wedded Your Way Chapel & Officiant Services Portland OR
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* Nondenominational * Interfaith * Traditional or Modern * Spiritual, Religious, Nonreligious or Civil * Your Place or Ours *
9860 S.W. Hall Blvd., Suite C-4, Ash Creek Cedars Bldg. Portland, Oregon 97223, 503-628-8518
* Nondenominational * Interfaith * Traditional or Modern * Spiritual, Religious, Nonreligious or Civil * Your Place or Ours *
9860 S.W. Hall Blvd., Suite C-4, Ash Creek Cedars Bldg. Portland, Oregon 97223, 503-628-8518
