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Dan Jones, Wedding Officiant

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SpiriTaos

  If you’re looking for a wedding celebrant (my preferred term for wedding officiant or wedding minister), as well as a unique outdoor wedding location in northern New Mexico, I can help you with both! SpiriTaos is the name of my home on the edge of Taos, New Mexico and the gardens offer multiple places . . .

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Preparations & Going with the Flow

One of my slogans, if you will, is that I’m flexible on your wedding day so that you don’t have to be. As a northern New Mexico wedding officiant – I actually prefer the term wedding celebrant as it denotes celebration – I encounter many situations where flexibility enhances the quality of the wedding, particularly . . .

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Labyrinth Weddings

Have you ever walked a labyrinth? Have you ever considered getting married in a labyrinth? If you’re looking for a unique wedding location, we have the answer for you in northern New Mexico. Taos has an incredible collection of labyrinths, many of which are available to the public. Many more labyrinths are on the grounds . . .

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Utilizing Your Officiant as a Resource

It is likely that any professional can list a wide range of questions they’re asked by their clientele. So I don’t consider my experience as a Northern New Mexico wedding officiant to be any different. And I’m delighted that my experience of working with hundreds of couples over the years can make me a legitimate . . .

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Santa Fe Area Wedding Venues

I’ve had the pleasure of working as a wedding officiant at a trio of venerable Santa Fe wedding destinations this summer. If you’re searching for the perfect getaway venue, a unique wedding location, or the ultimate destination for your luxury ceremony in the Santa Fe area, then here are some possibilities to consider. The Four . . .

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Wedding Photography

You’re planning your northern New Mexico elopement or wedding ceremony and you need to line up vendors from afar. Where to start? Who to trust? In one area I’m confident I can help you – photography. Not only can I recommend Poetic Images for your wedding photography in the Taos area, I’d like to offer . . .

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Fair Weather Weddings

Everyone wants a picture-perfect wedding day! Sadly, statistically not everyone gets one. That is, if you’re measuring by conventional standards. Here is my favorite success story. I was officiating a wedding in the middle of August in Connecticut. That is the time of year on the East Coast often referred to as the Dog Days . . .

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SpiriTaos

I have finally moved into my dream house – SpiriTaos – here in Taos, New Mexico, the culmination of many years of detailed planning. Actually I moved in July 1, 2012 but travel and extensive summer work with my wedding celebrant business kept me from completing the process of putting down my roots. Marrying couples . . .

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Budgeting Wedding Priorities

Where, in the long list of expenses for your big day, does your wedding officiant fit in? Comparing costs for the venue, the flowers, the rings isn’t easy, but the costs are somewhat tangible as you compare from vendor to vendor. You can consider tradeoffs such as selecting a venue that has such a stunning . . .

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Choosing a Venue

You and your fiancé have an exciting time ahead of you as you collaborate to make an infinite number of decisions about your upcoming wedding. Early on you’ll be deciding where to have your wedding. Many decisions can’t be finalized until you have made this critical choice. Finding a unique wedding location is one of . . .

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