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Dan Jones, Wedding Officiant

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Choosing a Wedding Officiant

I’m reworking a blog from five years ago. I hear so many variations on the theme of how couples go about selecting a wedding officiant – that I thought it was a timely topic worth updating. There are a lot of great officiants available and a lot of variables to consider. The bottom line is . . .

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Taos Light

People come to Taos for many reasons. Couples come to Taos to get married for many reasons. Maybe the light isn’t your primary criteria in making your choice, but it surely can lend magic to your unique outdoor wedding location, particularly your northern New Mexico wedding location. As a wedding officiant you might not think . . .

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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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Breaking of the Glass

News flash … this wedding officiant in northern New Mexico is very excited! And as you learn why you’ll see it doesn’t take a whole lot to enthuse this wedding celebrant. All cultures have unique wedding traditions and I enjoy reviewing a wide range of these with couples to determine what they’d like in their . . .

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Wedding Readings

Do you have a favorite poem or book passage that you’d like read at your wedding? Do you have a family member or friend you’d like to have read it? Here are a few ideas … Over the years I’ve seen fewer instances of couples wanting to include someone by having them read during their . . .

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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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Managing Wedding Stress

There’s no magic de-stressing pill you can pop as you plan your wedding day nor is there an instant cure on the day of your wedding ceremony. But there’s plenty you can do as preventive measures. Your marriage celebrant can help both before and during your wedding ceremony. If you’re managing most of the plans . . .

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Your Wedding Officiant Budget

Only you can know your financial situation and how that relates to selecting the correct wedding celebrant to conduct your marriage ceremony. A difference of $25 or $50 between officiants’ pricing may mean the difference between staying on budget or drifting off course (easy to do!). You’ll also need to weigh how important the wedding . . .

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Wedding Readings

Wedding officiants are often asked for recommendations on readings for the wedding ceremony. As an wedding officiant serving northern New Mexico and Colorado I have a list of favorite readings that run the gamut from wedding/couple related to spiritual or religious. The latter are often verses from the bible and are an excellent way to . . .

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