We Are a Group of Skilled Wedding Officiants
Yes, we will Marry You! Your Place or Ours?
We are a group of Wedding Officiants who specialize in creating a ceremony to fit each couple personally. Whether it's in our Chapel or other Greater Portland area venue of your choosing, experience makes all the difference. We have been performing dozens of weddings a year for over two decades!
A 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 any of our officiants, you can rest easy. We'll stand beside you, lending calm confidence to your wedding day.
While our forte is our chapel micro weddings with 3 price points to choose from, we are pleased to come to you at your home or venue. For these, we base our fee on location, size, and complexity of your celebration. Our region draws destination weddings in scenic settings, for which Portland, Oregon is famous. Nearby Wine Country provides some of the most beautiful backdrops in our area.
What kind of wedding would you like? Religious/spiritual or not? Modern or traditional, or perhaps Boho/quirky? We honor your wishes, whether for nondenominational, spiritual, nonreligious, to include special cultural elements, or a mix of styles. Our officiants happily preside over civil ceremonies that are as simple--and legal--as those performed by a Justice of the Peace. We will work with you to create the nuptials your two hearts desire. ♥♥
Unforgettable Ceremonies by Blissfully Wed (Our New Name)
LGBTQ+ Weddings
Our Chapel's Woodsy Setting
Other Celebrations
For the record, we have always believed that love is love. Long before this legal right was won, we have always been happy to help you celebrate your domestic partnership, "Marriage of the Heart," or whatever type of celebration you would like, with or without the piece of paper, and irrespective of gender or orientation. We are so very pleased that thanks to current laws, we have the ability to help you make it legal as well.
Other Celebrations
Our Chapel's Woodsy Setting
Other Celebrations
Besides performing weddings, we are pleased to officiate other types of celebrations such as Baby Blessings, Commitment Ceremonies, House Blessings, and Celebrations of Life or Memorials. We will discuss your needs with you. Then we will craft the right words and tone to make your service or ceremony meaningful and memorable. We we will come to you at your choice of other locations for larger gatherings.
Our Chapel's Woodsy Setting
Our Chapel's Woodsy Setting
Our Chapel's Woodsy Setting
We offer a unique service not found elsewhere in the Portland area. It's basically a "two-fer" -- an officiant and a charming space rolled into one. We have 3 Price Points to serve you at our indoor chapel where you may have the best of both worlds. No worries about rain, yet there's a pretty nature scene just outside the windows of the woods of Metzger Park and lazy little Ash Creek, where wildlife, sometimes a Blue Heron, visits.
Autumn is Showing her True Colors
View Outside our Windows
Lazy little Ash Creek
Statement from Our Founder, Rev. Leah Light
The idea behind Blissfully Wed (formerly Wedded Your Way) was born in 2002 after serving as Maid of Honor in my best friend's wedding. She had wanted a secular wedding, which is partly why she'd chosen a Vegas chapel, and my friend and her fiancé had specifically asked their officiant for a nonreligious ceremony. Alas, he evidently could not help himself from throwing in a scripture verse. Regrettably, the one he chose was same one that had been recited at my friend's first wedding. A reminder of her prior failed marriage was the last thing she needed on her wedding day! I wondered: Why should a couple be denied the wedding they ask for on their big day? Whose wedding is it, anyway? I have endeavored ever since to give couples what they want.
I feel comfortable and confident officiating most any kind of wedding, including for gay couples. 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 tell me your ideas and I'll find the words and tone that will enable you to be Blissfully Wedded Your Way.
