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Brendanowlin@Gmail.com Sent on 09/07/202425th Wedding Vow Renewal
My husband and I decided on a small intimate just us 25th Wedding Vow Renewal ceremony. Dan captured in words the love that my husband and I have for one another. A love that will continue to sustain as we head into the next half of our loves together. We incorporated a hand fastening ceremony, and the words that Dan spoke as he bound our hands together expressed the eternal love my husband and I have for one another. Thank you Dan for making our day so special!! -
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Angela S. Sent on 08/07/2024Absolutely stunning venue. Dan is warm and made us feel incredibly comfortable. Our wedding could not have been more perfect.
Highly professional. Unique and stunning setting. Accommodated personal preferences. Absolutely perfect! -
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Keenan L. Sent on 08/06/2024Unforgettable moments at sunset
Dan was awesome and chose beautiful poems and historical quotes to guide our ceremony. His space is meticulously created to showcase beautiful natural flowers and the surrounding scenery. We will never forget our special moment in Taos! -
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B Castile Sent on 08/01/2024
Delightful!!
Dan was more than great!! He was gracious and very kind. He did a spiritual ceremony for us. We are from Georgia and set everything up a few weeks in advance. Dan answered a few questions for me. We were renewing our vows. It was lovely. Also the garden is beautiful, Dan keeps it that way. We went all over the garden for pictures. He took several candied pics. I would HIGHLY recommend Dan for your wedding!! He even reminded us a week prior! -
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Maggie A. Sent on 12/27/2023Cannot recommend Dan enough!
We found Dan through our venue's preferred vendor list, and I'm so glad we went with him. We initially were thinking about having a friend officiate our wedding, but couldn't decide. After talking to Dan and reading his glowing reviews, we decided to go with a professional. I'm so glad we did. Dan made the process so simple and easy. The way he creates a script for the ceremony allows for as much or as little personalization as you want. The choices he gave us for readings, blessings, etc. took so much stress off of us in finding those things ourselves. Even our DJ (who has been to many, many weddings) told us that this was one of the most beautiful ceremonies he has ever seen. Dan is steady and confident in what he does and creates such a beautiful environment for the ceremony with that energy. I truly can't imagine anyone better to have officiated our wedding. -
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Carolyn P. Sent on 09/18/2023Gorgeous Venue, Excellent Professionalism and Value
Our experience with Dan was so seamless. He was responsive quickly to any questions that we had, and was very flexible based on our preferences for the ceremony. The wedding went smoothly and Dan and his team took care of all of the details so we didn't have to stress. The property itself was stunning - we would 100% recommend to anyone looking for a beautiful, intimate wedding venue. -
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Lillian F. Sent on 08/30/2023Beautiful and meaningful ceremony
We are an older couple with family members scattered across the U.S. as well as overseas. We didn’t relish the idea of trying to set a date and arrange a wedding when everyone would be able to attend. We decided to elope to Taos, New Mexico, a place we had visited before and an area we loved. After we made the decision, we only had a week to plan in order to accommodate other commitments. I googled “getting married in Taos” and Dan’s website came up. What a blessing!! Dan responded immediately and provided information regarding obtaining a license, a place to stay, arranging a time, writing the vows to suit us, etc. We decided to have him officiate an evening ceremony in his gorgeous gardens and we couldn’t be happier with that decision. Dan is a calming, professional presence who delivered beautiful and meaningful vows for us. He even provided lovely flowers from his garden for us - exactly my style! Our wedding was low key and private but Dan is capable of delivering a meaningful ceremony at any level. He is extremely professional and caring and we cherish the memories he helped us make. He even took photos for us at all different places in his garden with beautiful background views. Dan also took care of all the paperwork afterwards so the entire process was stress free. We highly recommend him.
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Cindy H. Sent on 07/25/2023Such a beautiful ceremony
Thank you Dan for everything you did for us! Our entire family continues to talk about how well written our ceremony was. Wonderful to work with and always very respectful -
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Eric S. Sent on 06/26/2023Dan Jones is excellent
Dan exceeded our expectations. Leah and I were absolutely blown away by his responsiveness, his attentiveness to our vision, and the way he made the whole experience feel very specific to us after only a few email exchanges. At first we asked about doing the adventure elopement at some obscure spot that I had heard about, and not only was he willing to accommodate us, but he even hiked there on his own time beforehand and very kindly advised us that it was not the best spot. He was very informative about the process of getting a NM marriage license, with step-by-step instructions, and he filed the paperwork for us on his own time after the ceremony. He has great suggestions for lovely locations, and he was extremely knowledgeable about the locales and the Taos area in general (we are from Michigan and knew very little about the area). The wedding script (we did a secular one) was an appropriate length and was surprisingly moving. Great communicator, excellent guide through the process, and all around charming fellow. And… he took dozens of lovely pics of us on his and our devices at no additional cost. Not sure he’d want us to advertise that, but it’s a fact. We are still talking about how great he made the experience, and you will too. Couldn’t have been more satisfied! Zero regrets. Solid five stars. -
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Brian W. Sent on 06/07/2023Perfect officiant for our small, intimate wedding
Dan is very responsive, experienced, and professional. We deeply appreciated the way he led our ceremony, which was so beautiful, it brought us all to tears. I highly recommended Dan! -
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Anna K. Sent on 06/06/2023Magical Experience
Dan Jones’ Embracing Ceremony was recommended to us as the best licensed wedding officiant in Taos. Our wedding was beautiful and having the outdoor ceremony was perfect for an evening wedding. Dan is also a landscaper (Beyond Wild Flowers) which means his gardens are beautiful. Dan was extremely helpful and went above and beyond to make this a magical day for us. He was such a professional from the beginning to the end. Our dream wedding came true and we couldn’t have done it without his help! His passion truly shows in his work. On our wedding day we didn’t have to do a single thing but show up, and Dan checked with us and gave tips days before to make sure we would have the best day! We would recommend Dan to anyone who wants to feel taken care of, wants to work with someone extremely professional, and wants their dream wedding to come to life. -
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Michele M. Sent on 05/31/2023
Phil and Michele's Wedding
Without really knowing us, Dan's words went to heart of who we are. Such a beautiful ceremony and we are grateful to Dan for making our wedding a perfect reflection of our love for each other. He is wonderful. -
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Jamie B. Sent on 05/23/2023
Smooth, stress free, accommodates our needs
Dan did a great job. Was accommodating and given the circumstances of mother nature was still able to make it feel like a special day. We had a thunderstorm come through at the time our the ceremony. Dan had a covered area we was able to do the ceremony. Because of the rain he was able to let us come back the following day with better weather and take our pictures. We had come to taos to do some hiking and Dan also gave us advice different trails and what to expect. Dan is a very nice man, well spoken, and made you feel at home. -
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Suzanne L. Sent on 06/15/2023Dan @ Embrace
We were very happy with details provided from start to finish. Our wedding was lovely & relaxed - just what we wanted. Nothing was to much trouble for Dan he always responded promptly, which was important to us as we were coming from the UK. We chose New Mexico, then Taos as it seem to speak to us as 'just the right place'. Dan put us at ease with a million & one questions we gave him & we trusted him with our very important day from the very first email (c:
We were driving from Chicago & was heading to Los Angeles on a 3wk road trip to make our wedding a 3wk occasion, not just the one day. I can say the dramatic scenery into NM/Taos is such a special place & will live in our hearts forever. Thanks Dan for your time & thoughtfulness put into our wedding vows - read & reread a number of time since you kindly sent to us after. This was nice for family that couldn't be there & also because of the nerves.....Mr & Mrs Brian & Suzanne Wilson. -
Scott H. Sent on 04/03/2023
Comfortable
We decided on an elopement and Dan was flexible with great communication. Quiet & comfortable. Would recommend -
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Jennifer R. Sent on 12/12/2022Excellent, thoughtful, professional
I found Dan to be professional, courteous, and thoughtful. He listened intently and incorporated our wishes seamlessly into a meaningful and magical ceremony. Also, we eloped, and I truly believe he put in the same effort (possibly more) than if we'd exchanged vows in front of 200 people. I offer Dan my highest recommendation and do so with no reservation.
