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About
Embracing Ceremony is a wedding officiant in Taos, New Mexico that hosts weddings in the SpiriTaos Garden venue. Officiant Dan Jones has an infectiously serene composure and provides peace of mind with each ceremony. Dan strives to exceed all expectations; validating your relationship and reflecting your spiritual values, while embracing your beliefs.
Experience
Dan was raised on a working farm and lived a rural, earth-connected childhood. His life path to wedding officiating began after multiple friends and family asked him to officiate their wedding. As he focused on making his own life more spiritually complete, being a wedding officiant enhanced Dan’s ability to offer couples a calming presence on their wedding day. He was ordained by the Universal Life Church in Modesto, California in 2006, bringing joy to hundreds of couples as their wedding officiant.
Services Offered
Embracing Ceremony provides wedding officiant and writing services for weddings and micro wedding ceremonies and elopements as well as a venue for elopements and micro weddings. Dan prides himself on making sure all details and processional run smoothly. Dan officiates for civil unions, interfaith ceremonies, non-religious weddings, rehearsals, single religion weddings, and vow renewals. He is licensed in Colorado and New Mexico.
Areas Covered
Embracing Ceremony is based in Taos, New Mexico and focuses on weddings in northern New Mexico. He covers locations such as Taos, Red River, Questa, Abiquiu, Ojo Caliente, Espanola, Angel Fire, and off-the-beaten-path locations in Carson National Forest.
- LGBTQ+-owned
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Reviews of Embracing Ceremony
Review summary
Highly recommended officiant and venue in Taos; responsive, professional, warm, and calming. Custom, heartfelt ceremonies and vows, with strong support for logistics, licenses, and last‑minute/elopement needs. Beautiful, well‑kept garden and mountain views create an intimate, memorable setting.
Excellent choice
Magical Elopement
Taos Rio Grande Gorge Ceremony with Dan
Wedding day
Dan Made Our Wedding Ceremony an Absolute Dream, he's the best of the best!
Dan not only expertly officiated our ceremony but also gracefully managed the crowd, keeping everyone engaged and fully immersed in the moment. We chose the custom vow option, and it was worth every bit of the investment—honestly, we feel we should have paid him even more because the experience was priceless.
His heartfelt words, professionalism, and genuine presence made our wedding unforgettable. We are beyond grateful and cannot recommend Dan highly enough. If you're looking for someone exceptional to officiate your wedding, look no further—Dan truly is the very best!
Here is a small wedding preview where you can see Dan in action at our wedding! Again, we are so incredibly grateful: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ktJF6nbXCu56ErHeEZpM4Z-n2MuWtcGm/view?usp=sharing&t=34
Absolutely Magical
The landscaping was immaculately kept, with lush greenery, beautiful ponds, and thoughtful touches everywhere you looked. Every corner of the property felt like it was made for unforgettable photos and cherished memories. It was the perfect backdrop for our ceremony – peaceful, romantic, and simply stunning.
Dan was equally exceptional – warm, professional, and incredibly attentive to every detail. He went above and beyond to ensure everything flowed seamlessly and that our day was as stress-free as possible.
Our guests were just as enchanted as we were. So many of them commented on how beautiful and unique the venue was, and how it created such a special and intimate atmosphere.
If you’re looking for a wedding venue that’s visually stunning, soulfully serene, and run by people who truly care, Embracing Ceremony is it. We are so grateful we chose this place to start our forever. Truly unforgettable!
We recommend Dan
We are beyond grateful to have had Dan as our wedding officiant. From the very first meeting, he was kind, thoughtful, and truly invested in making our ceremony meaningful and personal. He took the time to get to know us, learn our story, and craft a ceremony that was heartfelt, genuine, and completely "us."
On our wedding day, Dan brought such a calming presence and spoke with warmth, sincerity, and just the right touch of humor. So many of our guests commented on how beautiful and unique the ceremony was—it truly set the tone for the whole day.
Dan went above and beyond in every way, and we feel so lucky to have had someone so special be part of our most important moments. Highly, highly recommended!
Exceptional elopement officiant!
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Dan will take the time to listen to you so your ceremony is how you want it. He absolutely gives your wedding the care and attention it deserves.
It is always a pleasure to work with Dan and witness his ceremonies. Dan manages to capture the unique chemistry of each couple and cultivates sincere celebrations of love with wedding guests. His flexibility and attentiveness are valuable assets for any event. I cannot recommend him enough.
Dan with Embracing Ceremony is the perfect choice for a wedding officiant. He is very professional and reliable, as well as flexible (which is an important characteristic to have in this industry!). Dan does an incredible job with customizing his ceremonies based on the individual couples' vision for their wedding vows. The couples whom Dan has married at El Monte Sagrado have all been completely satisfied and happy with the services that Dan provided.