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Jennifer Nies is a unique wedding officiant servicing the Portland, Oregon region. She is an ordained interfaith minister and is adept at creating and performing ceremonies that reflect your personal love story, whether you want a ceremony that is steeped in tradition or as unique as you are. Specializing in custom wedding ceremonies and elopements, Jennifer Nies began pursuing her passion for officiant services after quitting her job as a corporate lawyer in New York, in order to help couples design ceremonies that are memorable, wonderful experiences. She can guide you to a ceremony that is perfect to commemorate and celebrate your love.

Services Offered
Jennifer Nies offers officiant services such as writing a ceremony based on what you envision for your special day and performing it at your wedding. She also performs elopement ceremonies, and can help you design a ceremony if you are officiating for a loved one. Jennifer Nies officiates weddings throughout greater Oregon and Washington. Her services include:

  • Customized, personalized wedding ceremonies
  • Phone or skype consultations for out-of-towners
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Frequently asked questions

What types of weddings and events do you provide services for?

Non-religious
Interfaith
Vow Renewal
Civil Union

What religious affiliations do you serve?

Agnostic
Anglican
Baptist
Buddhist
Catholic
Episcopalian
Evangelical
Hindu
Islam
Jewish
Lutheran
Methodist
No Denomination
Orthodox Christian
Presbyterian
Quaker
Shinto
Sikhism
Taoist

On average, how long are wedding ceremonies you officiate?

Less than 30 mins.
30-60 mins.
60+ mins.

Reviews of Jennifer Nies Officiant

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Jennifer Sent on 10/30/2022
5 out of 5 rating

A magical ceremony

Jennifer was so wonderful. She added to our wedding with her genuineness and professionalism. Our guests loved her as well. We highly recommend her!
Victoria
Victoria Sent on 09/23/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Couldn’t ask for a better ceremony!

My husband and I were in a bind and needed an officiant about a month before the wedding, and we absolutely lucked out when Jennifer messaged us back and said she was available. She did the ceremony with such heart and warmth, that everyone asked if she had known us for years prior! Her ceremony speech nailed it too, she was able to get our relationship just with the few conversations we had.

Can’t thank her enough for such a beautiful ceremony!
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Sarah Sent on 05/13/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Enthusiastic and experienced officiant

We hired Jennifer as our officiant for our ceremony. She was responsive and provided our script promptly. She was flexible and willingly made a change we needed closer to our wedding date. She attended our rehearsal and was quite helpful directing the run through. She projected her voice well which helped a lot since our ceremony was outdoors and she was able to adapt quickly when we had some wind during the ceremony too. Overall we would definitely recommend Jennifer.
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Jesse Sent on 05/05/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Responsive, friendly and perfectly professional, you couldn't do better

I couldn't say better things about our experience with Jennifer.

She responded quickly and clearly to all our emails, and couldn't have been kinder or more flexible throughout the entire process.

She delivered a lovely service we and our family will remember and treasure forever.

You can't go wrong with this officiant.
Brian
Brian Sent on 10/18/2020
5 out of 5 rating

Perfection!

We couldn’t be happier with the wedding Jennifer put together for us. We wanted something just for us in this time of COVID 19, and she definitely delivered. The location she selected was beautiful. She provided witnesses and they were great. They even took some really nice pictures for us. We whole heartedly recommend Jennifer and her team.
Lauren
Lauren Sent on 10/07/2020
5 out of 5 rating

The best we could hope for!

We found Jennifer on WeddingWire and reached out for our COVID wedding this year. She was super friendly and helpful from the start, we spoke on the phone and then emailed back and forth. She had sample ceremony vows that we worked from which made it very easy. On the day of, she showed up promptly and spoke loudly for all to hear (we were a bit spread out cause COVID). After the ceremony, we realized we had forgotten to Zoom / stream it for family to watch from afar! She laughed and said let’s do it again! So we had two ceremonies back to back. It was hilarious and I’m SO thankful to have worked with Jennifer who rolled with the punches and was so ever patient and flexible. She’s the best, and was also really affordable. Thanks so much Jennifer!
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Emily Sent on 10/09/2018
5 out of 5 rating
Jennifer was an amazing officiant! She was really able to capture our personalities as a couple and make a wonderfully unique ceremony script. We got lots of comments afterwards from guests that it was one of the best wedding ceremonies they'd been to. Jennifer made the entire process easy for us and was very timely with all the little updates and changes we had before the day. We highly recommend her!!!
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Corinna Sent on 09/25/2018
5 out of 5 rating
Jennifer Nies was such a great decision in our wedding vendor selection. I will describe some of the highlights of her work below.

My now husband and I were in a panic to find a complete stranger to say some of the most important words spoken in ones lifetime. We met with a handful of officiants, yet no one compared to Jennifer. Most vendors will put up a mask and tell you what you want to hear. We didn’t get that vibe from her. She was not only extremely professional, but such a sweet person. After our meeting with her, my husband and I both instantly agreed she was the perfect fit for us.

One of the many things we appreciated about Jennifer was her flexibility. She could accommodate any request for a wedding. If we practiced a mysterious religion and wanted everyone to take a shot of hot sauce then chant something crazy during the wedding.. she could make it happen and do it wonderfully. (This never happened but it sounds like it would be a fun wedding).

The whole process of getting the vows prepared was such a daunting task for me. Only having to answer 10 questions and have her create 30 min of ceremony from it was LIFE SAVING. She took our stories separately and made something that sounded like it came from a PG romance novel.

Another thing my husband and I appreciated about Jennifer was her background in law. This may not seem to correlate, but the way she translated our thoughts was articulated so beautifully. We had multiple people come up to us after the ceremony and express their admiration for her work. The whole night was a big blur, but I do remember the words she spoke to us as we tied the knot. She spoke so clearly and slowly that it grasped all the guests attention.

I could go on and on about why I chose this vendor. If you are reading this, I encourage you to simply have a meeting with her. I have no doubt you will instantly fall in love with her just like we did.

-Corinna M
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Vanessa Sent on 09/20/2018
5 out of 5 rating
Jennifer is amazing! We loved working with her. We did a hand washing unity ceremony and she worded the ceremony elegantly. She wrote us a personalized ceremony based off of our personalities and needs. She is very kind and helpful. She had insightful advice and made our ceremony dream into a perfect reality. I highly recommend Jennifer!
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Amy Sent on 08/13/2018
5 out of 5 rating
Jennifer was wonderful to work with, we were planning our wedding from out of town and she was so accommodating about speaking with us over the phone and gathering our details to make the ceremony unique and personal, and exactly what we both hoped for.

If you're looking for someone who is warm, kind, efficient, that can help you craft a well thought out personal ceremony, definitely give her a call. Whether you want to be involved in every detail of the ceremony, or you want to give her the basics and go with the flow- she's so easy to work with, and will definitely be an asset to you on your big day as she'll be the one making sure all the legal details are filed away so your marriage is legit... :)
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