Serving Oregon's Great North West from the Pacific Coast to the Cascades - Eugene, Portland & beyond!
Read below to understand how our process can work for you!
For immediate assistance, text first then call coordinating Minister, Kenneth A. Cater at 503-470-0069. We set up your free consultation with the officiant of your choice.
Choose a a service that fits your needs, then choose your preferred minister. Your minister will work directly with you to support your needs to help you create a beautiful meaningful unique and honoring ceremony.
We offer International or Domestic Travel beyond a drive. Most ministers are can travel anywhere worldwide; travel fees and air travel apply. Travel rates begin round trip from each minister & service provider’s base location, at $50 per hour.
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Officiant Bio's
Our Officiants are highly skilled Ceremonial Ministers with have many years of experience. We are heart centered diverse healers, who offer a holistic approach to their ministering, utilizing all their skills with compassion and warmth.
Passionate and devoted, we bring forth a refreshing approach to a new world model of ministry services in a truly meaningful way. Transforming from the ordinary to the extraordinary. Believing that each unique situation be met with an open heart and mind, they offer a refreshing genuine approach to ministering which honors, legitimizes and recognizes the sacred in us all.
Rev. Kenneth A. Cater – Astrologer, Artist
Based out of Eugene Oregon
Astrological Wedding Services
“Take care of the beginnings and the endings, the middles take care of themselves.”
1. Selecting the most auspicious date and time for the beginning of your new adventure based on thousands of years of astrological wisdom, to support communication, understanding and durability.
2. Astrological readings to examine the energies operating between the partners: the attractions and the challenges, the needs and the gifts each brings to the relationship.
3. Collaboration in crafting a unique ceremony appropriate to your life paths and spiritual needs.
4. Ceremonial wedding officiant.
Rev. Kenneth Cater combines, “Inner Compass Astrology,” with ministering, since 1982. He is an intuitive Sufi mystic, skilled in the dynamics of personal relationships, clarify timing of important decisions, counseling people of all ages to help clarify their strengths, talents and challenges, crisis management in relationships, work and spiritual direction, and can offer an overview of the upcoming year to anticipate changes in all areas of life. With nearly 40 years of experience, he integrates astrology with all ceremonies, as a clear guide.
For your wedding, Kenneth not only acts on your behalf as officiant, but also integrates his astrology skills to create a meaningful written ceremony filled with ritual specific to you, based on your vision, specific birth charts and personal dynamics of all concerned and involved in your ceremony. Date and time of your ceremony can also be important considerations that he can help you with, as well as pre- and post- marital relationship counseling.
Please inquire with Kenneth regarding his astrology counseling fees, which are separate from the officiant fees.
If you are interested in an Astrology Reading with Kenneth, contact him directly on his mobile phone (TEXT first) at 503-470-0069
Rev. Lisa L. Burtraw, LMT, CST & Shamanic Healer
Based out of Eugene Oregon
Ordained in 1998 through the International Assembly of Spiritual Healers and Earth Stewards Congregation, and Hearth of the Dancing Drum. I am an Ordained Minister, spiritual healer, ceremonial officiant, owner and visionary behind Rising Heart Ritual & Ceremonial Officiants.
I am a 4th generation Eugene Oregon native. I offer healing work to transform the body and spirit, and ritual work in all rites of passage, weddings and end of life transitions, to transform mundane ideas around our major life transitions in ways that are deeply meaningful and refreshingly alternative to the traditional approach.
My healing journey began as a full time licensed massage therapist through the State of Oregon in 1994, my CranioSacral and Shamanic Healing Training not long afterwards. To learn more, visit Shamanic Healing & Massage & Healing. I produced a CD called, “Hearth of the Dancing Drum, Drumming and Songs for the Shamanic Journey,” in 2014, and am currently working on the next one, along with a number of books and classes in the above subjects.
I create and officiate customized unique Wedding ceremonies, as well as all Rites of Passage, integrating my healing abilities to bring about moments of deep sacredness & meaning.
Minister’s Statement ~ Honoring all stages and transitions in life through rites of passages including, birth ceremonies, coming of age ceremonies, cutting cord ceremonies, and ceremonies to discover your truth and inner path. In addition, I support you in the pursuit of love and committing in marriage with your life partner in ways that are unique to you. These are all important aspects of our human journey, to be recognized and honored. It brings me great pleasure to support you in life’s magnificent journey, to bear witness as ceremonial officiant, as you honor yourself and those around you by weaving deeper meaning into your life through sacred rites of passage and vows of commitment. I am honored to officiant your ceremony, and together we will create an unforgettable event.
Josandra McLellan,
LMT, Event Coordinator – Video Photographer
(French, Ingles o español)
Based out of Corvallis Oregon
Planning a multilingual ceremony or event in either French or Spanish and need an interpreter? Josandra has been fluent in both languages for her entire life. A lovely way to help all your guests be inclusive by ensuring they understand every meaningful word you wish them to hear. Her graceful, vibrant, loving and nurturing ways will enhance any occasion.
Josandra has also been a Licensed Massage Therapist through the State of OR for over 20 years, specializing in hospice care. She has many talents as a multi diverse artist, interior designer, video photographer and events coordinator for all occasions. Contact her directly for her massage and hospice services.