Amber Palmer-Ortner

I became ordained orgi ally because 2 of my friends couldn't get married at their wedding because the minister that was hired refused due to the groom being not of the same ethnicity.

Gresham, Oregon

To make it so others have someone available that is really non denominational and is willing to marry them regardless of religious, sexual orientation, or personal views. If you want to be married and want a non judgemental officiant. I am your lady. I am doing wedding officiating to help supplement my income to help pay for both my kids extra curricular activities, sports, elite travel tournaments, band costs, theater costs, sports enrollment fees. To make it so my kids can do anything they want extra curricular wise to better enrich their lives.

I became ordained to make sure that if someone wants to love and marry someone that they can find someone ( me ) who can and will do that for them. Everyone deserves to have the right to be married regardless of religious beliefs, backgrounds, loving the same sex. Everyone deserves the right to marry who they want regardless of what others believe or feel. I am the type of minister who believes in what the couple wants and not what the families of the couple want. I cater my ceremony to the couple. I am an advocate for the LGBTQ+ community. I am non denominational. I am not very religious in my ceremonies, if this is something important to you I am willing to read scripture for your ceremony but I do not cater my ceremonies based on religion. I cater the ceremony on getting to know the couple and what they want covered. Im beneficial in drop in situations or last minute cancelations or needing an officiant because the other minister did not agree to marry the individuals based on personal bias.

I cater them to the bride and groom as people and not based on scripture. Im not opposed to reading scripture but I do not perform religious based ceremonies. I am the wedding officiant for the quick wedding, the wedding where the other officiant wouldnt sign because of personal bias or opinion on said couple, for the couple that want to elope and have the paperwork done by the officiant. For the vowel renewal couples, for the couples who fear persecution because they are part of the same sex or LGBTQ+ Community. I am the minister for those couples.

Gresham, Sandy, Corbett, Estacada, Portland, Clackamas, Damascus, Troutdale, Damascus, Boring, Oregon City

In my price I include the following. A meeting with the couple to get to know them and what they want. Email communication The ceremony: 2 hours maximum. The cost of the certified copies of the marriage certificate up to 5 in the state of Oregon. The marriage license has to be applied for and picked up by the couple. I make copies of the licenses after completion before I mail them off. I mail off the final documents to the state of Oregon. I am currently only doing Oregon Weddings. Price is dependent on where the ceremony is held, if I have to travel to the point of spending the night and the costs of travel. Hotel rooms due to multi day weddings where I am needed for more than one day are paid for by the couple , or whoever hires me. Example: if a wedding is requiring a rehearsal and the ceremony, one two seperate days, and the distance is more than 150 miles each way. A hotel paid for my the couple qould be required.