Rev. Dee Richardson with Diva Matters Ministry
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Wedding Officiant/Minister/Celebrant
I am a Non-denominational, Interfaith Wedding Officiant located in Portland. I CELEBRATE LOVE in all its wonderful forms; Interfaith, Interracial, Gay, Straight, Trans... I meet the best couples ever, and love to help with a lot of ideas for wedding ceremonies (and even LOVE pets in the ceremony!) that will reflect YOU and what YOU want for the perfect wedding of your dreams. Whatever best portrays YOU and your beloved is what I want for you. I help to make it easy in writing your own vows, I print them on keepsake paper for you to cherish forever. “Creating a heart-felt wedding ceremony script for couples in love, helping them experience the wedding ceremony of their dreams, is so rewarding to me!" Let's meet and make magic happen together!
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Woman-owned Business
Ceremony Types
Civil Union, Commitment Ceremony, Elopement, Interfaith Ceremony, Non-Religious Ceremony, Religious Ceremony, Second Wedding , Vow Renewal Ceremony
Religious Affiliations
Buddhist, Christian, Interfaith
Wedding Activities
Premarital Counseling, Wedding, Ceremony
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We hired Rev. Williams as our officiant and she was so helpful throughout the process. we opted to write our own vows and she was so helpful with that. she gave us helpful documentation to ensure we wrote the best vows possible. she arrived on ...
time and handled our marriage license perfectly.
Dee is honestly one of the best in the business, by far the best officiant I've ever witnessed at any wedding I've attended. It's truly hard to express how grateful we are to have hired her for our wedding.
When picking an officiant, we didn'...
t really consider the affect one person could have on our big day, thinking they would just say general paragraphs and nothing too unique because that's all we've ever witnessed. BOY WAS I WRONG! Dee took the time to really understand my and my husband's personalities, our relationship from the very beginning, and the promises we wanted to make each other. I didn't know a stranger could so easily make it feel like we had known them for years, but this is truly a special gift she has. We live in California, so we didn't meet her in person until our rehearsal in Oregon, but when we did finally meet, I was so happy to have felt her warm presence and genuine care for our relationship.
During our ceremony, Dee was extremely well-spoken, animated, and held the attention of every single person (even the kids!). I know people were emotional because it was about me and my husband getting married, but her words made us feel unconditional love and support from everyone around us, including her. We couldn't be happier that Dee was part of this process with us. :)
We had planned a non-religious beach ceremony but for whatever reason had trouble finding an officiant for our wedding. We waffled between picking someone that we knew or a professional. When we settled on getting a professional (so our guests ...
could all sit back and enjoy the wedding without any additional pressure), everyone seemed to be booked. As if that wasn't frustrating enough, we also had some less-than-polite responses when we inquired out to ask some of them about their availability. Not sure why Dee hadn't come up on earlier searches but I'm so happy we found her. Dee is so nice, friendly, and really cares about her couples! She really tailored what she said at our wedding so that it was like she knew us personally, including some really great vows that were very "us." Like many other couples, we had to deal with rescheduling our wedding due to COVID and she was so professional, understanding, and supportive of it. Thank you SO much Dee for being a part of our special day!
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I cannot say enough about how great Dee was! She worked extensively with us to craft a speech that incorporated our story. She was professional and super friendly with every communication. We were almost an hour late for our own wedding, and D...
ee just rolled with it! She is thoughtful and considerate through every step in the process. We would absolutely recommend Dee to any couple.
Rev. Dee was wonderful! We talked through exactly what we wanted out of our ceremony with her and she communicated well with us ahead of time and met with us to make sure we were happy with the plan. She came to the rehearsal and was super help...
ful, and we felt nothing but love and support on our wedding day. She was a true professional and when small issues arose she was able to improvise and make everything run smoothly. We couldn't be happier. Thanks Dee!
Rev. D was terrific! She was flexible and worked with us as we navigated our way through planning a Covid wedding. She cares and is passionate about making sure that your ceremony is special and exactly what you want it to be. We can’t recom...
mend her enough!
We didn't speak with many ministers before we met with Rev. Dee and hired her for our wedding, in fact, she was the only one we met with. Just from the first meeting we knew she was a perfect fit. We had some non-traditional and unconventional ...
ideas for our wedding, along with trying to host it during COVID, and she delivered exactly what we had asked and then some. Fantastic work, great value, and a pleasure to work with.
Rev Dee Richardson is such an absolute delight to work with. From the get-go when my husband and I were looking for an officiant, just meeting Dee, we knew she'd be the one to help us ring in the happily ever after. From the first meeting throu...
gh the wedding, she was always willing to help and to be sure that everything we needed from her was straightened out. Dee is so lovely and loves all who cross her threshold and brings that with her when she officiates your wedding or whatever ceremony you may be having! My husband and I couldn't have asked for anyone better, as our ceremony and what she wrote and brought with her was absolutely beautiful and heartwarming, that our guests are still asking us about her and telling us how lovely she was! I am so happy that we got to work with Dee!
Working with Rev. Dee was an amazing experience, and she was so great to have officiate our wedding. She took the time to really understand what we wanted for our ceremony and put great effort into creating a ceremony that was perfectly unique ...
to us! It's in the little details that you can really tell how much she cares about the couples she works with, from providing printed out copies of our vows, to making sure her outfit coordinates with our wedding colors. Even her office is full of thank you cards and pictures of the couples she's worked with. We absolutely loved having her as a part of our special day, and had several guests mention how great she was during the ceremony. We cannot recommend her enough for couples who want an officiant who is passionate about what they do!
We highly recommend Dee! She is professional, easy-going, warm, positive, and all-around fantastic. She made everything super easy for us: helped walk us through the whole process of getting married. Dee was awesome during the ceremony; she had...
exactly the right words, tone, and vibe for our ceremony. Truly lovely person and a pleasure to work with.
Dee is so wonderful, loving, and kind! The energy she brought into our wedding ceremony was positive and heartfelt. We are so thankful for all her care and dedication! She is thoughtful and prompt in her communication. She is amazing! We hi...
ghly recommend Dee!!!
We worked with Dee for our wedding in June, and she was wonderful from start to finish! We immediately felt comfortable and relaxed around her, which made our choice to use her as our officiant an easy one. She worked with us to create an aweso...
me non-denominational ceremony that felt true to both of us.
I contacted Dee when planning an out-of-state (for me), small beach wedding-- with just under 6 weeks notice! Dee was incredibly responsive from the get go, and spent almost an hour on the phone with me the first time we spoke. She answered lat...
e night and early morning communications willingly, and I always felt we could count on her to do everything to make our day perfect. She spend much time customizing our ceremony and helping us with decisions regarding our vows.
The day went off without a hitch. My only regret is that we didn't work on some sound equipment, as several family members stated they couldn't hear our ceremony. This was something I hadn't thought to ask for unfortunately.
The ceremony was beautiful, and Dee did a great job. Hopefully my husband and I won't be needing her services personally in the future, but I would 100% recommend her to anyone (and everyone!)
John and I first met Dee years ago when she did a baby blessing for our grandchildren. We loved her genuine warmth and enthusiasm. When we decided to get married we knew she was the perfect choice to officiate.
She didn't disappoint. Once again...
she was amazing! The ceremony was perfect, very personal and unique to us.
Thank you Rev. Dee for making our special day even more special!!!💕
We talked to a few different officiants before deciding to hire Rev Dee for our wedding. She was quick to respond to emails, friendly, experienced, and we just got a good feeling from meeting with her. When we first met, she asked a lot of qu...
estions to find out about our relationship, our interests, and our personalities. Once she had the script for our wedding ceremony ready, we met with her again to go through it and to get our final questions answered. Our ceremony went well, and we had a few of guests makes comments to us after the wedding that they liked the ceremony. I'd definitely recommend Rev Dee for any couples looking for a personalized wedding ceremony.
As Eric and I started looking for a wedding officiant, we found a list of about 10. After reading the bios we narrowed it down to three we wanted to interview. Rev. Dee Richardson of Diva Matters Ministry is the first and final officiant with...
whom we met. After less than two minutes in her office visiting with her, we both knew Dee is who we wanted for our ceremony. We were married April 8, 2018 and our service was absolutely perfect and flawless. Rev. Dee was by far the best officiant we could have chosen. She included us in the development of our ceremony and gave us some guidance in writing our own vows. She incorporated some readings we had chosen because they had important meaning to Eric and I. We met twice with Dee, once for the introduction and the second time, to finalize the service. Our colors were red, white and black and Dee went so far as to send us pics of two possible outfits she would wear and asked for our input. If we had a question or wanted feedback on a version of our vows, of which there were several, Dee always got back to us almost immediately. Thanks to Dee, our service was personal, deeply meaningful for us, and absolutely perfect in every way.
My husband is a disabled veteran and has a hard time with people. We met up with Dee and instantly he told me "i want her to do our wedding!" we booked her right away. She was the absolute best to work with, she was sweet and helpful. The da...
y came of our wedding and i can honestly say it was 100% perfect. It was due to rain but my heart was set on an outside ceremony. It did not rain but it sure was cold. Multiple family members have told me this was hands down the best ceremony they have ever heard. The ceremony was so beautiful and perfect not a single person even realized it was 30* outside. Dee hands down is the best minister i have met with. She does not just perform your ceremony, she lives it, she feels it.. I have never been to a wedding where a minister has so much emotion and love and feeling for what she is saying. It was absolutely beautiful and perfect. I highly recommend Dee to any couple looking for an amazing minister who shows love and passion in what she is doing!
Rev. Dee is such a warm and engaging person, we were very grateful to have found her. She was highly recommended to us by the owner of our wonderful wedding venue, Opal28, and we couldn’t have been happier. Dee gave us tremendous peace of min...
d that the ceremony would be performed seamlessly and would represent us beautifully and authentically. She was very supportive and respectful throughout the process. She was proactive, asking very insightful questions from the outset to get a sense of who we are as a couple. Her writing immediately reflected her understanding of our relationship and us and she weaved in our additions and revisions seamlessly to truly make it our own. We really enjoyed meeting her with my husband’s daughter and my stepdaughter in advance of the ceremony to review the content and to get to know each other better. She welcomed us in her beautiful office and gave us further peace of mind. We were touched that she also cared about what we were wearing and was not only very complimentary, but also chose wardrobe for herself that went beautifully with the wedding party color palette. All these thoughtful touches meant a lot. She is a true professional and we felt in good hands from the beginning until the end. We couldn’t possibly recommend her more highly and will always have fond memories of our special day with her.
Julia & Gilles
Rev. Dee is absolutely amazing!!!!!! We got married this July and couldn't have been happier with the ceremony she performed. We met with her twice before our wedding and each time she was so sweet and helpful. She mixed the perfect amount of s...
eriousness and fun into our ceremony and gave a beautiful prayer to begin. If you are getting married and need an Officiant... choose Dee!! You won't be disappointed, not only is she absolutely amazing at her job, she has one of the most sweet personalities and genuinely cares about the couples she works with and wants your special day to go just perfectly.
Wow! Rev. Dee is amazing! We met with her twice before our wedding and we knew right off the bat that she was the perfect fit for our wedding. Dee is so easy to talk to and get to know. Even within a couple meetings Dee was able to write the pe...
rfect script for our wedding. She helped us with our own vows and printed them off for us to keep after the wedding. We got numerous compliments about how nice of a ceremony it was. Dee is very welcoming to any type of wedding. Ours was a gay wedding and she was so excited for us throughout the whole process. We were so lucky to have Dee as part of our wedding. We highly recommend Rev Dee to anyone looking for a very special, thoughtful, handcrafted ceremony. You would be lucky to have her as part of your special day!!
Rev. Dee is AMAZING! First meeting we fell in love with her, she was warm and inviting. We where so impressed with Dee that we cancelled our meeting with another Officiant and signed with her. Very prompt in response, very professional. Dee mad...
e our wedding day GREAT! We love how she made our ceremony what we wanted, our family and guests have also said good things about her. If you need an Officiant look no further than Diva Matters Ministry. Thank you Dee :-D <3 <3
Reverend Dee was absolutely amazing, and I felt like I got to know her on a personal level. She really helped pull everything together our wedding and was available for any questions. She felt like family!
The reason that you see the word amazing so many times in the reviews for Rev. Dee is because she is AMAZING! How she can write vows and perform ceremonies that are so memorable and touching for people that she meets once or twice is a testimon...
y to the wonderful person she is. The attention to detail and meeting the needs of the couple in front of her is what really makes her special. We are forever grateful for Rev. Dee being a part of our "best day ever."
Rev Dee was just amazing! She definitely made our ceremony perfect. My husband and I felt a great connection with her right away and new she was the one we wanted to marry us! Rev Dee always was so kindhearted, patient and my FAVORITE always ha...
d a SMILE!!!! I would definitely recommend her!
Rev Dee really set the tone for our wedding as she preformed a beautiful ceremony. Our guests came up to us afterward and told us how much they enjoyed her message. Everything went so smoothly. She really listened to our needs and wants for the...
perfect ceremony. We can not thank her enough for making our day extra special.
My wedding was a complete surprise, made possible by my husband, my family, and of course Rev. Dee! She was down to earth and funny, and an all around joy to have at our wedding! I couldn't have been happier with her, she made my surprise weddi...
ng perfect. We are so eternally grateful. I recommend Rev. Dee to every single bride I meet, and will continue to!
Rev. Dee Richardson was absolutely amazing! The ceremony was tailor made just for us and included lots of funny facts about us. She arrived early, and stayed for the reception to enjoy the time with us and the guests. She was perfect in ever...
y way and we would highly recommend her, you will not be disappointed!!!
Rev Dee was wonderful to work with. She was attentive in our meetings; listening to our story, providing us with some direction, and hearing what we wanted and didn’t want. She was very responsive and graciously went back and forth as we design...
ed our ceremony. Unfortunately she mispronounced the groom’s last name in the ceremony (wish she would have checked one last time before the day of)!
Rev Dee did a great job with our ceremony! She took the time to get to know us and gave it the simple, intimate feel that we were looking for in our wedding! She listened to what we wanted included and made it to so we barely had to worry about...
the ceremony at all! We left Dee's office feeling like we'd known her for years!
Dee was absolutely amazing. She went above and beyond to make our day extra special. She listened to all of our ideas and wants and turned our ceremony into something extraordinary. She is so kind and sweet and really knows what she is doing
Dee was AMAZING! We are not particularly religious and she was able to tailor our ceremony to fit us. It was obvious that she really put in the effort and created a ceremony that we will never forget! Thank you Dee!
We cannot thank Rev. Dee enough for her amazing job as officiant on the best day of our lives. She helped us create a ceremony that was so unique! I got so many compliments on how great the ceremony was! It reflected who me and my spouse were a...
nd who we would be together!
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Reverend Dee has a wonderful, warm personality that impressed us from our first meeting all the way to our ceremony. She helped inspire our vows, gave us a script of the ceremony to shape as we pleased, and delivered an amazing ceremony for us....
Her strength is her openness and ability to help you craft your wedding into what you want it to be, she provided great suggestions for adding a spiritual touch to our mostly secular wedding. On the day of the wedding she was kind, patient, and helpful with everything and everyone, we could tell she genuinely loves to official weddings and was happy to be a part of our big day. Thank you so much Dee, our day would not have been the same without you!
We are so lucky to have found Dee! We aren't a very traditional couple and had some specific requests. She met every single one and surpassed our expectations in EVERY WAY. She made our event lovely and meaningful. Our children loved it and...
are still talking about it almost a month later! I can not recommend Dee enough! Thank you, thank you, thank you Dee for making our day so special!!!
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Sarah and Mark D.
Rev Dee was amazing; she worked with us to coordinate an ever changing wedding vision. We had several changes come up, due to unforeseen family issues, and Dee never stumbled when it came to keeping our ceremony on track. We even had a secret w...
edding right before the real one! She accommodated our needs and never once complained. Her professionalism and compassion to a difficult situation meant so much to us. I can't imagine how this day would have happened, if we had anyone other than her. She is worth her weight in gold!!!!
Dee was the absolute PERFECT officiant for our wedding. I can not express how pleased we were with her, she truly EXCEEDED our expectations. We contacted Dee THREE days before our wedding. She was extremely responsive, and flexible. Shockingly ...
fulfilled our requests with no hesitation and adventurously hiked with my new husband and I to our location. Dee is a true gem, a beautiful person inside and out! So passionate and warm. Not to mention, (since we eloped) she fully filled the shoes of the closest, missed, loved one by helping with my dress, shoes, and floral head crown. Step by step she offered the most calming company with encouragement and heartfelt words. And delivered a one of a kind, memorable, and heartfelt ceremony. We HIGHLY recommend Dee ❤
I really wanted to have a ceremony that represented my husband and I. Dee was very helpful through out the whole process. My husband and I really wanted to do a beer ceremony (instead of a wine one), and Dee came up with the perfect way to inco...
rporate that into our special day!
Rev. Dee made our wedding complete! She was beyond helpful and the ceremony script was absolutely perfect! She let us edit it as we saw fit and was encouraging throughout the process. People are still commenting on how lovely the ceremony was! ...
She did a fantastic job!!
Dee was nothing short of amazing. She came all the way out to the little place we rented to marry us and she did a fantastic job. We looked at other officiants but we just couldn't pick someone other than her. She made the ceremony so personal ...
and fun for us. Everything was perfect. She was worth what we paid and she really did make everything that much more special for us!
Reverend Dee Richardson was simply amazing in planning our ceremony from start to finish! She really took the time to get to know us and customize our wedding to reflect us. She was so professional, yet so personal in her interactions with us...
. Her experience with weddings was very insightful and helpful as she has officiated all sorts of customized weddings. We highly recommend Rev. Dee and received multiple compliments about her ceremony from our family and guests!
Reverend Dee Richardson was simply amazing!!!! The words she put together resonated with our hearts and sprits. Dee truly made our experience one to remember for a lifetime. we fully enjoyed how Dee personalized our ceremony and made us feel co...
mfortable as we opened our hearts to each other. If you want a reverend that cares for your special day, Reverend Dee Richardson is the one we recommend.
Reverend Dee made our wedding day so special! I consider her a friend for life! She is so wonderful! I highly recommend her!
Dee was incredible! So genuine, caring, and professional. We couldn't imagine having been married by anyone else. Thank you Dee!
I met Dee at a wedding show, and she was very professional by following up with me. You have tons on your plate, and I appreciated her follow up and professionalism. If you are looking for a warm, deeply caring and open minded officiant, than...
have a consultation with Dee. My husband and I knew right away she was the perfect fit for us.
From my very first phone conversation with Reverend Dee, I found her to be warm and thoughtful, showing genuine interest and excitement for us. We could tell that she loves what she does, and she does it with enthusiasm. She provides a long lis...
t of recommended resources for other wedding vendors, and is willingly on-call for her clients' questions or suggestions about wedding details. Her response time is just amazing, and another demonstration that she must love what she does. The day of our wedding she helped coordinate timing and welcome guests while we were busy with photos, and I was really pleased with all the compliments that my guests had for her ceremony. She was a wonderful and indispensable part of our event.
Rev. Dee was just great! Upon meeting at her office we knew we had found the perfect person to perform our ceremony. She really listened to us and everything went perfectly! Highly recommend.
We will start this review with the fact that Dee is a wonderful wedding officiant and we would highly recommend her to anyone looking for an officiant for their wedding. We met Dee by chance three months before our wedding when we sat next to h...
er at a friend’s wedding reception. After having seen firsthand her energetic and kind nature, we knew she would be a perfect addition to our ceremony. We met with her a month in advance of our wedding to give her ideas for what we were looking for. She was very receptive to our ideas and desires for what our ceremony would look like and helped us pick out passages and inspirational quotes as well as organize logistics. We had a hard time making certain decisions for what would be said, what the procession would look like, and what order everything would happen in. Luckily, Dee had some wonderful ideas and answers to our questions but also let us make the final call on any decision. She was also able to attend our wedding rehearsal and was able to walk us through how everything would look so there were no surprises on the day of. She offered to stay for the reception and interacted very well with guests and people had nothing but great things to say about her. Her exuberance and passion for what she does make her a perfect officiant. She is fun to watch and listen to. She will always remember that it’s your special day and will do whatever she can to make it perfect for you. We hope this review has been helpful and again, we would highly recommend Reverend Dee.
From the beginning Dee was amazing. Worked around our ached and helped us succeed in having an amazing wedding. Even though our ceremony got delayed thanks to the rain and she had another wedding to get to Dee didn't rush our ceremony at all. I...
t was absolutely beautiful and I couldn't be happier. Dee was a lot of fun and great to work with!
Oh my...where do i start? Our wedding would not have been the same without Dee. Period. I cannot put into words the sense of relief we felt from the moment we first met with her thru to the very end. Her warm, personal touches along with her pr...
ofessional expertise was so refreshing after meeting with other officiants and leaving their offices feeling like it wasn't a match and we were never going to find the perfect officiant.
She was so patient with us as we wrote our own vows, patient and supportive of family members needs and requests and so in tuned to what made us as the Bride and Groom happy. We love her. We feel like she is a part of our family! I cannot say enough good things about her . We got so many compliments from guests and other vendors of ours as well which just reassured what we already were feeling. If she is available for your wedding date look no further- book her now.
And if she is already booked on the date you have chosen...pick a new date that she IS available. ;) Seriously- she is worth it.
When we first met Dee, we were thrilled. By the time we had left and walked to our car in the parking lot, we decided we better go back in and confirm our booking with her right away. So we did!
We don't have a single bad thing to say about...
Dee. She was so genuine and caring, and really helped us to create a ceremony that was perfectly us. My wife is determined to find an excuse to hang out with her in the future, because she's a great person. Perhaps a wine tasting adventure?
THANK YOU DEE!!!
My husband and I loved working with Rev. Dee! From the first time we met her we felt like we'd known her forever!!! She was always so welcoming and happy to see us! It was a joy working with her and we hope to see her again soon! She helped mak...
e our ceremony wonderful! We will never forget our wonderful new friend!!!
Contact Info for Rev. Dee Richardson with Diva Matters Ministry
7140 SW Fir Loop Suite 210, Portland, OR | Oregon
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Rev. Dee Richardson
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I specialize in personalized, meaningful, heartfelt wedding ceremonies. I live in Portland, where I have a comfy-cozy office and have the great pleasure of bringing my two dogs with me most days. It is ‘headquarters’ where the best couples ever come thru my doors! I travel near and far, through out Oregon and Washington, or
wherever you want to summons me! I look so forward to having our paths cross, and hearing all about your story. If you are interested in having me perform your Wedding Ceremony....let's talk!!
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