Life Ceremonies
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On WeddingWire since 2018
Last update: January 2023
Greetings Friend, Congratulations on your Engagement, and, welcome to Life Ceremonies!
I am a Kelowna wedding officiant extending my services throughout the Okanagan. I have been the lead celebrant behind Life Ceremonies for the past 28yrs and always takes pride in producing a special, custom created wedding experience, tailoring the content and flow to authentically represent each couple, their guests, and their chosen themes.
Services Offered To achieve a sense of solid insight with which to create a deeply personal ceremony, I must get to know you. A multitude of packages are available for you to choose from, and this makes it easier to select the one that best suits your vision and budget. The Simple option includes a single interview prior to the big day as well as a personalized ceremony. The Mindful offering includes everything from the previous bundle, plus a rehearsal and an additional interview. The Thorough collection is the most comprehensive service provided by Life Ceremonies as it also comprises a two-hour seminar that takes place before the couple ties the knot. A range of traditional ceremony styles can be suggested for those in need of inspiration, but Nadene is always open to her clients’ ideas. You are free to share your vows, while a multitude of optional inclusions can be adhered to if you would like.
Other Services For those who would like to complement their ceremony with additional features, Life Ceremonies can oblige. Premarital coaching and counseling are available for those who want to explore these topics. Nadene is also open to presiding over a range of other ceremonies such as vow renewals, memorials, conscious divorce...and more.
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PRIVATE BEACH FRONT PROPERTY ON THE OKANAGAN LAKE! Experience deep connection while Sharing your Vows in peaceful surroundings of sheer beauty. Enjoy a champagne toast, dig your toes in the sand and take photos at your leisure. Great for an intimate exchange that focuses on your commitment at a very special price! (for parties of 8 or under)
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Michalle S. Married on 28/08/2022Exceptional
Rev. Nadene Rogers made our ceremony so unique, intimate and special. We are still sharing our love of her with our family and friends.
As a wedding planner I have witnessed by fair share of wedding commissioners and she is by far the absolute best I have ever know!!!
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Taylor P. Married on 11/08/2022Nadene was Amazing
From the minute we first chatted with Nadene we knew we liked her. She was unabashedly herself and open about her views on love, religion, and spirituality. More than that, she was genuinely interested in getting to know us and who we were as a couple. The questionnaire's she sent us pre-wedding were very well written with the goal of having the most important part of our day truly reflect who we were. Pre wedding, the example vows she sent were extremely helpful as well. Having never written vows before these gave us a great breadth of what vows could be like/serve as inspiration.
It was clear she wanted the most important part of our day to be us, and only us, whatever that looked like.
The last meeting pre wedding, was more in depth. Having responded to the questionnaire's independently we were now moving into the cohesion part. What we did and didn't want, how we felt about certain things she was thinking of including, she was completely open about her thoughts and open to ours and ideas as well.
Our ceremony was truly magical thanks to Nadene. Her love for bringing people together is infectious. Many, many, guests inquired after if we were related to her or if she was a really good friend because the ceremony was so intimate, personal, and magical.
Nadene is amazing. We are truly grateful she was part of our day. -
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Jared C. Married on 21/05/2022Amazingly Personal
Nadene wrote and absolutely and incredibly personal and heart warming ceremony for my new wife Jaci and I. She was extremely attentive to detail and so easy to work with. THANK YOU Nadene!!!Life Ceremonies's reply:
Oh Jared, thank you for your kind words. Yours was a most unique ceremony in every regard, the perfect reflection of your personalities and the love share together. And Jaci, what courage and beauty, held within your song to Jared. Blessings... -
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Jenny G. Married on 29/08/2021Beautiful and Captivating speaking!!
Me and My husband got married at the end of August at The Cove Lakeside Resort in West Kelowna. We chose Nadene Rogers as our officiant after coming across her work on Wedding Wire. She was actually the first officiant we spoke to and after our first zoom meeting we both really liked her and knew we wanted her to marry us. We love how every part of the ceremony she tailors to the couple. She asked us the same questions but wanted us to reply individually to her and not share our answers with each other. I loved this because I could tell she genuinely is looking to get to know us and wants to speak in a way that is unique to us. Everything was very customizable and unique she really goes above and beyond to make the ceremony and officiating all about you. When the day came I was honestly so happy with the way she spoke. We had so many people come up to us after the wedding ceremony to tell us they loved how she spoke some said they even could of sat there longer listening to her speak because it was so beautiful. She really gave everyone a deeper look and glimpse at the love we share. I would highly recommend Nadene to anyone getting married in the Okanagan. She is very versatile and does anything from traditional to non traditional.Life Ceremonies's reply:
Oh my! Jenny, I so appreciate the detail to which you went in sharing your experience of working with me and standing with your beloved receiving your ceremony.
Truly you were so sweet both of you and just as light as a feather as you exchanged the love you have for each other and the rightness of your commitment. Thank you, thank you.
Your family was so fun and a delight to speak to before and after the ceremony. I trust you're doing very well in your married life, take care of yourselves. Many blessings to you both. -
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R Salari Married on 10/07/2021Intimate and personal ceremony
Working with Nadene was a pleasant experience from the beginning to the end. She took the time to really get to know us and she built an incredibly personal ceremony personalized just for us. We couldn't be happier with how it went and we got alot of great feedback from our spectators. Thank you so much Nadene, for truly making it an experience we wouldn't trade for the world.Life Ceremonies's reply:
Dear Rachel and Dusty, my goodness thank you so much for the kind words and for taking the time to share your experience with me and others. It was indeed a memorable event you could see the love in every detail let alone you're beautiful words to each other. You know I wish you many many happy years ahead take care of yourselves and keep shining your love brightly! -
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Anne M. Married on 12/09/2020Most amazing ceremony
Nadene was one of the best decisions we made about our wedding day. She took our words and wove them into a most intimate, reflective and special ceremony I have ever witnessed (ok maybe I’m a bit biased but it was amazing!!). She blended our ideas into hers and the result was an absolutely perfect ceremony. We’re not overly religious, so the wording and expressions and passages she chose to include were exactly what we wanted. On top of that, all the support and options we received regarding covid made our day that much less stressful. Would highly recommend and can’t say enough kind and wonderful things.-
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Life Ceremonies's reply:
Hi Anne Marie, wow this is so wonderful thank you so very much for taking the time to share your experience about my participation in your wedding day. I trust all is still over the moon and your enjoying your life together and an even deeper level. You know I send you my best and hopefully, our paths will cross again someday! Take good care of each other, many blessings. -
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Marylene R. Married on 31/08/2020Beautiful Ceremony.
Nadene listened to our wishes and requests and adjusted accordingly. She was captivating in her speech and very efficient and organized.Life Ceremonies's reply:
Marylene, I appreciate you having shared your experience of our collaboration to bring about a ceremony you envisioned. I definitely cannot work alone!
It was a joy to stand with you both to witness the beautiful love you share and have committed to, as you journey life together. Thank you for having trusted me, I keep those moments close. -
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Married on 20/06/2020AMAZING! 10/10 would recommend! She made our dream ceremony happen, even through the rockiness of COVID!
Nadene made our wedding everything we could have imagined and more. She was heartfelt and real and truly made our ceremony exactly what we could have wished for! COVID made things very interesting but Nadene was right along our sides the whole way supporting us and embracing the changes. HIGHLY recommend choosing Nadene!Life Ceremonies's reply:
Ah, so nice you two. Thank you again for your trust. I had SO much joy being with you! You are such a beautiful and loving couple. Take good care of each other. Blessings -
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Robert G. Married on 29/12/2019This was a very difficult wedding to arrange and Nadene was awesome. I could not have asked for more. Great job.
Awesome job Nadene, thank you!!Life Ceremonies's reply:
Thank you so much Rob and Terrianne for your trust and your constant communication. We made this happen together that I know for sure. All the best in your new married life! -
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Rebecca V. Married on 18/08/2019AMAZING Personalized Officiant
We hired Nadene Rogers as our wedding officiant for our Kelowna wedding August 2019. I cannot say enough positive words about Nadene and her personalized service. No signs of cookie cutter ceremony here! We had multiple points of contact with her, and through a questionnaire, she tailored our ceremony to me and my husband entirely. At the time when we completed the questionnaires, we had no idea how they were going to impact or influence the ceremony. To this day, we still have family and friends reaching out to us, saying our ceremony and officiant was the best they have ever witnessed. Nadene was flexible, positive, passionate, energetic and eager to make the ceremony exactly what my husband and I wanted. Look no further and book your consultation with Nadene - you and your guests will be blown away by her magic! Thank you again Nadene :)Life Ceremonies's reply:
Oh Rebecca, your words are very generous and your sentiments, even more kind. What an honour it was to work with you both and stand with you at such a precious and treasured moment in your lives. I hope you know I wish you every good thing in life. Take good care of yourselves
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Officiating weddings is such a joy for me. To stand witness to the depth of hope, faith, excitment and vision within two individuals coming together in a commitment to love, is simply, an honor.
Building a relationship with my couples, beginning with the planning of their vision ceremony, brings a sense of intimate connection, that is not soon forgotten. As with many of my couples we stay in touch, sometimes with further ceremonial involvements, such as memorials, baby blessings etc.
Some people are interested in my marital status and path of relationship, so I thought I would share a bit about my journey.
I didn't get married until I was 50! I never saw myself married or raising a family, as I knew I was to be married to Life itself with chosen family members and young folks along the way. I also didn't wish to choose between the genders. As a bi-sexual woman, who loves the soul of another, the commitment of marriage to one, didn't seem possible for me.
When I did choose to get married, there were many extenuating circumstances - I was a brand new spiritual leader of a Centre I founded in Calgary and the care provider for my mother, and felt that marriage just seemed right for me then somehow.
I have been married now for 18yrs, to Maureen. We have walked through many changes in ourselves and with each other in that time, including a 2 year separation due to her health issues and our common need at a later age in life, to realize what our own needs were, and then to meet them through self responsiveness, rather than unrealistic expectation upon each other.
We have never been so happy together. Our relationship is unique, just like everyone else's - to each their own.
I found that my need to 'keep my options opening' was another way of saying - I don't want to be bound by a commitment to 'one.' I now know, that in commiting to myself first, I am unbound in loving and being loved.
As your officiant, I know the same for you. No matter the form of your present choice in relationship, or of past relational experiences, you are growing into the Love that you are. You are learning how to share this love, with less conditioning and compromise, with an ever opening heart and perpective on what is possible by mean of you as an individual and through your vision as a couple.
I for one am happy for the two of you, in having found one another as a means to love and be loved.
After all, Love is all there is, how grand is that!
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