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MN Secular Weddings

Minneapolis, MN
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    Mary Sent on 03/27/2024
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    Fun, Meaningful Ceremony

    We had a fantastic time working with Pete! We met with him twice so he could get to know us, and so we could discuss our hopes and expectations for the ceremony. He shared multiple ceremony formats and options and helped us create one that felt very meaningful and unique to us. The ceremony itself was perfect--both fun and incredibly moving. We loved how much he got us and our friends and family to laugh! We received SO MANY compliments about his officiating. Everyone loved it, and we did too!
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    Patricia Sent on 09/13/2021
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    Great Officiant

    Pete was absolutely great to work with! He was very responsive and patient with us and delivered a great ceremony!
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    Hannah I. Sent on 08/19/2021
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    Thank you Peter!

    Peter was great to work with. We weren’t sure how to write a non-religious ceremony that worked for us, but Peter provided us with plenty of examples and we built on those to create something custom for us. On the day of, he arrived early, came prepared, and made the whole process easy. He even stepped off to the side during our first kiss, so no one was in the background for the photos! Truly a great experience and we wouldn’t hesitate to recommend him to anyone.

    MN Secular Weddings's reply:

    Thanks so much Hannah. It was a beautiful ceremony! I appreciate you choosing me to be a part of it.
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    Gabi C. Sent on 03/24/2021
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    Outstanding

    Peter was so caring throughout the whole process. He is very easy going and flexible. He helped us decide the structure of the ceremony and choose from multiple pieces for what would be read. The best part was his humor. I was standing at the altar SOBBING because I was so overcome with emotion and Peter was cracking jokes that the whole audience laughed to. He definitely lifted our spirits. I highly recommend Peter!!!
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    Kara B. Sent on 10/23/2019
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    Personalized ceremony, exactly what we wanted!

    We were so happy to have found Peter to officiate our wedding ceremony! We wanted a secular ceremony that was personalized to our relationship, but was brief/to-the-point. Peter was able to deliver us exactly what we wanted. He was able to provide many different example ceremonies that allowed us to tailor our ceremony to us. He was extremely communicative and responsive leading up to our wedding day and helped to execute our wedding rehearsal. So many people complimented us that our ceremony was one of the best they had attended -- brief and to the point, but filled with personal touches and love.
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    Andrea Sent on 06/11/2019
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    A Wonderful Ceremony!

    Peter was great to work with! We clicked really well with him through shared interests in science fiction movies and TV. During our final meeting, he and my husband enjoyed some in depth discussions on Star Wars, and got to nerd-out over their shared critiques on the recent films. He helped us create a ceremony script that fit our personalities, and we loved how personal we were able to make it. He did a great job at running our rehearsal the night before, which was no easy task with all of the people that needed wrangling. On the wedding day he arrived early so that he could coordinate with the DJ and our coordinators on how the ceremony would run. He went the extra mile to wait for us to finish taking pictures, so that we and our witnesses could sign the marriage certificate, which he had delivered to us promptly. Best of all he delivered a wonderful ceremony, just how we had imagined it. He even figured out how to tie our handfasting ribbons so that they would stay knotted after we released hands.

    We are so glad to have had Peter as our officiant!

    MN Secular Weddings's reply:

    Thanks Andrea! I had an awesome time. The dinosaur table labeling was particularly nerdy - which I loved.
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    Shoshana A. Sent on 12/08/2018
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    Exactly what we needed!

    We were a bit behind in our scheduling, and we are so thankful that Pete was available! He was friendly, flexible, proffesional, welcoming, and had a great sense of humor.

    He met with us beforehand on multiple occasions, and we really felt like he got to know us. Our ceremony was full of love, laughter, and light, and Pete fit right in.
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    Alexandra O. Sent on 01/29/2019
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    We HIGHLY recommend Pete to officiate your wedding!

    Pete was absolutely incredible! He officiated our wedding this past November and was so great to work with! He was really easygoing throughout the planning process--he listened to what we wanted and was happy to offer suggestions but also supported us in whatever we decided for our ceremony. When the big day rolled around, he did an incredible job and got a few laughs from our friends and family while also certainly eliciting many happy tears with his heartfelt words. It was all exactly what we wanted--we HIGHLY recommend Pete!!
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    Alexandra O. Sent on 01/29/2019
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    We HIGHLY recommend Pete to officiate your wedding!

    Pete was absolutely incredible! He officiated our wedding this past November and was so great to work with! He was really easygoing throughout the planning process--he listened to what we wanted and was happy to offer suggestions but also supported us in whatever we decided for our ceremony. When the big day rolled around, he did an incredible job and got a few laughs from our friends and family while also certainly eliciting many happy tears with his heartfelt words. It was all exactly what we wanted--we HIGHLY recommend Pete!!
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    Grant B. Sent on 02/09/2019
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    Peter is a great guy

    Amy and I spent quite a long time in search of an officiant for our wedding. Peter was the perfect choice. He was punctual, prepared, light hearted, and overall a great dude. Highly recommended.
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    Luke R. Sent on 10/19/2018
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    A Great Wedding!

    We were very happy hiring Peter to be our officiant. He was very accommodating during the process. Everything went smooth from the first meet up, rehearsal, to the wedding. We were able to put together vows from samples he sent us since we didn't want a long ceremony. Very professional! Highly recommended.
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    Emily H. Sent on 10/16/2018
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    Amazing Officiant!

    Peter Keesey was our officiant for our 09/22/18 wedding, my husband and I couldn’t have been happier. Peter drove to meet us both times and was flexible about the meeting place. Also very quick to respond. He sent us examples and helped answer any questions. My husband and I did no wedding party so that equaled no rehearsal, Peter arrived early day of and made sure he was aware of what he needed to do. If we had a rehearsal the night before he would have come to that also. The ceremony was great, everything we wanted and more! Peter’s awesome personality showed through and had all the guests laughing. Again, we are SO SO happy that we chose him, would do it again in a heartbeat! If you are looking for a relaxed, funny, attentive and witty officiant - look no further!! He is your guy!

    MN Secular Weddings's reply:

    Thank you so much Emily! Y'all were awesome to work with! The beer ceremony was inspired! It was meaningful and, more importantly, you got to have a beer during your ceremony.
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    Alicia Sent on 09/10/2017
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    Pete was amazing, we would highly recommend him!! We wanted our ceremony to be personalized and unique - that's exactly what we got! Pete sent us sample ceremony scripts that we were able to pull from, personalize, and piece together to create our ceremony script. We had also seen a wine pour in one of the sample ceremonies and wanted to include it as part of ours, but didn't know much about it. Pete did some research and gave us more info, and then made it happen!
    We had the added stress of planning our wedding from out of state, but Pete was extremely flexible and responsive to our emails. He even met us for coffee while we were in town to chat about the ceremony. We were thrilled that we were able to meet him in person prior to our big day.
    Pete came to rehearsal the night before the wedding to run through the ceremony with our large wedding party. Day-of, the ceremony was exactly what we wanted and Pete's delivery was fantastic. Many guests complimented how the ceremony truly felt like us.
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    Shawn Sent on 01/15/2018
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    Pete was awesome. We couldn't be happier, he was great to work with and was super flexible. He met with us plenty early to go over what we wanted and gave us lots of examples that really helped. He was also really great on working with our wedding coordinator the day of.
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    Stephanie Sent on 09/04/2014
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    I highly recommend Peter of DC Secular Weddings as a Wedding Officiant. I was the bride in wedding in August 2014 and we found Peter through an internet web search and did not know him prior to hiring him. We spoke on the phone once and met in person once prior to the wedding day. Peter was very helpful and sent us wedding ceremony scripts for us to use to paste together our own ceremony. He was easy to work with and multiple people asked me how we knew Peter, because they were convinced we were all friends. it was so meaningful to have an officiant who meshed so well with us. We paid Peter via PayPal, so that was very helpful.
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    Bennett Sent on 01/13/2015
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    I definitely recommend Pete as a wedding officiant! It's tough to pick an officiant from out of nowhere as it's such an important part of the wedding. We met several candidates and some were grandmotherly, some were awkward, presumptuous and condescending, etc. but Pete was exactly what we were looking for. Respectable and friendly person willing to listen to what my wife and I wanted in our ceremony, and genuinely excited to be part of the day.

    His delivery was good and he handled standing out in the sun like a pro. He met with us a couple times to work on the ceremony, and we were extremely happy with the final product.
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    Stephanie Sent on 08/27/2013
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    Peter was great!!!

    Our officiant bailed 3 weeks before the wedding and Peter came to the rescue! He even charged us less than the original officiant was going to charge. Thanks Peter!
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    Dan Sent on 01/03/2018
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    This was one of the best decisions we made for our wedding. The traditional/church route was just not the right vibe for us, Peter brought the professionalism and structure friends and family would have been expecting from a wedding but kept the secular aspect that we wanted. He was flexible enough to include pieces that were important to us as a couple. We’re still married after 9 years so he did something right!
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    John Sent on 01/17/2018
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    Peter was a pleasure to work with and open to and flexible with what we wanted! Absolutely nothing more to say other than that we have no complaints whatsoever!
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    Lindsay Sent on 01/16/2018
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    We were intimidated by the process of finding an officiant. We wanted a non-religious wedding, and weren't sure where to find someone. We met with Pete and he was a perfect fit. He was very attentive, professional, and had many resources to help us craft our wedding ceremony. He met with us many times to make sure we had everything we needed as the date got closer. We were very happy we found Pete.
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    Sarah Sent on 09/03/2012
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    Pete was fabulous! My husband and I were not sure who we wanted to marry us and we were short on time. We found Pete's website through search on google and sent him an email. He got back to us quickly and we started working on the service. He was very easy to work with and has a great personality. We met with him a couple times before the wedding to discuss the service and practice. Day of, he arrived early, ran-through the service with our small wedding party and did a fantastic job. All of our family members complimented him, as well.

    Sarah (and Mike) Byrnes
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    Luci Sent on 01/09/2020
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    Great experience with Pete

    Pete Keesey officiated our wedding, and it was such a great experience. He gave us several sample ceremonies and vows to look at, and from those we created a ceremony that we loved and was customized for us. Pete was very helpful at the rehearsal and made us all feel at ease, and on the wedding day he delivered a ceremony that was sweet and heartfelt and with just enough humor sprinkled in. We would definitely recommend Pete as an officiant if you want a non-religious ceremony!

    MN Secular Weddings's reply:

    Thanks Luci! You and Kee Onn were a pleasure to work with! I thought your venue was a fantastic choice. Please keep in touch!
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    Nathan G. Sent on 12/01/2018
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    Helpful through the entire process

    Pete was definitely helpful and professional with planning our ceremony, and had a lot of previous wedding ideas to draw from. He was super willing to participate in the rehearsal and extra things like helping with setup of the ceremony and reception too. Our ceremony was on the top deck of a boat and extremely windy, so it wasn't the easiest environment to try officiating a wedding. But Pete navigated the ceremony like a champ and was able to lighten the anxiety with some good humor. All in all he was very helpful in getting us through the entire process.
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    Paul Sent on 08/27/2012
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    Was extremely helpful with navigating the Convoluted processes of DC.
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