weddings

Serving from the region of Peel, I officiate both Contemporary
and Traditional Wedding & Vow Renewal ceremonies.

We’re focused on supporting your ceremony so you, your family and friends
enjoy a memorable day YOUR way at a location of YOUR choice.

Based on experience, we know there’s one of
3 ceremony options couples ask for …

    • This ceremony is chosen by couples who intend on celebrating their wedding before family and friends.

      WHAT’S INCLUDED?
      Once you reserve your date and time with a $150.00 deposit …

      * We send you a sample ceremony  over which you have complete editorial control to review and personalize to reflect your own personal style, values and personal spirituality - a ceremony which speaks of mutual love, loyalty, commitment and respect.

      * We meet with you personally via ZOOM or Messenger to answer any questions you may have regarding protocol and how to implement any special requests.

      * We offer advice on customizing elements of the ceremony to reflect your own cultural or religious background, and we help you organize the Order of Service and choreograph the flow.

      * We’ll help you tailor the ceremony to include parents, children or friends.

      * We offer unlimited follow-up consultations via telephone, e-mail or text.

      * We’ll perform your ceremony at a location of your choice - in your home, at your reception venue, in a park, restaurant, or church.

      * We’ll swear your marriage documents and file your papers with the government on your behalf, then follow up with you via email with instructions on how to obtain your Marriage Certificate.

      HONOURARIUM
      $500.00
      (minus deposit/taxes included)

      NOTE
      Christmas Eve/Day and New Year's Eve/Day Ceremonies are offered at $750.00

      REHEARSAL
      Although a rehearsal is NOT included in this package as some couples know exactly how they want their day to go, sometimes they're more comfortable having an involved third party like me manage their friends through a rehearsal.

      I’m happy to be there for you so make sure when reserving you tell me that’s what you want as it’s a $150.00 time/travel fee above and beyond the ceremony honorarium.

  • For legal, work or travel reasons, some couples prefer a small, brief ceremony with two of their own witnesses.

    For lack of more discreet expression, this is the elopement option.

    Couples choose this alternative when they plan on hosting a more formal wedding at a later date in their home country or at a holiday destination, but prefer their union to be registered in Ontario.


    HONOURARIUM
    Once you’ve reserved your date and time with a $150.00 deposit ... $500 less deposit (taxes included)

    WHAT’S INCLUDED?
    * We send you a sample ceremony over which you have complete editorial control.

    * Follow-up consultations via telephone, e-mail, ZOOM or Messenger..

    * We meet on your wedding day and perform your ceremony, swear your
    marriage documents, then file the papers with the government on your behalf.

    NOTE ...
    ... that YOU are required to provide 2 witnesses.

    • People often ask if I can perform a Vow Renewal Ceremony as a surprise for their spouse, or for their parents.

      Of course I will!

      If it’s a surprise, I still send you a sample ceremony for approval for you to edit to your comfort level.

    • HONOURARIUM
      $500.00
      (minus deposit/taxes included)

      NOTE
      Christmas Eve/Day and New Year's Eve/Day Ceremonies are offered at $750.00

WEDDING FAQ’s

  • DO WE HAVE A CHOICE OVER CEREMONY WORDING?

    • Absolutely.

      I'll send you a sample ceremony with the level of religiousity you choose and over which you have complete editorial control.

      Too, if you feel more comfortable with a fully denominational service, I'll send you a sample Catholic "Lite" service.

      Plus, if you'd like to invite family members or friends to present a Reading, a Prayer or a Dedication - or if you'd like to change your vows, you're welcome to do that.

    • WHAT'S INVOLVED IN OUR WEDDING PLANNING MEETING?

      We discuss the wording of the sample ceremony we sent you, implement any changes you’d like, I tell you what my legal obligations are and what your legal alternatives are, we discuss the choreography of the wedding itself and any special elements you might want to include.

      You tell me how you want your ceremony to go, and I make it happen. description

  • No worries. Don’t cancel your wedding!

    Sometimes divorce papers are archived in another city, jurisdiction or country and can unexpectedly take some time to draw and certify.

    You’ve invested a lot of time and effort in your wedding day and guests may have already purchased their travel tickets or booked time off from work, so rather than cancelling, we simply go ahead with the ceremony.

    But, shhhhhh! You don’t have to tell anyone ‘cause when your papers do arrive, we meet again and swear them then, in which case your official wedding date is as of the date of signing, not the actual ceremony.

    Understandably, there is a time/travel charge of $120.00 to meet on the separate date for me to execute the documents.