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Your Guests are Seated Read more on... Seating... Environment Escorting of VIPs to Their Seats Read more on...Ushers Entrance of the Groom Entrance of the Bridal Party (1st Insertion of Music) Entrance of the Ringbearer
and Flowergirl - Optional Read more on...Children in Weddings Entrance of the Bride (2nd Insertion of Music) The ceremony's first emotional high point as all eyes turn toward the bride making her entrance. You have many choices on how you enter into your ceremony. Read more on...Escorting a Bride... Entering with Flowers Opening Welcome & Address to the Assembly We use professional stage principles to create our exceptionally photogenic and evocative wedding ceremonies. We'll speak to you from amongst your guests, allowing every member of your audience to see and feel this moment with you, while your photographer and videographer have unprecedented access to you and your bridal party. Imagine how beautiful your wedding album and wedding video will be! Read more on....Facing Your Guests The Address to the Couple & The Expression of Intent The Address to the Couple is a final occassion for the officiant to share some universally held philosophy about marriage and relationships with the couple. The Expression of Intent is a series of questions that's asked of the bride and groom freely confirming their intention to marry. Each in turn responds - "I Do." The Expression Of Intent is essentially the 'Mission Statement' of a wedding ceremony. The First Reading - Optional Readings are very effective at developing a sense of contribution from your audience as well as creating a photo opportunity for your wedding album. Consider inviting someone other than a bridal party member to do this for you. Read more on... Readers... Sample Readings The Affirmation of Family and Friends & Exchange of Vows The affirmation of family and friends is an opportunity to invite the active participation of your guests into the ceremony. The exchange of vows is an oath of fidelity. We will lead you through your exchange of vows by having you reed small groups of words - there is nothing to memorize. You are invited to share your own created vows with each other too, if you like. Read more on.... Writing Your Own Vows The Exchange of Rings Your exchange of rings wording is repeated after us as you present each other a physical reminder of your love. Just as in the exchange of vows, you can compose these words yourself if you wish. The Second Reading - Optional Two readers are ideal for most longer ceremonies. One reader is associated with the bride, the other the groom. If you or your family speak a second language, let that reading be in that language. You do not need to provide an English interpretation for the reading. The beauty of the language will speak for itself. Read more on... Readers..... Sample Readings Lighting the Unity Candle - Optional (3rd Insertion of Music) Arguably the most popular of all western wedding traditions, the Unity Candle is used by couples of all faiths and philosophies and is not indicative of any religion. Read more on... The Unity Candle Sand Crystals - Optional (3rd Insertion of Music) Another contemporary alternative to the Unity Candle is the joining of sand crystals. The bride and groom each rtake a vase of sand crystals join them in another common vase. This implies - once joined, never separated. Read more on... Using Sand Crystals
Honouring Your Heritage - Optional (3rd Insertion of Music) There are many beautiful ways of honouring your heritage or faith during a wedding ceremony. Doing so, honours you and your attending family members as well, not to mention what it does for your photo album. Taking Parental Vows - Optional As your lives change on wedding day, so do those of your children. Why not honour them by taking a vow or parental commitment to raise them in a healthy, loving environment? If you wish, you can follow this by giving them a family medallion or similar gift to remind them of this day. Remembering Loved Ones - Optional Many friends and family have contributed so much to your lives - not just the VIPs present whom you have honored with the giving of roses. If appropriate to you, you can honor these loved ones who have passed away by a beautiful act in memoriam. Read more on... Remembering Loved Ones Signing the Legal Documents (4th Insertion of Music) An excellent interlude in the ceremony during which you can interact with your guests while photos are posed and music plays in the background. Read more on... Signing Documents Your Embrace & Introduction Your guests will erupt in applause as the two of you embrace for the first time as husband and wife. An audiences' response is governed by two important factors - It follows then that if you put the right couple (you two) in the right ceremony (ours), the place is going to explode. And trust us - it will! Dove or Butterfly Release - Optional Bird and butterfly releases accentuate the beginning of your married life in a very photogenic way. You can also have your immediate family gather around you for the big release. Read more on... Bird and Butterfly Releases Your Recessional Walk (5th Insertion of Music) Your walk down the aisle should involve your guests.we'll have your guests line the center aisle, shoulder to shoulder, facing inboard. As you and your lover walk between these guests, they'll shower you with petals, or ring hand bells, or blow bubbles, or applaud you. When performed with a great choice of music, the effects are dazzling. Read more on.... Using Bubbles or Petals You Kiss Again Midway Through Your Guests - Optional With the sky full of balloons or the air alive with your guests ringing hundreds of bells, you kiss again - like on Melrose Place - in the midst of your guests. Read more on... The 2nd Kiss Your Bridal Party Follows Your bridal party members follow you down the aisle, at intervals, having their pictures taken as well. If you wish, they can join you in a reception line wherever you choose to stop. You Receive Your Guests This is where the compliments begin, and the compliments will go on all night. Brides and grooms have repeatedly said to us that they were told one thing over and over again at their receptions: "That was the most beautiful wedding ceremony I have ever attended." But talk is cheap, so please read for yourself what many couples wrote us about their ceremonies. Read more on....Thank You Letters Your Photo Session Begins The images of you taken during our ceremony will easily rival those of you posed by your photographer afterward. That's because our bridal parties face their guests. And our rehearsal session will teach you the choreography and blocking that sets up truly beautiful wedding imagery. Read more on... with many examples of this. Reception Your reception begins, already charged by the most beautiful, photogenic and moving ceremony your guests have ever seen. Imagine how good you'll feel as you accept the compliments of your guests as you party the night away. A truly great ceremony sets up a truly great reception. |
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Exceptional Ceremonies in the Ottawa & Toronto/Markham Areas
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Lynne & Keith Langille & Christiane Bristow
Canada's Most Innovative Wedding Officiants
We are not just any Marriage or Wedding Officiant, Minister, Chaplain, Celebrant, Justice of the Peace, or Marriage
Commissioner. We are the three most innovative and experienced Wedding Officiants in Canada and our passion in helping you achieve a spectacularly unique and personalized ceremony is what drives us. Call us at 613 831-7555 to see what we can do for you in helping you achieve your day of dreams.
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