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Ceremony Types Available:
Civil Marriage Ceremonies
Spiritual Ceremonies
Bilingual & French Ceremonies
Backyard & Home Weddings
Ceremonies Involving Children
Elopement Ceremonies
Casual & Cottage Type Ceremonies
Same Sex Marriages
Quebec Ceremonies
Theme Weddings
Co-Officiated Ceremonies
Second & Third Marriages
Destination & Cruise Weddings
High Profile Weddings
Baptisms & Naming Ceremonies
Renewal of Vows Ceremonies
Memorial Services

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Planning Your Wedding
Your Ceremony Venue
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Designing Your Ceremony
Writing Your Own Wedding Vows
Using Music Effectively
Entering with Flowers
Presenting Flowers
Involving Readers in Your Ceremony
Sample Readings to Consider
Including Parental Vows
Ceremonial Certificates
Using Bubbles and Flower Petals
Lighting a Unity Candle
Blending Sand Crystals
Wine Sharing
Including the 2nd Kiss
Taking Vows By Candlelight
Doves and Butterflies
Telling Your Story
The Wedding Tree

Ceremony Advice & How To’s:
The Top 5 Considerations
Why Most Wedding Ceremonies Fail
Introducing Innovation in Your Ceremony
Facing Your Guests
Signing Documents
Using Ushers and Escorts Effectively
Escorting the Bride
Using a Limousine
Arriving by Boat
Using a Carriage
Using an Aisle Runner
Promoting Your Wedding

Ceremony Considerations:
Effective Seating
Environmental Issues
Protecting Your Entrance
Honouring Your Culture
Creativity and Style
Remembering Loved Ones
Helping Your Photographers
Making the Most of Lighting
The Ceremony Order of Events
Making Your Ceremony Program
Reception Lines

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Readings are important element of a marriage ceremony as they contribute to the overall tone that the bride and groom wish to create. They help provide additional substance to a ceremony as well as a change to other voices complementing that of the officiant.

Readings may come from any source you deem appropriate - literary, movies, religious,etc. We have had ceremonies with readings from Winnie the Pooh, The Little Prince, The Velveteen Rabitt, Dr. Suess, Sex and the Cuty, etc. to name a few. If a number of your guests speak English or French as a second language, consider giving one of the readings in their primary language.  You honour them and their culture in doing so.

Moreover, it has far more impact for your guests when they see another guest come forward and deliver a reading. This symbolizes for all of your guests a sense of collective contribution as well as showing connectedness between you and your guests. For this reason, the person or persons reading should usually come from the audience, not the bridal party, as the bridal party is already participating in the ceremony.

When two readers participate, it is customary, but not essential, that one be from the bride's side and the other from the groom's.  After giving a reading, the reader can hug both the bride and groom which makes yet another great photo for the album!

We ensure that your readers are prepared for their role by reviewing with them before the ceremony, their reading, positioning and delivery approach. We provide them with their reading printed on heavy cardboard in big fonts!

A brief collection of some typical readings are included on this web site. Click on the link Sample Readings to Consider to view them.  In addition to these, we have many more contemporary readings available, some of which are unique to our ceremonies alone.