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Our Ceremony Overview

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

Fees for Our Services
About Officiant Fees

Planning Your Wedding
Your Ceremony Venue
Your Planning Session
Your Wedding Budget
Ontario Marriage Licences
Wedding Advisory Services
Your Wedding Rehearsal
Your Ceremony
Using Wedding Planners

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

Resources and Links

This is the Web's Most Comprehensive Wedding Ceremony Site anywhere in the world and our 80+ pages of resources on this website are designed to give you a sense of the range of options which we offer that can be integrated into any marriage or other type of ceremony we perform.

Our clientele are mainly those very selective couples who prefer to work with an officiant who will take the extra time to listen to you and your ideas and to work with you to achieve your wedding ceremony vision.

We will make your ceremony a unique, spectacular event filled with joy and love that will stand out in the experience and memories of you, your families, friends, and guests as
the best wedding ceremony that they have ever attended.

We offer all prospective clients a free one hour consultation in the privacy of our own home prior to your making any deposit or booking. We do this so that you can judge first hand whether we have the right chemistry and expertise to be effective with you in taking your wedding ceremony to a level far beyond anything you've ever experienced or imagined.

Compare what we offer you here on this site to any other wedding officiants and notice all of the very many differences. With us, you deal directly with your officiant and not some booking agent in the middle who then sub-contracts your ceremony out to anyone who just happens to be available in their pool.

2008, 2009 & 2010 Weddings

There are still some prime Saturday time slots available from November to December of 2008 as well as for Christmas and New Year's ceremonies so do ask us asap about yours. Our bookings for 2009 ceremonies are now well underway and will accelerate over the next two months so we do encourage you to touch base with us as soon as you can once you've decided to get married anf have a specific date planned. We already have bookings for 2010.

If you leave finalizing your officiant arrangements too late, you risk major disappointment by having to settle for just whomever might merely be available and then having an average experience rather than having someone who can really help you achieve your wedding vision.

To make your day of dreams come true and to secure a reservation for your preferred ceremony date & time, contact either Lynne or Keith as early as possible by e-mail at Keith@ExceptionalCeremonies.com or inquire by phone at (613) 831-7555. For all inquiries regarding Toronto and GTA ceremonies, please email Christiane directly at Christiane@ExceptionalCeremonies.com or contact her by phone at 416 - 428 - 4941.

Sorry, But We Don't Do Those Bland, Impersonal Ceremonies
That You've Attended Before

If you want the same old style of traditional wedding ceremony that many people now regard as too impersonal, solemn and void of any lightness, then there are thousands of other officiants everywhere who specialize in performing only these types of ceremonies. Interestingly, most funerals and memorial services conducted today usually contain more personal and humourous content than these very serious wedding ceremonies.

Additionally, if finding the lowest priced officiant available is more important to you than having an exceptional and innovative wedding service, please look elsewhere now as most other officiants provide a very basic templated, economical no-frills level of service. You'll have no difficulty in finding them.

For those couples who demand a much more than simply an average ceremony experience for yourselves and your guests, we are experts for a range of customized ceremonies. Our specialities include:

Civil Ceremonies * Spiritual Ceremonies * Elopements *  Bilingual & French Ceremonies
* Second & Third Marriages * Same Sex & Gay Weddings 
  * Western Quebec Ceremonies  * Backyard, Home & Cottage Ceremonies 
Renewal of Vows Ceremonies * Co-Officiated Ceremonies
Baptisms & Naming Ceremonies * Memorial Services

While Lynne & Keith are Ottawa Wedding Officiants, we perform ceremonies in the greater Ottawa-Gatineau, National Capital Region, as well as surrounding locations in Eastern Ontario. Christiane focuses on ceremonies in the Toronto area, centered in Markham.