Personalized Wedding Ceremonies

Rinette was more than my wife and I could have ever asked for from an Officiant. She truly went above and beyond to make sure our ceremony was perfect and unique to us. Despite COVID-19, Rinette was with us every step of the way offering suggestions and ideas for our ceremony and making sure we were comfortable no matter what the circumstances. Thanks, Rinette.

Jim Emerson was our wedding officiant in Fall 2020. As you might imagine, it was a challenge to get married safely during COVID, but we managed to get it done thanks to Jim's great support.

He stayed positive and helped us through many last-minute changes and made sure that our moment was incredibly special for us, the few people who could attend in person and for all the guests who were streaming online.

We would highly recommend Jim to our friends and family.

My husband and I were married last week by Rinette. She is truly an amazing lady. She is kind, knowledgeable, caring and very dependable. Rinette made the whole process so easy and enjoyable.

Our wedding day was perfect! She was also a real hit with our guest!!!! I highly recommend Rinette to any couple looking to have a personal and memorable ceremony.

Jim performed a beautiful and intimate ceremony for us in early June. We were so discouraged about our wedding when the pandemic restrictions starting trickling in and our venue cancelled. But Jim was very flexible and made us excited about our big day once again.

The website where you create your wedding ceremony is phenomenal; there are sample wedding texts which you can add in and edit to make it personal and memorable. Jim also gave us a bunch of great tips to make the ceremony extra special.

Everything went flawlessly on the day of. Jim was super organized, and you can tell that he is passionate about what he does. Our guests who were watching from a distance (and those who watched online) all constantly said that it was the best wedding that they had ever been to!

Thank you so much for everything Jim.

We finally got married, which was about a 1 year endeavor given all the craziness from Covid, but through it all Jim was there for me and my now Wife! He helped to keep us calm and make sure that throughout the whole process, we remembered to focus on the most important thing, which is that we will be with the one we love, and all the other details will get figured out. He planned our ceremony with us, giving us multiple ideas and telling us to put together the ceremony exactly how the two of us wanted. And on the day of the wedding, Jim was absolutely wonderful. He ensured that our family members that were involved knew exactly what to do and where to be, and he showed the photographer the best place to be for some of the important shots!

Throughout this whole process, Jim was super professional but also very friendly and warm, and was always just an email or phone call away. This is one of those services you hope to never use again, but I would definitely recommend him to anyone!

I first met Rinette Emerson at the Ottawa Wedding Show one year before my wedding date. She had such a calming demeanor to her, I came home and told my fiancé that I think I found our Officiant.

Fast forward 5 months and she met with us early on in our planning process after having to move our in-person coffee meeting to a virtual one due to COVID-19 and from our first conversation, we knew she was the Officiant we needed to make our special COVID wedding something we'd cherish forever.

From Day One of our wedding planning, Rinette was our rock. Getting married during COVID-19 was stressful to say the least, but Rinette came through like no other. She was extremely punctual and attentive throughout every step of the process. Even with our seemingly countless revisions to our ceremony script, she encouraged us to do what we felt was right and make it ours.

Having Rinette be a part of our very small home ceremony made all the difference. She felt like family that day, and when you change your wedding from a ceremony with everyone you know at your dream venue to a much more smaller, personal ceremony at your home, you want every person there to feel like family.

Our virtual and in-person guests had nothing but great things to say about Rinette! The most common was the fact that she didn't stand up with us during the ceremony, she moved around, let us be the focus, was never in the way of the photographer, and most importantly, she never let us forget when we needed to speak! She made us laugh, smile, and cry. She was absolutely amazing and everything we had envisioned.

Post ceremony, Rinette explained exactly what the next steps were, and even if we forgot, she was extremely responsive to our questions.

Our ceremony with Rinette and Ottawaweddingofficiants.com is something my husband, myself and guests will never, ever forget.

From the bottom of our hearts, thank you, Rinette!!!!

Jim Emerson was our officiant and he custom tailored our ceremony and helped us through the whole process; we can't adequately express how special and amazing he made our wedding day. I HIGHLY recommend him to anyone who wants someone who will get to know them so he can help you make the wedding ceremony of your dreams. May God bless you Jim!

Rinette Emerson officiated our August 2020 wedding and my husband and I could not have been happier! Rinette made planning our ceremony a unique and special process.

She made sure everyone was ready for the big day during our rehearsal and in the moments prior to the ceremony. She was professional, always smiling and had a great sense of humour. Her presentation of the ceremony was amazing, we could not have asked for better. Overall, she was extremely helpful, always making herself available to contact with quick replies and wonderful to work with. We will be highly recommending Rinette to any couple planning on getting married.