Personalized Wedding Ceremonies

My husband and I were lucky enough to connect with Jim through an internet search of Ottawa Wedding Officiants - and we are so thankful that we did!

From our first meeting, Jim was personable, intuitive to our needs and style as a couple, and informative about our options in creating a custom ceremony that would be perfect for us.

We truly could not have been happier with the outcome. Jim made our ceremony so special. We got SO many compliments from our guests, and many of them asked us if he was one of our relatives, because he felt so seamlessly like a part of our family on our big day.

If you are lucky enough to work with either Jim or his wife Rinette - I'm very excited for you! We will always have the best memories from our wedding day, and he played a huge role in it being so special for us.

We would like to thank you, Rinette, for officiating our wedding ceremony. It was beyond excellent, just as we hoped.

hope you continue to help couples create and enjoy their wedding ceremony. It was an enjoyable and beautiful ceremony. I will recommend your service to others. Keep up the great work. Thanks Rinette.

I wish that there was an option to give more than 5 Stars. We had a short engagement and was referred to Jim through a friend. He made time for us very quickly and accommodated our quick turnaround. From the very beginning Jim was beyond helpful. Everything from sharing the Do's and Don'ts, providing us with materials to help build our ceremony together, and offering useful suggestions along the way. We felt that he 'got us' from the first meeting. He is funny, charming, thoughtful, doesn't take himself too seriously, but takes his role very seriously. He loves love and it's infectious. Jim had big shoes to fill when one of our friend's was unable to officiate our wedding and boy did, he step into them! I can't recommend Jim enough. You would be missing out tremendously if you didn't at least agree to meet with him to assess the 'fit' for your day. Our day wouldn't have been half as special had Jim not been involved.

Rinette Emerson - WOW I can’t say enough amazing things about Rinette, and neither can our guests. She completely stood out to our guests, and they all loved our ceremony - it was emotional, funny, engaging, and personal. Every time we see guests who attended our wedding, the first comment they have is how amazing our ceremony was and how it was the best ceremony they’ve ever been to.

They all loved Ronette’s voice and people have even complimented how she moved at all the right times! (I didn’t even know guests would notice these things! lol)

Guests were crying emotional tears and then brought back up laughing with the humour, they were never zoning out because they were excited to hear what was coming next.

Rinette worked with us to create our perfect ceremony. She is absolutely incredible and recommend her every time I am asked by a friend about a wedding officiant. So, stop looking for your officiant now because I found her for you!

Thank you, Rinette, for telling our love story as if you’ve known us our whole lives.

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.

Rinette was the officiant for our July wedding and right from the start she was full of good ideas. She gave us many suggestions that made the process easier and helped us better manage the ceremony. She was very professional during the ceremony even though we were expecting a little more amusement, but it kept the ceremony on track, and she made sure everyone knew what they had to do and when. I would definitely recommend her for your wedding.

Rinette is an amazing officiant who guided us through the entire process from finding a venue, planning our vows, and what to expect after the wedding.

Since my husband and I first connected with her, she has been extremely helpful. We found a venue that conflicted with her time available and reorganized our agenda to accommodate her availability. That's how much we wanted her!

We had a hybrid small in-person/Zoom wedding and Rinette made all of our guests feel welcome. We loved having her as our Officiant and my husband's sister is highly considering Rinette as her Officiant for her upcoming wedding!

A little over a month ago my husband and I tied the knot at a magical little place called Whispering Springs Wilderness Retreat and were honoured to have Jim as our officiant. Jim and I used to be on a running team together back when we both lived in the GTA. As soon as I got engaged, I couldn't think of anyone else I'd rather have marry us than him. From the very beginning, Jim was there every step of the way helping & guiding us to create a memorable and touching ceremony. We are so incredibly happy with how everything turned out and are forever grateful to Jim for being apart of our day. He was so helpful at the rehearsal in ensuring everyone knew what they had to do and making sure we got every possible photo op! Our guests were so touched with the ceremony and mentioned several times to us that it was the most beautiful ceremony. I highly recommend Jim (and his team) to anyone getting married. Jim - you were simply the best and we are so happy to have had you be a part of our big day.