Personalized Wedding Ceremonies

Jim Emerson is a lovely officiant who has great ideas, encourages uniqueness, and offers terrific advice every step of the way. He genuinely wants your wedding to shine and makes sure to give you every tool you need to succeed.

We loved how Jim handled our ceremony, and he gave us tips we didn't even consider helping make the day even more special. Jim is genuinely great at his job, and we would recommend him in a heartbeat.

We can’t say enough about our experience with Rinette Emerson as our Officiant.

Through these trying times we eloped and had a small, intimate ceremony after having to postpone our first official date. Rinette was understanding, accommodating and offered many ideas and suggestions.

Thank you so much, Rinette, for making our special day that much more special!!!

Words cannot express our gratitude for the services that Ottawa Wedding Officiants provided us. Rinette was responsive, supportive, patient and provided guidance that made our day absolutely perfect!!!

My husband and I chose Rinette Emerson to officiate our ceremony after we read a Facebook recommendation about her.

When we first met Rinette we loved her personality and her attention for detail. She took the time to go over little things we hadn't yet thought about. She made sure to ask questions and help personalize our ceremony to make it memorable and just the way we wanted it. You can tell she is attentive to all the major and minor details.

We definitely recommend Rinette to anyone looking for a great officiant!

Jim was the officiant at our elopement wedding ceremony. There was only my husband and I, our 2 witnesses and Jim. My husband was quite nervous, but Jim was so easy to talk to and has such a great personality, that he settled us down in minutes. Being the Elope package I wasn’t expecting much, but it was more than I could have imagined. Our witnesses said it was the nicest wedding they had ever attended and wished they had had Jim as their officiant. Big or small, I am certain Jim would make any wedding ceremony very special.

Jim Emerson officiated our wedding, and we continue to hear from our guests how amazing the ceremony was. My husband and I felt an instant connection to Jim when we first met over Zoom. We could clearly see how passionate he is about his profession. He worked with us to put together a meaningful wedding ceremony, and on our wedding day he delivered it perfectly. He managed to thread humour into the ceremony while capturing the love and joy we felt.

Thank you, Jim, for making our day so truly special!

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.

From the moment we met Jim to discuss our wedding day to the actual event, we knew we had made the right choice of officiant. Jim was extremely professional and helpful throughout. He provided lots of options to ensure the ceremony and sequence of the day reflected our vision. He remained available in person and by email before the wedding to guide us. On the actual day, he made our guests feel welcome and we received many compliments on the ceremony. Jim was everything we had hoped for in an officiant: a strong quiet presence to help us prepare for and navigate what could otherwise have been a stressful and overwhelming experience. We got married exactly how we wanted and immensely enjoyed our day. Thank you, Jim.