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 officiant for our private wedding ceremony on 12-31-2020. (8 people, masked, in front of our Christmas tree). From the very start he was quick to respond with a bright friendly attitude. He made sure to mention that he wanted to make this ceremony about us and get to know our personalities together as a couple.

Jim asked questions via email and sent us a breakdown of the entire ceremony (that we could edit as we liked!). He included unique ideas, suggestions and helped with some wording. In the end, we had a completely unique ceremony that spoke to us as a couple.

Jim put us completely at ease and was a pleasure to have officiate our wedding!! We WILL recommend him to others.

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 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.

Jim was very friendly and helpful. Detailed explanation and discussion of the ceremony were exchanged by emails and phone calls. Loved his calm attitude during a stressful time. Highly recommended for your big day!

Jim is the BEST, period!

Thank you so much for making our wedding day SPECIAL! Where do I start with this guy? During our wedding officiant search, it was clear from the get-go that Jim stood out! From our first conversation with him, we could see that he has a true passion for what he does.

Because of COVID, we elected to have a small, quaint backyard ceremony with immediate family. Jim was extremely patient, warm, responsive, and offered some great ideas. Everyone at our wedding had nothing but great things to say about him.

Thank you Jim... We are forever grateful for making our special day memorable! 10/10 Highly recommended.

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!