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!!!!