Wedding Take 2! Questions to Ask Yourself When Preparing the Second Ceremony.
If you had an elopement or a cere-mini prior to your destination wedding, during the pandemic lockdowns, or for other personal reasons,...
How to write a Wedding Speech – A Guide for your Guest Speakers
Prior to 2020, I rarely attended the part of the wedding where speeches are given. However, this has changed as couple’s have started...
How to Pick a Reading or Quote for your Ceremony
Readings/quotes are not necessary. Honestly, you can skip it entirely, which can be better than using a generic one as filler that...
Vow Booklets - Why they are great and terrible for your ceremony!
Wedding items are on sale everywhere this week, and you may be tempted to buy those cute, little vow booklets from Indigo, Chapters, or...
Writing Your Wedding Vows - What to DO!
Regardless of how creative or romantic you are, writing your own personal wedding vows can be easy, and a beautiful way to embrace the...
Writing Your Wedding Vows - What NOT to Do!
It's rare that I put any 'rules' around wedding ceremonies beyond keeping up with the legal parts. However, I want you to feel happy and...
What is an Un-Wedding Ceremony?
An un-wedding is a non-traditional, alternative wedding for modern couples who want to make new traditions, and this one started with a...
Performing a Friend’s Wedding Ceremony
Can I get ordained online, such as with the Universal Life Church, and legally perform a wedding ceremony in Ontario? In short -No. You...
Bad Officiants
I'm preparing a guide for 'Officiating a Friend's Wedding' and I'm including a list of tips of what to do and what to avoid. I felt like...
Vow Writing Template - Making personal wedding vow writing easy!
The good news is, your wedding vows are already done. You have them inside of you, they just need to written down. So, all you need to do...
Why Second Weddings are the Super Heroes of Healing for the Post-Pandemic World.
We’ve been performing simple mini-ceremonies with limited capacity policies, but now find ourselves scripting a new type of wedding, the...
How to Officiate a Friend's Wedding - Housekeeping
The Housekeeping Message is the most important part of setting the stage for a spirited, engaging ceremony. Why? Well, because it gets...
Wedding Party vs the Signing Table Tip
What do you do in small spaces when one side of the wedding party is blocking the signing table? Move them of course! However, thanks to...
How to Perform a Tea Ceremony
The Setup: Just like a Western wedding ceremony, the general rule is that the might be on bride the left and the groom on the right....
How to Change your Name in Ontario after Marriage
If you wish to change your last name after marriage in Ontario, decide which of the two options for changing your last name work best for...