Ottawa Wedding Ceremonies

Wedding Officiants in Ottawa Central


Michael O'Callaghan Michael O'Callaghan

Michael O'Callaghan B.A., M.A.Th., M.Ed., is a retired educator and a very experienced wedding officiant in both official languages. Michael is licenced by both the Ontario and Quebec Governments to officiate weddings. He has worked in Africa and is involved with social development projects in the Dominican Republic. He has coached and held various administrative positions in soccer, in Ontario and Quebec for many years. Caring, thoughtful and a dedicated professional, he finds it an honour to be part of your wedding ceremony and is willing to make your union uniquely yours. Based on his past and present living experience, he is also much at ease preparing and officiating multi-cultural, English and bilingual (English / French) ceremonies.


Steven Boucher Steven Boucher

Steven holds a bachelor of arts in philosophy along with a certificate in crisis counselling and crisis management. Currently continuing his studies in theology as a graduate student at Collège Dominicain University. Steven is a very lively and warm person and always brings a sense of solemnity to your ceremony, but at the same time he has the knack of welcoming family and friends of the couple. If your looking for a dignified, warm and caring wedding officiant then Steven is your man.


Réjean Piché Réjean Piché

Réjean only conducts wedding ceremnies in French. He is licenced in Ontario and Quebec. Réjean a travaillé dans des organismes à but non lucratif pendant toute sa vie, dont 15 ans en coopération internationale. Aider les autres et construire un monde meilleur constituent le fil de ses expériences. Il possède une maîtrise en théologie de l’Université de Montréal ainsi qu’une maîtrise en gestion de projet de l’Université du Québec. Nouvellement retraité, Réjean est maintenant prêt à partager ses expériences de vie. Il vit à Gatineau au Québec et est marié depuis quatre ans avec Jocelyn, soit peu de temps après que les mariages avec une personne de même sexe aient été légalement reconnus. Il a préparé lui-même la célébration de son mariage et toute la réception. Il sait comment c’est important que tout reflète ce que nous sommes. C’est le jour où nous présentons notre amour de l’un et l’autre à nos parents et nos ami-e-s. Réjean est donc à votre écoute et à l’aise pour faire de votre célébration de mariage ce que vous voulez qu’elle soit. Il se sent confortable avec des cérémonies civiles ou spirituelles dans le respect des cultures, des orientations sexuelles et des croyances. Réjean est disponible pour célébrer des mariages en français seulement dans l’ouest du Québec et dans l’est de l’Ontario.


Debbie Faucher Debbie Faucher

Debbie Faucher has been conducting weddings with All Seasons for over ten years. She is licenced in Ontario and Quebec.She can be found any day in our office where she coordinated weddings and much more! Debbie has only one focus - the couple. Every wedding must be perfect in her eyes, she will spend hours helping a couple. Debbie is All Season's "expert on call" . Ask Deb about any part of wedding planning and you will get a helpful useful answer pronto!


Patricia Lacroix Patricia Lacroix

Patricia, originally from Saskatchewan, is passionate about her role as a wedding officiant. In the final stages of her degree in Pastoral Counselling at St. Paul's University, Patricia brings a compassionate, spiritual and enthusiastic nature to her role as an officiant. She loves museums, live theatre and horseback riding. Her education and life experiences have provided the background for Patricia to perform civil and spiritual weddings, as well as Baptisms and Naming Ceremonies. Patricia looks forward to working with you to create your unique and memorable ceremony.


Sue Kellison Sue Kellison

Sue is passionate about weddings and has excellent organizational skills to help alleviate your stress. Your wedding day is a day you will never forget and Sue will guide your ceremony along exactly as you want it and make it beautiful and meaningful. Being committed to her spiritual life, Sue respects and honours all religious, spiritual, and secular backgrounds. She is comfortable in any civil, religious or same-sex ceremony. You will be encouraged to create your unique wedding ceremony and she will listen to your every wish and try her hardest to make it a reality. Her commitment to you includes a donation of a portion of her fee from wedding ceremonies she performs, to a charity of your choice.


Floralove Katz Floralove Katz

Floralove Katz performs weddings with great dignity, caring and charm in English or French. As Lay Cantor in synagogues and inter-faith services, she offers her beautiful soprano voice to your wedding in song or prayer. She holds Master of Social Work, and Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) degrees, is a professional mediator for conflict resolution, and is a federal public servant. She plays cello, sings in the Opera and in her Ottawa Klezmer Band. It is her goal to make your wedding day very meaningful, personal and special.


Paul Patenaude Paul Patenaude

Paul, fluent in both French and English is a resident of Ottawa who believes in the little details to make your dreams come true. He is an easy-going individual who prides himself on attention to detail. He is an extremely compassionate, easy going and sensitive officiant. Humor plays a large role in his life. His main objective is to work with you and ensure your wedding day is as stress-free and as memorable as possible whether your wedding ceremony be spiritual or civil.


Alex Baur Alex Baur

Alex is fluent in both English and German. As a student studying accounting Alex pays attention to the little details. It is his goal to make your wedding day special and a perfect reflection of two individuals uniting as one. He respects and honours all religious, spiritual, and secular backgrounds. Alex’s outgoing personality puts people naturally at ease. Having Alex officiate will make your special day even more memorable!


Robert Francis Robert Francis

Robert a native of Ottawa and a graduate of Carleton University has been with the City of Ottawa for the past 19 years. A proud hockey dad of two children, Robert enjoys spending time with his family at their cottage near Portland. Robert brings enthusiasm, diplomacy and a great sense of humour to all he does. He will work with you to ensure your special day is the perfect wedding day of your dreams.


Kathleen Everett Kathleen Everett

Kathleen is in our office and available to speak with you anytime. She is a real people person and will do her very best to help you make your special day all you want it to be. Kathleen is comfortable in any wedding setting whether that be civil or spiritual. As well as being a wedding coordinator she is a professional social worker. Kathleen is a real professional in every sense of the word.


Jean Duval Jean Duval

Jean works with and for people since... forever! Warm and amicable, he knows how to make people comfortable and will do his best to make your wedding day the most beautiful and significant day of life! Jean is licenced in Ontario and Quebec. He can officiate in French, in English or in both languages. Jean is open minded and thoughtful and likes to perform any kind of wedding from the most traditional to the most special!


Shari Rowan Shari Rowan

Shari is an outgoing, positive person, who is caring and thoughtful of others. She is comfortable working with couples from a variety of backgrounds to make their wedding day all it can be. As your Officiant, Shari is committed to helping you make your wedding ceremony uniquely yours and for it to be memorable for years to come.


Andre Fontaine Andre Fontaine

André, a resident of Ottawa believes that your ceremony is the heart of your wedding day and it should be engaging and enjoyable. He would enjoy helping you create a wedding ceremony that reflects your values and love. André would be honoured to perform the wedding of your style, whether traditional, handfasting, interfaith or same gender, in English, French, ASL or LSQ. He is licenced in Ontario and Quebec.


Dawn Brown Dawn Brown

Dawn Brown, a resident of Ottawa has her Masters in Education (Counselling). She is a published author and international speaker with over 25 years experience as a psychotherapist, teacher and coach specializing in relationship and life transitions. She is the recipient of the 2006 YMCA-YWCA Women of Distinction Award, Learning for Life category. Dawn’s goal is to create a personalized wedding ceremony that celebrates your love and commitment to each other. Whether conducting a civil or spiritual wedding ceremony, her warm and caring approach invites all to embrace the joy of marriage. Her gift to you is the peace of mind you need to relax and enjoy your day.


Brian Ballinger Brian Ballinger

Brian is a great family guy. He has been married to his college sweetheart for 15 years and together they have been blessed with a family of three. He is active in the United Way, the Barrhaven children’s softball league and many volunteer activities in the community. As a pastor he is also very open to conducting either a civil or spiritual wedding ceremony. Brian brings a commitment to ensuring that your wedding ceremony whether civil or spiritual will reflect who you are, in a genuine, personal way. His creativity, sense of humour and attention to detail will help everything go smoothly. “It’s your day – let’s make sure YOU enjoy it!”


Anthony O'Sullivan Anthony O'Sullivan

Anthony O'Sullivan hails originally from New Zealand. He is the consummate wedding officiant. Kind, caring, talented, with a great sense of humour, Anthony is a teacher when he is not conducting weddings and was for many years a parish priest. If you want Anthony we suggest you reserve early.


Francine Mongeon Francine Mongeon

Francine is a fully bilingual and open-minded professional. Her wish is to make your wedding day a very special and unique experience. She will work with you and respect your vision, as she understands that this is above all, your day. As she is also a professional artist, she will lend her creative touch and warmth to help make your day sparkle! Francine is comfortable doing civil ceremonies, hand fastings, interfaith or same sex weddings.She is licenced in Ontario and Quebec.


Eric  Jacksch Eric Jacksch

A great wedding is a memory that should last a lifetime. Eric Jacksch works with you to make that memory. Getting married is all about you, your friends, your family, and your future. Comfortable in both formal and casual settings, Eric is sensitive to your needs, aware of your concerns and will ensure your beliefs are respected. Whether you're planning a small intimate wedding with family and close friends or a large formal wedding, Eric is capable of delivering the ceremony that will meet your expectations.


Christina Kindl Christina Kindl

Cristina who is licenced in Ontario and Quebec prides herself on always creating a warm, comfortable, and welcoming atmosphere for one and all. She is fluent in English , French and Italian. Caring for each person /couple on an individual basis, she believes in the love and sacredness of the wedding ceremony. She has a degree in theatre and music. And has spent over 15 years working in museums and other cultural institutions teaching and sharing stories with people from a wide variety of backgrounds. She enjoys meeting and working with new people, as well as exploring new customs and traditions. She looks forward to sharing your special day.


Rob CampbellRev. Rob Campbell

Rev. Rob Campbell is an experienced wedding officiant. His dry sense of humour lights up any room of people. Couples tell us how much they loved Rob's skills as a people person. When not conducting you will find Rob working for social justice. If you want a mature, experienced wedding officiant, Rob is your man.


Bryce Healey Bryce Healey

Bryce is a caring, passionate, and fun person who would be honoured to perform your ceremony. One of his biggest strengths is his natural ability to connect with people and identify what is unique to them as individuals as well as a couple. Bryce is a very open-minded, respectful and active person who welcomes the opportunity (and sometimes challenge) of performing non-traditional weddings. Some of Bryce's personal interest include: travelling, skydiving, SCUBA diving, the outdoors, and being with friends and family. A portion of all the work Bryce does goes to the Ottawa Humane Society.


Diana Claire Douglas Diana Claire Douglas

Diana Claire Douglas is an artist, writer/publisher, educator, ballroom dancer, lover of nature and ordained minister. She is committed to living a creative-spiritual life, and she connects with and expresses Spirit through the Creative and Healing Arts. She enjoys creating ritual and ceremony as another way to express the Divine. Diana Claire is comfortable conducting civil or spiritual wedding ceremonies and treating each ceremony with very special care.


Brigitte Downey Brigitte Downey

Brigitte Downey is one of our bilingual wedding officiants originally from Gaspé Bay. She is comfortable in both official languages. The love of her life are her three daughters. Brigitte is in her second year with All Seasons.


David Clemis David Clemis

David is a resident of Ottawa East. He spent 26 years as a military officer and the later served as a civil servant. He loves to swim, sail , read and spend time at his summer place up the Valley. He has a B.A. (Brock) and a M.B.A (U of O). David spend many hours as a volunteer in his Church and also with the Military Families Support Fund. He is a warm caring guy who can help you with the civil or spiritual wedding ceremony of your choice.


Al Micus Al Micus

Al Micus B.A., M.Ed. (Counseling) is a retired secondary school teacher who will conduct weddings only in Greely, Manotick, Metcalfe and North Gower. He is a graduate of Western and Ottawa U. Al is "Mr Positive". He is an upbeat cheery guy who lives to help others. Al is a trained counselor who works in the field of grief and bereavement. Al is a caring individual who will make your day the special day it deserves to be. Al is licenced by the Ontario Government as a lay wedding officiant.


Christine Villeneuve Christine Villeneuve

Christine has recently joined All Seasons and is a perfectly bilingual lay wedding officiant. She has many years experience in public speaking and training and has been working in Human Resources for fifteen years being attentive to people's needs. Christine's warm and inviting personality makes everyone feel comfortable immediately and she is dedicated to working with couples to create their very special day. She is very comfortable with civil or spiritual wedding ceremonies.


Cat Baron Cat Baron

Cat is an Aboriginal woman whose friends describe her as warm, sensitive and trustworthy. She is a movie buff who loves hockey and plays ball hockey all year round. Cat is a professor at Algonquin College, and believes that everyone should be free to express and celebrate their love, regardless of gender, orientation, race, or religion. Cat's experience with teaching and acting, her belief in honouring diversity, her people skills and her organizational skills all make her an excellent choice for any couple wanting a civil or spiritual ceremony. She has a great sense of humour, is flexible and willing to do what it takes to make your wedding ceremony special.


Muguette (Midge) Prevost Muguette (Midge) Prevost

Born in Montreal, she moved to Ottawa in the 1980's she now resides in Val Des Monts. She has been married for 39 wonderful years. Proud mother of 3 and equally proud grand-mother of 5. She is licenced in Ontario and Quebec.The institution of marriage is sacred to her. Retired from the City Of Ottawa where she worked in client services performing English, French and bilingual wedding ceremonies for several years. Her energy, warm and inviting personality makes everyone comfortable immediately. She is flexible and open minded, she likes to perform any kind of weddings from the most traditional to the most special. She has a deep respect of other cultures and faiths. She is always happy to work with couples to create their very special day. Her goal is making your special day one you will remember all your life.


Micheline Ladoucer Micheline Ladoucer

Micheline is a perfectly bilingual wedding officiant, and a teacher for a French school board. She is licenced in Ontario and Quebec. She loves cycling, knitting and old movies. She is a very warm and personable wedding officiant, with a great sense of humour, and will bring joy and comfort to your wedding whoever you may be. She is sensitive to the needs and wishes of both wedding partners, and is highly motivated to help make your ceremony everything you would want it to be and more. Micheline has an outgoing personality and will make people smile.


Evelyn Richter Evelyn Richter

A freelance community minister in Ottawa, Evelyn enjoys life celebrations and takes great pleasure and pride in working with couples to create unique and meaningful ceremonies. As a person of Jewish background, having been married to a person of Mennonite background, she has deep respect all people. Her grown children reflect this with daughter Emily wed to Zahid, an Ismaili Ugandan; son Joseph teaching in Manizales, Columbia, South America. Evelyn graduated from theological school with a Master of Divinity degree and is also a diversity trainer.


Faiz Griplas Faiz Griplas

Those fortunate enough to enjoy his services will find his warm and sincere manner perfect for his role as your wedding officiant. During the week, Faiz teaches in Ottawa at the secondary level. His desire is to provide you with the very best level of professional service. Faiz is a warm, outgoing individual who creates a welcoming atmosphere at any wedding he conducts.


Luc Despatis Luc Despatis

Luc's goal is to make your Special Day just that... Special! Luc is a true 'people person', flexible and open-minded, with a love for life and all that is true. Whether what you have planned is a classical wedding, or a relaxed and laid back one; whether you wish to have your ceremony in French, English or Spanish, it will be a true pleasure for Luc to perform your wedding. Please note. Luc has had to reduce his availability for weddings. He now spends much of his free time with charitable work in third world countries. Feel free to request Luc but we suggest you have a couple of other names at the ready in case Luc is out of the country.


Carol Cousineau Carol Cousineau

Carol, who lives in Orleans, is a kind and caring person. She likes to golf, garden, read and is an active bowler. She is a fantastic person who will take her roll in your wedding ceremony very seriously. Carol is the kind of professional who loves to spend time with couples to see that their ceremony is all they want it to be. She will conduct your personalized civil or spiritual wedding ceremony the way you want it celebrated and create a warm and welcoming ambiance for all concerned.


Pamela Leader Pamela Leader

Pamela, a resident of Ottawa is a proud mother and grandmother who enjoys hiking, kayaking and gardening in her spare time. She is licenced in Ontario and Quebec. It is Pamela’s goal to provide all couples with a wedding ceremony that meets their dreams. She works from the heart and with the heart. Her commitment to all of her couples is something that she values as she knows that your wedding is a celebration that you want to cherish the rest of your life.


Sheila Winter-Wallace Sheila Winter Winter-Wallace

Sheila Winter Wallace who lives in Chelsea is licenced in Ontario and Quebec.. Her warmth and elegant presence can fill a room with love and insure a relaxed atmosphere. She is one of those people who believes life can be a joy filled adventure and that weddings are the perfect opportunity to allow the joy to shine. Sheila is comfortable with civil or spiritual wedding ceremonies. With her extensive knowledge and experience she is the perfect person to make your wedding day all you want it to be! She brings a fun, meaningful and easy approach to every wedding day. Her dedication and commitment touches the hearts of brides and grooms as well as their guests.


Kathleen Caught Kathleen Caught

Kathleen originally from Victoria BC and has lived on both coasts of Canada spending the last 30+ years of her adult life in Ottawa. Kathleen has been an entrepreneur in the real estate financing field for most of her career and brings compassion as her gift and a loving regard for the choices of others. She is also a Ordained minister following the path of spiritual peacemaking. She is comfortable in all wedding settings whether spiritual or civil. Her goal is to help you your way on your special day. Kathleen is the author of the book "From Marriages to Mortgages". Buy the book at online www.marriagestomortgages.com


What couples say about Ottawa Wedding Ceremonies

"Hi Shari David and I would like to thank you for making our day memorable. We knew the ceremony would be wonderful as you made us feel very comfortable from our first meeting to the endless e-mails to find the right reading for the ceremony, Everything was beautiful and we had many great comments from our guests about the ceremony and about you! We had a couple of pictures that you might like (for you or the website). Once again, thank you! Angela & David "

Angela and David

Want to be a wedding officiant?

If you are a cleric or a qualified lay person looking at this and are interested in becoming a part of this pastoral care group in your area of Quebec, Alberta, Nova Scotia, British Columbia or Ontario, please send us an email telling us where you live and something about yourself and we will send you information on how you can associate with us. We would be pleased to hear from you.