You have planned to live together and you want to get married in a celebration that will be in your image and in the image of the values you hold.
In the place and at the time of your choice, I will preside over this important moment of your life and will be the one to bring together all your guests.
Over the past 13 years, I have celebrated the wedding of more than 300 couples. I walked with them in the preparation of their wedding ceremony by integrating their values and desires with the requirements of the law, making each ceremony unique. Some wanted a solemn celebration; others, a humorous celebration; still others, a religious celebration. Or even solemn. Whatever they wanted, I was there to make it happen. I was an accomplice in their wedding. And that was the highlight of their wedding day.
I am accredited by the Directeur de l'État civil du Québec to perform legally recognized marriages. Furthermore, I do not discriminate (race, religion, orientation): I respect the Quebec and Canadian Charters of Rights. I am a member of Célébrations Prestiges.
Once our contract is signed, we have an initial meeting, either on Zoom or in person. We get to know each other and start talking about the ceremony.
Six to eight weeks before the wedding, we have a working meeting, again on Zoom or in person, to prepare the ceremony. In between these two meetings, you have both talked about what you want. I listen to you and, if necessary, make suggestions.
I then finalize the ceremony. If necessary, we can have an additional meeting.
Everything is done according to the requirements of the law before, during and after the ceremony. You only have to provide me with the required certificates so that I can do the work. It's a turnkey concept: I take care of everything.
This is your first gift as a bride and groom: you offer each another a rose.
It comes with the commitment to have, prominently at home, a vase where roses will be placed for birthdays and anniversaries.
And also when sometimes we run out of words to tell the other our love.
In a beautiful container, something that could decorate a room in the house, you put objects that will remind you of your wedding day.
This can be:
- A bottle of a beverage you love and that will age well
- Letters you wrote to each other before the wedding
- Letters from your children or parents on your wedding
- Other objects that are meaningful and reminiscent of your wedding day
On the table, white wine and red wine with a glass.
The two wines are mixed: the white which is drier and represents the more difficult days in the marriage and the red which is sweeter and represents the happier days.
The spouses share the glass of wine and symbolize their acceptance of the fact that marriage offers all kinds of days and that they are aware of them and want to live them together.
On the table, all the ingredients to mix a cocktail to the taste of the bride and groom.
The Officiant gives the meaning of each ingredient related to marriage.
The bride and groom share the cocktail and it becomes the first celebration of the wedding.
You bring what you need to tie your hands: beautiful ribbons, beautiful ropes, beautiful scarves. Your hands are tied before you exchange your consent to entering marriage.
The hands that are so important in love, they touch, they hold, they caress, they endure, they wipe away tears.
(We can also, if this is the case, integrate the children into the ritual)
On the table, three candles: one for each the bride, one for the groom and one for the couple.
The bride and groom light their own candle and together they light the larger candle, a sign of their union.
We can also add, if this is the case, candles for children and even for parents.
And it then represents the union of the family with the children and the union of families with the parents.
On the table, two containers of sand of different colors and a vase that will contain these two sands mixed.
Each sand is unique as each spouse is unique.
However, when you mix the sands, you get something entirely new.
As in the couple.
And once the sands are mixed, they can no longer be separated.
(We can also, if this is the case, integrate the children into the ritual)
The bride and groom plant a small tree, a sign of life.
The tree will grow along the marriage.
The tree is a sign of hope for the future.
You have Breton, Irish, Scottish, Welsh roots or you are simply lovers of the TV series Outlander, Claire and Jamie.
You would like to have a wedding ceremony incorporating Celtic traditions.
Whether at the stone circle of Stanstead or Milan (Eastern Townships) or in your yard, indoor or any other place of your choice, I will be your officiant.
I will be accompanied by my Druidess, Isabelle Hotte, specialist in ... Celtic and Quebecois.
We will make your wedding a unique and unforgettable moment.
Your roots are from other countries and marriage is celebrated in a special way through unique rituals.
These rituals can be integrated into your wedding celebration and make the moment a time to encounter your origins and cultural traditions.
You do not recognize yourself in any of the rituals mentioned.
We can discuss it and create a ritual that will look like you and be meaningful.
A ritual that will be unique and that will belong to you.