Location Weddings
Your Day-Your Place-Your Way
Rev. Dave Hunter your Officiant at your Home or Venue
Lowest costs for your wedding offered by any independent self supporting ministry serving the Ottawa Valley & Region, our mission is to provide the least expensive wedding for Couples in these tough economic time.
It would be my great pleasure to be part of your big day at a location of your choice and creating a ceremony special to you.
FYI: According to a Weddingbells.ca poll they asked Brides "What type of dream wedding location would you want". The response was 75% for a Beautiful Park or Parents Backyard.
What this really says is that today's Couples are looking toward the future and the high costs of making a life together. That is our desire for all Couples is to have a wedding day to remember yet save for what is important for their future in these uncertain economic times.
We invite you to see our Chapel Wedding page for we provide both settings here at our Country Estate Chapel. Give us a call and come for a visit. 613-489-2678
FYI: Having performed wedding these many years, I know that many wedding Officiant providers in the Ottawa area do not allow a pre visit before you book with them maybe just a phone call. I invite you to come and see me personally and see if we connect. Your wedding ceremony is an important part of your big day and you should know if your Officiant suits your needs to make your day special. So give me a call and we can get together for a chat. 613-489-2678
Your Ceremony Plans
Rev. Dave has heard from Brides (new Brides and from Brides that are re-marrying) for many years that their wedding ceremony is the most important part of their big day (and the party) and they are concerned on how to put it all together. Rev. Dave has had the privilege putting his knowledge to work by being asked to be part of hundreds of couples' special wedding days for many years. By taking personal care in each ceremony it becomes a special memory for each and ever couple. A personal touch right from the creation of a wonderful wedding ceremony to taking charge where needed to organize a wedding ceremony, on site, that is about to fall apart for the Bride.
He will at all times connect with you on all your needs and desires before the wedding day and he will connect with those who will be there on your wedding day to orchestrate a ceremony that comes together just for you.
Rev. Dave will carefully explain each and every step at the planning meeting so you will have a vision in your mind of what is going to happen on your big day. When the day arrives, he will walk you through the ceremony giving you quiet hints on what to do next with an easy going attitude and smile on his face.
Our Fees Include: A pre-visit which most Officiants do not allow. (At our Chapel)
1. Personalized wedding ceremony with a keepsake package.
2. Assistance in providing the resources to create a special ceremony
3. A one-on-one planning meeting to organize your wedding ceremony.
4. A wedding ceremony step by step rehearsal guide.
5. All documentation of your wedding is properly recorded.
6. Directions in obtaining your Certificate of Marriage from the government.
7. All the help you need by phone or email.
8. Assurance that I will be there on time.
9. To make your wedding day go smoothly with less stress and you will not have to memorize anything I will lead you through the whole ceremony. There are no marriage classes required.
10. Be assured I am an Ordained Minister by a recognized church not an Officiant who has been given temporary Chaplain status with no theological training or little training and experience. Also part of your fee goes toward charitable works of my denomination.
FYI: Just a note of interest for you.
If it is important to you in having a Minister conducting your wedding.
Having conducted wedding ceremonies for these past many years. I have found that there are very few wedding Officiants who are Ordained Ministers with seminary training, they have been given temporary Chaplain status with no training and they may have different belief systems then yourself. Also you may have no choice in the Officiant, you are assigned the closest one to you who is free for your day.
Other Fee Structures: To make your search easier
Ottawa Valley Price Ranges: OPTIONS
Knowing many Brides do extensive searches for the best prices for their wedding day. To help you in your search for Officiant fees I have provided a short list of price ranges in the Ottawa Valley. Just remember an Officiant maybe the least expensive item on your wedding list yet they are the only people that can marry you outside the Church or City Hall.
An Officiant has many expenses, not only their time to see you and put together a ceremony for you but the advertising, vehicle, gas costs and for some the training for 3-4 years to become a minister. They do not have a congregation to support them or your taxes to pay them as at City Hall.
Options
- Church Wedding:
(The Canadian average of church goers is now about 30%) If you are looking at a church wedding, many churches require you to take pre-marital classes which you are charged for (about 150.00 or even more for a 8-10 week course), with some church's you may need to attend the church for a year where you have given in Sunday offerings maybe $600.00 or more, you will have to pay $150.00 to the organist, $150.00-$400.00 to the minister, $100.00 to the custodian, $100.00 for the alter guild, and or a church rental fee of 200.00 to 5,000.00. Your wedding expenses have risen very high. Some retired ministers are offering their services at their home for as little as $125.00. Is this what you really want? Also many churches frown on remarriages.
2. Professional Officiant Services:
Some large Officiant services charge $300.00-$600.00 for Officiants that have been given temporary Chaplain status with no training and you have little choice in whom you get. They assign an Officiant closest to you. Also they may have very different belief systems then yourself. Then you have $600.00-$1000.00 wedding packages which may include wedding planning and customized wedding ceremonies. The average seems to be $300 to $600.00. Few allow a pre-visit to see if you connect. So there is a wide range of fees, what you need to do is decide which Officiant service fits your needs both economically, spiritually and personally. Some wedding locations have one Officiant provider, make sure you are allowed to opt for your own Officiant and that your Officiant fee is not included in the venues fee.
3. City Hall:
Low prices but it allows only five guests in a plane office room and limited times on the Friday and Saturday. You pay a high price for a seven minute ceremony done in a 20 minute time period. City Hall is now 280.00 to 350.00 for your wedding with only 5 guests, tax included. You may have to go to the downtown City Hall three times to get married.
Fees Tax included (HST Tax coming soon)
My Fee: Which includes what I have mentioned above in "Our Fees Include" is
1. $340.00 (Tax Included)
2. Planned meeting for larger weddings $30.00 no tax
3. $10.00 to $50.00 traveling costs if outside my half hour range. (minimum cost of $10.00 for all weddings)
4. Communion $50.00 (No Tax).
Please give me a call and come for a visit, it would be my great pleasure seeing you. I am here for you to make your wedding a special day. 613-489-2678
In general the average fee in Ottawa is now $300.00 to $600.00
Connecting
For Rev. Dave making a personal connection and commitment to your needs is the key. Your wedding day is not just a ceremony to Rev. Dave but it is a Ministry, reaching out to those of all faiths and cultures who do not have a church and who desire a minister to conduct their wedding. And for those whose religious leader does not have their license to perform marriages. He is committed to make a connection with you, he saw a great need for couples without a church and for those who wanted more then a Civil City Hall wedding ceremony. Reverend Dave spent over three years in seminary studies at the prestigious Indiana Wesleyan University to become a Minister. Then a few more years of training to become an Ordained Minister with the Evangelical Christian Church in Canada. Which he is now on the national church council.
The personal connections Rev. Dave has made with couples has been his greatest joy. Couples email him pictures not only of their wedding day but of their new Born's created from their joyous union. These couples have then asked him to Baptize their children completing part of the cycle of life.
Contact Rev. Dave by phone (613-489-2678) (Cell 613-290-7869) or e-mail and make a connection with him that will lead to a commitment to create wedding day memories that will last for all the years that are to come.
Our Ceremonies
Rev. Dave has conducted personalized Civil & Non-Denominational marriage ceremonies and has created a Catholic/Anglican Ceremony for divorced & non-divorced Catholic couples who wish to honour their faith. He has conducted wedding ceremonies at reception venues and at a private locations of the couples' choice and is able to give you the individual attention your wedding day deserves. Rev. Dave, also conducts inter faith wedding ceremonies and renewal of vows ceremonies. See our selection of Readings and Ring & Vow examples to add to your ceremony see as well our Special Ceremonies.
Our Ceremonies are:
1. Catholic/Anglican Ceremony (No other Officiant offers this)
2. Non-Denominational Ceremony (Mentions God)
3. Civil Ceremony (No mention of God)
Communion is also offered no other Officiant provides this. An Ordained Minister is the only person who should deliver this Sacrament.
You are welcome to contact us and I can send you one of these wonderful ceremony templates.
Rev. Dave helps couples plan their wedding day by helping them to select a ceremony which reflects their values. When the atmosphere and the words of the marriage ceremony reflect the love that the Bride and Groom feel for each other, the marriage ceremony becomes a powerful beginning of their new life together. Rev. Dave would be honoured to be a part of your day!
Rev. Dave has beautiful wedding ceremonies prepared to assist you. If you decide to book with us, we will email one to you. Our ceremonies are very adaptable and are easily personalized. Although our ceremonies work well on their own, we recommend that both of you make changes to it so that it becomes more personally meaningful to you. See our Special Ceremonies and make your ceremony even more special.
There could be a song, a poem, or a bible verse, a special non religious blessing, which is especially meaningful to you both – by all means include it. We have a wide selection for you to choose from. See our example readings and vow and ring ceremonies on our web site. Our objective is to support and assist you in experiencing the kind of marriage ceremony that will open your hearts and lift your spirits – to launch you on your journey into a happy and loving marriage.
Destination Weddings: Important Advice
Many Couples who we have re-married after having their weddings outside Canada, at those wonderful destination weddings, have found that it was a nightmare (lawyer costs and missed filed papers) to get their marriage papers so their divorce papers can be registered in Canada. For ease and peace of mind they have come to us at The Stable to be married here in Ontario (recognized throughout Canada) and then went on to a beautiful resort for their ceremony with family and friends. Ask about our in office wedding where the papers are signed before your witnesses.
Also ask if the Officiant can speak English, some Brides have mentioned their whole ceremony was done in the local language and then translated by someone whose accent was so strong they still did not understand. Just a thought.
This is strongly recommended for all who may be thinking of having a destination wedding.
For our Procedures for a Location wedding click here.
If you have any questions and concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me at any time
613-489-2678
Just Some of the towns we Serve:
Manotick, Prescott, Brockville, Cornwall, Gatineau, Winchester, Spencerville, Osgoode, Smiths Falls, Perth, Arnprior, Carp, Orleans, Pembroke, Kemptville, Embrun, Merrickville, Richmond, Bells Corners, Kanata. Stittsville, Carleton Place