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Last reviewed: August 2, 2026 | Kitchener | Wedding Officiants |

Business status: Active.

Last reviewed: August 2, 2026. Business status: Active.

Our Wedding Celebration is a Southern Ontario officiant service with a dedicated Waterloo Region and Guelph team. For couples comparing a Kitchener wedding officiant, the company offers options ranging from a limited-personalization legal ceremony to a fully customized celebration with a rehearsal and ceremony-planning resources.

The official site confirms the Our Wedding Celebration name, wedding-officiant context, published packages and regional teams. It also identifies Richard Kaufman and Aubrey Botha on the Waterloo Region and Guelph team page. No complete postal address is published, and the site displays inconsistent telephone numbers, so both fields are withheld pending clarification. Last reviewed: August 2, 2026.

Services and specialization

Our Wedding Celebration concentrates on officiating wedding ceremonies at a couple’s chosen location. Its published choices include fully personalized ceremonies, scripted ceremonies, a simple Quick & Legal service, a pre-destination legal ceremony and an option that allows a friend or relative to lead much of the public celebration while the company addresses the legal solemnization component.

Customization varies by package. The One-of-a-Kind option includes a personalized ceremony, the ability to select or write vows, an online ceremony planner, additional ceremonial elements, a ceremony walk-through, a PA system and multi-channel support. The Eloquent option uses one of the company’s scripted ceremonies, with minor changes considered individually, while still permitting couple-written vows. The Quick & Legal ceremony limits personalization to the vows.

The Friends & Family Option is a distinctive specialization. The company explains that a chosen friend or relative can participate or act as an “Officiant of the Day,” while an authorized officiant co-officiates or performs a separate legal ceremony. The service can include planner access, a prepared script with cues and a rehearsal guide.

Ceremony planning and format

The booking process begins with the Request Our Officiant form, where couples provide the proposed date, time and ceremony location. The site says the team then arranges a more detailed conversation by telephone, online or in person. After a deposit is received, couples receive access to the online celebration-planning tool.

The company’s FAQ says most ceremonies take approximately 20 to 25 minutes, depending on the selected elements. Religious content is not presented as a fixed requirement: the company says its officiants can include different content and special ceremonies according to the couple’s wishes. These choices should be documented in the final script and contract, especially where cultural, spiritual or non-religious wording matters.

Service area and who it may suit

The homepage says the company unites couples throughout Southern Ontario. Separate team pages cover Waterloo Region and Guelph, as well as Hamilton, Niagara and the surrounding area. Richard Kaufman and Aubrey Botha are listed for Waterloo Region and Guelph; Garfield Havemann is listed on the Hamilton-Niagara page.

This range may suit couples planning at a home, cottage, hotel, banquet hall or other chosen venue. It may also suit couples who want custom vows, a scripted ceremony, a legal-only option, a rehearsal, or structured participation by a friend or relative. Travel is addressed differently across packages, so couples outside the core team areas should obtain a written mileage calculation before booking.

Confirmed strengths and practical limitations

Documented features include multiple ceremony formats, couple-written vows, an online planning tool, optional rehearsal support and published travel allowances. The policies page also describes a backup-officiant procedure: if the assigned officiant becomes unavailable, the director contacts a backup who travels to the venue and performs the ceremony created by the couple. This is a stated operational feature, not an independent endorsement or guarantee from Canada Wedding Guide.

There are practical evidence limitations. The official site gives only “Ontario, Canada” rather than a complete business address. It also displays 519-716-5248 in the main contact block while some current headers and footers display 226-799-2464. Because the site does not explain the difference, no telephone number is treated as definitive here. Availability, the assigned officiant, taxes and the final travel calculation are not established until the company confirms them.

Confirmed feature: several levels of ceremony personalization
Confirmed feature: online ceremony-planning access with applicable packages
Confirmed feature: published backup-officiant procedure
Limitation: no complete official postal address
Limitation: conflicting telephone numbers on the official site

Pricing

The official Wedding Packages page publishes six base fees: Ultimate Celebration at $895, One-of-a-Kind Celebration at $695, Eloquent Celebration at $500, Friend or Family Officiant at $500, Quick & Legal at $350 and Destination Deluxe at $350. The Ultimate package is described as all-inclusive and includes the One-of-a-Kind elements plus an on-site rehearsal, expanded vow resources, special ceremony elements and travel.

The One-of-a-Kind package includes its first 150 kilometres of travel and lists additional travel at $0.75 per kilometre; an on-site rehearsal is listed as a $125 addition. Eloquent lists a $125 rehearsal and travel after 100 kilometres at $0.50 per kilometre. Quick & Legal includes the first 100 kilometres and lists additional kilometres at $0.75 each. Couples should confirm whether the published amounts include HST, how distance is calculated, which additions apply and whether the online prices remain valid for their date.

Contact and booking

Couples can use the official Request Our Officiant form or email Info@OurWeddingCelebration.Love. The homepage says the team follows up to arrange a detailed discussion, while the FAQ describes a typical consultation as 20 to 30 minutes. The initial enquiry should include the ceremony date, start time and location.

The official contact page and site-wide navigation currently show two different telephone numbers. Until the company clarifies which number is primary, the form or domain-based email is the clearer first-party booking route. Couples should not treat an enquiry as a confirmed reservation; they should obtain the assigned officiant’s name, complete fee, payment schedule and written booking confirmation.

What couples should confirm

Before paying a deposit, confirm the exact package, ceremony location, assigned officiant and all travel or rehearsal charges. Ask whether HST is additional, how much is due initially and when the balance must be paid. Couples choosing the friend-or-family format should clarify precisely which words and legal actions must be handled by the authorized officiant.

Read the cancellation and timing terms carefully. The published policy states that cancellation within ten days of paying the deposit may qualify for a refund, subject to its stated conditions and a $50 processing fee; amounts paid are generally forfeited after that period, and weddings booked within 45 days are described as ineligible for a refund. The policy also permits a possible $50 fee for starts delayed by more than ten minutes and describes further consequences for longer delays. Ask for the version incorporated into the contract.

Confirm availability and the assigned officiant
Request an itemized total including HST, travel and rehearsal fees
Approve the final ceremony wording and vow format
Clarify the legal role of any participating friend or relative
Confirm the marriage-licence and document-signing process
Review cancellation, postponement, delay and backup-officiant terms
Resolve which telephone number should be used on the wedding day

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Frequently asked questions

What does Our Wedding Celebration charge?

The official site publishes packages from $350 to $895: Quick & Legal and Destination Deluxe at $350, Eloquent and Friend or Family Officiant at $500, One-of-a-Kind at $695 and Ultimate at $895. Confirm taxes, availability and additional travel or rehearsal charges before booking.

Can couples write their own vows?

Yes. The published One-of-a-Kind, Eloquent and Quick & Legal descriptions allow couples to select, substitute, create or write their own vows, although the amount of other ceremony customization varies by package.

Can a friend or family member conduct the ceremony?

The company offers a Friends & Family Option. A friend or relative can lead parts of the celebration, while an authorized officiant co-officiates or conducts a separate legal ceremony so the Ontario requirements can be addressed.

Does Our Wedding Celebration serve Waterloo Region?

Yes. The official site has a Waterloo Region and Guelph team page naming Richard Kaufman and Aubrey Botha, while the homepage describes service throughout Southern Ontario.

Does the company attend rehearsals?

An on-site rehearsal is included with the Ultimate Celebration. The packages page lists an on-site rehearsal as a $125 addition for several other options, subject to the package terms and availability.