About Barbara Densmore, Certified Celebrant & Wedding Officiant
Your wedding just might be the most planetary, real-deal, sincerely meaningful, and everlasting event you will ever share with your the people you love. What if your ceremony could show that, from the first words to the epic kiss? Barbara Densmore is a contemporary minister/celebrant and licenced wedding officiant who will make sure you are breathing properly before your ceremony begins (so you don't miss it), and ensure that everyone is fully engaged in your big moment (so they don't miss it.)
Services offered
Her services include the following:
Wondrous wedding ceremonies that we create together.
Same-sex weddings
A wee wedding ceremony -intimate and interactive ceremonies for 20 people or less
Elope to Vancouver Island -a different way to get married
Short, sweet and unstuffy ceremonies (as time permits)
Vow Renewals
Areas covered
Barbara is a contemporary minister/celebrant and licenced wedding officiant servicing Vancouver Island as well as:
Barbara officiated our wedding ceremony in Victoria, BC, and it was everything we could've wanted! This was a destination wedding (we live in California), so we only got to meet her in person once, about a year before our wedding. Even after that quick coffee shop meeting, she seemed to clearly understand our vibe & what we're looking for. She was extremely responsive, she was prompt with email, did multiple (lengthy) video calls with us, and even practiced our entire ceremony via video call a few weeks before our wedding.
Everything was extremely organized, she took care of printing out our vows, making sure we had mics (and knew how to use them in advance), coordinating with our planner & our bridal party to make sure everyone knew their role where necessary.
We got a ton of compliments on our ceremony from our guests, and she did a great job of making us relaxed, keeping it human & conversational, and taking pauses so that we have a chance to look around and enjoy our own ceremony. I asked her for something meaningful, not boring, and not too long, and that's exactly what she delivered :) HIGHLY recommend.
Sent on 29/08/2019
Autumn Riley
· Married on 03/05/2019
5.0
Quality of service:
5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0
Value:
5.0
Flexibility:
5.0
Professionalism:
5.0
Wonderful wedding ceremony
Barbara did an amazing job! The seeming stayed very true to us as a couple and she is very engaging! Everyone said it was the best wedding they had ever been to! She totally went with the flow (which was great cause we adlibbed a ton) and included everyone and knew everyone’s name. She is a very go with the flow kind of person, which we loved. She is also amazing at staying out of the way for the photographers! Overall a great experience!
Sent on 05/05/2019
Sabrina Carver
· Married on 30/03/2019
5.0
Quality of service:
5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0
Value:
5.0
Flexibility:
5.0
Professionalism:
5.0
Absolutely amazing
Barbara was all that we wanted and more. She took so much time and care to customize the wedding ceremony we dreamed of. She drew our group of family and friends together into a moment in time where everyone was just present. The space felt warm and full of love.
Sent on 11/04/2019
Sarah Henderson
· Married on 22/09/2018
5.0
Quality of service:
5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0
Value:
5.0
Flexibility:
5.0
Professionalism:
5.0
Best choice we made!
Barbara was absolutely fantastic. Due to unforeseen circumstances, we had to find a celebrant last minute. Luckily she had a spot open up in her calendar! She met with us in person and made us instantly feel at ease that she would be able to provide us with the kind of ceremony we wanted. We wanted something unique, inclusive and representative of our love for each other as well as each other's children- She delivered exactly what we had envisioned. We were blending families and she helped to create a ceremony which included all of the kids and helped us start off our new family perfectly. Every single person who attended the wedding commented on how beautiful and touching our ceremony was. My husband and I loved it and the kids did too. Everyone felt so included, it was incredible. She had such a warm, loving and unique approach to our wedding. I would very highly recommend her to anyone!
Sent on 26/09/2018
Miranda Gagne
· Married on 25/08/2018
5.0
Quality of service:
5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0
Value:
5.0
Flexibility:
5.0
Professionalism:
5.0
Wee Wedding Ceremony in Cathedral Grove
We had to change our wedding plans and location last minute and we stumbled upon Barbara while researching ceremonies in Cathedral Grove. Her “Wee Wedding” ceremony was exactly what we had in our minds. The ceremony that she wrote for us with our words was very beautiful and included all of our guests in some way. We in no way wanted a cookie cutter ceremony and what Barbara put together was so unique. She will not disappoint.
