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AVAILABILITY UPDATE: I am now booking dates in 2024. Please note that September and early October are normally my busiest months. It is wise to book your officiant early to avoid disappointment if you are having an autumn wedding.

Barbara Rowlandson - Secular Humanist Wedding Officiant offers officiant/celebrant services across the Kawartha Lakes, Peterborough, Trent Lakes, and Haliburton regions. Barbara works with couples to craft perfect wedding ceremonies that match their personalities and needs. She is a secular humanist wedding officiant with the Ontario Humanist Society, and she is also a registered officiant with the Province of Ontario.

Services Offered

Barbara Rowlandson - Secular Humanist Wedding Officiant offers wedding services to couples seeking beautiful and meaningful ceremonies without reference to religion. If you're a couple who is looking for a ceremony that is special, personal and has all of the elements you would expect in a wedding, but are not part of a faith-based organization and want a secular service, Barbara is the right choice for you!

Barbara is proud that her business is LGBTQ+ friendly and is a member of the LGBTQIA+ community herself. Her favourite part of working with couples is collaboratively creating a ceremony that reflects their personal journey, ensuring the experience is as unique as they are. Barbara can help guide couples through the process at every step of the way. She can create simple no-fuss ceremonies or services that tell the stories of clients as couples through readings, rituals, and custom vows. Contact her today to discover how you can create the ideal ceremony for your perfect day, together.

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Frequently asked questions

What types of weddings and events do you provide services for?

Non-religious
Ceremony rehearsal

What services do you provide?

Licensed
Allow couple' own vows

What religious affiliations do you serve?

No denomination

On average, how long are wedding ceremonies you officiate?

Less than 30 mins.

What is the starting price for your wedding services?

$400

Does starting price include the ceremony rehearsal?

No

What is the starting price for ceremony rehearsals?

$150
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100% Recommended by couples
Lindsay
Lindsay J. Sent on 18/08/2023
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Such a joy

Working with Barbara was so easy and fun! She truly made the effort to get to know us and our relationship story to write us a beautiful, touching ceremony. The ceremony she wrote so perfectly summed up our love that we opted to not write our own vows because we loved what she wrote on our behalf so much!
It's great to get to work with individuals with like Barbara that share our humanistic values and can incorporate them in to such a special day!
Lyndsay
Lyndsay M. Sent on 06/02/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Barbara will make your wedding ceremony UNFORGETTABLE

Barbara helped us create the most unforgettable and heartfelt wedding ceremony. We wanted our guests to feel the love that we have for each other and Barbara delivered this perfectly. From the very beginning, Barbara took the time to get to know us, to tell us about herself and her values, to learn about our story. She asked us all the right questions and got to know us so that our ceremony would be true to us as a couple. Barbara went above and beyond the officiant duties by supporting us in the paper work and legal process of attaining a marriage license. The ceremony was magical, personal, meaningful and full of love. Our guests were in tears, which is exactly what I wanted. Barbara, we can't thank you enough. You made us feel cared for and special on our wedding day. We will cherish the memories from our ceremony forever.
Christopher & Lyndsay
Hunter
Hunter M. Sent on 25/09/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Creating Magic and Peace of Mind

From the moment I found Barb on wedding wire and read all her incredible reviews, I knew I wanted her to be our officiant. She takes pride in her work and stands by her values. We loved being able to share our story with her, without judgement, and have her understand our experience and journey as a couple. She helped us create a ceremony that included all our guests and helped those who had not yet met us as a couple know the love we share and who we are as people through our gratitude statements. Barb understands her responsibility as a treaty person and has made a commitment to acknowledge the land she conducts her ceremonies on. My Husband is Anishinaabe and it was important for us to have parts of his culture in our ceremony - Barb collaborated and learned alongside us to create a ceremony that would honour that part of our relationship. She shared with us that this was her first blanket ceremony and we were so grateful for the research and care she put into honouring this practice. The whole ceremony felt organic, light, full of love, and also had moments of laughter and fun! There is so much that goes into the planning of a wedding, but the most important part is this moment. Barb is organized, communicates in a timely manner, and made this portion of our planning the easiest. We could just focus on the words and the feeling.

Brides and Grooms, of course you want to have the perfect venue, photographer, food, and flowers and we know to book those vendors early, but don't put off picking the person who is marrying you. Hopefully you will be lucky enough to have Barb be apart of your day, we are so grateful she was apart of ours
Christina
Christina B. Sent on 13/09/2022
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WOW! So personal so fantastic

Barb was such a beautiful choice for our wedding officiant. She was personal, intentional and perfectly aligned with our values. She took the time to get to know us and made our ceremony one to remember. I have NOTHING but great things to say about Barb. My husband and I are overjoyed with how inclusive and professional she was!
Lisa
Lisa Sent on 29/09/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Absolutely Perfect

We wanted our ceremony to be brief, but meaningful, personal, and reflective of us. Barb gave us all those things, and the ingredient we hadn't considered in the midst of all the details, logistics and stress of organizing a wedding at a cottage - she was incredibly present, and radiated joy and love. She couldn't stay - she had another wedding later that day - so a number of our guests asked us for her contact information for themselves or other couples who were having difficulty finding the right officiant. They thought she was perfect, and so did we.
Bethany
Bethany Sent on 17/07/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Wonderful ceremony!

Barb did an absolutely amazing job performing our ceremony. Barb added personal stories and elements to our ceremony making it our own! Thanks Barb!
Alanna
Alanna M. Sent on 19/10/2021
5 out of 5 rating

We just love her to bits

We had some very non-traditional requests that were met with excitement and dedication. She took the time to get to know us and on wedding day, it was like our best friend was marrying us. She is truly incredible!
Jordan
Jordan B. Sent on 05/10/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Our ceremony was PERFECT!

Barb was positively excellent - she was super accommodating and collaborative in writing our personalized ceremony, and she was so comfortable and engaging the day-of. We had so many compliments for the service afterwards, I would absolutely recommend!!!
Stephen
Stephen M. Sent on 04/10/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing personalized ceremony

Barb wrote a beautiful ceremony for us that we feel describe the journey of our relationship and commitment to each other. We are so happy we chose Barb.
Joseph
Joseph B. Sent on 14/08/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Barbara truly got to know us and it showed in her words

We would 100% recommend Barbara to anyone who wants an officiant who will get to know the couple and will write up an amazing ceremony for patrons to learn more about your story of love. It felt like we have known Barbara for years and we can truly see that she is in this business for the right reasons. Do not hesitate to use her. :)
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