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On WeddingWire since 2019

Last update: October 2024

Ceremony Alternatives is a wedding officiating company based out of Barrie, Ontario. Owner Karen is a licensed humanist officiant who provides non-religious ceremony services for couples in Simcoe County and the Georgian Bay area. She enjoys working with to-be-weds to craft a wedding ceremony that accurately reflects their personalities and one-of-a-kind love.

Services Offered

This wedding officiant knows that getting married is a momentous occasion, and she’s dedicated to offering an experience that’s as free of worry as possible. In addition to wedding ceremonies, Karen can provide ceremony rehearsals, vow renewals, baby-naming or adoption ceremonies, celebrations of life, and more. Couples working with Ceremony Alternatives for their wedding may write their own vows, ensuring a personalized event that they’ll treasure for many years to come.

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?

Agnostic

On average, how long are wedding ceremonies you officiate?

Less than 30 mins.

What is the starting price for your wedding services?

$375

Does starting price include the ceremony rehearsal?

No

What is the starting price for ceremony rehearsals?

$100
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Reviews for Ceremony Alternatives

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Catherine Sent on 06/10/2024
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Amazing Officient

Karen was so lovely to work with, our ceremony was so beautiful and went so smoothly. She definitely puts your mind at ease so you know exactly what to expect on your special day.
Faith
Faith Sent on 15/09/2024
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Amazing All Around

Karen was great the whole process! Super precise and super easy to contact. An amazingly sweet woman, super professional and amazing value. Karen made our ceremony go off without a hitch and I couldn’t be more happy with how our day turned out. Highly recommend!!
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Sanju Sent on 09/09/2024
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we will give Karen 10/10 for her service as a wedding officiant

Karen is professional, funny, and creative with these things; she came up with unique ideas for the ceremony, and we are pleased with her service; she made our wedding ceremony full of fun with innovative ideas. She is a very knowledgeable lady. I will highly recommend Karen to everyone,
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Kara Sent on 09/02/2024
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Great Officiant

Karen was the best officiant! She made our day so special and was diligent in ensuring we got the ceremony we wanted that best represented us. She was so responses and even with a venue disaster the week before our wedding Karen worked with us to help find a new venue and ensure we got to have our special moment. Thank you so much for being a part of our special day Karen and for being the absolutely best officiant we could have asked for! We appreciate everything you did for us!
Amylyn
Amylyn Sent on 04/10/2023
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Wouldn't Recommend Any Other Officient!

Karen was an absolute delight and made sure our day went off without a hitch. She was even a champ and got up on a platform, with some help, for us that she wasn't expecting. She let us make our ceremony uniquely us, and we loved it. Thank you so much Karen for making our day special!
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Célia Sent on 28/09/2023
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Wonderful experience

Karen was absolutely wonderful to work with! She responded almost immediately to my inquiry and provided so much information and ceremony options.
The ceremony was beautiful and everything we wanted. Karen was the perfect addition to our special day.
Highly recommend her services.
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Alison Sent on 24/09/2023
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Professional and amazing service!

Karen was absolutely wonderful! She was extremely flexible with our plans. She was also very helpful with all the small details of our ceremony. She offered several beautiful options for our ceremony and assisted with our choices. Karen was very quick to reply to any questions we had throughout our wedding planning process. We were both extremely happy with the entire wedding service and we can’t thank her enough!!
Jacqueline
Jacqueline Sent on 30/08/2023
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Just what we needed

Karen helped us facilitate a brief legal marriage prior in order for my very best friend to lead our public ceremony. She was very easy to communicate with in booking her services, and was incredibly friendly and professional on the day of. With her help we were able to make an already intimate ceremony even more special and memorable!
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Chantal Sent on 29/08/2023
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Stress-free, Flexible and Fantastic!

Working with Karen for our wedding ceremony was an absolute pleasure! We loved picking each part of our ceremony, and also loved how easy it was to go through the options provided. Karen was flexible with us when we had to switch the time of the ceremony, and she was always soo easy to communicate with. Karen was fantastic and helped make our day perfect! We can't thank her enough!
Brooke
Brooke Sent on 19/04/2023
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The best officiant!

Karen was so helpful, welcoming, supportive and helpful through the process.
She made all my stress regarding the official stuff go away. She took the time to get to know us and helped us make our ceremony exactly how we wanted it!

Thank you so much Karen.
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