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Kristen Saburn and husband KJ Santiago are wedding officiants based in the Hamilton Niagara region. They specializes in writing personalized ceremonies for their couples. This team is warm, accommodating and always appreciates the demands and vision of their clients. They are flexible with their services to ensure they achieve the perfect ceremony, touching and memorable!

Services offered

Kristen and KJ offer free initial consultations to share your ideas. Their services are available for different types of functions including civil union, single religion, interfaith, non-religious, vow renewal, and ceremony rehearsal.

They always focus on delivering a personalized ceremony, matching the ideas and beliefs of the wedding couple. On the special day, to achieve a complete event, they will coordinate their services with the wedding planner, musicians and DJ. As licensed professionals, they allow couples to write their own vows to make the ceremony more personal and unique. They serve couples from all types of religious backgrounds.

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Frequently asked questions

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

Civil union
Single religion
Interfaith ceremony
Non-religious
Vow renewal
Ceremony rehearsal

What services do you provide?

Licensed
Allow couple' own vows

What religious affiliations do you serve?

Agnostic
Baha'i faith
Buddhist
Anglican
Baptist
Catholic
Episcopalian
Lutheran
Methodist
Mormon
No denomination
Orthodox christian
Presbyterian
Quaker
Earth-based
Evangelical
Hindu
Islam
Jainism
Jewish
Pagan
Shinto
Taoist
Unitarian
Sikhism

On average, how long are wedding ceremonies you officiate?

Less than 30 mins.

What is the starting price for your wedding services?

$250

Does starting price include the ceremony rehearsal?

No

What is the starting price for ceremony rehearsals?

$100

If you offer pre-marital counseling, what is the starting price for (per session)?

$16

Reviews for Kristen Saburn

Taylor
Taylor Sent on 05/09/2025
5 out of 5 rating

We wouldn't have wanted anyone else by our side!

Kristen and KJ made our ceremony so personalized and heartfelt, we can't thank them enough! From our very first meeting all the way to the wedding day, they were available for any questions and to ease our minds of any nerves. They really took the time to get to know us by providing a detailed questionnaire and intertwined a perfect balance of our story, humour and love into our ceremony to make it extra personal and meaningful for us, and our friends and family. KJ executed the ceremony perfectly and helped guide us through the ceremony calmly. We wouldn't have wanted anyone else by our side!
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Erin Sent on 24/11/2024
5 out of 5 rating

The most personal ceremony I’ve been to yet!

We had the absolute pleasure of working with Kristen for our wedding in late October 2024 and we couldn’t be more thrilled with how everything turned out. From the start, she was incredibly responsive and always available for emails and calls to guide us through every step of the process. What truly impressed us was how dedicated she was to making the ceremony a personal and meaningful reflection of *us*.

She took the time to learn our love story and truly captured the essence of who we are as a couple. The ceremony felt like a perfect snapshot of our relationship—unique, heartfelt, and completely true to us. We were especially grateful that she checked in with us about the pronunciation of our names, and she nailed it flawlessly on the big day!

Kristen also offered a variety of non-traditional vow options, which allowed us to tailor the ceremony even more to our personal style. Her mix of warmth and light-hearted humour during the ceremony made it feel both intimate and fun, and she was so kind and patient with our witnesses, making everyone feel comfortable and included.

Afterwards, we received clear and helpful follow-up instructions, which made everything run smoothly. And on top of all that, her pricing was competitive without compromising on the quality of service we received.

We wholeheartedly recommend Kristen to any couple looking for someone who will create a ceremony that’s truly *theirs*—personal, authentic, and unforgettable.
Michelle
Michelle Sent on 01/12/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing Experience!

My husband and I got married in September in Hamilton with Kristen acting as our officiant, and she was amazing! She met with us several times to get a sense of our personalities and what was important to us, and someone was able to translate it all into a beautiful ceremony! Working with her was so easy as she was super accommodating to all our requests and revisions, and had great insight on what would and wouldn’t work in our ceremony. We were both nervous about writing our own vows, so Kristen provided us with several vow suggestions that we could pick and choose from to help create our own vows. Thank you Kristen for making us laugh and cry on our special day!
Tyler
Tyler Sent on 16/05/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Offciant for all

Kristian summarized our relationship beautifully for the ceremony. She went above and beyond to learn who we are as a couple and as individuals and used those details to make our ceremony extremely beautiful.
Corynn
Corynn Sent on 30/08/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Made our ceremony truly special..

Due to covid and lockdowns, we had majority of our meetings via. Zoom and I have to say she is the sweetest person you'll ever meet! In the beginning, she sent us a questionnaire for us to fill out that will help her write our ceremony script. After getting the script, I saw how she captured our love story so well all by meeting us through zoom and our questionnaires!! With such a crazy wedding season she was not able to attend our rehearsal but she helped me so much with going over what to do at a rehearsal and how the processional should go. During our ceremony, she was calm, positive, and honestly felt like our friend was officiating our wedding. Thank you so much, Kristen! You did such an amazing job and truly made our ceremony special.
Julia
Julia Sent on 12/08/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Personalized Experience

Kristen was so easy and pleasant to work with! From the start she was open and responsive to any ideas and provided wonderful suggestions. She fully personalized it based on information provided via an easy questionnaire. She also provided tips and tricks on how to write my vows... You'd be surprised how hard it can be to start, but with her help it was so easy to finish once I started! I highly suggest hiring her, you won't be disappointed!
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Sarah Sent on 25/07/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Kristen is amazing!!!

Wow!

I can’t say enough amazing things about Kristen! She officiated our wedding on July 2, 2022 and did an unbelievable job. She is calm and pleasant public speaker. A fun person to talk to when your guests are running late and you need to wait a few minutes. And she’s very organized.

We booked Kristen a year ahead of our wedding so spoke with her and emailed her several times prior to the day. Each time we had such an easy, comfortable time talking with her and she was quick to respond.

She created a very personal and memorable ceremony for us while still listening to all our random requests and “suggestions”. Many guests asked us how long we had known her as they assumed she was a close friend because she did such a great job!

We wouldn’t hesitate to recommend her to anyone who asks!
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Chenice Sent on 18/05/2022
5 out of 5 rating

A perfect ceremony

We loved working with Kristen for our wedding ceremony. She sent a form that had great leading questions to get a feel for us as a couple. We were able to go back and forth a bit to get it perfect and on the day of we both had tears during the ceremony. Our guests commented on how genuine and personable she was and how well the ceremony reflected the two of us.
Jill
Jill Sent on 07/04/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Personal and poignant!

Kristen made our ceremony so personal, relaxed and touching with just a touch of humour that added to our day in such a special way. She took the time to get to know us and was completely open to any suggestions along with giving us room to personalize our day, our way. Kristen has such a nice presence that everyone felt welcome and included in the ceremony. I would highly recommend her!
Alexis
Alexis Sent on 15/11/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Loving and personal wedding ceremony

Kristen was amazing to work with. After our initial consultation, she sent us a questionnaire with questions to fill out together and also some questions to fill out separately. With this questionnaire, Kristen created a beautiful wedding ceremony. We wanted short and sweet and that’s exactly what she delivered. She is laid back and has such a friendly vibe. I would definitely recommend her services!
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