Rev. Mary McCandless ~ Four Seasons Celebrations, Wedding Officiant
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On WeddingWire since 2023
Last update: May 2023
An award-winning wedding officiant, Rev. Mary McCandless, delights in helping you create a memorable wedding ceremony that captures the true essence of your commitment to each other. Regardless of whether you want something "short and sweet", contemporary or traditional, personalized, sincere and meaningful wedding ceremonies, showcase the love and promises made by couples. Or, if you want to elope, she'll provide the setting and the witnesses.
She is on a preferred Vendor's list at Whispering Springs in Grafton, Meadowview Gardens in Roseneath, Bloomfield Gardens in Newcastle, The Mill in Cobourg and has recently take on the responsibility of Officiant/Celebrant for the new Micro Weddings at the Art Gallery of Northumberland in Cobourg.
An open and engaging personality, Mary McCandless exudes caring, warmth and a sense of calm, welcome at any wedding celebration and is perfectly comfortable performing all kinds of weddings, for all kinds of couples, including same sex, inter-faith or multi-cultural. "All you need is love."
Experience
Mary McCandless is a licensed wedding officiant in the Province of Ontario. Her life experience, as a professional musical theatre performer, sets her apart and ensures that she is comfortable and confident in any public situation or setting. Wedding ceremonies are as different as the couples celebrating. She listens and hears your unique wants and needs and strives to make every celebration perfect for those involved, regardless where it is held.
Services offered
Mary's officiant services may include the following:
- Welcomes couples' own thoughts, readings, vows
- Handfasting
- Unity Ceremony
- Tree Planting
- Licensed
- Premarital counseling
Other services
Among the other services she offers, you can find:
- Baptisms
- Naming Ceremonies
- Celebrations of Life
- Funerals (Non-religious and Religious)
- Memorials
- Spiritual Counseling
- House Blessings & Clearings
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Nicholas O. Married on 20/08/2022The perfect officiant for our special day!
First of all I just want to give a huge shoutout to Mary for officiating our special day. She made the whole experience so comfortable for us and had such a warm personality. From beginning to end we knew we made the right choice. With her experience she helped us plan every detail to create the exact ceremony we envisioned and bring it to life.
Our guests still bring up what an amazing ceremony and how fantastic Mary was on the day. Highly recommended!Rev. Mary McCandless ~ Four Seasons Celebrations, Wedding Officiant's reply:
Oh, nice! Love the picture of the two of you. Really captures your essence. I thought it was absolutely brilliant and to be surrounded by all that love, it doesn’t get better than that! Much continued happiness in your adventures together. Love, always. M* -
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Shelagh S. Married on 07/05/2023If I could give 10000 stars I would!!!!
Reverend Mary McCandless was amazing! Not just for the service, she was there for us every step of the way!! There were snafooz but Mary kept everything going smoothly ( the entire venue had no internet so we lost music, which meant no wedding march) without missing a beat, Mary had the entire audience hum me down the aisle!!!!! IT WAS AMAZING!!!!!!! I SINCERELY BELIEVE THAT MY DAY WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN AS SPECIAL HAD MARY NOT BEEN THERE. -
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Maura Married on 04/06/2022I cannot recommend Mary enough!!
Mary was our officiant for our wedding on June 4th 2022. She was amazing throughout the entire process helping us cultivate the perfect wedding ceremony. We felt heard the entire time and relaxed because she had everything handled. My family still comments about how great she and the ceremony were. Post wedding she mailed us our vow books, a cute card, and even helped us when we had issues with Service Ontario sending us our wedding certificate (even though she didn’t have to!)
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Shanyn K. Married on 28/05/2022Seamless and Flawless Wedding Ceremony
Mary was very professional from the moment we interviewed her straight through our ceremony and after. She made us feel at ease and we were able to ask her all the questions we wanted and she helped us make our ceremony exactly how we wanted it. She very helpfully provided us with a range of readings, poems and vows to fit all types of wedding ceremonies which gave us a chance to make the ceremony our own. During the ceremony itself, she guided us through each step so that we wouldn't feel awkward or worry about forgetting anything. We would totally recommend using Rev. Mary McCandless for your wedding. -
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Stephanie G. Married on 12/09/2021Our fairy god mother
Mary did an absolutely amazing job officiating our wedding!! Mary is professional, reliable, and truly amazing at what she does. Would recommend. -
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Christine J. Married on 04/09/2021Mary is an amazing person we definitely recommend to have her as your Officant
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Danielle M. Married on 25/06/2021Amazing experience !!
We had the pleasure of using Mary back in June for our small intimate wedding!
I was in a wedding a few years ago where Mary officiated and she was so well spoken ! When I came across her on our search for an officiant I knew we had to use her!
The whole experience was great, and my family still talks about how well spoken, and the great energy Mary brought to our wedding !Rev. Mary McCandless ~ Four Seasons Celebrations, Wedding Officiant's reply:
Danielle, thank you so. It was absolutely brilliant. The setting was perfect beside the water, which brought an added sense of peacefulness and calm to the ceremony. Everything looked beautiful, including the Bride. May your love be like water, constant, flowing and natural as breath. Many blessings to you both and your "new" family. Much love, M* -
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Darlene S. Married on 20/09/2020Our very own Fairy Godmother
There are no words to express the perfect feeling of magic or the exquisite words of love Mary imbued upon our ceremony.
She genuinely cares about everyone included in the ceremony. From the Bride and Groom, to the shy lovely wedding guest in the back row.
Her melodic voice and words of wisdom, make all in attendance radiate with love and positivity.
All of our guests were absolutely taken with our enchanted officiant.
The care and detail she provides is second to none.
If you believe in love, Mary is the woman for you. She will make sure your love is represented and that everything is done to YOUR wants and needs.
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Rev. Mary McCandless ~ Four Seasons Celebrations, Wedding Officiant's reply:
It was an absolute blessing to be part of your celebration of love. It was you that really made it so meaningful. I was overjoyed to be part of it from the smudging to the singing of the blessing at the end. You both looked divine and the care you took in creating the atmosphere really kept the focus on what was important and meaningful. I wish you lots of love as you continue on your adventures in living. -
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Jaymie M. Married on 14/09/2019Excellent - Definitely Recommend!
Reverend Mary was fantastic! She thoroughly explained the entire ceremony and made some super cute suggestions on how to make the ceremony even more intimate and heart felt. She made us both feel very comfortable and was always quick to respond if we had any questions. I would definitely suggest paying for a rehearsal, she walks you and your wedding party/family step by step through the ceremony so that you know exactly what is going to happen. We had a beautiful ceremony with Rev Mary officiating :)Rev. Mary McCandless ~ Four Seasons Celebrations, Wedding Officiant's reply:
Jaymie, I absolutely loved it! All those little special things that you included that made us laugh, really could not have been more perfect. The laughter and the love really brought it all to life for me and I'm sure for your guests. Thanks for inviting me to be a part of it. I won't forget the experience. Lots of love and light, Rev. M* -
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Patty D. Married on 24/08/2019Absolutley amazing
Mary was very easy to talk to and she understood the way we wanted our day. She was very easy to get along with and professional with her services. I would recommend her to others.Rev. Mary McCandless ~ Four Seasons Celebrations, Wedding Officiant's reply:
Patty, I was so happy to be part of your celebration. It was gentle and the focus was on what was important. Love. I wish you the very best in your on-going journey together. All the Best, M* -
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