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Woven Words Ceremonies

About

Woven Words Ceremonies is a Hamilton-based company that provides officiant services for soon-to-be-married couples or couples wishing to renew their vows across southwestern Ontario. Marilyn Dion is the certified Life-Cycle Celebrant™ leading this company. She specializes in designing unique ceremonies that commemorate the next milestone in two people's lives, the wedding. She will create a ceremony that reflects your love and this all important moment in time.

Services offered

She is honoured to be a part of your special day and will ensure your wedding or special anniversary reflects your enduring love, beliefs and personalities. Her services include allowing a couples' own vows, huge choice of rituals and filing of documents with the Ontario Office of the Registrar General.

How she works

What she enjoys the most is taking the information about the journey to the wedding day, the bond the couple shares and weaving what is shared into a custom ceremony everyone will be talking about for years to come, focused on the love story of the couple.

Other services

Woven Words Ceremonies also offers other services which include:

  • Sound engineer
  • Archway/décor
  • Ceremony refreshments
  • Ceremony programs

More information

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?

$50

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

$15
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    Taylor T. Married on 20/05/2023
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    Marilyn was great!!

    She provided a heartfelt ceremony that everyone loved!!

    Woven Words Ceremonies's reply:

    Good morning, Taylor!

    Thank you so much for the prompt review and the 5 stars. I am happy to say that you two are one of my five-star couples! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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    Crystal Married on 04/07/2020
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    Very professional and creative!

    It was a pleasure to have Marilyn officiate at my wedding. Everything was discussed with me before hand and she made alterations to make sure everything was perfect for my day.

    Marilyn's creativeness in suggesting unique ways to tie the knot at a non religious ceremony were fun and really expressed who we are as a couple.

    Thank you,
    Crystal &Josh

    Woven Words Ceremonies's reply:

    Thank you Crystal for your very kind words. It was truly my pleasure to write your unique ceremony and to officiate with your beautiful family sharing your special moment. I wish you and Josh the happiest marriage filled with love and adventure!
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    Victoria M. Married on 14/09/2019
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    Marilyn is fantastic!

    To say that working with Marilyn was wonderful wouldn't be enough! She was absolutely wonderful to work with on our wedding ceremony. Anytime we had questions, she answered our emails in a timely manner. She offered advice when we needed it.

    Marilyn has the most friendly, warm demeanor! Her writing is beautiful, she told our story perfectly. We received at least a dozen compliments on how special and unique our ceremony was.

    So many big hugs and special thanks Marilyn!!
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    Gabi O. Married on 09/11/2018
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    Unique ceremony!

    Marilyn made planning the ceremony a piece of cake! She took care of everything. We provided her what we wanted in the ceremony and what we did not want. It was different and unique. She captured our personalities and love story in the ceremony. Our guests love the fact the uniqueness of the ceremony. It is something they nevere experienced before. That is what we wanted! We both adid not want to capture our religion in the ceremony and she made sure to do that and focus on the important details we wanted to capture. She even went beyond to take care of some final details on the wedding day to reduce my stress. I was super anxious and a mess. She made sure everything went smoothly the music and the decor placement for the ceremony! We did spend more than we should.. But she did capture what we wanted. All in all, my husband and I will always remember our special day.
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    Nadine Married on 22/05/2022
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    Magnificent!

    Cole and I were absolutely thrilled with the ceremony Marilyn created for us! Her words were so personal and customized to our love story, we couldn’t have asked for anything more. We have been married 5 months and are still getting compliments about our ceremony! Marilyn truly captured everything we wanted to include and was very easy to work with in terms of any editing or changes we wanted to make! Highly recommend!!

    Woven Words Ceremonies's reply:

    So great to hear from you and Cole, Nadine! Thank you so much for taking the time to write a review. It means the world to me when the passion I feel for creating the perfect ceremony and officiating for couples such as yourselves, comes to fruition and is appreciated by you and your guests. Your feedback is so welcome and reminds me why I do what I do! Your words have touched my heart and are very much appreciated! May your married life be everything you have hoped for and more!
    Best,
    Marilyn
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    Kira Married on 01/09/2019
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    Wonderful Personalized Ceremony

    Marilyn did an amazing job making our personalized ceremony. She took time to get to know us as a couple, and was more than willing to make any changes at our request. She did a wonderful job telling our love story to all present. All our guests complimented us on the ceremony, and many said they had never seen anything like it. If you are looking for a ceremony that's outside of the box and completely personalized, contact Marilyn!

    Woven Words Ceremonies's reply:

    Thanks so much for your kind words Kira! You and Kyle are certainly amongst my 5-star couples. I wish you both a wonderful and fulfilling married life with lots of adventure and precious memories!
    Marilyn
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    Kailee Married on 19/12/2018
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    Absolutely beautiful ceremony

    Marilyn was fantastic! She truly captured every detail we wanted to include in the ceremony. She made sure every note was taken into account, and offered suggestions when we needed them. Our guests were delighted to witness such a personal ceremony. It was important to us to have a non religious ceremony that still felt intimate and personal- Marilyn surpassed all expectations! She was wonderful, and we are so happy we had Marilyn as part of our wedding!!!
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    Alicia H. Married on 31/07/2018
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    Highly Recommend!

    We are so happy that we went with Marilyn to officiate our intimate wedding! The ceremony was beautiful, and we are still receiving compliments from all of our guests. We wanted a ceremony that was tailored to us, and wasn't the traditional stuffy speech. Guests walked away touched, and learned small details about us that they hadn't previously known. Marilyn is very professional, warm and well spoken. We did go over our budget with her services, but we don't regret doing so! Marilyn is highly recommended for all of our families upcoming events! Thank you for being apart of our wedding!

    Woven Words Ceremonies's reply:

    Thank you Alicia! It was my honour and privilege to write your love story and create meaningful ceremony for you and Derek! I loved meeting you and co-creating the perfect rituals that made sense to you and your guests. Wishing you both all the best marriage has to offer!

    Marilyn
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    L Black Married on 28/07/2018
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    Amazing seamless and beautiful ceremony!

    Marilyn is awesome! So many amazing little details! She helped make our ceremony exactly how we wanted it. She was calm, laid back, so organized and very friendly. She is professional and helps in so many ways to make the ceremony go smoothly with all vendors and people. She shared so many great tips! 110% recommend Marilyn for any style of wedding. She blended our cultures, religions and styles perfectly and seamlessly! We loved loved loved our ceremony!! We received many compliments about Marilyn and our ceremony!
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    Andrea S. Married on 10/09/2016
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    Marilyn is a wonderful person to work with. She offered a unique ceremony for us with many option to choose from and designed a ceremony catered towards both of our beliefs, interests, and lifestyle. She was very flexible to work with and made sure we knew that in the end she would perform the ceremony however we preferred. We had many compliments from our guests and would definitely recommend the services.

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106-175 Hunter St. EAST L8N 4E7 Hamilton (Ontario)

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