Your minister will be the least expensive part of your special day. So choose one who will help make the day fun and memorable.
Weddings should be full of love and joy. The Rev. Michael Bittle believes weddings should be fun for the bride and groom and their families and friends.
Weddings should be memorable. Are you planning a special theme? Or a special location (your home, reception hall, outdoors, on a boat, somewhere else)? Would you like some suggestions? Michael has done it all!
Michael is an experienced, humorous, wedding officiant who enjoys marrying couples in all types of places, and more. He typically performs about 50 weddings a year, and testimonials from couples he has married just rave about how wonderful he was in their wedding. People describe him as 'authentic'.
Michael is the minister who performed the first wedding in the Frankenstein House of Horrors in Niagara Falls! He also stepped in to perform a ceremony in a Roman Catholic Church, replacing a Roman Catholic priest. He has performed weddings in the middle of Hamilton Harbour, in Lake Ontario, under the Niagara Falls, on golf courses, at City Hall, in backyards, restaurants, parks, wineries, driveways - you name it! He has been just about everywhere and done just about everything when it comes to weddings (he doesn't jump out of airplanes, but loves boat rides!).
Are you looking for a memorable and intimate venue? - then look no further than the "Grand River Boat Cruises" - 'walk down the aisle' in a unique and unforgettable setting on board one of their cruise boats - and save money - while you and your guests cruise the Grand River. (Michael loves doing weddings while cruising the Grand River!) Click here to see their Wedding packages. Their cost is only $ 85.00 per person (up to 49 people), which includes a 3 1/2 hour cruise along the Grand River, tax, tips and a fantastic four-course meal (with wine)!! Weddings don't get any better than this! (Ask Michael about his Grand River Cruise wedding fee discount!)
If you are looking for a "dignified, solemn wedding ceremony", please do not call Michael: he is not the minister for you. He enjoys light-hearted kibbitzing with the bride and groom, and their families and friends, before, during and after the ceremony. If this is not what you want, then don't call Michael!
Michael says: "A wedding ceremony should be fun and stress-free for the bride and groom, and for their family and friends. And there should be some spiritual element during the ceremony; otherwise, why get married?"
Working with you, Michael will customize your wedding service to make sure your ceremony reflects your needs and your personalities. Unity Sand/Candle Ceremonies, hand-fasting, rose ceremony, special readings, and more, are just some of his suggestions. Like almost all clergy in Canada, Michael's denomination does not permit him to perform LGBTQ2+ weddings. And he DOES perform Civil Ceremonies - but he is a Christian Minister so there must be some reference to a Higher Power somewhere in the service. He doesn't use weddings to "preach" to anyone.
Spiritual, non-denominational weddings, multi-cultural ceremonies (Hindu, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, Celtic, Filipino, Newfoundlanders), and Catholic-style services are a specialty. 'Friends of Bill W.' are especially welcome. He also performs "mixed" weddings between individuals who are Jewish, Anglican, Muslim/Catholic, Sikh/Muslim, Filipino Catholic, Christian/Buddhist, Hindu/Christian, Catholic/Protestant/Agnostic/Reformed, and more. He has also performed weddings involving languages other than English, including French, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Russian, Hebrew, Cantonese, Mandarin and Japanese. He is a great believer in showing respect to the cultures and beliefs of those who have gone before us.
His typical fee for a wedding is $ 500 in the Greater Hamilton area, slightly more further afield.. Your minister will be the least expensive part of your special day - so choose one who will help make the day fun and memorable.
Please contact Michael to discuss your ideas for your Special Day.
The Rev. Michael Bittle
Hamilton ON
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