It all begins with the wedding invitations, but what kind?

As a Toronto wedding Officiant, often I’m the first to see couples' wedding invitations. I have lots of ideas to pass on for planning your Toronto wedding ceremony.

Wedding invitations have the potential to instantly tell your guests the practical details of your event. For those who wish the elegance of a traditional, engraved invitation, there are many boutique print shops that provide all the samples of both these traditional formats as well as samples of more contemporary designs. 

Below are some contemporary designs from Laura K, a boutique invitation company in Toronto. The photographs are by Mimmo & Co, another excellent wedding company in the city.

For those of you who might like to think “outside” the style of traditional invitations, there are many innovative examples of unique and personalized invitations. Rather than taking something from the wedding Internet sites, as everyone is doing these days, perhaps you can find or even personally write something that is meaningful to you both as a couple.



The National Ballet is the recipient of the funds from Paper Things, a Yorkville paper store. It is staffed by caring and committed volunteers. What a lovely benefit that your wedding invitations purchased here will assist the Ballet, keeping dancers on their toes.



Evite is a simple yet fun way to announce your wedding through email. This works very well for short notice weddings. You can create a personalized announcement with your own pictures and themes. As a host of the site you can ask invitees to send funny stories and/or memories of you both.

Tune up the music in your wedding ceremony

I know about weddings ceremonies! Over 21 years, I have been a Toronto wedding Officiant and I have some great musical ideas. For your wedding ceremony, consider a beautiful string quartet or a delightful jazz trio playing your favourite song in a classical manner. This song might be a slowed down version and styled to suit your grand entrance down the aisle. A couple I worked with loved the Star Wars series. They had a string quartet play an arrangement of the opening credit music. It was delightful! 

Can you imagine the surprise factor as your wedding guests arrive and walk down the musical red carpet? The guests loved it! This is the elegant entrance of Graydon Hall Manor, a very sophisticated location for Toronto wedding ceremonies and celebrations.

Or you might think about hiring a few voices from a community choir to sing a cappella? When this has been done during some of my past Toronto wedding services in the city and the GTA, I must tell you, both the couple and the wedding guests adored it! This is something very unique that does not happen very often in our lives. You are going to be pleasantly surprised how reasonably priced the fees are for choir members to sing at your wedding.

Here is talented Wellington Music, playing outside on the stone patio, for a Toronto wedding ceremony. This is the stunning view of Graydon Hall Manor, outside the main house. Picture by Ikonica. 

Classical music may be more appropriate for the beginning of the ceremony and the signing event. But I certainly suggest moving into much more upbeat music selection as the ceremony progresses. This can set the tone for a light, fun celebration ahead. Music is the magical ingredient that adds sparkle, beauty, and creativity to your special day and your ceremony. The current trend for Toronto wedding couples is to choose it carefully and with some creative thought. Put your best ideas, your sense of humour and blended creativity and organize a memorable wedding service together. You both will be glad you did and so will your delighted guests!