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Congratulations!
Welcome! 
Please accept my best wishes if you are planning a wedding. I am Mary Beaty, a certified Wedding Officiant, licensed by the Registrar General of Ontario under the auspices of
the Humanist Association of Canada to provide non-religious marriage ceremonies in Ontario. Our ceremonies are legally equivalent to a 'civil' ceremony (as provided by a Justice of the Peace or Marriage Commissioner, or a City Hall wedding), but personally written for each couple.
Personalized Wedding Ceremonies
We help you design your own unique wedding ceremony.
We create simple, personalized wedding ceremonies, with an emphasis on shared values, ethics, human rights,
mutual responsibility and respect. Our ceremonies are simple, secular, non-religious and non-denominational. However, each ceremony is prepared with the couple,
to reflect your own values and wishes.
Here are some sample Humanist wedding ceremonies.
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Traditional or Modern
We offer both traditional wedding services, and also modern ceremonies for couples who wish to write their own vows. Though our wedding services are secular, we are happy to include many cultural traditions and special requests - and humour! Just ask.
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Types of Ceremonies - size and traditions
We officiate at all types of wedding ceremonies, from private elopements to small weddings for family and friends, to large formal and informal events. I have been honoured to marry over 700 couples, and am familiar
with cultural traditions, inter-cultural weddings, non-traditional ceremonies and unique
locations, as well as surprise weddings, private
elopements, location weddings, weddings with children, and other special circumstances.
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About Me: I am a librarian (UofT), a human
rights activist, a grandmother, a writer, and an original member of the Toronto School of Storytelling. As former organic farmer, I am also interested in sustainability, and green issues. You might enjoy my blogs, Agreenbride.com, and EthicalCeremonies.com
I am a member of the The International Humanist and Ethical Union, The Humanist Association of Toronto, Humanist Canada, The Ontario Humanist Society, The Humanist Society (HS), and the American Humanist Association (AHA), and the Campus Chaplains Association at the University of Toronto. From 2001-2007, I represented the AHA/HS at the United Nations in New York, and I am a founding member of the Council of Ethics Based Organizations (CEBO) in at the United Nations.
Wedding locations
I will consider most locations - formal and informal - including lofts, galleries, hotels, parks, and your own backyard. We've used settings as diverse as The R
osewater Room, the Berkeley Church, The Royal Conservatory, Royal Ontario Museum, Arts and Letters Club, Hart House, St Lawrence Hall, Arcadian Court,
Toronto Hunt Club, and historic sites such as Todmorden Mills, McLean House, Black Creek Village, Allan Gardens or the Distillery, as well as the Gladstone,
Plaza, Royal York or Four Seasons. Also many restaurants and bars; from little family bistros or the Rectory Cafe on Toronto island, to Canoe,
Le Select, Terroni, the Richmond, Jump, or La Maquette, for example. We've held ceremonies in museums and art galleries, priva
te clubs,
party rooms in condos, on your rooftop, in your living room or hotel room, in the gazebo at St. James or the Music Garden, on Cherry beach and Ashbridge's Bay at dawn (with excited toddler) and in my own apartment by the fireplace. 
We've braved the weather in many unique spots,
including parks, gardens, castles, forests, boardwalks, bridges, in a rowboat on the
lake, a deserted beach in November, a bright January morning in the Skypod of the CN Tower, or stan
ding in the snow beside the ice rink at Nathan Phillips Square - followed by a wedding skate.
Whether you choose a traditional, romantic or unusual setting, I'll listen to your wishes and help you design a simple, meaningful ceremony which reflects your own values and traditions.
Weddings in Toronto, and Ontario
I am available for weddings in most of the Toronto GTA, and other locations in Ontario by request. Just send me a message with your date & location, and I'm happy to answer
questions, chat about your plans, and send sample ceremonies,
wedding ideas, and a fee schedule. If I'm booked, I'll refer you to other Humanist officiants.
Weddings in New York
I am also licensed by the Humanist Society of the American Humanist Association
and the State of
New York to solemnize marriages in New York. I have married many Canadian couples honeymooning in New York City,
including a memorable wedding at dawn on the Brooklyn Bridge on Canada Day. I am happy to arrange a NY
wedding or refer you to my colleagues in New York. Feel free to ask about legal requirements for Canadians wishing
to be married in New York. See Weddingsofnewyork.com
and ElopeNewYork.com for more information. We've also been profiled in the New York Times, the NYDailyNews, The Post, ABC, Martha Stewart Weddings, Canal+, TimeOutNY, etc., and will send links.
Best wishes! - Mary
Mary Beaty, Humanist Officiant, B.A., B.Ed., M.L.S.
To book a wedding or other event in New York, contact