Weddings of TorontoCongratulations!
Welcome. I am Mary Beaty, a chaplain, and civil Wedding Officiant available for legal marriage ceremonies in Toronto, Ontario. As part of my work as a Humanist Chaplain, I provide civil, ethical and humanist wedding ceremonies, designed together with the wedding couple to reflect your own wishes, values, philosophy and individual style.
I also officiate at baby-naming ceremonies, funerals, vow renewals, and other life passages.
I am licensed by the Registrar General of Ontario to solemnize marriages in the Province of Ontario, and appointed as a Lay Chaplain and Wedding Commissioner by All Seasons Church of Canada, a non-denominational church and outreach ministry which supports the Clergy Support Network, a national
organization that assists clergy and their families who are in
need.
Please contact All Seasons Church to enquire about booking a wedding (just include my name in the contact form).
I am also licensed by the Humanist Society of the American Humanist Association and the State of New York to solemnize marriages in the United States. Please contact me at info@weddingsofnewyork.com for US ceremonies.
I am a member of the Unitarian Universalist Association, The International Humanist and Ethical Union, The American Buddhist Society, The Humanist Society (HS), the Humanist Association of Canada (HAC) and the American Humanist Association (AHA). Since 2001, I have represented the AHA/HS at the United Nations in New York, and am a founding member of the Council of Ethics Based Organizations (CEBO) in the Department of Public Information at the UN. I am a writer, librarian, storyteller (an original member of the Toronto School of Storytelling), and human rights activist.
Weddings in Toronto, and Ontario
I am available for weddings in most of the Toronto GTA. As a former librarian from Kingston, Ontario,
I am also very familiar with Eastern Ontario, especially from Napanee to
Brockville.
Please contact All Seasons Church of Canada for information about all Canadian weddings.
Weddings in New York
As a licensed Chaplain in New York State. I have married over 200 couples in New York City, including many Canadian couples who come to New York for a romantic wedding or elopement. Feel free to ask me about legal requirements for Canadians wishing to be married in New York. Please see Weddingsofnewyork.com for sample wedding ceremonies, pictures, and comments from couples I have married.
Wedding locations
I am willing to consider most locations both formal and informal, as ceremony sites. I have married couples in many unique locations, including gardens, parks, lofts, castles, museums, boardwalks, beaches, bridges, rooftops, and in a rowboat on the lake, or in the snow in Central Park in February (the last two locations were adventurous CANADIAN couples!) Whether in a traditional, romantic or unusual setting, I help you design a simple, meaningful ceremony, which reflects your own values and traditions.
Best wishes! - Mary