Ottawa Ceremonies
Wedding Officiant and Funeral Celebrant in Ottawa
Your ceremony, told in your words. A licensed Humanist officiant serving Ottawa and area for weddings, funerals, memorials, and living farewells, including MAID gatherings.
Weddings
Your wedding ceremony should sound like you, not a script. As a licensed Humanist officiant in Ontario, your ceremony is built around your story, whether you're planning something small and quiet or a full celebration. Vows, readings, and ritual choices are shaped around what actually matters to you.
Funerals
When someone you love dies, you shouldn't have to choose between a religious service that doesn't fit and a service with no shape at all. Your funeral or celebration of life is built around who they actually were, personal, inclusive, and grounded, so the people in the room feel like they're honouring a real life.
Other Ceremonies
Births, namings, adoptions, gender affirmations, vow renewals, and separations and all of life's milestones each deserve a ceremony that is unique, thoughtful, and crafted to reflect your story and the significance of the moment.
Living farewells / MAID ceremonies
How do you want to be remembered? For those planning ahead, including MAID living farewells, you can shape your own ceremony while you're here to do it. That means the people you love get to hear, in your own words, what mattered most to you, instead of guessing afterward.
Kelley Lewis holds a PhD in English Literature and is a licensed Humanist officiant. A background in storytelling and interviewing shapes every ceremony, whether it's a wedding, a funeral, or a living farewell, built around your words and your story, not a formula.A calm and warm officiant, she specializes in crafting meaningful and personalized ceremonies for weddings, funerals, adoptions, and other life transitions. She brings a thoughtful, humanist perspective to every ceremony, ensuring each experience is unique and heartfelt, celebrating your story and values.Her passion for human connection and storytelling, honed through teaching and interviewing, informs every ceremony she officiates. Whether it’s a wedding, funeral, adoption, or other life transition, she will work closely with you to create a unique and heartfelt experience.
How we can work together:
Every ceremony I create is personal, collaborative, and designed to reflect you. The process is meant to make your event meaningful and stress-free:1. Let’s Meet
We’ll start with a free 15-minute consultation, a chance to connect, talk about your vision, confirm your date, and see if we’re the right fit.2. Save the Date
If you’d like to move forward, a small deposit secures your date in my calendar. Then we’ll schedule a longer, relaxed meeting (in person or online) where I’ll get to know the couple or the deceased loved one — their story, values, and hopes for the ceremony. This is a reflective, creative conversation where we sketch out the tone and content of the ceremony while digging into the practical details like timing, location, and who’s involved.3. Shaping Your Ceremony
After our intake chat, I’ll put together a personalized ceremony proposal that outlines themes, rituals, readings, and the overall flow. You’ll also receive a clear cost estimate.4. Refining the Details
From there, we’ll collaborate to shape every element — crafting the script, refining the tone, and ensuring every word feels authentic to you. I’m here to guide, edit, and support until it feels just right.5. Stay Connected
Questions always come up — and that’s perfectly okay. You can reach out anytime by email or phone, and I’ll happily walk you through the details or calm any pre-event jitters.
Ottawa Ceremonies provides non-religious wedding officiant and funeral celebrant services across Ottawa, Nepean, Kanata, Orleans, and surrounding area.