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Abby Charchun, Alberta Marriage Commissioner is a Calgary-based officiant that specializes in a number of different abilities to performing wedding ceremonies. As a former event planner, active writer and producer, Abby has the experience of a veteran officiant, having performed more than 1500 weddings in her 17 years in the industry. She will offer creative ceremony ideas, calm your nerves and give you the support you need to undertake such a life-changing and joyous moment.

Services offered

Telling the story of your relationship and how it came to this magnificent day is choosing the right words to make your ceremony memorable. Abby will help you with that and with the paperwork associated with getting married in the province of Alberta. The services she offers include:

  • Standard civil/Elopement ceremony
  • Personalized wedding ceremony
  • Wedding Coach - I am there to support you when you want a friend or family member to marry you
  • Renewal of vows
  • Pop-up wedding

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Frequently asked questions

What types of weddings and events do you provide services for?

Civil union
Non-religious
Vow renewal
Ceremony rehearsal

What services do you provide?

Licensed
Allow couple' own vows

What religious affiliations do you serve?

Agnostic
No denomination

On average, how long are wedding ceremonies you officiate?

Less than 30 mins.

What is the starting price for your wedding services?

$400

Does starting price include the ceremony rehearsal?

No

What is the starting price for ceremony rehearsals?

$150
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Reviews for Abby Charchun - Alberta Marriage Commissioner

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Kirsten
Kirsten E. Sent on 12/12/2021
4.8 out of 5 rating

Amazing officiant!

We were so glad to have found Abby as an officiant! From our first video chat we knew she was the person we wanted to officiate our ceremony. She has a great personality and is very passionate about what she does. Our small wedding got postponed by a year due to covid, then cancelled and turned into a 3 hour hiking elopement, and Abby was flexible with our changes and down for the adventure. We wanted a personalized ceremony, and Abby was able to do just that. We really appreciated all of the documents, templates, and information that she sent us to inspire us for how we wanted our ceremony crafted, and how a ceremony should go the day of. Even though it was just the two of us, we were thrilled with the ceremony she crafted just for us. In the months leading to the wedding she was fairly prompt with her email responses, and a few days prior to the ceremony we had a video chat to go over all the finer details. We would recommend Abby to anyone, whether you’re having a small intimate elopement or a huge wedding, she will craft a ceremony that really speaks to your relationship!
Caitlin
Caitlin C. Sent on 04/11/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Magical Moments Guaranteed!

Abby was without a doubt the most wonderful addition to our wedding day. She was incredibly professional and timely with her responses, guided us through the entire ceremony planning process with care, flexibility, thoughtfulness and humour, and helped us remain calm and focus on each other during the entire process. Every single guest commented to us that night on how beautiful the ceremony was, most of them saying it was the best wedding ceremony they'd attended (we agree!). Abby was able to blend the perfect amount of sentimental and humourous moments into our ceremony and personalized it using her specifically crafted questionnaires from us to create the most unique and special moment for both of us. The ceremony was our favourite part of the entire day and was such a magical meaningful moment for both of us, we truly will never forget it. We highly highly recommend Abby for your wedding ceremony.
Nathan
Nathan P. Sent on 24/09/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Fantastic Officiant

Abby was fantastic to work with. From our first meeting she was incredibly helpful in helping us craft a ceremony that was just perfect for us. The amount of reference materials, templates, and previous examples of ceremonies and vows really helped make the day one to remember.
Shawnee
Shawnee L. Sent on 17/09/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Abby is Awesome!

From the moment I reached out to Abby and asked her to be a part of our special day, I knew I had made the right choice. She was responsive, great at communicating and put us at ease after we asked her a whole bunch of questions regarding the finer details of our ceremony. She has a contract that you sign when you pay your deposit to hold your date.

Abby helped us to completely customize the script for our wedding which made it feel much more personal. My husband and I also completed a 'questionnaire' independently of each other which Abby pulled excerpts from during our ceremony - we loved this part as it was a surprise for us on our big day! It was such a nice way to include our voice in the ceremony without the pressure of long vows and our guests commented on this part of our ceremony as being very special and unique.

Abby helped organize our guests prior to the ceremony and addressed housekeeping after the ceremony was complete. She is incredibly experienced and has a wonderful sense of humor. We would without question recommend Abby for your wedding!
Christine
Christine Sent on 17/09/2019
5 out of 5 rating

The BEST person to help us tie the knot!

Abby was such an amazing person to work with for our ceremony. She was always very responsive, wholly supported us throughout the whole process, and was so professional. She provided all of the information that we could possibly need and more on the logistics of getting married in addition to making sure we had a perfect, memorable ceremony.
She worked with us to make sure that we were comfortable with how our ceremony would go including helping us personalize our ceremony that was a beautiful touch and perfect for us. On the day of, we were able to relax, have fun and really enjoy the moment with each other.
It was such a pleasure to have Abby be a part of our wedding day. I would highly recommend Abby to anyone who is looking for an amazing officiant for their big day.
Chantel
Chantel Sent on 03/05/2019
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Abby Charchun - Calgary & Area Marriage Commissioner

Choosing Abby as our officiant was one of the best decisions we made for our ceremony. Planning a wedding proved to be a lot more work than I anticipated, Abby made this part of the planning virtually stress free. Not only did she manage to keep things organized while we planned the best way to navigate our ceremony at the Plaza Theatre, but she also offered a multitude of choices to help make our day unique and special to us. Several of our friends have had the honor of having Abby officiate their weddings and they were all different and meaningful to that couple. Trust all the reviews you read about her, honestly she is amazing!!!!
Krystle
Krystle L. Sent on 25/10/2018
5 out of 5 rating

Words Cannot Express How Amazing Abby!

Abby was absolutely incredible as an officiant. She helped us through the entire process of writing a very personalized and warm ceremony reflecting exactly who we are as a couple. She surprised us during the ceremony (we won't spoil it for future clients) but it added a beautiful personal touch that will be long remembered as one of our favourite moments. She was calming, organized, funny, and so lovely. We recommend her with 5 stars!
Cait
Caitlyn Sent on 17/10/2018
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12/10 Have Abby Charchun Officiate your Wedding

Abby is everything you'd want in an officiant. It may seem like a daunting task when you first start looking, but one chat with Abby and she'll put you at ease. She made our ceremony feel personalized without feeling like we had put in a lot of work ourselves. We did not know exactly how or what we wanted in a ceremony, but she guides you through the process with ease and makes personalization very simple. And once we were up there, it just felt natural. Our guests had nothing but great things to say about our intimate ceremony. Thanks, Abby!
Michelle
Michelle L. Sent on 25/09/2018
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing and Flexible

Could not say enough about Abby! She was amazingly flexible, so easy to work with and put all our minds at ease approaching the big day! Highly recommend Abby to all couples going to get married! Anything we needed she picked up for us without hesitation, we were doing a hand binding ceremony and completely forgot about the ribbon and she suggested a color and picked it up immediately.
Tom
Tom K. Sent on 18/06/2018
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Wonderful Officiant!

We found Abby through wedding wire and were incredibly impressed with her. She even has an oversized mailbox for marriage licenses! She is very fun and friendly, but also very organized and made an effort to get to know us as a couple when we met in person in order to tailor the ceremony to our taste and personality. She was a very calming presence and our family and friends in attendance also had glowing reviews. We would recommend her to anybody looking for a personalized ceremony.
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