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Kristen Saburn and husband KJ Santiago are wedding officiants based in the Hamilton Niagara region. They specializes in writing personalized ceremonies for their couples. This team is warm, accommodating and always appreciates the demands and vision of their clients. They are flexible with their services to ensure they achieve the perfect ceremony, touching and memorable!

Services offered

Kristen and KJ offer free initial consultations to share your ideas. Their services are available for different types of functions including civil union, single religion, interfaith, non-religious, vow renewal, and ceremony rehearsal.

They always focus on delivering a personalized ceremony, matching the ideas and beliefs of the wedding couple. On the special day, to achieve a complete event, they will coordinate their services with the wedding planner, musicians and DJ. As licensed professionals, they allow couples to write their own vows to make the ceremony more personal and unique. They serve couples from all types of religious backgrounds.

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Frequently asked questions

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

Civil union
Single religion
Interfaith ceremony
Non-religious
Vow renewal
Ceremony rehearsal

What services do you provide?

Licensed
Allow couple' own vows

What religious affiliations do you serve?

Agnostic
Baha'i faith
Buddhist
Anglican
Baptist
Catholic
Episcopalian
Lutheran
Methodist
Mormon
No denomination
Orthodox christian
Presbyterian
Quaker
Earth-based
Evangelical
Hindu
Islam
Jainism
Jewish
Pagan
Shinto
Taoist
Unitarian
Sikhism

On average, how long are wedding ceremonies you officiate?

Less than 30 mins.

What is the starting price for your wedding services?

$250

Does starting price include the ceremony rehearsal?

No

What is the starting price for ceremony rehearsals?

$100

If you offer pre-marital counseling, what is the starting price for (per session)?

$16
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Michelle
Michelle Sent on 01/12/2023
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Amazing Experience!

My husband and I got married in September in Hamilton with Kristen acting as our officiant, and she was amazing! She met with us several times to get a sense of our personalities and what was important to us, and someone was able to translate it all into a beautiful ceremony! Working with her was so easy as she was super accommodating to all our requests and revisions, and had great insight on what would and wouldn’t work in our ceremony. We were both nervous about writing our own vows, so Kristen provided us with several vow suggestions that we could pick and choose from to help create our own vows. Thank you Kristen for making us laugh and cry on our special day!
Tyler
Tyler B. Sent on 16/05/2023
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Offciant for all

Kristian summarized our relationship beautifully for the ceremony. She went above and beyond to learn who we are as a couple and as individuals and used those details to make our ceremony extremely beautiful.
Corynn
Corynn S. Sent on 30/08/2022
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Made our ceremony truly special..

Due to covid and lockdowns, we had majority of our meetings via. Zoom and I have to say she is the sweetest person you'll ever meet! In the beginning, she sent us a questionnaire for us to fill out that will help her write our ceremony script. After getting the script, I saw how she captured our love story so well all by meeting us through zoom and our questionnaires!! With such a crazy wedding season she was not able to attend our rehearsal but she helped me so much with going over what to do at a rehearsal and how the processional should go. During our ceremony, she was calm, positive, and honestly felt like our friend was officiating our wedding. Thank you so much, Kristen! You did such an amazing job and truly made our ceremony special.
Julia
Julia S. Sent on 12/08/2022
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Personalized Experience

Kristen was so easy and pleasant to work with! From the start she was open and responsive to any ideas and provided wonderful suggestions. She fully personalized it based on information provided via an easy questionnaire. She also provided tips and tricks on how to write my vows... You'd be surprised how hard it can be to start, but with her help it was so easy to finish once I started! I highly suggest hiring her, you won't be disappointed!
Jill
Jill B. Sent on 07/04/2022
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Personal and poignant!

Kristen made our ceremony so personal, relaxed and touching with just a touch of humour that added to our day in such a special way. She took the time to get to know us and was completely open to any suggestions along with giving us room to personalize our day, our way. Kristen has such a nice presence that everyone felt welcome and included in the ceremony. I would highly recommend her!
Alexis
Alexis S. Sent on 15/11/2021
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Loving and personal wedding ceremony

Kristen was amazing to work with. After our initial consultation, she sent us a questionnaire with questions to fill out together and also some questions to fill out separately. With this questionnaire, Kristen created a beautiful wedding ceremony. We wanted short and sweet and that’s exactly what she delivered. She is laid back and has such a friendly vibe. I would definitely recommend her services!
Vickie
Vickie Sent on 10/10/2021
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Beyond thankful for Kristen!

Kristen was a pleasure to work with. She made our ceremony so personable and special- it wasn’t a cookie cutter/one size fits all kind of ceremony. My husband, me, and our friends and family were so impressed by her. She made everything simple and easy.
Kayla
Kayla U. Sent on 06/09/2021
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Amazing and down to earth!

Kristen is everything you want in an officiant and more. She really takes the time to get to know you as a couple so she can create the perfect ceremony for your wedding. What she wrote tor ours was beautiful and so special. Kristen is friendly, down to earth, professional and very helpful. She answered all my hundreds of questions and really made sure we were prepared for our big day. I would highly recommend Kristen to anyone looking for an officiant!
Christina
Christina C. Sent on 29/10/2020
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Amazing experience!

Kristen was excellent to work with and really made our day complete with a personalized ceremony. She was extremely accommodating with all of our different date and location changes due to Covid, which was greatly appreciated. Would highly recommend her to any couple!
Rebecca
Sent on 25/09/2020
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Beautiful Ceremony

When we met Kristen over the phone we knew right away she was a great fit for us. She's warm and inviting and made us and our guests feel cared for during the ceremony, she just fit right in. Due to how we had to pivot our day during covid I didn't actually get to meet Kristen until I was already walking down the aisle! But all of our communication before that moment were easy, clear and fun. Our ceremony was beautiful and I can imagine anyone else marrying us! Thank you Kristen!
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