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On WeddingWire since 2023

Last update: May 2024

About

Shelley Kabelin is a licensed wedding officiant based in Burlington, Ontario serving the Halton area. She is a Metaphysical Minister with CIMM (Canadian International Metaphysical Ministry) offering a memorable ceremony reflecting the love, beliefs, and desires of the celebrants.

Love is Love!!

Whether you are inter-faith, non-traditional, 2SLGBTQI+, or seeking a destination wedding, what you have in common is love, a wish to be legally wed in Ontario, and a desire for a wedding ceremony your way. Shelley is adaptable, professional, and focused on honouring the unique needs of people from all cultures, backgrounds, and faiths.

A Wedding Ceremony is a transformational life moment, how do you envision yours?

  • Is it traditional where you walk an aisle at a venue surrounded by loved ones?

All About Us (Personalized) $350

You desire a personalized public ceremony to celebrate and legalize your union. Shelley invests in learning and telling the story of your special connection in a heartfelt, lyrical fully personalized ceremony. She will weave in any meaningful symbolic, cultural, or traditional rituals or readings. Shelley is committed to guiding you to express your individuality through the script of your ceremony, crafting a celebration with love, humour, and grace, you, your wedding party, and your guests will enjoy and remember. She encourages her to-be-weds to convey their love and commitment to each other with their own vows and supports their writing process. Shelley will support you through the entire process from planning, obtaining your marriage licence, virtual or in-person rehearsal, coordinating with your other chosen wedding crew seamlessly, arriving early to ensure everything flows as you desire on your wedding day, officiating with a ceremony that honours your unique love story, sending your licence by registered mail so you have a tracking number and guiding you on obtaining your marriage certificate after.

  • Is it cozy and intimate, celebrated by the lake with your closest friends?

Our Day (Full of Meaning) $300

You desire a meaningful public ceremony to celebrate and legalize your union. On the first complimentary call, Shelley invests in knowing who you are as a couple creating a meaningful ceremony that genuinely reflects the two of you coming together in love. This is your day with a wedding party supporting you, a walk up the aisle to music & exit, and a simple elegant ceremony that resonates with you. Shelley encourages her to-be-wed’s to convey their love and commitment to each other with their own vows and supports them with samples if they desire. Shelley will support you through the entire process from planning, obtaining your marriage licence, virtual rehearsal, coordinating with your other chosen wedding crew seamlessly, arriving early to ensure everything flows as you desire on your wedding day, officiating with a ceremony that reflects the two of you, sending your licence by registered mail so you have a tracking number and guiding you on obtaining your marriage certificate after.

  • Is your focus less on the ceremony, and more on legally declaring your love?

Making it Legal (Simple) $250

You desire a private ceremony to celebrate and legalize your union. On the first complimentary call, Shelley invests in knowing why you desire to make it legal. Whether you are having an unlicensed friend or religious leader perform a ceremony, having a ceremony in another country, or desire small and simple, Shelley will come to your site and officiate a legal ceremony in a way that honours the two of you coming together in love, then send your licence by registered mail so you have a tracking number and guide you on obtaining your marriage certificate after.

Whichever ceremony package you desire, Shelley brings a sense of natural ease to the entire experience. With 25 years as a healer, teacher, and counsellor, she listens and honours your desires, intuitively registers your needs, and offers clear supportive suggestions. Shelley is available for unlimited consultations throughout the planning process to bring out the truest expression of you during your ceremony. She shares tips from her 10 years in marketing and project management to ensure you get the best ceremony photos, have a smooth wedding party processional, and actively addresses all ceremony logistics so each element flows as intended. Above all, Shelley is committed to making your special day both meaningful and memorable for you and your loved ones.

Request a complimentary consultation where we make your love story come to life with a memorable ceremony reflecting your love, beliefs and desires.

Love is love, let's celebrate yours!

Frequently asked questions

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

Single religion
Interfaith ceremony
Non-religious
Vow renewal
Ceremony rehearsal

What services do you provide?

Licensed
Allow couple' own vows
Premarital counseling

What religious affiliations do you serve?

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

On average, how long are wedding ceremonies you officiate?

Less than 30 mins.

What is the starting price for your wedding services?

$350

Does starting price include the ceremony rehearsal?

Yes

What is the starting price for ceremony rehearsals?

$100

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

$100
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Reviews for Shelley Kabelin Wedding Officiant

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Catherine
Catherine G. Sent on 19/10/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Perfect Fit

Sherry was amazing! She was super responsive to any correspondence. She met with us virtually and walked us through the service. She was on time for the service, she coached my maid of honour and I on how to hold our bouquets for pictures, conducted a beautiful ceremony and then surprised us with a special little gift to remind us of our love throughout the years to come! I highly recommend her for your own beautiful wedding ceremony!
Dristy
No Sent on 20/09/2024
5 out of 5 rating

A real sweetheart!

Shelley is the most sincere officiant we've ever met. She walked us through the entire ceremony process, before and after. She talked to us in depth about our relationship and how we envisioned the ceremony, and got details from our friends and family to write a beautiful and personal ceremony script. She even helped us individually with putting the ideas we had about what we wanted to promise into eloquent vows (Shelley help me write this review!)
Unfortunately she wasn't able to make it to the ceremony last minute due to an emergency, but even then she arranged for a backup officiant without needing any involvement from us and minimized the stress from such a last minute disruption.
She really put us at ease throughout the whole process, and we would recommend her for anyone else getting married.
Donna
Donna M. Sent on 30/11/2023
5 out of 5 rating

The most memorable wedding ♥️

The heartfelt service Shelly delivered was
Beautiful … her passion and care was felt
Deeply through every word she spoke. Her organization of the guests witnessing was
So well done. Shelly made our ceremony beautiful and memorable .
Lynn
Lynn M. Sent on 11/09/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Shelley made our day very special!

Shelley was amazing. She made sure our ceremony was truly about us and worked hard to get to know us. She was warm, funny and spent a lot of time making sure everything was just right and was tailored just for us. . We also appreciated her help with the logistical details of the ceremony. We would highly recommend Shelley.
Kayla
Kayla F. Sent on 31/08/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Engaged, personable and fun officiant

Shelley was wonderful from start to finish. Her professionalism, fun spirit and energy was exactly what we wanted in an officiant. She was very communicative, flexible and engaged throughout the planning process from our love story questionnaire, vows, marriage license, to the ceremony processional and afterwards. She made the ceremony run so smoothly and made us feel comfortable and confident. She even went above and beyond for us by helping our coordinator with her responsibilities.

Shelley is truly a pleasure to work with and we will always remember how special our ceremony was because of her part in it. Thank you Shelley!
Tracey
Tracey Sent on 03/07/2023
5 out of 5 rating

The best decision I ever made!

I can't recommend Shelley enough! She thought of everything before I knew I needed it. I felt heard, seen and valued. As a bride your wedding is such a vulnerable place with lots of emotions running at any given moment. Shelley wrapped a strong prevailing energy around not only me and the groom, but the whole event, leaving us to feel safe and confident and enjoy our evening. Her ability to speak clearly also helped us write the vows we wished to express in an easy flowing manner. From Kleenex, to bobby pins, to veil holding and straightening hems! She was a whirlwind and a mastermind. Think Mary Poppins as a wedding officiant . Calm, organized, efficient and loving! Thank you Shelley for helping us make our dream come true!
Lora
Lora N. Sent on 23/03/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Supportive, welcoming and loving experience

Shelley is a professional who took the time to craft a personal and memorable ceremony. Her welcoming, easy going, and warm personality made us feel comfortable from the planning process to the official day.
She truly listened and created a wonderful supportive experience.
It was a pleasure working with Shelley and would highly recommend her.
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Graeme B. Sent on 07/05/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Very helpful and friendly

Shelley was very friendly and genuine. She helped us with preparing for the ceremony by making sure we had the right documents ahead of the day and was overall very pleasant.
B. Harrison
B. Harrison Sent on 25/09/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Highly recommend

Shelley is an AMAZING officiant and I highly recommend her from start to finish. If you are looking for someone who is genuine, calm, thoughtful with the details, helps you be present in the moment, and truly makes your ceremony feel individualized and specially designed for you, then this is your person. She is part of a group of officiants and reached out to us after one of the individuals we had contacted was not available. We are incredibly happy she found us. She makes sure the service is what you are looking for and offers lots of guidance to help tailor it to what you want, even when you start off not knowing what you want. She went above and beyond to basically assist with coordinating our guests for the ceremony for us on the day of (we did not have a wedding coordinator) and allowed it to start on time. She had kleenex ready, mints in hand, and spoke eloquently telling the story of us. She gave encouragement during moments of nervousness and direction in moments of uncertainty throughout the ceremony to make it all work beautifully.

She will mail the papers for you after with a tracking number, provides you details/costs for the paperwork component with the province, provides a Zoom rehearsal, prompt responses, and significant support with the important reminder to enjoy the process in spite of the stress before it's all over.

Really. She is amazing and I am confident that she will have hundreds of reviews all with 5 stars in no time, so book her if/while you can.
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Erin M. Sent on 18/09/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Thanks Shelley!

Shelley was absolutely wonderful! She officiated a very small and casual backyard ceremony for us and was extremely accommodating. It was exactly what we were looking for and would highly recommend!
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Shelley Kabelin
Shelley Kabelin
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I love the magic that happens at a wedding ceremony as I witness and officiate a couple's love story.

I also love supporting people who are struggling to live their best life by offering fast, effective, and lasting change as an Intuitive Healer, Soul Counsellor, and Teacher. I founded Eagles Wings Healing Centre in 1999 and have helped people all over the world for the last 2 decades.

When I'm in play mode I love to roller skate and hike or sit and chat with a friend over a coffee.

My greatest blessing is being a new grandmother!

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1177 Fisher Avenue, Fisher Avenue, 1177 L7P 2L2 Burlington (Ontario)

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