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On WeddingWire since 2015
Last update: September 2024
The Rev. Michael Bittle believes that weddings should be full of love and laughter. And there should be a spiritual element during the ceremony. Otherwise, why get married?
Michael is a Christian minister. He has done weddings for Atheists, Budhhists, Muslims, Jews, Sikhs, and other faiths. As long as there is some mention of God in the ceremony, he's 'good to go'. If not, he's not the guy to call.
Experience:
Michael performs over 50 weddings a year, and has experience with most of the popular wedding venues in Southern Ontario. He is very open to untraditional venues, such as the Frankenstein House of Horrors in Niagara Falls, and is equally happy with more traditional venues such as churches. Indeed, he has performed weddings in a Roman Catholic church in Mississauga and the Anglican Cathedral in Hamilton, among others (as well as the Frankenstein House of Horrors). Wherever you would like your special day to happen, just let him know.
And if you need some ideas for a great wedding venue, just ask him. He is happy to recommend the Grand River Cruises for a relatively inexpensive and exceptionally different kind of wedding venue. (https://www.grandrivercruises.ca/)
Services offered
Michael is a great believer in showing respect for different cultures and beliefs, and so he offers many types of ceremonies, including spiritual, nondenominational, multicultural, Catholic-style, and weddings between couples with different beliefs. Michael customizes your wedding ceremony service to make sure your personalities are highlighted. He has also performed weddings that involved languages in addition to just English -- such as French, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Hebrew, Cantonese, and Japanese, to name a few. Michael also offers the following:
- Traditional or modern services
- Multi-faith and spiritual ceremonies
- Handfasting, unity candle, sand ceremony, etc.
- Roman Catholic weddings (with or without Mass)
- Location of your choice
- Time of your choice
- Vow renewal
- First, second, or other marriages
About half of the weddings he performs each year involve Roman Catholics who wish to be married outside the church. Michael also has experience with the Rite of Convalidation that may allow such couples to have their marriage recognized by the Roman Catholic church. Just ask him.
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Reviews for Weddings ... Anytime ... Anyplace
Absolutely Amazing Experience
After our ceremony the guests didn’t want him to leave.
Highly recommend Rev. Michael Bittle.
Just book now!
He was easy to book with, explained everything thoroughly and gave us an amazing service during our wedding ceremony. He is wise, and mature and best of all funny and was able to ease our nerves through the whole thing and was able to make everybody laugh! Before the ceremony started he came to talk to me and gave me some advice which surprised me considering the venue me and my husband booked didn’t do any of this, so it was greatly appreciated! I cannot thank him enough for the amazing service he provided for our wedding and I am praying to God he will still be doing baptisms when we have our first child because there is no doubt who I will be contacting! 10 out of 10 stars, I highly recommend Michael for anyone who wants a down to earth officiant and who will provide the best wedding ceremony! Just stop reading what I have to say here and contact him NOW!
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Meet the team
I love weddings! And I see my ministry to make certain that everyone - especially the bride and groom - enjoys the service.
I do not use weddings to 'convert' anyone to my beliefs, but I do require that God be invited to the wedding ceremony: otherwise, why ask a Christian minister to be involved with your ceremony?
One thing that I do insist on for ALL services is that we have fun! If you're looking for an uptight minister, I am definitely not the person to call.
I am probably the most sought-after Wedding Officiant in the Hamilton area, and perform some 50 weddings a year. As far as I know, not a single couple I have married has ever gotten divorced. So if you ask me to perform your wedding - you had better be serious about "til death do us part".
I am authorized by the Government of Ontario to solemnize marriages anywhere within the Province of Ontario, Licence # 48558. You can find me on the Official List of Religious Officials Authorized to Solemnize Marriage, produced by the Government of Ontario.
I hold various University degrees (Master of Arts, University of Western Ontario, Master of Divinity, Andersonville Theological Seminary, Master of Theological Studies (in progress), McMaster Divinity College) and I am an Ordained Christian Minister of the Evangelical Christian Church in Canada (Christian Disciples).
