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.