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21 Years
experience
Your Personalized Secular Wedding Ceremony in Toronto
Ceremonies with Choice, founded in 2005, is a Toronto-based wedding officiant service led by Martin Frith, a secular humanist officiant licensed in Ontario. With over 20 years of experience, we specialize in creating personalized, non-religious ceremonies that reflect couples' values and relationships. As a Registered Marriage and Family Therapist, Martin offers marriage preparation courses and counseling, ensuring clients receive both ceremonial and relational support.Our services extend beyond weddings to include baby namings, vow renewals, memorials, and other life celebrations across Toronto, the GTA, and the Golden Horseshoe. We prioritize client collaboration, providing planning guides and flexible location options to craft meaningful, memorable events. Our testimonials highlight our ability to blend professionalism with warmth, ensuring ceremonies resonate deeply with couples and guests alike.
Services
Wedding Ceremonies
Baby Naming
Vow Renewals
Memorial Services
Marriage Preparation
Life Celebrations
Ceremony Consultation
Custom Vow Writing
Details
- Year established: 2005
Highlights and features
- We offer 20+ years of experience in secular wedding officiation
- Our ceremonies reflect your unique values and relationship
- We provide marriage preparation courses led by a licensed therapist
- We serve Toronto, GTA, and Golden Horseshoe locations
- We create personalized life celebrations beyond weddings
Associations and certifications
- Humanist Canada
- Registered Marriage and Family Therapist
What people say
Most personal and meaningful
Best wedding ceremony ever
Perfect officiant for us
Highly recommend Martin
Most beautiful ceremony
Services
Wedding Ceremonies
We create personalized secular wedding ceremonies that reflect your unique relationship. Our process includes collaborative planning sessions, vow writing assistance, and customizable ceremony templates. With over 20 years of experience, we ensure your ceremony balances legal requirements with meaningful personal elements while maintaining a warm, engaging atmosphere for couples and guests.
Marriage Preparation
Our evidence-based marriage preparation courses help couples build strong foundations. As a Registered Marriage and Family Therapist, Martin provides tools for effective communication, conflict resolution, and shared goal setting. These sessions complement ceremony planning by deepening relationship understanding while preparing couples for lifelong partnership through practical skill development.
Baby Naming
We craft meaningful baby naming ceremonies that celebrate new life through personalized rituals. These non-religious celebrations incorporate family traditions, cultural elements, and symbolic gestures. Our approach ensures ceremonies honor the child's unique identity while creating lasting memories for families through carefully curated readings, blessings, and interactive components.
Vow Renewals
We design vow renewal ceremonies that rekindle relationship milestones with personalized storytelling. These events range from intimate gatherings to large celebrations, incorporating couples' history, shared experiences, and future aspirations. Our expertise ensures renewed commitments feel authentic and emotionally resonant through customized ceremony structures and meaningful symbolic gestures.
Memorial Services
We create compassionate memorial services that honor lives lived through personalized tributes. Our approach balances solemnity with celebration, incorporating biographical narratives, meaningful readings, and family contributions. These ceremonies provide closure while celebrating individual legacies through customized elements that reflect the deceased's personality, achievements, and relationships.
People
Martin Frith
Principal Officiant
Martin Frith is a licensed humanist wedding officiant and Registered Marriage and Family Therapist with over 20 years of experience creating personalized ceremonies. He specializes in secular weddings, life celebrations, and marriage preparation while maintaining a client-centered approach that emphasizes authenticity and emotional resonance.
Questions
What types of ceremonies do you officiate?
I officiate secular humanist weddings, baby namings, vow renewals, memorial services, and other life celebrations. Each ceremony is personalized to reflect your values and relationship.
How do you personalize wedding ceremonies?
We collaborate through planning sessions to incorporate your love story, values, and preferences. I provide customizable templates and guidance while encouraging creative elements that make your ceremony unique.
Do you offer marriage preparation services?
Yes, I provide evidence-based marriage preparation courses focusing on communication, conflict resolution, and relationship building. These sessions are non-religious and tailored to your specific needs as a couple.
What areas do you serve?
I primarily serve Toronto, the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), and the Golden Horseshoe region, including Markham, Thornhill, Richmond Hill, Mississauga, and Oakville.
How long does ceremony planning take?
The process typically involves 2-3 planning meetings over 2-3 months. We'll work at your pace to ensure your ceremony feels perfect without unnecessary pressure or timelines.
Can we include special elements in our ceremony?
Absolutely! Many couples incorporate readings, music, family traditions, or symbolic gestures. I'll help integrate these elements seamlessly while maintaining ceremony flow and legal requirements.
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Reviews (6)
Emma Nicholl
Nov 17, 2021
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Positive:Professionalism
Working with Martin was fun and seamless. The ceremony was perfect - everyone raved about him afterwards and thought we had known him for much longer than three zoom calls. We cannot thank Martin enough for his help planning and expertly executing the ceremony and we highly recommend him!
Working with Martin was fun and seamless. The ceremony was perfect - everyone raved about him afterwards and thought we had known him for much longer than three zoom calls. We cannot thank Martin enough for his help planning and expertly executing the ceremony and we highly recommend him!
Emily Evelyn Kovalcik
Sep 24, 2021
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We couldnt have asked for a better person to officiate our marriage. Martin put us at ease right from the get go and made the entire process so much fun. We could not stop laughing during our first meeting with him. He took the time to get to know us and tailored the ceremony to us and our family. We are most appreciative of the thought he put into including the kids during the ceremony and having them sign a family certificate. It was the perfect day with the most perfect officiant!
Caitlin V.
Sep 14, 2021
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Martin was the officiant for our wedding in August. We cant say enough great things about him . Hes very personable and friendly, and took the time to get to know us prior to the day. He gave a lovely personalized talk about us during the service. He gave several options of passages and examples of vows that made the whole process very easy. A lot of the guests commented to us on how impressed they were with his service. Thanks Martin!
Tanya Danyliuk
Aug 14, 2021
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Martin was/is truly incredible. My husband and I felt connected to him within the first 5 minutes of meeting him. He has such a warm, caring, and easy-going presence; we knew we wanted him to be our officiant right away. Martin took his time with us and really got to know us as a couple. During the ceremony he inserted hilarious and sweet anecdotes that we had shared with him and made it so personal and special. He was an integral part of our day and we cannot recommend him enough.
Holly Baker
Aug 14, 2021
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Martin officiated our wedding this past weekend and we truly could not be happier! Our ceremony felt very personal and meaningful which was very important to us. He is so kind and has a great energy to him and really makes you feel at ease. 10/10 would recommend to everyone!
Jesse Lu
Aug 10, 2021
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Positive:Professionalism,Responsiveness
Martin officiated our small elopement ceremony and we couldn't be more pleased with how the ceremony went. It was entirely customized to our liking and he followed up with us regularly to clarify details that weren't clear or that we'd left out. He is warm, funny, kind and professional. Nothing but praise!
Martin officiated our small elopement ceremony and we couldn't be more pleased with how the ceremony went. It was entirely customized to our liking and he followed up with us regularly to clarify details that weren't clear or that we'd left out. He is warm, funny, kind and professional. Nothing but praise!
