Kirsty Stevenson Wedding Officant

20/08/2024

I write LOVE STORY weddings - I ask couples to describe how they met, their first date & the proposal. I take their answers, craft a personal love story and tell it during the ceremony. Couples' answers still make me laugh and cry! Love Story Weddings are a stunning addition to a wedding. Make sure to ask your officiant if they offer this.

17/08/2024

Today is wedding day! Love is in the air for couples and officiants alike.

Thank you to and for the photos.

15/08/2024

Rainbows are a reminder to take delight in every moment. This double rainbow appeared during my morning meditation, a portent of good things to come.

When I'm not meditating, skiing or at the beach I'm officiating marriages. Let me know how I can help with your wedding!

02/06/2024

Well, that was fun! I did a presentation for the as part of their Marketing Strategies Breakfast Workshop, my first in-person seminar in years, and I was thrilled to discover that giving a presentation is still as much fun as it was a decade ago. It's a great compliment to my work as a and head of .wedding.officiants

I was thrilled to work with an amazing group: Sarah Emma and Paula from Booked Solid.

28/05/2024

I've learned that the best way to warm up my voice is to talk, and sing, in the car on the way to the venue. It's also a great time to practice the couples' names so I don't mispronounce them during the ceremony.

Officiants - we rely on our voices to carry the day. Even with a mic we need to speak clearly and have excellent enunciation, not to mention getting the pronunciation of the couples' names correct! Use the drive to the ceremony to warm up your voice.

Turn on a couple of your favourite songs and belt out your best car karaoke to make sure your voice is warm and welcoming because from the moment you arrive at the venue you will be "on"!

15/05/2024

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14/05/2024

So much fun waiting at the front for the festivities to begin - all of my wedding officiant prep work is done, love story is written, custom script is ready, and now it's show time! Bring on wedding season!

09/05/2024

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02/05/2024

Looking forward to speaking at the The Blue Mountains Chamber of Commerce Marketing Strategies Breakfast Workshop on May 31, Marsh St. Centre, Clarksburg!

Join us at the Marsh Street Centre on Friday, May 31 from 8:30am-10:30am for our next professional development workshop and breakfast. Local marketing experts will explore a range of strategies -- from tried and true proven winners, to emerging digital trends -- to help you build your brand, showcase your business, and reach a wider audience.

The morning will include four speakers, Paula Hope from Booked Solid, Kirsty Stevenson from Yeslove, Emma Wright from Seasonal Properties/ Landreth Real Estate, and Sarah McNulty from The Cheese Gallery, followed by audience Q & A, a panel discussion and the chance to connect with fellow local entrepreneurs and business leaders. And, of course, a delicious breakfast!

Tickets are $10 for current BMCC members, and $15 for non-members, and can be purchased at: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/893782476447?aff=oddtdtcreator

Presented with support from the Town of The Blue Mountains Local Business Association Funding Program.

27/04/2024

It's Wedding Day across Canada!!!!

It's WEDDING DAY across Canada!
Congratulations to the joyful couples and best wishes to the awesome who will solemnize their marriages and deliver unforgettable ceremonies!!!
Canadian Wedding Officiants - let's create unforgettable moments together. 💕
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24/04/2024

MEDIA ADVISORY
**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**
MEAFORD GROUP CALLS ON DEFENCE MINISTER
TO HALT WORK ON SO-CALLED “GREEN” ENERGY SCHEME
AT CONTAMINATED ARMY BASE
DISTURBANCE OF TOXINS COULD HARM
RESIDENTS AND GEORGIAN BAY
April 22, 2024
MEAFORD, ON: Save Georgian Bay, a grassroots advocacy group, has issued an urgent request to Defence Minister Bill Blair to halt all preliminary work on TC Energy’s proposed Pumped Storage Project at a military training base in Meaford that is littered with unexploded munitions and toxic chemicals. Any further pre-construction activities could increase the dangers from that contamination, posing serious threats to the health and water supply of the local community and to Georgian Bay itself, the source of drinking water for tens of thousands around its shores.
TC Energy’s plan requires the excavation of a 375-acre reservoir on the 4th Canadian Division Training Centre, known locally as the Meaford Tank Range, where decades of live-fire weapons’ training have left a documented legacy of exploded and unexploded ordnance (UXOs), heavy metals and toxic chemicals.
So contaminated is the base that nearly a third of its 19,000-acre site, located on a promontory of Georgian Bay, has been declared off-limits to military and police personnel training there. Among the contaminants listed on a review of Federal Contaminated Sites: lead, methyl mercury, selenium, Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) and organo-metallic compounds containing arsenic and zinc—all serious threats to soil, water, marine life and human health.
According to Department of National Defence (DND) documents obtained through an Access to Information request, the military’s own experts warn that the contaminated soil—once disturbed by TC Energy’s construction--could become even more dangerous, leaching dormant toxins into watercourses on the base and from there into the aquifers and wells of the 300 homes, farms and cottages that lie below the reservoir site, as well as directly into Georgian Bay.
“Disturbing the soil would expose more of these elements to the surrounding area (air, land and water),” one report states. “Pollution of the water creates large concerns for marine animals’ health and for any person drawing water from the bay for personal use.”
TC Energy—which has no experience working with UXOs—would be responsible for the costs of clearing all unexploded munitions and other toxins and remediating the site. But as the legal landowner, the Defence Department would retain liability for any damages to life and health.
DND briefing notes estimate that the most basic level of clearance (Level 1 UXO) would cost at least $50,000 a hectare and take from five to 10 years. But any excavation of the site would require more extensive Level 3 clearance, “which is more costly and time consuming,” the notes add. “It won’t be any easy or cheap ride.”
Four Georgian Bay municipalities have passed resolutions against TC Energy’s project, noting it would “exacerbate” the base contamination and threaten the fresh water of the bay, vital to their recreation and fishing industries.
Now Save Georgian Bay is asking the minister to:
Immediately halt any exploratory or pre-development work on the project;
Provide a list of all UXOs and other contaminants, including their concentrations, on the 4th Canadian Division Training Centre as a whole, plus a separate list of the specific toxic chemicals and their concentration on TC Energy’s proposed 375-acre reservoir site;
Disclose the progress and timeline of all remediation plans, including those for TC Energy’s work area on the base.
The group is also asking for a meeting with the minister to discuss those hazards.
For further information, contact:
Tom Buck ([email protected] or 248-321-3205)
or Kellie Haslam ([email protected] or 416-268-3547
Save Georgian Bay is a grassroots advocacy group
committed to stopping TC Energy’s proposed Pumped Storage Project in Meaford, Ontario
www.savegeorgianbay.ca

17/04/2024

Wedding Officiants set the tone for the entire wedding day when we deliver our spectacular ceremonies! 💕

15/04/2024

Canadian Wedding Officiants is on a mission to uplift the wedding Officiant industry across Canada! I'm the founder of this awesome trade group and love watching officiants from across Canada connect! 💕 cwoa.ca

Officiants are the only vendor required for a legal wedding and yet we struggle to get the recognition we are due.

CWO is working on changing this!

We’re embarking on a program of education and promotion to couples, wedding vendors and even other officiants. Officiants are a remarkable group and we need to spread the word about how amazing and important we are. 💕

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14/01/2024

Snow!

Yay!

Nuff said...