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Canadian Trends and Traditions - Religious wedding ceremonies

Joey, on May 20, 2019 at 08:23 Posted in Wedding ceremony 0 40

Will you have a religious ceremony? Or are you getting married in a secular ceremony? Just 34% of Canadian couples polled in our Global Wedding Report consider their ceremonies religious.

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Latest activity by Alexandra, on May 28, 2019 at 02:24
  • Alexandra
    VIP November 2019 British Columbia
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    We really didn’t want anything religious. When it comes to our vows we wanted to make a promise we believe in and getting married in a religious ceremony wouldn’t do that
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  • T
    Curious September 2020 Quebec
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    For us, we really wanted to get married in church. We consider weddings to be religious and so it only made sense to follow traditions.

    We thought about having the priest come to another location, but I insisted on having it in church.
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  • Loi-Marie
    Curious September 2021 Ontario
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    It’ll have be modern with some religion just cause both our families are Christians
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  • Kathy
    Frequent user August 2019 Ontario
    Kathy ·
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    We have our beliefs but the ceremony will not be religious. We’re not big on the religious portions of wedding ceremonies so we’re skipping that part.
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  • Nikki
    Curious September 2019 Saskatchewan
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    Our ceremony is completely secular. Neither of us are religious, though I am a much more outspoken "devout atheist" than my partner. It has been a priority from day one of planning that there be no religious elements in our wedding. A few feathers have been ruffled and pearls clutched by the older and more traditional family members, but we don't care, that's not who we are or what we believe/don't believe.

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  • Laurence Carrier 👰🏻
    Newbie September 2020 Quebec
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    Nope we’re not having a religious wedding❌
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  • Kaisha
    Super March 2019 Nova Scotia
    Kaisha ·
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    Ours was not religious at all. My husband is not religious and it was important to him not to have a religious ceremony
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  • Jenn
    Frequent user April 2019 Saskatchewan
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    Yep, we had a Christian service at an outside venue. Our faith is important to us, so it was the right choice for our ceremony. Smiley smile
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  • Amanda
    Super June 2019 Ontario
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    Nope.. not at all ... simple and civil.

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  • Shandee
    Newbie December 2019 Ontario
    Shandee ·
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    I’m getting married on the beach 🏖 with a very go with the flow spirit so not to traditional 😂
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  • Amie
    Devoted August 2019 British Columbia
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    We will be having a Catholic ceremony. It was important to both me and my FH to have our faith intertwined in our vows.
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  • Stephanie
    Master July 2018 Alberta
    Stephanie ·
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    We got married outdoors but we are both religious so wanted religious aspects in our ceremony.
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  • Bianca
    Master August 2019 Ontario
    Bianca ·
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    Not at all since FH and I are not religious.

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  • Veronica
    Super October 2021 Alberta
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    Will not be religious in anyway.

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  • Becky
    VIP September 2019 Ontario
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    Ours will be a traditional Lutheran ceremony

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  • Vinod
    Top August 2017 Ontario
    Vinod ·
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    Part of the wedding had 3 Hindu rituals (1 not done due to Officiant license) and non Christian service.

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  • Erin
    Super May 2022 Ontario
    Erin ·
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    I would consider our ceremony non religious. We are getting married in the same place as our reception. Growing up Catholic i always pictured a church wedding but i don't go to mass anymore and my FH is not Catholic so since there are so many rules, ( uhm judge much?) probably wouldn't have been able to get married in the church anyway.
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  • Miranda
    Beginner May 2020 Ontario
    Miranda ·
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    Non religious, though I’ve known non-religious people getting married in a church for aesthetic reasons because that’s all they see in movies/TV
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  • Marissa
    Expert August 2019 Ontario
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    We are also both technically Catholic, but can't and don't want to get married in the church. His family don't really understand how we can get legally married without it being religious, so I hope they don't make a fuss on the day.
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  • Allison
    Master October 2019 Ontario
    Allison ·
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    Nope! Our ceremony will not be religious and only 15 minutes up to 1/2 an hour long!

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  • Valérie
    VIP September 2019 Quebec
    Valérie ·
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    No. Neither of us are religious.

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  • K
    Expert June 2019 Ontario
    Kim ·
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    Not at all religious. Neither of us, or our families, are religious.
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  • Geneviève
    VIP September 2020 Ontario
    Geneviève ·
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    Oh no. Though we're both catholic, we can't marry in the church for a number of reasons, nor would we want to

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  • Tori
    Top October 2019 Manitoba
    Tori ·
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    Nope nope nope nope nope.

    We aren't heavy into the whole church scene and why get married in a church when you could get married on a dock on the river????

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  • Chelsea
    Super June 2020 Alberta
    Chelsea ·
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    No, our ceremony will be non-denominational
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  • Robyn
    Super June 2019 Ontario
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    We are - a Greek Catholic Melkite ceremony (it's actually Lebanese, but the Greek is a holdover from about 100 years ago). Neither of us are religious and our original plan was to have a city hall ceremony, but his family (*cough cough* his MOM) is super traditional... so we're doing this. I'm not too bothered by it, because it's important to then, but I would have preferred a nonreligious service.

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  • Kirsten
    Frequent user October 2025 Alberta
    Kirsten ·
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    I wouldn't say our ceremony will be religious. We will be doing the traditional Irish ceremony of the handfasting.

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  • Janaya
    Expert August 2019 Saskatchewan
    Janaya ·
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    Yes! we will be getting married in the church we attend but there wont be a sermon or anything during the ceremony

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  • K
    Expert September 2018 British Columbia
    Kim ·
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    Non-religious for us. We're not religious, nor are our families.

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    Super September 2020 Ontario
    Amelia ·
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    Non-religious, which was a little contentious.

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  • Stephanie
    Frequent user July 2021 Ontario
    Stephanie ·
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    We haven't decided 100% on our ceremony, but I know we will be writing our own vows.

    Our ceremony will be tailored to us.

    Neither of us are religious, but our families are, so I am sure we will incorporate some religious elements.

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  • Jenna
    Frequent user February 2021 Nova Scotia
    Jenna ·
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    No religious ceremony for us.
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