Who we are
About us
Welcome at Mariages à Bras Ouverts
Congratulations for your civil wedding plans!
I am Michel Boulanger, president of the Ministère à Bras Ouverts.
Our team of world class wedding officiants authorized by le Directeur de l'état civil du Québec is available to celebrate your civil wedding with a ritual that you, your family and friends will keep in your heart forever.
Every aspect of it, the symbolism, readings, music should be a reflection of yourself and the relationship you share.
We have married hundreds of couples throughout Quebec and we are proud of our commitment with the newlyweds at this special day.
Montreal, Quebec, Saint-Sauveur, Mont-Tremblant, Estrie (Eastern Township), Charlevoix
Private wedding or royal wedding, we're here for you with an unique ceremony at the place and day of your choice, whatever your beliefs and orientations are. Your ceremony may be in French, English, Spanish or Khmer.
We also offer the possibility of divorced couples to get married in a church.
We are the wedding ceremonies experts!
Our Philosophy
When two lips come together, they emit one sound. Even though we have two eyes, our vision is one. Even when there are two lamps, light is one. Similarly, even though a husband and wife are two, they should live as one. The unity of hearts is the beauty of their house and the stability and foundation of the entire family. As neither the wife nor the husband has realized their completeness, their marriage should be a relationship wherein each partner compensates for the other’s shortcomings—not one where they point them out and blame each other. Where there is true love, the attitude of sacrifice will automatically be there. True sacrifice is relinquishing one’s likes and dislikes for another person. This should be the spirit behind each marriage.
Our Mision
Our team of professionals and skilled celebrants creates wedding ceremonies customized and adapted to all beliefs and traditions and celebrates with joy at the location of your choice since the early 2000s with love and respect.
We are join hands, hearts and families.
Your choice of celebrant is a very personal thing, beyond the fact that you want him to be organized and able to support you in your approach, you expect to complicity and that's what we offer.
Our celebrants are dedicated to making your wedding special and never miss class or originality. Your personal choices are our priority, and your solemn ceremony that all can be as creative and fun.
Today, the difference is all around us and we think it is a good reason to celebrate.
These relationships can be between a man and a woman, or between same sex.
There are several lamps, but only one light.
Our community is large and open. The Ministère à Bras Ouverts celebrate the marriage.
Of divorced individuals and couples of different religions.
There is no harm in having many religions and faiths, but it is harmful to think that they are different and that one faith is higher and the other one is lower. Children, do not see the differences. See the unity in them and the great ideals that they teach." – Amma.
Celebrated weddings
Officiants
Regions
Our team
Officiants
Rev. Michel Boulanger, founding president appoints the wedding officiants .They have been selected for their verbal ability to lead worship services. They have shown altruism, loyalty, integrity and compassion within the community
Our team of professionals and skilled celebrants creates wedding ceremonies customized and adapted to all beliefs and traditions and celebrates with joy at the location of your choice since the early 2000s with love and respect.
Your choice of celebrant is a very personal thing, beyond the fact that you want him to be organized and able to support you in your approach, you expect to complicity and that's what we offer.
- All
- Montréal
- Montérégie
- Estrie
- Centre du Québec
- Laval
- Laurentides
- Outaouais
- Mauricie
- Capitale nationale
- Lanaudière
- Chaudière Appalaches
Ceremonies
We Celebrate
The Ultimate Wedding Experience!
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Meaningful Wedding
What a great vocation to create a holy temple anywhere love is présent, to consecrate and seal this love! By the ceremony we give to the couple the power to seize the opportunity to unite not just their hearts, their lives and their families, but to unite their very beings.
In the words of Rev. Laurie Sue Brockway All wedding ceremonies have a rhythm, and a life, of their own. The energy comes alive as the bride makes her walk to the altar and builds like a symphony with each segment. By the time vows are exchange, it is as if the heavens open to rain love upon the gathering. Couples can seize the opportunity to unite not just their hearts, lives and families, but to unite their very beings.
By the time vows are exchanged, it is as if the heavens open to rain love upon the gathering. Couples can seize the opportunity to unite not just their hearts, lives and families, but to unite their very beings.
There are several features that cross cultural and religious boundaries that are widely integrated into modern mariages.
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Sacred Wedding
Our officiants will create with you an unforgettable ceremony at the Oka Abbey.
It marks the beginning of your life together or it crowns years of happiness, your wedding is unique, like you.
Imagine ... a ceremony in the chapel of the Trappist Monks, grandiose in its simplicity.
Imagine ... a fabulous gourmet banquet under the ceiling of the large dining hall.
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Elopment
Elopements give a couple the opportunity to focus their full attention, free from distraction, and to be entirely in the moment with one another for an intimate wedding out of time with only 2 witnesses
Literally a romantic fugue, madly romantic. Eyes in the eyes, in a nice setting, far from family pressures, stress. On the mountain, in a park, in a beautiful felted hotel... Elopement is the creation of a strong memory in one's life as a couple. But it is above all, a parenthesis out of time, madly romantic that belongs only to the couple. We are the experts of intimate weddings
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LGBT Wedding
Gay weddings, lesbian weddings or same sex alternative lifestyle commitment ceremonies and unions in the local Montreal area are something we support no matter what you call them. Gay, lesbian, transgender or transsexual shouldn’t exclude you from marrying the person of your dreams.
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Winter Wedding
If you think there's no setting more romantic than a blanket of snow, then consider planning a winter wedding!
Imagine a rustic wooden barn venue, in the laurentian mountains.Or a famous golf country club set in an untouched winter wonderland, winter offers a magical and original setting to your event.
Very original, most romantic, and often more economical...Contact us for suggestions -
Hospital Wedding
We can perform wedding ceremonies at the bedside of an inpatient if they have informed consent. Bedside weddings typically join a couple who have been with each other for a significant period of time and had vague plans to get married but sudden health issues require an immediate marriage ceremony. It is often a very bittersweet experience. Bedside hospital weddings occur in various situations. A bride or groom may be about to have surgery with uncertain results and they want to get married beforehand in case the surgery is unsuccessful. A couple’s health situation may simply require united insurance coverage that can only be achieved through marriage.
Amazing Reviews
"The service we had on the day of our wedding was amazing and so powerful . Very highly recommended . Every one had a great time and enjoyed the day and kept talking about Michel and how great he was . Since we were partially Hindu and he did a mix of English and prayers in Indian made it feel so spiritual and strong."
- Ravi and Sukriti | Rigaud -"Reverend Michel was highly recommended by our 5 star hotel and they were right. He was very on top of communicating with us, helped us a great deal with the paperwork, in fact he did it all, and he was early for the ceremony and made us both relax through the whole event.The words he chose were perfect for us and we intend to ask him to renew our vows in five years. Obviously we were very happy."
- Dirk & Jan @Quintessence | Tremblant -"Salut Michel, Encore une fois merci pour la célébration de notre mariage le 12 mai dernier. Mention spéciale à ton humour, ta très grande disponibilité, ton ouverture. Tout le monde nous a parlé de la cérémonie et de l'émotion qui était pour le moins palpable. Tes suggestions, le choix de tes mots et ton approche simple, tout cela a grandement contribué au succès de NOTRE journée."
- Katherine & Patrick -"Thank you so much for leading our marriage celebration! We loved every part of it as it was so spiritual and adapted to our personalities and wishes. We thank you for your flexibility, enthusiasm and suggestions in creating our ceremony. We, and all our family and friends really appreciated it."
- N & E -"Bonjour Michel, The pleasure was all ours. You created a wonderful ceremony for us to remember always with your genuine care, warmth, insightful input and sensitive attention to details particularly important to us. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts."
- Spencer & Amber -"Sono lieto di pubblicare la mia soddisfazione per la stupenda cerimonia condotta dal Reverendo Michel Boulanger. Tutti hanno apprezzato il profondo significato umano e religioso delle parole e della simbologia espresse con tanta professionalità ed empatia dal Rev. Boulanger.La cerimonia è stata coinvolgente ed inspirante di sentimenti alti e profondi che conserveremo gelosamente nei nostri cuori per sempre.
Il Reverendo Boulanger è inoltre una persona squisita con la quale è stato un piacere progettare insieme il rito delle nostre nozze. Lo consiglio vivamente a chi si appresta ad unire le proprie vite nel matrimonio."
- Concetta e Davide Chanteclerc | Ste-Adèle -"Our favourite part of the wedding was the ceremony that was done by you. We really appreciated your words and your kindness. Many family members and friends were touched by the ceremony as it made it more intimate and special. Thank you for doing such a beautiful ceremony for us as it is something we will cherish forever. We will gladly recommend you to anybody who is interested in having a ceremony at their wedding in the future. We wish you all the best and look forward to keeping in touch."
- Rana & Ezzat -"We are so pleased with our choice in Michel as our wedding officiant. He was very kind, thoughtful, and responsive throughout the planning process. He tailored our ceremony to be very personal and we couldn't be happier with how it turned out. We had a very intimate, non-religious ceremony. He even spoke some Italian throughout the ceremony for our grandparents. Our wedding guests are still talking about how beautiful the ceremony was! Merci Beaucoup!"
- Jessica & Jay -"From the first meeting to the ceremony proper it was a pleasure! Thank you for making our service truly memorable. We loved how personal you made it and with the candle lighting ceremony and wine box/wine. A lot of our friends/family mentioned how perfect it was. And bilingual too! So thanks again for everything! It was everything we hoped for and more!!!"
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