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Civil Marriage Ceremonies

Wedding Ceremonies are now being offered by the Town of Ajax.

Exchange your wedding vows in a non-denominational setting before the Town Clerk and/or designate. Civil marriage ceremonies are performed at Ajax Town Hall on the following dates between the hours of 2 to 5 p.m

Friday, March 28, 2008
Friday, April 25, 2008
Friday, May 9, 2008
Friday, May 23, 2008
Friday, June 6, 2008
Friday, June 20, 2008
Friday, July 11, 2008
Friday, July 25, 2008
Friday, August 29, 2008
Friday, September 12, 2008
Friday, September 26, 2008
Friday, October 17, 2008
Friday, October 31, 2008
Friday, November 14, 2008
Friday, November 28, 2008
Friday, December 12, 2008

To book your appointment, contact the Legislative and Information Services Department by phone at 905-619-2529, ext. 337 or e-mail olive.struthers@townofajax.com. Please note that a pre-meeting is required at least two weeks before the event.

The fee for performing the ceremony is $250 + G.S.T. and a marriage licence (please see requirements below) is required at an additional cost of $100 before the marriage can be performed.

There are no permits or scheduling required for taking photos in a Town park, including the waterfront.

Below is a list of other wedding ceremony contacts throughout the GTA.

Civic Centre	Address	Phone	Chapel phone
Town of Ajax	65 Harwood Avenue South	905-619-2529, ext. 337	N/A
East York Civic Centre	850 Coxwell Ave.	416-397-4854	416- 397-4678
Etobicoke Civic Centre	399 The West Mall	416-394-8090	No chapel
North York Civic Centre	5100 Yonge St.	416-395-7338	416- 395-6902
Scarborough Civic Centre	150 Borough Drive	416-396-7001	416- 396-7216
Toronto City Hall	100 Queen St. W.	416-392-1441	416- 363-9248
York Civic Centre	2700 Eglinton Ave. W.	416-394-2520	416- 394-2520
Private wedding services available
Durham Marriage Services; Rev. S. McEntyre, Port Perry			905- 985-0031
Wedding Services of Ontario; Rev. Patrick Doran			1-800- 298-3685
Weddings affiliated with CECC; Rev. Ray Price			905- 743-0615
Joanne McClory - www.idoweddingcelebrations.com			905- 852-5317
Dr. Paul White, Ceremonies Alliances Resources			416- 543-2080
Balliram Chadee			416- 992-2487
Roderick D. Tamney, Secular Humanist Officiant			905- 576-5057
Vincent Daniel			416- 286-2728
Warren Reynolds			416- 410-5882
Rev. Mary Anne Thompson			905- 427-8740
Rev. Alva Folkes			905- 725-3737
Rev. Basil E. Coward			905- 556-9650 or 647- 999-7490
Rev. Clifford Lau (English, Mandarin & Cantonese)			416- 456-7950
Rev. Jean-Marie Konstant (English, Italian, Russian, Ukrainian and Polish)			647- 833-4970
For additional information, please look in the yellow pages of the telephone directory.

Marriage Licences

Marriage Licence Applications can be processed in the Legislative and Information Services Department. The licence fee is $100 and takes approximately 15 minutes to process. The hours of operation are weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Marriage licence requirements:

You must completely fill out the application and both the bride and groom must sign it. Only one person needs to come into the office as long as they provide proof of age of their fiancé (birth certificate or passport).
Those under the age of 18 require both parents' consent.
A marriage licence can only be issued to the bride and/or groom.
If you have been married before, we require: The original or court certified copy of the Decree Absolute or Certificate of Divorce. It cannot be a photocopy; you can get a certified copy from the court that granted the divorce. If the divorce was granted outside Canada, please contact the Legislative and Information Services Department for further information at 905-619-2529, ext. 338.
The fee ($100) is payable by cash or interac and the licence is valid for three months anywhere in Ontario.
You do not need to have any blood tests.
You do not have to live in Ajax to get a marriage licence through the Ajax office.