A Little Bit About me ….
I am a licensed wedding officiant with the province of Ontario. I did my first wedding in 1992. I have done weddings in various settings.
My Personal Story ….
I was born in Montego Bay Jamaica and moved to Canada when I was 13. I have lived in Toronto for all but 7 years since arriving in Canada, 5 years in Alberta and 2 years in Orillia.
My Life Experience ….
I have spent a lot of my life working with charities that helped people in need in the city. This included meal programs, homework clubs, a hospice and a rehab home/drop in centre. This led me to do some consulting with groups in Europe, predominantly France. I have also done high school motivational talks for the last 15 years.
My Interests & Passions ….
I enjoy playing sports, kayaking, hiking, travel, vacationing in Jamaica, snorkeling over reefs, playing dominos and eating Jamaican food – jerk chicken anyone? My love for sports has led me to coaching football for the last 5 years. I enjoy seeing people achieve their dreams, whatever their stage of life. I look forward to helping you have your dream wedding.
Why Choose Enduring Promises?
What couples are saying
Paul did a great job incorporating our personalities as well as the traditions we wanted in our ceremony and did so with ease and professionalism. We’re thankful to have had him officiate our ceremony on our special day, making it memorable for years to come.
David and Krysten
Paul helped us from start to finish. From zoom meeting to the actual ceremony he was very helpful. We highly recommend Enduring promises to provide you with stress free experience.
Jomel & Daphnie
We were recommended Enduring Promises by a friend from work, and they did NOT disappoint!! The process was so easy, everyone we spoke to was wonderfully helpful. One of the best things about the client portal is the HUGE number of suggestions it has for different parts of the ceremony, so you can really build something that feels super meaningful and curated, without labouring too hard over what to write yourself. It saved us so much stress, especially when we had a million other things to think about!
Our officiant was Paul Burke, and he was AMAZING! He kept things light with a little humour, but really tried to make sure the focus stayed on us, stepping out of the way for photos and showing up prepared with everything we needed for things like the signing. He was also so gracious about answering all my questions I would randomly send him through the process, and my new husband loved talking to him before the ceremony about travel and nature. Paul, you were incredible, and we're so grateful we had you there!! Thank you so much!
Rowan & Robert
