Martti Pajunen
Waterloo Region
Martti was born and raised in Kitchener, Ontario. As the son of a second-generation immigrant from Finland, and being one of 4 boys, he enjoyed fishing in the summer and playing hockey in the winter. His name is actually a Scandinavian-Viking version of the name Martin. After graduating with a post-secondary degree in education, he lived and worked in several cities across Ontario. Martti is married and has 3 wonderful children and 5 beautiful grandchildren. He enjoys golf, hockey, motorcycling, fine bourbon, and attending blues festivals.
As a teenager he won an international public speaking competition and since then has always enjoyed being the guy up front, leading events. Over the years he has served as a youth worker, college professor, Wedding Officiant, Funeral Celebrant, Certified Relationship Coach, and key-note speaker.
Martti has conducted over 2,200 wedding ceremonies including being the on-air Wedding Officiant for Indie 88 in Toronto and Y108 Rocks in Hamilton. He has also served over 900 families by leading the funeral/celebration of life/memorial services for their loved ones.
In 2017 he released his first book, “The Thirteenities: Leading tweens to lives of greatness and goodness” which became an Amazon international bestseller.
Martti is the founder and owner of Always and Forever Life Celebrations and works in partnership with Our Wedding Officiant, serving couples at the beautiful Pearle venues and with the DTK Chapel in downtown Kitchener.
His passions are to influence people toward lives of goodness and greatness; to bring inspiration to every celebration through warmth and professionalism; to ignite passion and bring wisdom to people through his written and spoken words.
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