Meet Brian!
Brian loves the love!….a great expression and the privilege of being in the love industry for many years is something Brian doesn’t take for granted. Brian and his wife Kristen have been married and thriving in their own growing relationship for over 38 years after meeting and marrying in a whirlwind of crazy love and spontaneous energy you could say…..in a 4 month time period! Not the typical and they both know that….and that is why Brian loves to work with couples planning and preparing for their wedding……that’s it….it’s theirs! It’s like no one elses’….unique, reflecting their values, creativity, personalities….to make it a day to remember. Brian has been in the people business for many years and enjoys diversity. Developing leaders as well as team building are areas of focus for him, while transferring these gifts/skills to couples getting married allows for creating together a stress free, dynamic ceremony that will be enjoyed and remembered. So, if you’ve met less than 4 months ago, or even 4 years ago, Brian is a great choice!
Testimonials
“We are grateful to have found Brian after a lot of searching! Our intimate mini ceremony was sweet and fun, and Brian made it happen! Would definitely recommend him if anyone is looking for an officiant.”
“Brian was absolutely amazing for our wedding day. I could not recommend approaching and booking Brian enough - he is caring and attentive and knew exactly what we needed and even made some last minute adjustments to help us have the perfect day! We owe so much to him - he came through for us and I can assure anyone reading this that you will not be in safer hands. Weddings are busy times and it was effortless and a joy to have him part of our special day. Thank you Brian from all of us (and those across the world that joined us that day) we couldn’t have hoped for a better person there to reach this point together 🤗”
“When we first met with Brian, we knew he was the perfect fit to be our officiant. He turned our love story into a perfect tale that had all of our wedding guests on the verge of tears. He walked us through the entire ceremony during the rehearsal so that we would have nothing to worry about on the day of. We can’t recommend Brian and Vancouver Officiant enough!”
“Our experience with Brian and Vancouver Officiant was nothing short of perfect! He was attentive, intuitive, kind, FUN, and made the day so easy! We would highly recommend anyone to utilize Vancouver Officiant! Thank you for EVERYTHING Brian and Kristen!!”
“Brian officiated our wedding in September 2023, and we highly recommend him. He brought a warm and inviting tone to our ceremony and put us at ease. We enjoyed working with Brian to prepare for our big day, and we had confidence we were in good hands. The team at Vancouver Officiant provided us with helpful resources for writing our vows, and we appreciated the option to select elements for our ceremony.”
“My husband and I had a phenomenal Elopement experience this summer with Brian as our loving, fun, supportive and organized Officiant. As the wildfires grew and smoke loomed over the lower mainland, Brian was my biggest mental support as I feared the elopement would be cancelled. He was the first to offer help and suggestions and was ready to follow my lead. Luckily, the day and weather came together perfectly. We are so thankful for this experience and great communication along the way!”
“Brian officiated our wedding last month and VanDusen gardens and we had an amazing experience. We worked with Brian to craft and customize our entire ceremony, adding personal touches and selecting all the elements to make it feel unique and intentional, just like the rest of our wedding day.
We had a few meetings with Brian to go over how everything worked, he shared advice and so many great resources for us to work with. He guided us during our rehearsal and the wedding day was a huge success.
We had so many compliments from our guests saying it was the most beautiful, heartfelt ceremony they had ever seen. It was lighthearted but sincere and there wasn’t a dry eye in sight! It was a joy to work with you Brian, thanks again for helping us make our special day so memorable.”
“My husband and I had the pleasure of having Brian officiate our wedding. He was so kind and the script he wrote for us was perfect! He was very calm and made us feel at ease while we were standing at the alter. Thank you so much for helping us celebrate our wedding day.”
“We had Brian officiate out ceremony at loveleigh lavender! He was such a sweet and genuine person. He made us feel so comfortable being in front of everyone and really personalized the ceremony with our love story! He was very professional and made everything go perfectly! Highly recommend if you want the best experience !!”
“Brian officiated our wedding ceremony and he made our ceremony so memorable! Even our guests commented on how fantastic he was! Thank you Brian for being a part of our special day! Go hawks!”
“Brian was an absolute pleasure to work with! He made our ceremony flow perfectly, was supportive and so easy to work with.
I would highly recommend Brian!”
“Our wedding experience with Vancouver Officiant was above and beyond. They made the whole process leading up to the big day so easy and smooth. We had Brian officiate our wedding and he was fabulous! So personable and comfortable, the perfect compliment to our small intimate wedding.”
“Everything done by Brian at Vancouver Officiant was first class. Our guests commented on the great ceremony and he made us feel comfortable from the very start, explaining everything that would happen and taking great care to pronounce everyone’s names right, haha. The script he came up with to tell our story was lovely. Highly recommend Brian!”
“Brian was great as our officiant! He was always attentive and available leading up to the ceremony, and open to customizing the script to our liking. He’s also very knowledgeable and reassuring for us on top of having a great personality and energy.”
“Brian was so good! He listened to everything we wanted, even the tiny little details. We couldn’t have asked for a better officiant for our wedding. Highly recommend!”
“We wanted to express our sincere gratitude for being such an amazing officiant at our ceremony last Wednesday We are so grateful to have had you as part of our special day. Thank you so much for taking the time to get to know us better in order to personalize our ceremony, for all of your guidance and for answering all of our questions. We are also grateful for all of the information that Kristen shared with us as well. We loved the humour and the story that you shared at the ceremony – it was a perfect reflection of who we are as a couple! ”
“Without a doubt 5/5. Brian was just so wonderful. Everything he wrote was beautifully said and entertaining. He took the time to get to know us and really made the whole ceremony special.”
“We chose Brian to be our officiant for our wedding ceremony, and WOW - we could not be happier about our decision. Brian is so personable, he engaged with the guests, was funny, and everything we could have hoped for! He was so helpful and supportive throughout the entire process and contributed towards everything running smoothly on the day of. Do yourself a favor and book Brian as your officiant! You will not be disappointed. Thank you again so much Brian for everything!”
“We recommend Vancouver Officiants to be part of your very special day because Brian just killed it! He is very understanding, supportive, and possess a great sense of humour. Brian is also patient and takes the time to thoroughly explain anything that you do ask. Our guests complimented on how smooth our ceremony went and we were honored to have Brian as our officiant. Thank you again Brian and Vancouver Officiant team!”
“We had the pleasure of working with Brian. The first time we met him over zoom we were blown away at how down to earth he was and how he asked a lot of questions to really get to know us. Vancouver Officiant provides so many resources for writing vows which made things easy on our end. The day of went so smoothly. I highly recommend hiring them.”
“Brian with VO was fantastic! We wanted a laid back, fun ceremony and he absolutely delivered. He helped make us feel at ease by connecting with us before the rehearsal to answer our questions, and then easily adapted the ceremony to suit our ceremony site and the people that we had involved.”
“Thank you so much for making all the preparations extremely easy and putting as at ease with the ceremony!
Special thank you to you Brian!!! We loved everything about the speech and ceremony! It was everything we hoped for! Upbeat, happy, funny and easy going! It couldn’t have been more us! Everyone told us later how much fun they had during the ceremony and how unusual and fun it was!
I can’t thank you enough! You made our day extra special!!!”
“Rockstar!! Fantastic to work with Vancouver Officiant and our officiant Brian. He did an amazing job meeting up with us ahead of time to get a sense of our relationship, who we are, and ensure he delivered something we really wanted. For us it was ‘Quick and dirty with humour.’ and that was exactly what we got. They provided us with lots of material to work with too for the vows, pronouncements, ring Ceremony, and really made it easy.
Highly recommend making one portion of your wedding planning that much easier, so you can focus your stress on the rest lol!
Personal Thank You to Brian, you made our ceremony run smoothly and we’re a pleasure to work with.”
“Both my now husband and I are so happy we went with Vancouver Officiant and their officiant, Brian, for our Intimate Ceremony. Brian was the perfect choice for our ceremony. We met briefly with him to discuss the day and our expectations. Brian really made the ceremony perfect! He brought in details about how we met, created a comfortable atmosphere, dealt with the rain and made us laugh and feel special on our day. I cannot thank Brian enough for making our ceremony exactly how we wanted it.
As a whole organization, Vancouver Officiant gave us quick responses, answered all our questions and lined out everything you need on the day of the wedding and tips for vow writing. I absolutely recommend them.”
“Brian and team were amazing, and made a ceremony all the more memorable.
Here’s why they are amazing:
Brian and team truly care. They relate. They humanize your background stories. Most of all, they make your words on paper connect to the audience. They are truly remarkable people.
One example is where Brian had us pick 3 words to describe each other. Our words were honest and ‘insiders’ - such as describing each other as ‘OCD’. Brian knew that the audience may not have been able to relate to this description and thought it offensive - he immediately added ‘but I’m sure they also would describe each other as beautiful’. It’s this high sense of emotional intelligence that separates Brian from others.
Most of all, Brian is PERFECT for millennial couples. He adds humor into his words, and relaxes everyone. As a couple that has witnessed over 6 weddings this year alone, I can say that truly - he is the best.
THANK YOU!”
“Brian, thank you so much for officiating our wedding. Meeting you a few months ago on zoom was really helpful in sharing more of our story, and getting to know you a little better. You helped create a beautiful ceremony, and we are so grateful. Thank you again for being a part of our special day!”
“Highly recommend Vancouver Officiant! They accommodated me and my wife with only two days notice! Which really helped our planning stress free! Brian was awesome, May and I want to thank you for a flawless experience! Ask for Brian!”
“Brian was the officiant at our wedding and he was amazing. We were only ever able to meet once via Zoom but we knew we had chosen the right person to marry us immediately. He is genuinely excited about his job and made us feel so comfortable and at ease on the big day. We got to customize every part of our ceremony and make it our own. He even added some fun stories from our engagement. He made the whole ceremony feel so relaxed that we even ad libbed here and there. Many of our guests made comments around just how fun and laid back the ceremony was. I would highly recommend using VO and Brian to officiate any wedding. He made ours a dream come true.”
“Great Job! Brian was a Pro and our ceremony was uplifting and allowed us to enjoy the day with some great banter . Positive feedback from our guests that were impressed with the ceremony and how Brian conducted. Thanks Brian, you helped make our day one to remember.”
“My wife and I looked at VO-it was the first site we found and we were lucky for it. The team was very fast at getting back to us every email we sent and as a matter of fact, they were the easiest people to communicate with when it came to our wedding planning (we planned everything on our own). Special thanks to our officiant Brian. He made the ceremony comfortable, funny and most importantly memorable! Thanks for being apart of our day!”
“We had a great experience with Vancouver Officiants. Kristen was so quick to answer our initial questions and matched us up with Brian. It was certainly challenging to organize a wedding during these uncertain times, but Kristen was so accommodating with our date changes and just made things so easy for us. Brian has such a calming demeanour which helped to put us at ease. We had some great laughs and special moments during our ceremony and it came off so natural and genuine. Thank you to you and your team and we wish you all the very best.”
“Brian was an excellent officiant. He was punctual, organized and answered all of our questions. He created a great atmosphere for the ceremony and made us feel comfortable 😊”
“Had an intimate wedding at American creek lodge with Brian as our officiant! He was awesome and very down to earth and easy to get along with. I’m super happy that we went with Vancouver officiant and I would recommend them to everyone!”
“Brian officiated our wedding in the peace Arch park. He was amazing. He was kind, funny, and very professional. It couldn’t be better. I am so glad I chose Vancouver Officiant and I highly recommend them to everyone!”
“Brian from Vancouver Officiant officiated our wedding June 4, 2021. Brian is kind and easy to chat with. He provided us with tools to help shape our ceremony and vows.we took a little bit of a comedic approach to our ceremony and Brian made everything feel natural and easy. Many of our guests complemented that he was the best officiant they had ever seen! Thank you Brian!!”
“Brian and Kristen are SUCH amazing people!!
Emailing back and forth was such a breeze and they made planning our ceremony so simple and straight forward! Brian was astounding as our officiant, he was so personable, made our ceremony fun, and full of love, we couldnt picture anyone else having done it. Every one of guests had something great to say about him as well. Thank you SO much from our VERY full hearts, you made our day so unbelievably rememberable and we’d recommend you to ANYONE! xo Sam + Pat”
“Brian!!! We wanted to say thank you so much for everything yesterday!!! You kept everything so light hearted, and fun despite the rain and you turned the rain into such a positive! We absolutely LOVED having you marry us we couldnt picture it any other way!!!!
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts!”
“Kristen and Brian helped us to craft a wonderful ceremony for our wedding, and took all of the stress out of the process. 10/10 service, it was well worth it, and I would definitely recommend them to friends and family in the future.”
“When Kristen wasn’t available to officiate our wedding, she suggested her husband Brian and I’m so glad she did. Since I’m a perfectionist and worrier, I constantly wondered what he’d say, if it would go well, if it would feel like “us” and the list goes on. Leaving the direction of your entire ceremony in the hands of a stranger can be quite nerve-wracking if you’re anything like me. We met Brian at our rehearsal a week before the wedding and immediately felt at ease. He made awesome suggestions, gently directed or guided, and then put together the most wonderful ceremony for us. He was all smiles, truly happy for us and there to make our most special moment as joyful-hearted as possible. The ceremony was by far the BEST part of the evening and we owe so much of that to Brian.”
“Thank you so much for helping us prepare for our big day & for making it special & memorable. Our guests gave us many compliments on how wonderful Brian was & how touching the ceremony was. It brought many people to tears. Take care & many blessings to you & your family for helping many couples prepare for their special day.”
“Thank you Brian for walking us through it all you did a fantastic job and we will be recommending you to whoever asks! You were great!”
“Thank you so much Brian! We are loving this next chapter of our lives and are counting down the days until our Honeymoon! We loved having both you and Kristen there for the rehearsal and of course hanging out together at the dinner! You two are such an amazing example of true love and that you and your partner can remain best friends forever! Brad and I aspire to do that!”
“Thank you for everything, you made our ceremony amazing! It truly was very much us and we could not have asked for anything else.”
“Thank you so much for everything, you did a fantastic job. Thank you Brian for a amazing job in your delivery, you made us both feel so at ease and so calm. You helped make our day so special and amazing. The ceremony really captured us as a couple and who we really are. So thank you for that. We have had nothing but great complements. I had someone ask if Brian was a close friend because of the way he was talking with people, they felt as if he had known them for a very long time. So thank you again for everything.”
“Thanks Brian…”
“Thank you Brian for such a wonderful day! You were perfect!”
“Thank you thank you thank you for the amazing work you did! The ceremony could not have been more perfect! Brian – you were awesome, sweet, funny, … perfect. From the bottom of our hearts, THANK YOU!”