Officiants

A worldwide wedding officiant and celebrant directory organised by destination, from Tuscany and Santorini to Bali, Hawaii, Australia and New Zealand.

Amalfi Coast

Josh Withers, Amalfi Coast

A ceremony on the Amalfi Coast — Positano, Ravello, Sorrento, or a boat off Capri — written with you and run by an Australian celebrant who travels for it.
marriedbyjosh.com

Australia

Josh Withers, Australia

An Australian marriage celebrant, at home: Sydney, Byron Bay, the Gold Coast, Melbourne, the Barossa or the Whitsundays. Registered, legal, and the ceremony written with you rather than read at you.
marriedbyjosh.com

Mallorca & Ibiza

Josh Withers, Mallorca

Mallorca, Ibiza and Menorca: a finca above the coast, a beach at the end of a track, or a courtyard in Palma. An Australian celebrant who travels to write and run the ceremony.
marriedbyjosh.com

Bali

Josh Withers, Bali

Seminyak, Ubud and Uluwatu — a clifftop, a rice terrace, or a villa lawn. An Australian celebrant who travels to write and run the ceremony, in plain English and without a script somebody else wrote.
marriedbyjosh.com

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Josh Withers smiling between a newly married couple holding hands at a coastal ceremony. Two testimonials say the ceremony felt comfortable, calm, happy and lovely, and that Josh helped make a stressful ceremony feel calm.

Banff & the Canadian Rockies

Josh Withers, Banff

Banff, Lake Louise, Jasper and Whistler: a mountain or a lake shore, an Australian celebrant who travels for it, and a ceremony short enough to survive the weather.
marriedbyjosh.com

The Caribbean

Josh Withers, the Caribbean

Jamaica, Punta Cana, Barbados, St Lucia or the Bahamas — an Australian celebrant who travels to write and run wedding ceremonies, on the beach or well away from it.
marriedbyjosh.com

Charleston & the American South

Josh Withers, Charleston

Charleston, Savannah, Asheville and the estates between them — an Australian celebrant who travels to write and run the ceremony, in your words rather than a template.
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The Cotswolds & English Countryside

Josh Withers, the Cotswolds

A ceremony in a barn, a manor garden or a field, written with you and run by an Australian celebrant who travels for it. You sort the legals with the registrar; this is the part your guests actually watch.
marriedbyjosh.com

Toronto & Eastern Canada

Josh Withers, Toronto

Toronto, Ottawa, Niagara and the lakes: an Australian celebrant who travels to write and run wedding ceremonies, in plain words and without a script somebody else wrote.
marriedbyjosh.com

The Internet, by Josh Withers

A web development studio building websites for small Australian service businesses that need a modern site: fast, plainly written, and built to be found and quoted by search and answer engines as readily as by a person.
theinternet.com.au

Fiji

Josh Withers, Fiji

Denarau, the Mamanucas and the Yasawas: a wedding ceremony written with you and run by an Australian celebrant who travels, on a beach or under whatever is giving shade.
marriedbyjosh.com

Mykonos & the Greek Islands

Josh Withers, Mykonos

Mykonos, Crete, Corfu, Paros, or wherever the ferry goes: an Australian celebrant who travels to write and run wedding ceremonies, in plain English and in about twenty minutes.
marriedbyjosh.com
A black and white portrait of a couple on their wedding day, her head resting on his shoulder. Kinda chic to only invite the person you are actually marrying.

Hawaii

Josh Withers, Hawaii

Maui, Oahu, Kauai and the Big Island: a ceremony written with you and run by an Australian celebrant who travels. Sunrise on the crater, or a beach with nobody else on it.
marriedbyjosh.com

Iceland

Josh Withers, Iceland

A glacier, a black sand beach or a waterfall on the south coast, with an Australian celebrant who travels to run the ceremony. Built for two people, a photographer and a four-wheel drive.
marriedbyjosh.com

Ireland

Josh Withers, Ireland

Kerry, Connemara, the Wild Atlantic Way, or a castle estate an hour from Dublin. An Australian celebrant who travels to write and run wedding ceremonies, in plain words and out of the rain where it comes to that.
marriedbyjosh.com

Australia

Lodging your Notice of Intended Marriage

Every Australian marriage needs a Notice of Intended Marriage lodged with the celebrant at least a month before the day, and it is the step couples get wrong or leave too late. NOIM Easy walks you through filling it in and getting it witnessed.
noimeasy.au

Lake Como & the Italian Lakes

Josh Withers, Lake Como

Ceremonies at Como, Bellagio and Varenna, and on Garda and Maggiore, written with you and delivered by an Australian celebrant who travels to do it. Short, unstuffy, and in your own words rather than a script somebody else wrote.
marriedbyjosh.com

Las Vegas

Josh Withers, Las Vegas

A Vegas ceremony that is actually about the two of you — a chapel, the desert, or the twentieth floor. Written with you and run by an Australian celebrant who travels for weddings.
marriedbyjosh.com

London

Josh Withers, London

A rooftop, a hall, a garden square, or the register office followed by the real thing. A London ceremony written with you and run by an Australian celebrant who travels for weddings.
marriedbyjosh.com

Los Cabos

Josh Withers, Los Cabos

Cabo San Lucas, San Jose del Cabo and the resorts along the corridor: a wedding ceremony written with you and delivered by a travelling Australian celebrant.
marriedbyjosh.com
A newly married couple kissing while holding martinis. Kinda chic to finish your ceremony and immediately order a martini.

The Maldives

Josh Withers, the Maldives

A resort island or an overwater deck out in the atolls, with an Australian celebrant who travels to write and run the ceremony — usually for two people and nobody else at all.
marriedbyjosh.com

Napa & Sonoma

Josh Withers, Napa

Napa, Sonoma, and the coast from Big Sur down to Santa Barbara. A wedding ceremony written with you and delivered by an Australian celebrant who travels for it.
marriedbyjosh.com

New York City

Josh Withers, New York City

City Hall and then the real ceremony: a rooftop, a loft, or the Hudson Valley an hour north. An Australian celebrant who travels to write and run wedding ceremonies.
marriedbyjosh.com

Paris

Josh Withers, Paris

A ceremony in Paris, or at a chateau an hour out of it, written with you and run by an Australian celebrant who travels for weddings. Two people and a photographer is a completely normal booking.
marriedbyjosh.com

Portugal

Josh Withers, Portugal

Lisbon, Sintra, the Douro or the Algarve — a wedding ceremony written with you and delivered by a travelling Australian celebrant, without the script somebody else wrote.
marriedbyjosh.com

Provence & the French Riviera

Josh Withers, Provence

Ceremonies across Provence and the Riviera — Nice, Cannes, a mas in the Luberon, a vineyard behind Saint-Tropez — written with you and run by an Australian celebrant who flies in for the day.
marriedbyjosh.com
A couple embracing on a clifftop at golden hour above a forested valley. Kinda chic to say your vows with mountain views instead of a reception schedule.

Riviera Maya & Tulum

Josh Withers, Riviera Maya

Tulum, Playa del Carmen, a cenote, or a beach club along the coast — a ceremony written with you and run by an Australian celebrant who travels for weddings.
marriedbyjosh.com

Santorini

Josh Withers, Santorini

A caldera-edge ceremony at Oia, Imerovigli or Fira, written with you and run by a travelling Australian celebrant. Built for two people and a photographer as readily as for a hundred guests.
marriedbyjosh.com

Thailand

Josh Withers, Thailand

Phuket, Koh Samui, Krabi and the islands off the coast: a wedding ceremony written with you and delivered by an Australian celebrant who travels for weddings.
marriedbyjosh.com

The Alps & the Dolomites

Josh Withers, the Alps

Switzerland, Austria and the Dolomites: a chapel, a lake, or a hut above the treeline. An Australian celebrant who travels to write and run the ceremony, at altitude and in the cold.
marriedbyjosh.com

Funeral Celebrants

A directory of funeral and memorial celebrants working across Australia, listed by state, so a family arranging a service can find someone close by without a search.
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Tuscany

Josh Withers, Tuscany

An Australian celebrant who flies in to write and run the ceremony: a villa in Chianti, a terrace above Siena, or a town hall in Florence. The legal paperwork is done at home beforehand, so the day itself is the vows and the people who came for them.
marriedbyjosh.com

Toronto & Eastern Canada

Jeff Maeck

A wedding officiant working Toronto and southern Ontario, out of Kitchener. Ceremonies for couples who want the day to sound like them, and elopements for the ones who want nobody else there.
Ontarioheyjeffmaeck.com
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Thinking about eloping instead

Elopement is the Australian guide to getting married without the wedding: what the paperwork actually needs, what it costs, where you can legally hold a ceremony for two, and the celebrants and photographers who only do this.
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