--- title: "Officiants" description: "A worldwide wedding officiant and celebrant directory organised by destination, from Tuscany and Santorini to Bali, Hawaii, Australia and New Zealand." source: "https://officiants.directory/" markdown: "https://officiants.directory/index.md" publisher: "Mafia Publishing" corrections: "frankie@officiants.directory" --- # Officiants 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]() ## [Submit to be featured by Officiants]() — Share your business, story or event with Officiants. Submitting is free, and every feature is reviewed before it appears. Tell our readers what you do, what is happening and why it matters to them. [mafia.net.au]() [![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. [marriedbyjosh.com]() 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]() ## [Getting married at the centre of the country]() — Which locations at Uluru and Kata Tjuta permit a ceremony, who travels out to the Red Centre to run one, and where your guests stay at Yulara. [uluruwedding.com.au]() 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]() New Zealand ## [Josh Withers, New Zealand]() — Queenstown, Wanaka, Waiheke, and the lakes and alps of the South Island — an Australian celebrant who travels across for weddings and elopements. [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]() ## [The short ceremony, done properly]() — Registry Weddings lists registry offices, marriage offices and celebrants who run short, legal, paperwork-first ceremonies around Australia, for couples who want the marriage without the production. [registryweddings.au]() [![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]() The Scottish Highlands ## [Josh Withers, the Scottish Highlands]() — Skye, Glencoe, a loch shore or a castle courtyard: a wedding ceremony written with you and run by an Australian celebrant who travels. Elopements for two are the usual booking up here. [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. [funeralcelebrant.au]() 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. Ontario [heyjeffmaeck.com]() [![Advertisement for Wedding Computer: what if all of the wedding vendors, the planner, the venue and the couple were all reading from the same sheet?]()]() [![A bride smiling at the camera while her groom kisses her forehead on their wedding day.]()]() ## [Melbourne Celebrants]() — Personal, unscripted wedding ceremonies across Melbourne, the Yarra Valley, Mornington Peninsula, Geelong and regional Victoria, with clear legal guidance and professional sound. [melbournecelebrants.com.au]() [![A newly married couple standing beneath the sails of the Sydney Opera House.]()]() ## [The Sydney Celebrant]() — Personal, unscripted wedding ceremonies across Sydney, the Blue Mountains and New South Wales, with the legal work, vow support and professional audio handled. [thesydneycelebrant.com.au]() [![The cover of Volcanic Winter, a novel by Mark Rutherford.]()]() ## [Volcanic Winter, by Mark Rutherford]() — When a plan to combat climate change threatens life on Earth, one man has seven days to stop it. [markrutherfordwrites.com]() ## [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. [elopement.au]() ## About this source Published by [Mafia Publishing](). Corrections: [frankie@officiants.directory](). 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