Meet Alan!
Alan loves guitars and plays with more vigour and volume than skill, and he's proudly napped through large chunks of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He's also fluent in French, the product of French Immersion from kindergarten through Grade 12 and a teenage summer spent in France, and he's happy to bring French into a ceremony, switching seamlessly between a polished Parisian accent and a Quebecois one on request. But overwhelmingly he loves stories! As a Drama and Creative Writing teacher, he's immersed in stories, what moves them, what strengthens that connection between author and audience, and what speaks to a wider experience.
Weddings, like great love stories, have the universal and the unique, a 'tip-of-the-hat' to tradition while communicating each couple's distinct path. As a happily married man of 20 years with two active, healthy and hungry teenagers, he loves how his story is unfolding. 'Stories need to be heard and stories need to be told' is a mantra that guides the many large events he's MC'ed as well as the small, intimate gatherings. He considers it an honour to hear couples' stories and to weave them into their celebrations.
Testimonials
“Alan officiated our wedding and was wonderful every step of the way, from our first meeting right through to the day itself. He was kind and seemed really invested in making sure everything turned out the way we wanted. He walked us through what to expect and offered a few different options to choose from. The ceremony itself was heartfelt, and we were completely comfortable with him the whole time. As a bonus, he included a few words in French, which was a nice touch for our family from Quebec!
Thank you, Alan and Vancouver Officiant, for giving us such a memorable experience.”
“Alan truly made our day extremely special. He completely set the tone and delivered a fantastic ceremony. Almost every one of our guests commented on how brilliant he was — from his clear speaking to the personal elements he added and his delivery. We would highly recommend Alan to anyone getting married.”
“Thank you so much for guiding us through our ceremony with such care, thoughtfulness and warmth. Your words and presence made our day even more meaningful, and we’re so grateful for the time and heart you put into making it truly special.”
“Thank you so much for officiating our wedding! It was definitely an amazing day!
We really appreciate everything you did for us leading up to our big day and on the day. ”
“We had an amazing experience with Vancouver Officiant. Alan was so wonderful and far exceeded our expectations. Thank you for making our special day more special.”
“Alan was wonderful!! He provided us with continued support throughout this whole process. Having him to talk things out with was very reassuring, and he helped remove a lot of the stress on our wedding day.
We received sooo many compliments on Alan’s energy throughout the ceremony and how he started the whole thing off on the right foot!! My husband and I thought the ceremony was great, had the right cadence, tone, and felt like us.
Thank you so much to Alan for being an integral part of our day - his jokes were spot on and made my husband and I feel at ease.
We really cannot stress enough how knowing that he had the ceremony under control made us feel! It really took the pressure off and allowed us to enjoy the day. We would highly recommend Alan and Vancouver officiant as well- the process was straightforward and really intuitive.
Thank you so much Alan!”