Meet Danny!
Danny Martin was born in the foothills of the Yorkshire Dales National Park in England, is obsessed with shoes, and makes a Yorkshire pudding his mum would describe as “not bad”. In 2016, alongside his beautiful wife of 22 years Alexandra and their two brave sons, Danny ventured across the pond and started to build a new community on Vancouver Island. Having completed his Masters in English Pedagogy at UVic Danny now works as a Drama, Film & Television teacher at a local high school.
Danny is a highly experienced public speaker and MC and brings fresh and bright energy, passion, and professionalism to his work as an officiant. Danny has a deep respect for heritage and tradition, paired with an impressive ability to reimagine old customs into relevancy. Working alongside Danny, modern couples and families are given a sense of authenticity and personal meaning as they mark life's big moments.
Why choose Danny?
“For me, humans are everything. The only thing I love more than humans are the stories that we get to weave together. Marriage is the beginning of a new story for two families, a story with unwritten chapters and blank pages. I’d love to meet you and listen to your story!”
Testimonials
“We are so thrilled with our experience with Danny. Danny got to know us individually and as a couple, and created a beautiful story that perfectly described our relationship. Danny was thoughtful, a great communicator, and did an excellent job of weaving love and humour seamlessly into a wonderful story. Many guests from our wedding have commented on how it was the most beautiful ceremony they have ever attended, due to how Danny spoke, the stories he told, and how he structured the ceremony. We highly recommend Danny as a wedding officiant and are so incredibly happy that he was able to be a part of our wedding.”
“Thank you to Danny from the bottom of our hearts for officiating the most special day of our lives. We couldn’t have asked for anyone better. He captured the day exactly as we had hoped. He was funny & kind, tender & sweet, not to mention incredibly stylish 🙂 Danny listened to exactly what we asked for and helped us when we didn’t have the right words to express ourselves. We really feel that he created the most beautiful ceremony for us, blending our two families together & it wouldn’t have been the same without him. He made us feel so comfortable & truly felt like he became a part of the family that day...to the point where we almost feel like we should invite him to Christmas dinner. We had countless guests asking about our good friend who officiated our wedding. And others who had the most amazing compliments about Danny.
Danny, we cannot thank you enough for making this incredible day even more perfect than we ever thought possible. My only complaint is, we just wish you could have stayed and partied with us all night long 😉 Thank you again! ”
“This past weekend we were married by Danny Martin in Victoria BC (Yes Vancouver Officiants has officiants on Vancouver island as well!). Danny was such a delight to work with. My husband and I really wanted to have a heartfelt but fun ceremony, and he delivered exactly that. I would say we are both on the shy side, Danny made us feel so comfortable that I didn’t even have a moment to consider my possible stage fright. I was so captivated by his ceremony and excited to be there marrying my best friend. Danny captured our story perfectly and we had so many people coming up to us afterwards asking where we had found him because they assumed we must have known each other already. He was fantastic in every way and I would highly recommend him. Thank you Danny!!”
“Danny did an amazing job officiating our wedding this past Monday in Sooke. He is personable, well spoken and an incredible writer. He took the time to get to know us and our story, and created a wonderful ceremony that spoke of us exactly. He listened attentively and showed genuine enthusiasm at all of our many ideas for the ceremony. Being a Filipino-Ukrainian wedding, we wanted to do traditions from both cultures: unity candle, arras coins, cord + veil and rushnyk. We were learning a lot about each tradition and Danny was along for the ride learning with us! He was easy to contact, flexible and put a lot of time and effort into creating what was a smooth, beautiful and well-organized event. The ceremony was the most important part of the wedding to me. Danny incorporated all of the aspects I hoped for and made it seamless. He was super respectful with all of our cultural traditions and spiritual beliefs. He had awesome ideas such as the pre-wedding selfie and speaking of the important moments throughout our relationship. We can’t thank Danny enough for making our wedding dream come true!”
“We were really happy to have Danny Martin officiate our wedding. He was genuine, funny, and engaging and helped to make the ceremony very meaningful for us. We received many compliments on the ceremony from our guests as well!”
“Danny officiated our ceremony in August 2024 and we still cannot get over how amazing it was!!! The entire night people kept asking us where we found him and many people assumed he was a long time friend by the way he told our story. I cannot recommend Vancouver Officiant (and Danny) enough!”
“Danny was exactly what we were looking for in an officiant. He was fun, relaxing and could spin a story and felt like one of the family or a close friend. This being the second marriage for both of us it was to be with close family (50people) in the backyard. And everyone agreed the ceremony was absolutely beautiful and seemed to be exactly us. Danny was so loved by all, our daughter and soon to be son-in-law have booked Danny for their wedding. If you are looking for fun but casual serious and a patient officiant I would book Danny now.”
“Having Danny lead our ceremony was incredible. His presence brought a sense of calm to us standing in front of our family and friends, and we’re thrilled we chose him to be a part of our special day. His help through the planning process was invaluable, making himself available for online and in person meetings to guide and advise us. Vancouver Officiant’s website and information was very helpful for writing our vows and understanding the ins and outs of a wedding ceremony.”
“We had the absolute honour of working with Danny Martin and having him officiate our wedding! From the beginning we knew he was the perfect fit and made our day so much more special! We received a magnitude of compliments regarding Danny - he was absolutely amazing. His character, humor, energy, everything about him was 10/10. Working with VO in general was such a great experience as well! Thank you guys!!!!”
“Ah, Danny! I don’t even know where to begin! Thank you sososo much! Thank you for truly making our ceremony such a special experience, and for enduring the rain with us! All of our guests were gushing about you and thought that you were a friend of ours because you captured Spencer and I so well. Additionally, your words of wisdom meant so much to us and I can assure you that we will carry them with us for the rest of our lives! Danny, you are a true gem of a human and thank you for being a part of our wedding day 😊”
“Danny was pleasant to meet with, he was genuine and wanted to know our adventurous story right away. He made our God centered wedding a blissful day at the beautiful Milner Gardens in Qualicum Beach. He was organized, met with us when needed online with video conference and in person. He was reliable, had a great personality and crafted a beautiful ceremony as our officiant. We will recommend him to everyone we know that is having a wedding on the wonderful Vancouver Island. It was a pleasure Danny! Thank you for making our wedding day so special & lovely.”
“Danny Martin created the perfect balance between romance and entertainment for our ceremony. We got so many compliments about his officiating - from those who cried because it was so beautiful and those who were laughing too hard! Thank you for creating a personalized ceremony for us. Highly recommend!”
“Danny was the perfect choice as an officiant for our wedding! He was so easy to work with, and he made the whole process super comfortable for us. My husband and I were probably the most stressed out about the ceremony - standing up in front of 120 people and having to recite vows to each other in front of a large crowd isn’t really our thing. But Danny assured me from our very first call that this is the exact reason that he loves to officiate weddings! He really took the time to get to know us and our background story, and he made sure to check in with us regularly as we got closer to our wedding date. Danny put the time and effort into making sure that our ceremony was heartfelt and personal to us. He made us feel like we had known him for years, and we have received so many compliments about how much our friends and family adored Danny and our ceremony. I’m so grateful for Danny and he truly turned our ceremony into one of my favorite parts of the whole day! 10/10 recommend!!”
“Danny was the best officiant we could have asked for. He really captured who we are. We had our son during Covid and he was an important piece to our wedding and Danny made sure he was a key part to our ceremony. All we have to say is thank you to Danny and Vancouver Officiant for making our ceremony perfect!”
“We absolutely recommend Vancouver Officiant! Danny did a fantastic job and we received a lot of compliments after our wedding about how well he did. He met with us multiple times to get to know us as a couple so he could present an incredible ceremony to our guests. I even had someone ask us if we knew Danny from before because he made it seem like he knew us so well!
Danny made the experience very easy and smooth for us. He ran us through a rehearsal ceremony and made sure we were all up to speed for the big day. Again I highly recommend using Vancouver Officiant if you are planning to get married. The company is top quality and the officiants are incredible!”
“Danny Martin did an amazing job officiating our wedding ceremony in Victoria! We kept in communication during the months leading up to our wedding day and he really listened to what we wanted. He was well spoken, heartfelt, funny, and added his own words of encouragement which was greatly appreciated and a unique touch! We received so many compliments from family and friends about how much they loved our ceremony. Thank you Danny!”
“Vancouver Officiant was super helpful in helping us make our marriage come together in these uncertain times. Kristen was very friendly and informative through the whole process.
Danny was the perfect choice for us, an absolute professional and all around great officiant. He wrote up a ceremony that was tailored exactly to what we were looking for, stuck around for a toast and had our appraisal long after he had already left.
All in all very pleased with Danny and Vancouver Officiant
Would recommend 5/5 stars”