Meet James!
James Ng has been a Wedding Emcee and Wedding singer in Vancouver for the last 20 years. He has just retired from his profession as a pharmacist so he can be more involved with the wedding business. James is fluent in English, Cantonese, and Mandarin and he can’t wait to hear your love story so he can help create a perfect wedding for you.
James speaks English, Cantonese and Mandarin.
Testimonials
“Everyone was helpful and kind from the start, providing quick responses.
Our original Marriage Commissioner unfortunately sustained a sudden injury and was unable to attend our wedding, which was just a week away.
We chose James as our officiant, and we are so glad we chose him. He explained everything in detail, answered all our questions, and took the time to reply thoughtfully.
We had several Zoom meetings before the wedding, which helped calm our nerves. After meeting with him, all our questions were answered, and we felt prepared for the ceremony. He was both professional and humorous during the event.
Thank you again!”
“Thank you so much. It was the most incredible day. James you were fantastic and we loved having you as part of our special day. You conducted the ceremony with such professionalism and warmth and made us feel really at ease. Every aspect of the ceremony felt personal to us and special. The guests all loved the ceremony so much, as did we.”
“James Ng was amazing _ very kind, patient and professional with well spoken, wise words. He made us both feel very comfortable and was most forgiving of me flubbing some lines ;) Thank You James, you made our day most memorable!”
“James was wonderful and kept the ceremony light and funny. He was also really quick to respond to any email inquiries that we had so would recommend especially for anyone looking to have a bilingual officiant.”
“We had a great experience with James from the Vancouver Officiant team who helped us achieve our vision for our wedding ceremony.
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“We had the Intimate Experience Package with Photography. There were four photographers that VO partners with and that’s how we found our photographer, Esther Moerman (who was also absolutely incredible!). I appreciated that they had a package like this as it reduced the amount of work on me to inquire about a custom photography package with other photographers given we only needed an hour of service (with option to add more time).
The process with VO was smooth and the descriptions/reviews of the various officiants was helpful. It was through the reviews on the website that we were able to select James Ng as our officiant based on our criteria. James was organized and thorough in our first meeting so we felt comfortable that we’d be taken care of through each step. He was always quick to respond to our questions and the resources on the VO website were helpful for selecting the various parts of our ceremony. The ceremony was everything we wanted with the perfect mix of humour and warmth. James was thoughtful in crafting our story and helping us create the layout of our ceremony to make sure everyone was comfortable.”
“Vancouver Wedding Officiant was so great to work with! We chose James Ng as our wedding officiant and he was simply wonderful! He helped ensure our day was extra-special, and also relaxed and fun - highly recommended!”
“Vancouver Officiant was great in helping us with our wedding. They were able to answer all our questions. Our Officiant James, provided a beautiful, meaningful, and loving ceremony for us. Very personalized to us. As well, after we were married we received warm emails with advice name changing and such.”
“James was excellent, warm, and guided us towards a great civil ceremony. Thank you for being there, James!”
“We had a great experience with James! He really took the time to get to know us as a couple and did a great job capturing our humor and fun spirits! He was so organized and was able to guide us seamlessly throughout our big day making it magical and stress free! Thank you again James :)”
“James was an amazing officiant. We would highly recommend him for your wedding. He took the time to get all the small details right. We had meetings with James prior to the ceremony and he did a phenomenal job!”
“We got married in on 2nd of July and had James as our officiant. He was amazing and conducted our ceremony beautifully. He managed to create the perfect environment that we envisaged for our civil ceremony, adding also some with good humour. We will always remember this special day of our lives, thank you James and Vancouver Officiant ! <3
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“We hired James to be our wedding officiant, as we were looking for someone who could do the ceremony in both English and Cantonese. Not only did James do a fantastic job of this, he was professional, funny and made the ceremony run so smoothly. We received so many compliments on our ceremony and how well James did as the officiant. He made the entire process easy! Thank you James!!!”
“5/5 would highly recommend going with James from Vancouver Officiants! He is professional yet so personable. We even heard him make the audience laugh with his intro before our entrance! We wanted to have a fun ceremony that still included the traditional elements, and he did just that. It also helped that he spoke Cantonese and English so both sides of our family could understand everything going on. James was amazing!”
“James did a great job as our officiant. He walked us through the entire process, making it less nerve-racking. His ceremony was well tailored to us and he was warm and kind! I would highly recommend Vancouver Officiant if you are looking to make your wedding day special.”
“James was our officiant and he was exceptional. He provided clear guidance on how to choose our readings prior to our wedding day. He was professional on the day of, and the flow of our wedding ceremony was exactly what we wanted. Thank you so much James for all your help. I would recommend anyone to James and Vancouver Officiant!”
“James did an absolute wonderful job in making our experience beyond memorable. From our first meeting to the day of the wedding, he provided thoughtful ideas and suggestions, and coordinated throughout the event, to ensure our wedding becomes an everlasting moment of our lives. Thank you James and Vancouver Officiant again.”
“We highly recommend James from Vancouver Officiant. He was very professional and created a delightful atmosphere during our ceremony. We were all smiles, and we loved every part of it. Thank you, James.”
“Great staff and great communications!
We had James from this business to officiate our wedding ceremony at the city hall and he was awesome!! Not only he created warm and intimate vibes just the way we wanted, he also made us feel relaxed with a great sense of humor as well.
Also their very well-organized website that let us create vows and statements quickly -saved tons of time during our busy preparation period. Highly recommended!”
“James Ng of Vancouver Officiant made our wedding ceremony very special. He was charming and well spoken, and all of our guests loved his service.”
“James was amazing. Very kind and clearly put in an extra effort translating poems and commitment statements from English to Mandarin to help my in-laws understand the ceremony. He was very sweet and helped make our ceremony very memorable!”
“James Ng was our officiant and he was amazing! He added both humour and compassion into the ceremony and walked us through every step of the way leading up to the big day. Highly recommend anyone to have James as their officiant for their wedding day.”
“Mireile and I would like to extend our gratitude to you for officiating our wedding yesterday. Thank you for guiding us throughout the ceremony and making every word spoken heartfelt and memorable. You have this fatherly figure that made us feel comfortable as soon as we spoke over the phone and meeting in person. We will surely recommend you/Vancouver Officiant to officiate a friend’s and relative’s wedding in the future.”
“We highly recommend Vancouver Officiant to make your wedding day perfect. It was such a smooth experience, Kristen was so friendly and welcoming to us upon booking. We chose James Ng to be our officiant and he was such a joy to work with. He gave us a lot of tips on how to create our vows and even directed us and our photographer during the signing to capture it beautifully. Our family and friends loved the way he did the ceremony. We were so comfortable with him. Thank you James and Kristen. You guys truly are the best!”
“James is spectacular! He conducted our ceremony very smoothly step by step. We really appreciated his attention and all the details. We recommend him 10000%! Thank you again James!!!”
“We had James Ng, who was fantastic with scheduling meetings prior to the big day to answer our questions. He was also very calm and collected during the ceremony, which rubbed off on everyone involved. Great experience and would recommend!”
“James did a great job leading my wife and I through the ceremony. It was a beautiful and perfect wedding. Thank you James!”
“James guided us through the whole process and the ceremony beautifully. He has a great presence and sprinkles in the right amount of humour. We asked for parts of the ceremony to be in Chinese and he made the addition seamless. Our guests even commented on how great James was. I definitely recommend him for any wedding.”
“Thank you very much to James for his wonderful officiating at our wedding this month. The ceremony went great, and James’ words were heartfelt and moving. We couldn’t have asked for a better outcome. His professionalism and thoughtfulness through the ceremony process was also much appreciated!”
“James was amazing at our wedding and we are so glad we made the choice to go with VO for our special day!
James really went above and beyond to ensure our ceremony was smooth and provided professional guidance in how we should think through the structure of the ceremony and the various segments. He also provided a fulsome translation of all the key parts such as the intro, love story, ring exchange etc. and it really made it very special for our family / relatives in China.”
“Thank you to James for helping to make our wedding vows simple and sweet. He was very kind and helped in guiding us to the vision we wanted to see on this day. I would definitely recommend him🎊”
“My husband and I had a very small intimate Covid wedding with our family. Our officiant James was so wonderful throughout the process. We were able to keep the ceremony simple and James prepared us for the whole thing! He was a pleasure to work with and I would highly recommend!”
“We had a wonderful experience with our officiant, James! He’s so knowledgeable, friendly, and open to ideas, making the planning process and wedding day stress-free!”
“From beginning to end, such a positive experience! Thank you to James for helping us create a wonderful wedding day!”
“Vancouver Officiant is a lovely company to work with. Kristen was with us every step of the way and was always pleasant and professional despite the countless emails and questions I inundated her with! We were able to secure an officiant and photographer at the last minute (2 months from the day, to be exact)! James and Dani (our officiant and photographer through Vancouver Officiant) were both so wonderful! James personalized his ceremonial speech to our liking, and included some Cantonese in there, too, for my family! And Dani was absolutely magical. She has a way of making photoshoots fun and stress-free, even when taking professional shots are normally a very awkward event. Our photos are absolutely amazing and we just can’t be happier. Thanks again Kristen, James, and Dani!! You guys are the best, and I will definitely be recommending you to all my friends and family!”