Meet Mike!
Mike was born and raised in Kelowna and has helped more than 50 couples make their wedding day memorable as an officiant over the past 20 years. He is a father of 3 teenagers and is married to his best friend Jeanne. Mike is known for his creativity and humor, and loves crafting meaningful and personal services that honor the wishes of the wedding couple and their families. His personable and easy-going nature combined with excellent administrative and people skills will ensure your experience is as relaxing and stress free as a wedding ceremony can be!
Testimonials
“Mike was excellent and really helped to make the day so special. We’ve had many of our guests comment on how great the ceremony went and we can’t thank Mike enough for that!”
“Mike Penninga was the perfect choice of officiant for our wedding. We chose him initially because he was so well spoken and personable. He helped us customize our ceremony to include personal elements. On the day of our wedding, he was an amazing sport, still managing to highlight our love story and command the room, despite standing in the pouring rain! We have had so many guests give us great feedback about the ceremony and Mike was a huge part of that. Thanks so much!”
“It was a real treat having Mike lead our wedding ceremony. His energy and delivery was amazing. His smile and charm is infectious, and he delivered the exact type of ceremony and vibe we were looking for to share with our friends and family. Thank you, Mike!”
“I just wanted to Thank You sincerely for the top notch job you did!
You were amazing. . . Loved every second!
Hope you have a fun filled summer of gettin’ folks hitched !
You are PERFECT for that role! Cheers!”
“Mike was a fantastic officiant and made the process so simple and comfortable for us. Made the group laugh numerous times and was so calm and collected. Would recommend him to anyone without a second thought”
“Mike Penninga was absolutely amazing! Our justice of the peace for unseen circumstances fell through less than 24 hrs before and Mike came through in time and was incredible and all the guests loved his vows he did!”
“Vancouver Officiant made it every easy to find the perfect match for our Special Day! Mike Penninga did an AMAZING job. He took the time to learn about Taylor and I, so it felt like he had knew us for years and years. He put us at ease on the big day, helping guide us through everything step by step. So many of our friends and family members asked us “where did you find Mike, he’s great!” Thanks again for everything!”
“Mike was absolutely amazing officiating our wedding. We had so many compliments on how amazing the ceremony was and how people felt truly inspired by him and his advice. I will most definitely be recommending Mike to any and all of my friends and family getting married. Couldn’t have asked for a better person to help us get married!”