Your wedding officiant, and a little more…

Getting married, that wonderful day you look forward to. I hear often “the best day of your life” but to be honest: I hope there will be many more beautiful days to come! For me making your wedding day special, – actually just that little bit more special than what you hoped for – that’s what I love to do. A ceremony in which we celebrate love, with a smile and a tear, tears of joy and laughter. Making a wonderful memory to look back at, year after year with a huge smile on your faces. I love it!

When I was sworn in as a civil registrar at the Court of Amsterdam in 2003, I was glowing with pride and bouncing with joy. Finally I got to do what I wanted to do for so long: be a wedding officiant. And now 20 years later, that feeling is still there. It is incredibly special, every time again, to be asked to do what I love so much.

“If you always do what you like, you never have to work”, but bounding two people into matrimony is a profession. There is much more than just giving a speech, it is also a legal fact that you record in a deed and that involves quite a few laws and regulations. And not only that, also liability. That’s why I think it’s really important to give a wedding ceremony all the attention it deserves.

In addition to being a wedding officiant, I also help bridal couples with official documents. Especially for couples who live abroad or have a foreign nationality it can be difficult to get the right documents or the right stamps. I am happy to help with this, because as a civil registry specialist I know my way around.