Stephen Anderson he/him
Get to know Greater Vancouver wedding officiant Stephen Anderson.
Greater Vancouver, BC, Whistler, BC
I’m a front-row seat kind of human and as an officiant, I get the best seat in the house. Getting to celebrate the beginning of the next chapter of your love story sounds like a pretty rad gig to me!
We really only have one task on this planet: Learning how to love others, and doing that well. My favourite part of the ceremony is that split-second moment when a couple, bold and brave and daring as individuals, stand together in front of their people and say, “We’re going to love each other as best we know how.” It is an audacious and fierce step toward living out love in the most tangible and authentic way possible.
If every couple is unique (and they are), then every ceremony should reflect this. Your wedding is a milestone on your journey together – a milestone that should be celebrated with a bespoke ceremony that speaks to the significance and importance of your relationship. I would be humbled and excited to help guide you two as you create this milestone moment together.
Stephen's Story
Stephen Anderson – part mountain goat, part story weaver, full-time card-carrying romantic.
On weekdays, I nurture small humans as an elementary school teacher in Vancouver. On weekends, I enthusiastically celebrate love stories, calm wedding jitters, and offer whole-hearted presence to you and your guests as your officiant.
My new passion project is training to be a clinical counsellor. I’m an advocate for all the feels, and the brave work of being human. So my officiating, my teaching and my future counselling are all connected—helping people show up, speak truth, and choose love.
When I’m not doing any of those things, I’m climbing up a mountain or flying down one strapped to a snowboard. (I didn’t move from Saskatchewan to Vancouver for the rain, after all.)
To me, officiating is a sacred invitation and responsibility. It’s about bearing witness. It’s about standing at the threshold with two people who’ve chosen each other—messy, magnificent, and wildly human—and helping them mark that choice with ceremony.
I believe the ceremony is the heartbeat for the wedding day. Not the stuffy part you sit through before the party—but the moment that makes the party matter. Whether you’re eloping in the forest, dancing down the aisle, or tearing up in front of your closest kin, your ceremony should feel like you: personal, perhaps a little quirky, and full of heaping portions of love.
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