Gary Dockendorff  Justice of the Peace

Your wedding is a special event that should reflect your love and feelings for each other, and your own unique style,  I offer you the flexibility of planning your wedding the way you wish.

Couples who want to personalize their wedding ceremony to focus on the love that unites them, may choose to write their own vows to convey their feelings for each other or may combine the traditional exchange of vows and rings with modern dedications of love and commitment. Whatever you choose depends upon what suits your personalities in expressing your love and promises to one another.

Whether it be a simple personal wedding ceremony with just witnesses, a rose ceremony or unity candle ceremony, an elegant wedding or renewal of wedding vows, you can be assured that your day will be one you will remember. My goal is to support you and guide you through your wedding day so that it is enjoyable, memorable, and everything that you hoped it would be.

For those blending families through marriage, special attention can be given to involving both kin and any children. I believe it is very important if children are coming into the marriage that they be recognized or participate in some part of the wedding ceremony itself.

Every ceremony is customized to each couple for a truly personal wedding and each couple receives a personalized printed booklet of their ceremony. It is my suggestion that they read their ceremony every anniversary, at the very least, to help remember the love they are celebrating and the path that led them to each other. 

The choice of location is yours within the Province of Nova Scotia. You are free to choose any location to hold your wedding ceremony. The possibilities are endless, limited only by your imagination.  Whether it be on a ship, resort, golf club or hotel, outdoors, at the beach or a public park, or an at home wedding or under the wide-open starry skies.

Eloping is great for couples that value experience over a big wedding or would rather put their money toward something that is more important. Most couples that choose to elope crave a day that reflects their relationship. They are couples that value a true experience they can remember forever.

So, if you are planning an out of country wedding and want to take care of the legal paperwork in advance, if you need a marriage certificate for legal reasons, or if you just want to be legally married in a brief ceremony in front of two witnesses ( and yes, we can provide the witnesses and location) then get in touch and we'll provide all the details.

Please remember that you require a Nova Scotia Marriage License in order to be married in Nova Scotia. If you reside in HRM,  you may go to any of the following locations:

Halifax

Maritime Centre – 1505 Barrington Street, 9th Floor North    Please call 902-424-5200 for an appointment.

Halifax Access Nova Scotia Centre – 300 Horseshoe Lake Drive, Bayers Lake Business Park

Dartmouth

Dartmouth Access Nova Scotia Centre – 250 Baker Drive, Suite 134, Russell Lake West

Sackville

Sackville Access Nova Scotia Centre – 486 Sackville Drive, Lower Sackville

Parties to the intended marriage must apply in person to a Deputy Issuer of Marriage Licences in their community. Find a Deputy Issuer of Marriage Licences:   

Find a Deputy Issuer of Marriage Licences

If you wish any clarification on obtaining a marriage licence, just let me know and I will provide the information to you.

Sample wedding ceremonies can be found at:

http://www.angelfire.com/ga4/dockendorff_jp/weddingceremonies.html

References are available at initial consultation or you may visit:

http://www.angelfire.com/ga4/dockendorff_jp/weddingcomments.html

 and view comments about wedding ceremonies I have solemnized.

click here to request more information about your wedding ceremony 

"With over twenty five years of experience as a wedding officiant, I will ensure that your wedding celebration will be a very memorable one. A wedding ceremony that builds on the values of your past and looks to the future will speak personally and eloquently to you, both at the time of your wedding and throughout your life together."  

1981 - Appointed Commissioner of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia   

1987 - Appointed Justice of the Peace for the Province of Nova Scotia  

Gary has been an Arbitrator with the Better Business Bureau since 1984 and a CAMVAP Arbitrator since its inception in 1994 (ret'd.)