About this vendor
Whether it's a lavish affair or just the two of you, Hitch Maine of Portland is here to help. Janice Gardner has worked as a marriage officiant in the state for over 20 years, guiding couples of all stripes and styles on the biggest day of their lives.
Services Offered
Whether couples want a quick elopement, a traditional wedding ceremony, or something unique, Hitch Maine is happy in any setting. Janice offers everything from short & sweet elopement packages to fully customized wedding ceremonies to renewals of vows. Fees include consultations, ceremony design, services, providing witnesses if needed, travel, and marriage license filing. Hitch Maine can also help coordinate the wedding rehearsal. Janice has worked with over 200 couples to make their Maine wedding truly memorable.
Details
Business Attributes
- LGBTQ+-owned Business
- Woman-owned Business
Ceremony Types
- Civil Union
- Commitment Ceremony
- Elopement
- Interfaith Ceremony
- Non-Religious Ceremony
- Second Wedding
Religious Affiliations
- Spiritual
Wedding Activities
- Wedding
- Ceremony
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Janice is awesome! She contacted me the first day I reached out to her. She is timely, professional, and so easy to talk to! She provided location ideas, ceremony speech samples an...
d was super flexible to incorporate whatever made us happy. Janice made our ceremony very easy and enjoyable. Would highly recommend her!
Janice was a calming presence during a chaotic day! From rehearsal to the ceremony, and even prior she was friendly, supportive, and encouraging. Both of our families adored Janice...
, and we encouraged our two engaged friends to consider her for their ceremonies as well. We would recommend her to anyone!
Very kind, professional, flexible and accommodating! We loved her! Her package that includes a cake and flowers is an invaluable service for people who want a semi-spontaneous pri...
vate (or tiny) ceremony but still want to feel like their day was witnessed and special. We felt very cared for.
We cannot recommend Janice Gardner enough! From the very first email, she was incredibly kind, professional, responsive, and accommodating. We reached out Monday night hoping to so...
mehow pull together a Friday elopement, and thanks to her, our dream wedding became a reality within just a few days.
She made the entire process feel easy and stress-free during what could have been a very overwhelming time. Being 8 months pregnant, flexibility and understanding meant everything to us, and she went above and beyond to make our ceremony special.
The ceremony itself was absolutely beautiful!!! It was intimate, heartfelt, and perfectly tailored to us as a couple. She created such a calm and comfortable atmosphere, and we truly felt cared for every step of the way. It was everything we hoped for and more.
We are so grateful she was part of such an important moment in our lives and will cherish the memory forever. If you are looking for someone warm, genuine, organized, and truly passionate about what they do, look no further!
Janice is wonderful! Janice has a effortless energy and presence, she was the perfect officiant for our small intimate beach weekend. She has a soothing clear voice with warm vibes...
. She gave guidance, but was really willing to follow our lead and wishes for how it would all go down. She was also very sensitive to our family dynamics and inclusion of some interfaith elements. Thanks to Janice for helping make the day lovely and smooth!
We were married in Portland, Maine, and Janice was absolutely wonderful from start to finish. She was extremely responsive, answered every question we had, and made us feel complet...
ely at ease. Janice gave me a few examples of ceremonies and I was able to select one of her choices while also including a little bit of my own pieces. She also took care of submitting our marriage license after the ceremony, which made the entire experience truly seamless.
We’re so thankful for her care and professionalism and would highly recommend her to any couple!
Janice was great to work with. I received multiple compliments on the ceremony from my guests. She was pleasant, personable and really worked hard to create a ceremony that was bot...
h full of love and personalized to us. She went out of her way to incorporate both handfasting and knot-tying to create something truly unique, while also maintaining a few traditional elements that I wanted to include as well. Her delivery was excellent, and she spoke with brightness and emotion. I would recommend her to anyone looking for a unique and personalized ceremony.
Janice (Hitch Maine) was the perfect fit for our intimate, non-religious, queer Portland city hall ceremony!
We chose Janice because she works on a college campus, and both of us...
do too. We met with her several times over the months leading up to our ceremony. We selected one of Janice’s beautiful prepared elopement scripts, which fit our values and priorities very nicely. My wife and I wrote our own vows, and Janice kindly reviewed their tone and length for consistency in advance of the ceremony.
Janice arrived to the venue early, set up quietly, wrangled our witnesses, and promptly submitted the notarized license for processing.
Janice is kind, thoughtful, professional, warm and has a lovely voice! She was fully present and in the moment—my grandmother even really enjoyed their conversation and has continued to compliment how wonderful her delivery was. Everyone in the room cried and were still quoting bits of the ceremony hours later at dinner!
If you’re queer and looking for written validation, let this be it! We’re two women. Queers (and everyone else), hire Janice!
Janice made our special day happen exactly as we wished and at such short notice, too! She is both professional and warm and friendly. She responded to my message quickly and it wa...
s very easy to discuss our needs and to book her services. We are very happy with the wedding that Janice helped us have!
Janice was so great to work with - we opted for an intimate get together with our closest family members, and she made the process much easier! She helped paint a clearer picture o...
n what our ceremony could look like over Zoom calls + emails, and even assisted in setting up chairs on site the day of!
I couldn't have asked for better help and she made a great day even greater for the both of us!
Thank you Janice!
Janice was a joy to work with. She was friendly, responsive, and attentive to our needs and preferences. I couldn't wish for a better officiant for our little elopement.
Janice was a perfect fit for us. Her kindness, gracefulness and skill were evident from our first meeting on Zoom.
She generously provided resources to consider and collaborated w...
ith us to create our wedding ceremony. The feedback Janice provided was incredibly helpful and always offered with skill and sensitivity.
The day of our wedding Janice helped to create the warm and casual atmopshere that we wanted; we were married in a casual, lakeside ceremony surrounded by family and friends. In short, we couldn’t have been happier with our selection of Janice. She truly is gifted and a beautiful person.
Janice was a wonderful officiant!! She answered my initial contact email quickly and we had a "get to know you" call that same day. Her fee is very reasonable. On the day of our...
wedding, she was very competent and professional. She has a pleasant speaking voice and is an overall friendly person. I highly recommend Janice as your officiant.
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