Josh Withers marrying a couple in an ivy-covered courtyard

Gold Coast Christian Wedding Celebrant

A modern Christian wedding ceremony, grounded in faith and created around you

I'm Josh Withers, a Commonwealth-registered marriage celebrant with a Pentecostal background and Bible college training. I create Christian ceremonies across the Gold Coast, Hinterland and Tweed, shaped around your faith, Scripture, prayer and personal vows.

Josh Withers conducting a Christian wedding ceremony on the Gold Coast
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What's Included

Everything you need for a Christian ceremony that matters

Since 2009, I've married over 2,900 couples across 24 countries — creating Christian ceremonies grounded in faith and shaped around each couple.

  • Theological Foundation

    Bible college-trained with Pentecostal roots and a charismatic worship background, bringing a thoughtful theological foundation to your ceremony.

  • Custom Scripture Integration

    Bible verses woven naturally into your ceremony, selected around your faith journey, relationship and the promises you are making.

  • Professional Audio

    Electro-Voice EVERSE 8 speakers and Rode microphones for outdoor Gold Coast venues. Everyone hears the vows and scripture clearly at beach ceremonies or Hinterland estates, and your videographer gets pristine audio.

  • Legal Authority

    Authorised under the Marriage Act 1961. Also licensed in USA and Canada. Your Christian ceremony will be emotionally resonant, biblically grounded, and legally solid.

  • Flexible Faith Expression

    From traditional liturgy to spirit-led spontaneity — the ceremony reflects your actual faith practice, not what you think a Christian wedding 'should' look like.

  • Contemporary Format

    Usually 18-20 minutes, shaped by modern worship and years of professional speaking — long enough to honour God, short enough to keep everyone present and engaged.

How it works

  • Enquiry

    Check my availability and tell me what you want the ceremony to hold. I'll recommend the right service, and we'll start exploring your faith story together.

  • Legal paperwork

    At least one month before your wedding, we complete the Notice of Intended Marriage together — in person on the Gold Coast or via video call. I will guide you through it.

  • Faith & ceremony conversations

    Coffee on the Gold Coast or video calls to discuss your faith journey, theology preferences, and vision. I will create a Christian ceremony that reflects who you are as believers and as a couple.

  • Your wedding day

    I deliver your ceremony with professional audio, calm presence, and spirit-led authenticity — creating the moment that anchors your celebration before God.

Josh Withers conducting a ceremony at Uluru

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Recent words from couples

  • "He created the perfect ceremony for us, it was laid back and easy while still feeling really meaning and professional."


    Aura & Jacob

    Heartwood Cabin · Springbrook · Gold Coast · Queensland

  • "Full of fun but professional, love and care, making your day everything you feel it should be."


    Molly & Josh

    Murwillumbah · Northern Rivers · New South Wales

  • "Josh married us on the beach in Currumbin in 2021. It was absolutely perfect for us, no fluff or long drawn out speaking. The whole process of paperwork was easy too. A great stress free elopement!"


    Josh Withers officiating Alana and Nathan’s beach elopement ceremony at Currumbin Rock
    Alana & Nathan

    Currumbin Rock · Currumbin · Gold Coast · Queensland

Josh Withers with his wife, Britt, outdoors

About Josh

One wedding changed the course of my life

I grew up in a family with more divorces than couples. For a long time, I thought the easiest way to go through life was never to get married—then I could never get divorced.

Then, at a family wedding about 20 years ago, I saw marriage differently: not as a promise that life would always be easy, but as a meaningful choice two people make about how they want to live. That wedding changed my point of view—and the direction of my life. I left breakfast radio and became a celebrant.

I’m a Gold Coast-born kid, so weddings across the Gold Coast, Brisbane and Byron Bay feel like coming home. After more than 15 years as a celebrant, I still love helping local couples begin their marriage with faith, meaning and words that sound like them.

Get to know me

Ready for a Christian ceremony that honours God?

Faithful, personal and beautifully delivered. Let's create something meaningful together.

Josh Withers conducting a Sydney wedding ceremony overlooking the harbour
Josh Withers smiling as a couple exchange rings during their wedding ceremony
Josh Withers conducting a wedding ceremony in the Blue Mountains
Josh Withers conducting an elopement ceremony near Uluru
Josh Withers holding a microphone while conducting an outdoor wedding ceremony
Josh Withers conducting a destination wedding ceremony in Iceland
Josh Withers conducting an intimate Melbourne wedding ceremony
Josh Withers conducting a Brisbane wedding ceremony with a couple