Knots & Kisses

Marriage Officer Cape Town

Rev. Raene Packery is a Spiritual Celebrant and Marriage Officer in Cape Town registered at the Department of Home Affairs and has been performing marriages since 2008. She can legally marry heterosexual and same-sex couples, lodges the marriage, and issues you with a registration certificate on the day.

Raene liaises with the couple, assists with guidelines and suggestions, and then prepares the ceremony. Her goal is to ensure that their big day is unforgettable, so Raene creates a ceremony that resonates with the couple; by focusing on the love between them as a couple, the stuff that makes them good together, and everything else in between, thus incorporating as much of their love story as possible in a fun yet respectful manner. Raene’s attentive approach ensures that her couples’ ceremonies are deeply meaningful both to her couples and to their guests. From a simple backyard ceremony to a lavish celebrity wedding, this officiant can curate a service that you’ll cherish for a lifetime!

Whether one chooses to incorporate traditional elements into the ceremony or not is for each couple to decide, either way, Raene will provide options that go beyond tradition and the expectations of the guests.

Marriage services offered by Raene are as follows:

• Non-denominational marriage ceremonies
• Interfaith Spiritual Ceremonies
• LGBTIQ+ marriages & partnerships
• Quick kiss & go marriage registrations
• Handfasting Rites
• Co-officiated Wedding Ceremonies
• Vow Renewals

The ceremony can take place in a building or outdoors, such as in a garden or on the beach but the actual signing of the register needs to take place under a roof or similar environment.

Raene specializes in light, sacred, and meaningful ceremonies without a lengthy, unnecessary sermon. Whether you intend on a ceremony that is unique or traditional, spiritual, short, romantic, quirky, fun, or whatever else you have in mind, Raene comes highly recommended by couples from all walks of life, so you are guaranteed a marriage officiant that listens to your needs and tries her best to cater to all your wishes.

Services include unlimited emails/telephone contact for information or advice regarding Marriage registration and/or ceremony. Travel costs / Accommodation costs are negotiable. Raene also offers the use of a portable sound system with a mic at no additional cost for use at the ceremony