#204 - Wedding Officiants

Wedding Officiants – Episode #204

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Hi ladies!

I’m getting married this summer and have been listening to your podcast for about a year now! Thank you for all your advice it’s been really helpful.

I was wondering, do you have an episode that talks about having a friend/family member officiate the ceremony?? We want a close friend of ours to officiate our wedding but he has never done one before and I have only been in one other wedding so I’m not an expert either. We are doing a very casual, non - religious ceremony but I still want to make sure we are legally married by the end of it Any advice or sources you have would be greatly appreciated! !

Episode 23 - Hiring a Wedding Officiant

Who can officiate

• Friend
• JOP
• Preacher or Religious leader
• Sea Captain

Recognized officiants by state: https://www.thespruce.com/recognized-marriage-officiants-2300735 https://theamm.org/marriage-laws/

Tips for having a friend officiate:

https://www.brides.com/story/tips-for-using-friend-as-officiant-sandy-malone https://www.theknot.com/content/friend-officiate-ceremony-how-to https://seattlebridemag.com/expert-wedding-advice/how-legally-officiate-wedding

• Let them add to the ceremony, or give input
• Practice
• Give them instruction on what to wear
• In order for the marriage to be legal, your officiant has to include the declaration of intent, or the "Do you take..." and "I do" vows portion of the ceremony.
• Your officiant must complete the marriage license
• Members of the clergy, judges, justices of the peace, and some notary publics are all qualified to perform weddings.
• Oddly enough, in some states, an officiant isn’t required at all. In Pennsylvania, Colorado, Wisconsin, and the District of Columbia, a couple can simply marry in front of witnesses and submit the required paperwork to the state, no officiant needed.

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