Is asking a (long time) family friend to officiate your wedding etiquette-okay? Is it considered having a guest serve as a vendor?
I know traditionally, if guests offer to do vendor-type duties (i.e., set-up, crafting, etc.) it's considered etiquette-okay to accept. And to provide a thank you gift+note in return. But...it's not like people ordinarily jump around volunteering to be an officiant. It's not entirely a common friend contribution, but then there's so many people around here having friends officiate their wedding.
So...what is the etiquette around asking a friend to officiate the wedding?
This particular family friend occasionally officiates weddings in another state. For us, he would serve as our 'ceremony emcee' since the Pennsylvania self-uniting marriage license does not allow for an actual officiant.
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