Wedding Vows & Ceremony Discussions

Officiants

This may sound like a silly question, but I have no idea how to find an officiant.  My fiance and I don't go to church, so we were thinking of possibly a justice of the peace.  I'm not sure what other avenues we can try, or how to locate someone to perform the ceremony.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Re: Officiants

  • Ask for help on your local board (on the sidebar <--), they might have recommendations.  Or, google "*your city* officiants" and see what comes up.  If you already have a ceremony venue, they might have some recommendations.  Just start asking around.
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  • My DD had her pastor all lined up (see the above post about retired pastors).  However, when she and our SIL went to look at their venue, they had vendor lists that included officiants. 

    So try there.  Also you can call your county clerk's office and ask them if they can recommend anyone.  GL
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  • You can also get someone close to you ordained on the internet.  We are getting married on my grandmother and grandfather's 40th wedding anniversary, and my grandmother is our officiant.

    Speaking of that. . .I have been all over this site looking for ideas.  What do I give her as a thank you for doing this for us?

    Any ideas?  I'm dropping out of long-time lurker mode to ask!
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