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Officiant invited to reception?

Girls that used non-church officiants... Should I invite my officiant to my reception? The ceremony & reception are at the same location, so it wouldn't be a big deal if she just stayed for the cocktail hour and reception... just wasn't sure what the etiquette was. I know there are many girls who used Journeys of the Heart officiants out there... what did you do??

Re: Officiant invited to reception?

  • dch167dch167 member
    100 Comments
    edited December 2011
    I believe my officiant charges an extra fee to stay and do the dinner blessing...so no, we aren't having her stay.
  • edited December 2011
    You can invite him/her to stay in order to be polite, but for us Maria didn't stay.  She did, however, sign our guestbook frame during the cocktail hour, which was very sweet of her! 
  • edited December 2011
    I was planning on inviting her just because I think it's the polite thing to do.  We're not having her do a blessing or anything.
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  • edited December 2011
    I invited the priest (b/c I thought it was ettiquite).  He stayed for dinner!  (and we invited him to the RD and he was a no show.)
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