Civil Wedding Officiants - Suggestions?

annimh

Hey there,

The fiance and I have opted for a civil wedding, completely non-religious, and are thus obviously looking for a civil union officiant to conduct the ceremony. While there is a family friend who is a minister who could probably conduct the ceremony (haven't asked), I would really much prefer to completely sever any and all ties to religious affliations by choosing someone who is not a minister/rabbi/etc.

Browsing around for someone, a lot of pages are "Please send us an email if you want an officiant!" rather than personalized pages that detail out possible officiants. That personal touch seems to be really lacking from everything I've found thus far.

Does anyone here have suggestions, either from their own personal experiences or their friend's/family's experiences or..however you might know about them?

They would appreciated and help my searching considerably

peaches85

When my uncle got married he just asked the town mayor.

AnnPH424

Here is my suggestion.

http://www.ceremoniesbydana.com/index.htm

I'm having a catholic mass but she married a few friends of mine.

cherylanddan0706

Fr. John Michael O'Sullivan, he was our minister and was amazing.

Heather822

You should check out ours... he is completely non~denominational, but very personal! We adore him! His name is Richard Cash, and his webpage is: http://www.ministerrfcash.com/

Jaytee501

GREAT guy...chek him out (located in Montclair, NJ, in Essex Conty but travels. Funny, sensitive, eloquent & easy to talk to (we didn't use him; I was acquainted with his son/classmates& know people who have used him):

Gerald Fierst

http://www.geraldfierst.com/

NJ Jen

Oh do talk to Cris - she knows exactly how to customize for precisely what YOU and your intended want!

http://www.inclusiveceremonies.com/

lknud819

we are using rev. jill dillner for our ceremony next year
we met with her once and loved her and  i've seen rave reviews on several websites so it seems that everyone who uses her is happy!
she is also very quick to respond to emails
http://www.njhandfastings.com/

Julephenia

Also, check out some bridal shows. We've been to a few where there were officiants. We were able to chat with them and get a feel for how they work.

At the moment, we are probably going to have a friend marry us, but we, um, haven't asked him yet. Oops.

You can always have a friend ordained online...

ahhndrea

We're using Jessie Blum of Eclectic Unions - she creates each ceremony from scratch based on your input..

ksen820

We are using Celia Milton.  She is very sweet and knowledgable. 

annimh

A very belated thanks everyone! You've given me a lot to draw from - much appreciated!