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Officiants?

manda9794manda9794 member
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Hi Everyone,

I'm just starting out with looking into officiants and have no idea where to start. FI and I are both Catholic and it seems as if he would like to have a somewhat religious ceremony even though it isn't in a church. Is this even possible? I know priests can't do Catholic ceremonies outside of the church, but does anyone know of any officiants that can do a ceremony maybe with some Catholic influences? I hope this post makes sense. TIA for your help and guidance :)
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    edited December 2011
    Bishop George Lucey

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  • Denise91980Denise91980 member
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    We used Rev. Glenn Woertz and he was awesome. Everyone loved his personality. He was through http://www.abeautifulaffairoftheheart.com/
    They tend to have many officiants that get good reviews.
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  • Heather822Heather822
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    edited December 2011
    Our minister was amazing! We got soooo many compliments on our ceremony!
    It was very spiritual, but not over the top religious. (It was not in a church.... but we are also both Catholic)
    Here is his info:     http://www.ministerrfcash.com/
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  • jchristeljchristel member
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    edited December 2011
    We used Father John Michael O'Sullivan, he was great!  He is a retired Catholic priest.

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  • altimat873altimat873 member
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    edited December 2011
    I heard and got recommended for Father John Michael O'Sullivan. . .glad to hear you liked him, we need to set up an appt to meet with him. . . if you dont mind me asking, was he expensive? I was actually super shocked at a few quotes @ $400 for a 20-30 min ceremony on location at my venue plus your suppose to tip - whew! Seems like a lot to me.
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  • jchristeljchristel member
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    edited December 2011
    He charged us $500.  I think that's the going rate.  I also have a friend that does ceremonies-


    I can't speak for his ceremonies, but he's an awesome guy and I think his rates might be a little cheaper.

    ETA:  The only reason I didn't use my friend is because we have some very "catholic" family members that gave us less grief because we used a retired priest rather than a non denominational officiant.  
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  • cher1980cher1980
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    edited December 2011
    Call Mitch!

    www.mitchtheminister.com

    he is amazing!! And will perform any type of ceremony...anywhere!
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  • altimat873altimat873 member
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    edited December 2011

    thanks for the heads up on price. . . whew, so much lol the reason im considering is because of the recommendations. . .I keep going back and forth, its the actual ceremony so its so important, but at the same time its less than 30 min. I'll figure it out lol

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