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$400 for officiant

Goldlie11Goldlie11
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I spoke with an officiant and his fee is $400.  This is for a short, 10 minute civil ceremony.  Is this a good price?  If not, may I have some recommendations please?  We want to have a civil ceremony.  TIA
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    Jane_BirkinJane_Birkin
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    edited December 2011
    most of the officiants i spoke with were a few hundred dollars more than that, for a longer ceremony. are you set on doing a 10 minute ceremony? most officiants are "ordained" in some tradition but are happy to do secular ceremonies. our officiant is ordained but asked us up front if we wanted any god, some god, or no god altogether.

    with more than a year to go i'm sure you can find what you really want!
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    LanaJadeLanaJade member
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    edited December 2011
    I'm having a short ceremony too, probably about 20 minutes. That's the pricepoint I found for many officiants about a year ago, and most were closer to $500.
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    cyc0102cyc0102 member
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    edited December 2011
    Hi, we are also having a fairly short ceremony and the officiant we booked is $300. PM me if you want her information. Out of 5-6 officiants I contacted, the prices ranged from $500-1000.
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    alisonzalisonz member
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    edited December 2011
    that's def a good price.

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    HilaryH1231HilaryH1231
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    edited December 2011
    Definitely a good price, we're paying $950.
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    slbriz34slbriz34
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    edited December 2011
    That's fairly standard - remember, it is a business and you know how wedding can be.  If you can get as low as $300, that's pretty good, but $400 isn't bad as the usual starting price runs at $500.
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