who will marry us if we aren't very religious?

EEY0RE9 · July 2013

How can we find someone who will marry us and won't include religion in our vows?

efmcc67 · July 2013

I'm not very religious, either. We found our officiant through Wedding Wire. The local boards here can be a good resource if active. Mine is not, alas...

AddieCake · July 2013

You can Google for non-denominational officiants.

zitiqueen · July 2013

http://ulc.net/index.php?page=minister_directory

See if somebody in your area has their contact information listed.

daria24 · July 2013

Judges, county clerks, mayors and some other public officials have the authority to perform marriages, depending on your local laws. Many Unitarian ministers will perform a completely secular ceremony.

Or if you are getting married in PA or Colorado you don't need an officiant at all, you can get a self-uniting license.

SilverSarahB · July 2013

I searched through officiants (sometimes called celebrants) in the area, and skipped over all Reverends and Pastors and what not. I found a company with several officiants and met with two of them, and I selected one. Really, it wasn't as hard as I was making it out to be, I just really needed to find a company that was able to have the qualities that were important to us and go from there. (Like, I blocked the websites of the companies with twirling sparkly crosses on them.)

libby2483 · July 2013

There are officiants who you can hire to perform non-religious weddings. Depending on your county/state laws, you may be able to have a friend or family member get ordained online and perform your marriage. My uncle got ordained online and officiated our wedding.

KaySea6213 · July 2013

If you can in your county or state, I would suggest a family member. DH and I weren't planning on a religious ceremony so having my father officiate was a great option. My father was ordained online a few years ago and always joked about performing our ceremony. I had concerns about him taking it seriously or getting emotional, but I wouldn't change it for the world. He did a wonderful job.

tiny speck · July 2013

Simple. Have a civil ceremony with a secular officiant rather than a church ceremony.

Bubbles2014 · July 2013

In NZ you can have a celebrant who is non religious. Does the US have something similar? Other than that, a JP or a judge would probably be able to conduct a non religious ceremony.

iloveu4ever · July 2013

Have u been to any wedding fairs?

kpristavec · July 2013

We are having a very good friend marry us. He got ordained in order to do it. Who better than someone who truly knows you both well?

Bubblegum5586 · July 2013

You can have someone your close to get "officiated for the day" it varies by state but usually its a $25 application fee. My uncle is marrying us which I am very happy about. To me that is so much better then some random JP.

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