Should the officiant be invited to the reception?

Re: Should the officiant be invited to the reception?

• huskypuppy14 member

  

  February 2014

  I'd invite them as a courtesy. I'm having a JOP as an officiant and I asked her if she'd like to come to the reception, but she said she doesn't go to receptions but it was nice of me to offer. I think it's proper to invite your officiant.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• BrandNewJ member

  

  February 2014

  I don't think you have to invite them as he is one of your vendors (someone please correct me if I'm wrong!). However, if you know him personally outside of this interaction about the wedding, I'd say you should invite both of them. In this situation though, I do not think you need to invite them.

  

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• MairePoppy mod

  

  February 2014

  Since this isn't a priest that you have a relationship with, outside of your marriage ceremony, then you don't have to invite him. 

                     

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• HisGirlFriday13 member

  

  February 2014

  winnie15 said:

  We found our officiant, a reformed Catholic priest, on the internet. We met with him and his wife once and plan on meeting once before the wedding day for dinner so we can go over details and can get to know us a bit more. Should the officiant and his wife be invited to the reception? What is proper etiquette?

  Just as an FYI, and I'm not sure this matters to you, but a reformed Catholic priest isn't recognised by the Roman Catholic Church.
  
  If you and/or your FI is Catholic and plans to keep practising after your marriage, your marriage WILL NOT be considered sacramentally valid in the eyes of the Church. You'll be out of Communion (meaning unable to participate in any of the sacraments) until you rectify the situation. 

  

  
  

  
  

  I'm gonna go with 'not my circus, not my monkeys.'

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• jessicabessica member

  

  February 2014

  I would invite them as a courtesy, although they may not attend.  In addition to you and your FI, the officiant is the only other crucial person for your wedding, so it just seems nice to extend him and his wife an invitation to the reception.

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