Forgive my naiveté, but do I invite my officiant to the reception? The answer would be a clear yes if it were a close family friend or church contact, but what if it's a non-denominational person you've hired? Someone that you've only gotten to know just well enough to put together a ceremony?
Re: Does officiant get an invitation to the reception?
It depends. Do you view this person as a vendor? If so, then no you dont need to invite them. They are hired to perform a service, thats it.
But if you have the room in your budget, I think its a nice gesture. We invited our Pastor. He declined.
Agreed. Also: I've been at weddings where the B&G invited the officiant, but not the officiant's SO. Not nice. Poor guy ate and ran. If you're going to invite them as a guest, you need to treat them like a guest and include their SO.
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We didn't have to worry about this since our officiant was a Catholic priest