{"id":49731,"date":"2018-02-08T07:20:16","date_gmt":"2018-02-08T07:20:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/withjoy.com\/blog\/?p=49731"},"modified":"2020-08-18T11:26:43","modified_gmt":"2020-08-18T18:26:43","slug":"wedding-officiant-making-official","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/withjoy.com\/blog\/wedding-officiant-making-official\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Wedding Officiant: Making it Official"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are lots of reasons for throwing a wedding celebration. It can be a great party! A chance to see family and friends! An excuse for a weekend getaway! But to state the obvious, the main reason people throw a wedding is<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to get married<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. And in most places, you\u2019ll need to have a designated person who will actually make the wedding official. This is your wedding officiant, the person who will be in charge of the ceremony portion of the event.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">official <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">legal <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">parts of getting married may not strike you as the most fun. But the right wedding officiant can make the wedding ceremony so much more than just going through the motions. If you do your research and vetting like you would with any other vendor, you can find a wedding officiant to perform the ceremony that your awesome wedding deserves.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What type of wedding officiant do you want? <\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Who can act as your wedding officiant and how they are required to perform the ceremony will depend on where you live. (You can click <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespruce.com\/recognized-marriage-officiants-2300735\" class=\"broken_link\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to find out more details about recognized officiants in the U.S. by state, courtesy of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespruce.com\/\" class=\"broken_link\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Spruce<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">). <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The important first step is choosing what <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">type<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of officiant you want to have. Once you\u2019ve decided that, you can look up officiants in your area to talk with them about what kinds of ceremonies they perform and do the proper vetting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are the main types of wedding officiant:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Religious<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For couples who want a religious ceremony, this is usually the way to go. If you\u2019re having your wedding in a religious venue, this may also be your only option.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some religious officiants may provide (or require) couples counseling beforehand.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Usually perform services for free or a small fee.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Civil Servant<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A common choice for a secular wedding ceremony.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Depending on where you live, this can be a justice of the peace, a judge, a magistrate, etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Usually have a set fee for preforming weddings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Interfaith minister or humanist celebrant<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interfaith ministers may be ordained by a church they are often willing to work with you to make your wedding as religious or secular as you want.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Humanist celebrants perform a completely secular ceremony. You may have more freedom to decide what exactly is said.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since many of them are professional officiants, they may have a more polished delivery with lots of personality.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Friends and family<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s possible in some areas to have a friend or family member perform the wedding ceremony.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s relatively easy for a first-time officiant to get ordained online. Check out our <a href=\"\/blog\/get-ordained-online-6-easy-steps\/\">guide to getting ordained online in 6 easy steps<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since they may have little or no experience with officiating weddings, practice is essential.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If a family member or friend can\u2019t \u201cofficially\u201d marry you, you have the option of seeking a civil servant to marry you privately before the big event.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other Important Considerations<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your wedding officiant should be someone you\u2019re comfortable with.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just like with other vendors, your wedding officiant will be part of your wedding team. They\u2019ll be in charge of conducting the wedding ceremony and guiding you through your wedding vows. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their experience with officiating weddings<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You should especially ask about the officiant\u2019s experience with wedding like yours. Are they comfortable with the details of your wedding? Run through all of the steps to make sure. Ask for video of them officiating a wedding so you can get an idea of their style.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Practice with the officiant<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your wedding officiant should be able to attend your rehearsal to make sure you\u2019re all on the same page before the big day.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can always choose to officially get married by a civil servant beforehand. <\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This can give you more freedom to conduct your gathering with family and friends exactly how you want. It may even be necessary if you are planning on a destination wedding a foreign country.<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Get Started &#8211; Research Wedding Officiants<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Research wedding officiants in your area.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First get an idea of who can be an officiant in your area and what the requirements are for getting ordained. You can check <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespruce.com\/recognized-marriage-officiants-2300735\" class=\"broken_link\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for the U.S. (Click on your state to get all the relevant details.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you have an idea of what type of officiant you want to have, search the web. Yelp is a great place to find wedding vendors and their reviews.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>If you haven\u2019t yet set the cover photos for your <a href=\"https:\/\/withjoy.com\/wedding-website\/\">Joy wedding site<\/a>, take the opportunity to do it now.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From the dashboard, click \u201cPhotos.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the photo gallery page, click \u201cPick Cover Photos.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-49733\" src=\"https:\/\/rehearsaluploads.withjoy.com\/uploads\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2018-02-07-at-10.41.58-PM.png\" alt=\"pick cover photos\" width=\"890\" height=\"543\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can select which of your gallery photos you want to be your cover photo for the mobile app and for each of the different pages of your wedding site.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-49734\" src=\"https:\/\/rehearsaluploads.withjoy.com\/uploads\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2018-02-07-at-10.48.03-PM.png\" alt=\"pick cover photos\" width=\"892\" height=\"608\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are lots of reasons for throwing a wedding celebration. 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