What's the deal with wedding officiants?

Question

I've been trying to find a judge or justice of the peace to perform a wedding and the only ones I've found do not perform weddings outside their offices. The internet has not been as fruitful as usual. What's the best way to find officiants who aren't religious?

Answer 1

phone book. They're listed

Answer 2

local wedding planners would have a list

state web sites

yellow pages sometimes they are listed

email me and i can see what I can find.  I just need your state and city to be married in

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Answer 3

if there is a friend or family member you want you can have them ordained.. you can do it online for like $30.00.. you can also look in the yellow pages

Answer 4

I validate all members siging up at http://www.topweddingsites.com and can personally tell you that there are many officiants performing weddings in the bride.groom's choice of location. For the most part, that is their appeal since many religious ceremonies have to be performed indoors or at the church. I guess it depends on where you are located. If I knew your location i could probably help you more.

Answer 5

The two of you could choose a close friend or relative to officiate.  It is a simple and loving gesture to bring not only the two of you closer but also will make a very memorable moment for all your wedding guests. There are wedding vow books with traditional and non traditional vows, and suggestions on how to write you own vows.  If this is an option you wouldn't chose, then there are various bridal consultants or planners that have a range of officiants they work with and can suggest one for you.

Answer 6

Try contacting wedding chapels in your area and ask them to refer you to an officiant. They usually have lists of people they use. I did that and found a chapel that has a officiant referral service. I paid $225 flat fee and I was able to pick from 35 officiants on a list. Most do civil ceremonies or traditional but non-religious.  

Answer 7

You may want to consider a Unitiarian Universalist minister.  UUs believe that each person should figure out for themselves what they want to believe in, and not be told by the church or a minister.  If you tell them you want your wedding to be entirely secular, they will have no problem complying.  I was married by a UU minister, and she was an atheist.  There was only one mention of God in the ceremony, and that was because I wanted to have a Jewish blessing included in the ceremony as part of my family tradition.  Otherwise, the whole entire ceremony would have been completely secular.

Answer 8

Go to whereever it is that you get your marriage license, they should have someone there that performs ceremonys that could do it for you for a donation

Answer 9

That's the way it is where I live to. You can have someone you know ordained on the internet then they can legally perform the ceremony. All they have to do is register on newlifechurch.com. It's just that simple.

Answer 10

A unique idea if you were willing to do this:

A friend of mine became ordained over the internet (was all legal) and officiated over another friend's wedding.  It was beautiful, tasteful, and could add that special touch to your wedding.