How to officiate a wedding

An officiant plays a crucial role in a couple’s wedding day, so you'll want to put together a ceremony that is a true celebration of their love.

Have you been asked to marry a friend? Here's how to officiate a wedding, whether it's a non-traditional wedding or traditional!

As professional officiants we know a whole bunch about how to officiate a wedding. We created this cheat sheet to pass along our best tips and tricks to give you everything you need to officiate an extraordinary wedding ceremony.

Pretty much every wedding will have an officiant to make it official. If you are having a wedding ceremony, there are some essential questions you should ask your wedding officiant, especially if they are a professional. This post has all the questions you should ask before your wedding so you know exactly how to work with your officiant and make your wedding ceremony amazing. // getting married // bridal // brides // grooms // traditional wedding // celebrant // ceremonies // wedding…

The first thing the wedding officiant says to start the wedding cues the guests on how they can act and feel for the rest of the ceremony.

Learn to officiate a wedding with our 14-video series course. Includes a sample wedding ceremony script, public speaking training and more.

Ask your wedding officiant these important questions to make sure you’ve found the best person to officiate your ceremony. Before you sign a contract, ask about availability, legal standing and ordination, how much their service will cost, add-on fees, if they will attend a rehearsal or write a personalized ceremony script, and more.

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This lighthearted wedding ceremony script includes a fun wedding reading about marriage and the nature of lasting love, funny marriage vows, insights from Wilferd Arlan Peterson's “The Art of a Good Marriage," a humorous 'unplugged' wedding announcement, and much more! An original wedding script written by ordained AMM Minister Sherri Crawford.