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  • Father Vince Corso

    Father Vince Corso, M.Div, MSW, is a wedding officiant based in Cedar Grove, New Jersey. He can provide you with a unique and personalized ceremony...Read more that speaks to your family and friends about the depth of your love and your hopes for the future. As a married priest and social worker, he works with...

  • Rev. Glenn Woertz

    Rev. Glenn Woertz is a wedding officiant located in Alpine, New Jersey. He has been part of the wedding industry since 1995 and specializes in...Read more creating unique wedding ceremonies. Services Offered Rev. Glenn Woertz offers high-quality service options to each couple. He is a happily married father of...

  • LA Rabbi Jeff Marx

    Rabbi Jeff Marx is a wedding officiant located in Santa Monica, California who serves the Los Angeles region. Rabbi Marx has more than 25 years of...Read more experience working with Jewish couples offering lovely ceremonies that couples and guests will never forget. Because everyone is unique, Rabbi Marx...

  • Central Florida Ceremonies

    Michelle Jarnigan is an Ordained Minister and Wedding Officiant serving couples in the Central Florida area. Whether your wedding will be intimate and...Read more relaxed or extravagant and formal, she will be there to help you design a beautiful ceremony that honors your unique love story. Michelle has been...

  • Spiritual Inspiration Ministries

    Spiritual Inspiration Ministries is a professional wedding officiant service based in Wilmington, NC. This interfaith team of ministers and officiants...Read more are licensed in almost all states, LGBTQ-friendly and available seven days a week to handle your wedding event. Regardless of your wedding vision,...

  • Your Love Overrules

    From their base in Westbury, New York, Your Love Overrules officiates weddings all over the US. Minister Valerie, their lead officiant, is legally...Read more ordained by the American Marriage Industries (AMA), allowing her to officiate weddings in any state. She works closely with the idea that all love should...

  • Lem LeRoy - Wedding Officiant

    Lem LeRoy - Wedding Officiant is a Waxhaw, North Carolina-based business that specializes in wedding officiating services. Lem is an ordained minister...Read more with more than three decades of experience and a well-known reputation for his personalized approach. As a concierge-level wedding officiant, he is...

  • Married with Janae

    Married with Janae is a wedding officiant service based in Atlanta, Georgia. Janae, is a licensed officiant who was born and raised in the city and...Read more operates throughout the area. She has been working in the profession for several years and enjoys helping couples celebrate their marriage with a...

  • One Fine Day Officiant

    Based in Wakefield, MA, and Falmouth, MA, Tracey Viselli is an ordained minister through Universal Life Church. In addition to being a wedding...Read more officiant, she has also been also an elementary school teacher for 25 years. Tracey endeavors to truly get to know her clients so that she can turn their...

  • Weddings by Janine in the City or at the Shore

    Weddings by Janine offers a range of wedding ceremonies. I am a wedding officiant with over a decade of experience located in Philadelphia,...Read more Pennsylvania, yet I love to travel to you. What sets my ceremonies apart is that I am dedicated to ensuring that the ceremony represents the personality and...

  • Rabbi Reuben Modek

    Shalom and greetings from us, Rabbi Reuben Modek and Cantor Adam Feder. Based in Nyack, New York, we officiate beautiful ceremonies inspired by each...Read more couple's unique needs and values. You may desire a destination wedding in Israel or elsewhere or select to have your ceremony close to home....

  • Rabbi Jonathan Klein

    Based out of Los Angeles, California, Rabbi Jonathan Klein is an officiant company that offers Jewish religious ceremonies. Rabbi Jonathan is the...Read more friendly officiant who serves the Temple Beth El in Bakersfield. For over two decades, this Rabbi has been ordained and takes pride in being able to...

  • Wheeler-Events

    Based out of Sacramento, California, Wheeler-Events is an officiant service that takes great pride in connecting people and showcasing their love....Read more Officiant Lonnie is the owner of this business, and he will be your guide as you enter your journey into marriage. This professional will be at your side...

  • Celia Milton Celebrant

    Celia Milton Celebrant is a trio of stellar officiants located in North Haledon, New Jersey. They create and perform unique weddings throughout the...Read more tri-state area, including North Haledon, West Orange, Sparta, and Bernards Township. Since 2006, they have been collaborating with couples all over the...

  • Rabbi Alan Stein

    Rabbi Alan Stein is a wedding officiant located in Plainview, New York. Rabbi Stein provides couples with elegant wedding ceremonies that are...Read more personalized and tailored to their specific needs. Jewish ceremonies are his specialties, but he is happy to accommodate all ceremony types and civil unions....

  • Life Celebrations

    Life Celebrations is a wedding officiant company in Carmel, California. The officiant, Brian Lyke, has been a college chaplain, a hospice chaplain,...Read more and a pastor. For over 40 years, he has helped couples create a ceremony that speaks of their love and their hopes for their life...

  • No Worry Weddings - Chicago

    No Worry Weddings is a wedding officiant service located in Riverside, Illinois. The company has been part of the wedding industry since 2008 and...Read more specializes in personalized wedding ceremonies of all kinds. Experience The owner of the company, Rev. Pam, has been a local church pastor for 22 years....

  • Dallas Wedding Officiant

    Based out of Plano, Texas, Dallas Wedding Officiant offers wedding officiant and counseling services. They take delight in celebrating life’s most...Read more precious moments. Serving couples from all walks of life, this officiant strives to provide a personalized and meaningful ceremony to each couple they...

  • Rabbi Rayzel Raphael

    Rabbi Rayzel Raphael is a warm-hearted, versatile wedding officiant located in the Deleware Valley, She specializes in Jewish and interfaith marriages...Read more and was reviewed as one of the top ten wedding officiants in...

  • Interfaith Minister Rev. Louis Olivieri

    Reverend Louis Olivieri is an interfaith minister and wedding officiant in New York City. He works with couples of all kinds to turn a few simple...Read more words and the signing of papers into a true miracle. Reverend Louis Olivieri is one of the most trusted wedding officiants, guaranteed to make your...

  • ALTernative Catholic Ministries

    The Rev. James “Seamus” Campbell is a wedding officiant based out of Linden, New Jersey. This Old Catholic priest, part of the American National...Read more Catholic Church, has been conducting wedding ceremonies, of all types, throughout the 36 years of his ordained ministry. Fr. Campbell conducts weddings for...

  • Emily J Drury, Wedding Officiant

    It is all about you. Based in Lexington, Kentucky, Emily Drury, Wedding Officiant services works to convey your story, your way. Together we can craft...Read more a ceremony that perfectly expresses your narrative and style to your guests. Every couple is unique. Your wedding should be too....

  • Wedding Belle Rev

    Wedding Belle Rev, LLC is a wedding officiant in Charleston, South Carolina. Owner and officiant Rev. Kristen Barner offers three levels of services...Read more to fit each couple's wedding size and needs, with the ceremony written for each unique relationship. For a truly one-of-a-kind wedding, this officiant...

  • Monterey Ceremonies by Zia

    Monterey Ceremonies by Zia is a non-denominational wedding officiant in Monterey, California. Taking a personal and joyful approach, Zia takes the...Read more time to get to know couples and their unique stories so that she can lead truly memorable ceremonies. Services Offered Monterey Ceremonies by Zia offers...

Find a Wedding Officiant

While searching for the right wedding officiant may not be the most glamorous aspect of the wedding planning process, it's crucial to the ceremony. After all, there's no getting married without an officiant! In that sense, wedding officiants have the most important job of all of your wedding vendors. Unfortunately, finding the best person to perform the ceremony can be difficult – especially if you're getting married in an unfamiliar area where you may not have a strong connection with a religious leader or judge. If you're not sure how to look for someone to marry you, don't worry. We have all the resources you’ll need to find the right officiant for your special day.

Selecting Your Wedding Officiant

Start researching the marriage laws in the place you’re getting married in. Find out if the state (or country) has any restrictions on who can or can't marry you. (Check out our marriage laws by state information.) From there, your officiant search can begin. You might look into wedding ministers or wedding pastors as options; non-religious couples can check out tips for choosing a non-religious wedding officiant. Be sure to ask around for references. You can even chat with other couples in our online wedding forums.

Make sure you meet any potential marriage officiant in person before booking. You and your partner should feel comfortable around them, and they should get a sense of the two of you as a couple. It's not uncommon for a wedding officiant to request several counseling sessions to get to know the couple better.

Questions to Ask Your Wedding Officiant

During this face-to-face time, we suggest asking any and all questions you have concerning the marriage officiant’s part in your wedding. Some suggestions:

  • Are you available for our wedding day and location?
  • What is the best way to contact you?
  • How much do you charge?
  • Is there any flexibility with the format of the ceremony?
  • Can other people (family and friends) speak during the ceremony?
  • Can you work within our theme?
  • Will you be attending the rehearsal?
  • How will you be dressed during the ceremony?

You can even ask if they have any video from weddings they have officiated before. This is also a good time to ask about their history and experience.

Wedding officiants aren't just there to preside over the ceremony. They’ll also advise you on how and when to apply for your marriage license, suggest readings for the ceremony and answer any questions you might have about the process. Whether you're looking for someone to talk at length about the commitment you are making, or for someone who will keep their speeches short and sweet, witnessing your marriage commitment is the whole reason everyone has come together. While planning the reception holds a great deal of excitement, finding the right wedding officiant will make the most important part of the wedding – your ceremony – all the more special. Just don't forget to have your officiant sign your marriage license at the end of the day!

If you’re wondering, “How do I find a wedding officiant near me?”, WeddingWire can help. Simply select “wedding officiant” from the vendor section, enter your location information and read reviews from real couples who have used the officiant before. Congratulations on your upcoming nuptials!

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