Should You Ask Couples to Complete a Wedding Ceremony Questionnaire? During the beginning stages of building a wedding ceremony, there is a temptation to either jump right into writing the words you plan to say about the couple or to run through a questionnaire with your friends while sitting...

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In a past post, we walked through the steps you need to take as a friend officiant in order to ensure you’re able to officiate a wedding ceremony for your couple. Today, we’re going to talk through the most important step your friends must take in order to legally be able to wed. They need to...

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How to Legally Prepare for a Wedding Ceremony as a Friend Officiant When your friends decide to enter into a marriage, they are making a heartfelt and life changing decision. And, paired right alongside that is a legal decision. As a result, there are steps they need to take in order to ensure...

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Being asked to officiate the wedding ceremony for a friend or family member is monumental. It’s an honor, especially because at its core being asked to officiate a wedding means your friend or family member trusts you implicitly as you help to craft the moment with the most meaning. After all,...

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We’re all searching for any and every reason to celebrate, so I thought I would share my own exciting news: The Wedding Ceremony Masterclass has a BONUS CLASS, and it’s LIVE! Last year, I performed close to 100 wedding ceremonies for couples who knew they wanted to officially become married...

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Will you marry us? One doesn’t need to search hard for real wedding examples of how asking a friend to officiate a wedding ceremony can go wrong. There have been numerous articles written and horror-stories shared in wedding boards about having a Friend or Family Member officiate, and still more...

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As a professional officiant and Life-Cycle Celebrant, a couple years ago I started getting asked by wedding planners, venues and other day-of wedding vendors if I could create a coaching/ghost-writing package to help all of their brides and grooms who had asked a friend to officiate their wedding...

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