Wedding officiant

Officiating a wedding is a huge honor, but also one you want to make sure you get right on the first time! Here are the steps you need to take to make sure every wedding you officiate is a success.

Choosing the perfect officiant attire allows you to set the right tone, showcase your professionalism, and honor the significance of the wedding ceremony. By understanding the wedding style, discussing preferences with the couple, and providing options, you'll wear an officiant outfit that respects their vision for the day.

So you're asked to be a wedding officiant (or you're officiating your own ceremony)... How do you write a ceremony that's both sincere and modern?

Wedding readings are a beautiful way to personalize your ceremony and show guests a little bit about you two as a couple. And because the words shared before your vows are so special, choosing the right reading is key. Here, we're sharing the best wedding ceremony readings from literature, poetry, film, and more.

There IS a bit more to the wedding than just the ‘I Dos,’ so you’ll want to spend some time getting your ceremony in check.

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.

If you're not a professional officiant or clergy (or if you're a couple having a friend or family member officiate), odds are you could use some help on how to put together a wedding ceremony and where to even start. The Provenance team has been in your shoes, so we put together this comprehensive guide that includes a timeline, checklist, tips, and so much more for all of the unofficial officiants officiating a friend of family member's wedding (say that three times fast!).

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.

I’ve spent years fine-tuning the language on my website about what I do as your professional officiant. I talk about all the ways I guide you through the process of getting married. I even wrote a blog post about the 21 reasons I’m awesome to work with. I think you’ll find that most wedding pros do a great job of communicating what they do best. But what about the things I don’t do?

Want to write a creative wedding ceremony script, but aren’t sure what wording to use for the declaration of intent? Let these 6 alternatives inspire you, from funny to formal examples, gender neutral to Spanish / bilingual, and more. The best ways for you and your wedding officiant to say, “Do you?”... “I do!”