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How to officiate a wedding

Get ordaned online with American Marriage Ministries

Become a minister the Stephen Colbert way (on the toilet!?)

If you’re looking to become a minister in order to officiate a friend’s wedding, or start a super-fulfilling career? Then meet our sponsor American Marriage Ministries. It’s the site Stephen Colbert turned to to get ordained!

Pretty cool, right? Here’s why Colbert probably chose American Marriage Ministries to become a minister…

Wedding officiant fashion as seen on @offbeatbride

Wedding officiant fashion for on-point ceremony style

Officiants have a big ol’ job to do at your wedding. They have to preside, be all clever AND bring the tears, and most of all… they must.be.fashionable. Okay, maybe it’s more about the couple, but if you’re the officiant reading this, I’d wager you’re wondering what the hell to wear. With offbeat weddings, you never know what you’re going to get. Let’s go on a retrospective to all kinds of offbeat weddings where the officiant was totally on point.

Testimonial Picture from Liz Stein

So you’ve been asked to officiate your friend’s wedding…

So you’ve been asked to officiate your friends wedding, and now you’re not exactly sure what to do, how to start, and where to go for help. Don’t panic! Our sponsor Asked to Officiate is basically an “idiots guide” to preparing a wedding ceremony. And you can get it at a special discount, just for Offbeat Bride readers!

5 secrets to officiating your friends wedding

5 secrets to officiating your friend’s wedding

I recently officiated a wedding for two of my dearest friends. I had never officiated a wedding before. It was not easy, but I’m proud of the result. I thought that some other first-time officiant may like to hear about my writing process.