How to have a friend officiate a wedding… specifically, YOUR wedding!
This is a notion that is near and dear to my own heart because that’s how I got started as a professional officiant. My best friend asked me to perform her wedding ceremony, and her big fat Jewish-Lutheran-Pagan ceremony inspired me to become a Life-Cycle Celebrant.
Having a friend-officiate can be a lot of work — in the end, it is DIY project. But if it is something that you have your heart set on, there are ways to really make it work, and make it work well. So, as a friend-officiant turned professional, I’d like to offer some advice and suggestions for having a friend officiate at your wedding.
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