Wedding Invitations

All you need for a wedding is a bride and a groom, right? Wrong! In order to make it official, not to mention legal, an officiant – be that judge, minister, or other public official – is needed to seal the deal, officially! It’s too easy, we know, to overlook the officiant, so we thought we’d take a few moments to take a quick overview of All Things Officiant at a wedding.

Obviously, if you have already chosen a church setting for your wedding ceremony, you’re most likely going to have the church’s minister as the officiant. It’s possible, though, to bring in another minister – perhaps the family’s long-time minister who baptized your husband? – to perform the ceremony. Do remember, however, that it’s good wedding etiquette to check with the church first to be sure they are okay with an outside officiant taking part. Also remember that if the officiant comes from out-of-state, there may be extra steps involved to ensure the marriage is legal.

One thing that many brides are confused over regarding their officiants is whether or not to send the officiant an invitation. While many officiants do not expect to receive an invitation, it’s a nice thing to do (and smart wedding etiquette) to invite your officiant. Of course, if your brother, grandparent, or best friend is performing the ceremony, you’re almost certainly already sending your officiant an invitation!