Having Friends or Family Officiate

The Wedding Officiant

A wedding is one of the single, most important days of a person’s life. Witnessed by a gathering of friends and family, the wedding ceremony may be focused on the celebration of the couple’s union, but with this, it is focused on the person performing the wedding. In many cultures and religions, it is common for weddings to be performed by Priests, Rabbis or ministers, but in today’s age, it is becoming increasingly popular for couples to have a close friend or family member get ordained and perform their wedding. This provides a way for the wedding to be a unique, memorable occasion for the couple and their families. A wedding is one of the most personal ceremonies in a person’s life, and this should be reflected in his or her choice of wedding officiant.

Legal Online Ordination

When people hear about online ordination websites, one of the most commonly asked questions is, “Is that legal?” Rest assured, not only is getting ordained online with the Universal Life Church Monastery legal, it is one of the most efficient and resourceful ways of doing so. Not only does the ULC Monastery provide legal online ordination, it also provides its ministers with the resources, tools and connections necessary to perform a wedding successfully and thoughtfully.

Close and Creative

Having a friend or family member officiate your wedding will allow you to be very creative with your ceremony format while ensuring that it is official and respectable. Many couples today want to write their own vows, and do not want a traditional order of service. By having a friend or family member officiate your wedding, couples are making their wedding ceremonies more personal and more tailor-made to fit them. Those couples who do want more creativity and flexibility in the technical aspects of their weddings should find the idea of having a friend get ordained online very appealing.

For those couples who just want a small, personal wedding, having someone close perform the wedding is the perfect accent to an intimate ceremony. The special quality that having a personal minister brings is impossible to mimic.

How to Get Ordained

For those of you interested in getting ordained or having a family member or friend get ordained, you are encouraged to visit our website, The Monastery, for information about ordinations, different types of wedding ceremonies and assisting literature.