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Duties
of Wedding and Ceremonial Officiants
Wedding ministers and ceremonial officiants help
couples create their ceremonies in accordance with their individual preferences and wishes.
Officiant duties and responsibilities
for traditional wedding, depending on its complexity, usually include but not limited to:
- Conducting
an initial “get acquainted” meeting with the couple,
- Providing information on venue, county marriage
licensing procedures, ceremony program format and content, photographers, bridal gowns, wedding cakes and music, and
etc.,
- Preparing a wedding brochure, wedding workbook
or worksheet that offers samples of readings and rituals,
- Writing the wedding vows according to the
couples wishes; however, the couple may choose to write their own vows,
- Coordinating and directing the wedding rehearsal,
- Traveling to wedding sites such as hotels, homes, churches,
public parks and lakes, beaches, mountains, and boats,
- Preparing the ceremony site with prayer and purification,
- Preparing a bound copy of the
ceremony along with a keepsake marriage certificate,
- Signing the official marriage license and
couple’s copy and mailing the official copy to the appropriate court clerk.
Ceremonial
Rituals
Wedding officiants will normally perform one or more of the
following ceremonial rituals upon request:
- Jumping
of the Broom
- Lighting of the Unity Candle
- The Marriage Vessel and the Rose
- Family Medallion
- Celtic and Pagan Hand Fasting
- Ceremony of the Rose (The First Gift)
- Unity Cup
- Breaking of the Glass (Jewish),
- Bible/Coins/Lasso
- Blessing/Wishing Stones
- Attendant Pendant, and
- Blessing of the Sands (Hawaiian).
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