05/09/2024
Looking to hire an officiant, look no further.
First of all, please hire a professional officiant. Y’all! Wedding (a verb!) is the core of what you are doing. The party is nice, the food is delicious, the flowers are beautiful, the photos will preserve this moment for perpetuity. But you do all of that as a punctuation around the big event: your wedding.
So, would you really ask your uncle or friend to create, mark, speak into the gravity of getting married? Did you ask your neighbor, the gardener, to be the florist? Or your friend with the new iPhone to snap the pictures? I am guessing not.
Presumably this is a big deal. Hire a professional. We get that might be us . . . or not. It might be one of our colleagues. But please choose someone who can and will personalize your ceremony, cares about getting to know you, speak into your relationship, and understands the nuances and rhythms of a wedding ceremony.
When you interview them, ask about their training. Ask why and how they do what they do. Ask how they define marriage and their role in creating one. Ask about how they manage logistics of rehearsals and ceremonies. Expect thoughtful and knowledgable responses.
Let us be your professionals!
