Why Hire a Professional Wedding Officiant?

It is your wedding day! Your dress is perfect, the chair covers match the napkins exactly; the flowers are fresh and beautiful. Your groom is handsome in his tux. This is going to be the day you have always dreamed about. You spent hours and hours planning this day, right down to the smallest detail. How much time did you spend planning the actual marriage ceremony? Are your guests going to remember all these details or will the ceremony be the cornerstone of your day and stand out in everyone’s memory?

The wedding ceremony is the foundation of your marriage and is the reason for the celebration to follow. A well written and presented ceremony is something you will treasure.

The wedding ceremony is the only required element of a wedding for the marriage to be legally recognized by the government. A professional wedding officiant is knowledgeable about how to appropriately and legally file all of the proper paperwork to ensure that your marriage is recognized by your state.

A professional is comfortable speaking in front of people; they have the skills and experience to project their voice to be heard. A professional knows what to do when there is an unexpected activity such a noisy child or member of the bridal party fainting (and this does happen!).

Putting together the readings, vows and any special ceremonies in a way to make it flow smoothly is an acquired skill. Why certain things flow in a certain way in a wedding is not always readily apparent. Hiring a professional wedding officiant who specializes in personalized services is the most assured way of getting exactly what you want in your ceremony.

Having a professional officiant write and present your wedding ceremony will ensure that your wedding is legal, personalized, well presented, and honors your beliefs and values. If you want a friend, family member or other loved one to participate, talk it over with your officiant and find a way to include them. They can do a reading, present a poem, or offer a musical piece etc. in order to be a part of the ceremony yet still enjoy your service.

What do you get for the money you pay an officiant? You get their knowledge, training and experience. You get a meeting to get to know you and learn what you want in your service. The officiant writes a ceremony to reflect your wishes, culture, beliefs, values and life—this can take between 5-10 hours of researching any cultural aspects, writing and rewriting. You get the right to participate in the writing of your service-as much or as little as you want to be involved. Your officiant leads your rehearsal so that your special day will go smoothly. Your service will be presented in a professional manner. And finally, all legal work will be completed.

You get a special service done just for you! You can’t put a price on having such special memories. Contact All Faiths Wedding Officiants of the Triad to see how you can have the area's most sought after officiants do your wedding ceremony.