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Lynnie
WeddingWire Administrator October 2016

Are you inviting your officiant to the reception?

Lynnie, on September 3, 2019 at 11:05 AM

Posted in Etiquette and Advice 112

Are you inviting your officiant to join you at the wedding reception? Why or why not? Photo from Wendy The Officiant in Cancun, MX Next Question: Are you inviting exes? Back to the Beginning: Who made the cut?

Are you inviting your officiant to join you at the wedding reception? Why or why not?


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Photo from Wendy The Officiant in Cancun, MX




Next Question: Are you inviting exes?

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112 Comments

  • Amanda
    Master December 2020
    Amanda ·
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    Yes because he is my FHs dad figure a.k.a uncle
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  • Andrea
    Devoted October 2020
    Andrea ·
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    I would love to, however, our reception is not immediately after our wedding. We are getting married first and a few months later having the reception in another city (hours away) from where we are getting married.

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  • Jasmin
    Dedicated July 2020
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    Yup! The Deacon will be there as well as the choir!
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  • Fenja
    VIP August 2021
    Fenja ·
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    Yes. He is a old family friend of my FH's family!

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  • Jessica
    Expert February 2020
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    Yes we our inviting our officiant to the reception because he is my cousin and was on the list before he offered to officiate our wedding.

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  • Jessie
    Devoted September 2020
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    Absolutely! My officiant will most likely be my manager, so I will definitely invite him. But even if we went with someone we don't know as well, we would still invite them. The meal and drinks are a nice thank you.
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  • Leighanna
    Dedicated October 2021
    Leighanna ·
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    Yep! We don't have one yet, but it will be either a friend or family member, so they will be invited.

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  • Ashley
    Super November 2020
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    Our officiant is my uncle, so yes.

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  • Anna
    VIP October 2020
    Anna ·
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    Yes. I still haven’t decided who were asking yet. It’ll either be my current pastor who thus knows half of my guest list (my family and church overlap a lot) or my previous pastor who just retired a few years ago but was my pastor for 30 years and thus knows even more of who are in my guests.

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  • Squeezy Bean
    Devoted June 2023
    Squeezy Bean ·
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    No plans to, as we're not having a reception.
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  • Michelle
    Rockstar December 2022
    Michelle ·
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    Yes because it's proper etiquette. As a vendor they will likely decline
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  • Emilia
    Super June 2019
    Emilia ·
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    Yes, we invited our pastor to the reception, it was a pleasure. We'd really created a bond with him during those 5 months of preparation...

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