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Kari
Master May 2020

Best Man as Officiant?

Kari, on December 20, 2019 at 3:05 PM Posted in Wedding Ceremony 1 3

We'd really like to have a friend officiate our wedding, not just a person we don't have any relationship with. I'm going to have my best friend as my MOH and no other bridesmaids, and my FH is most likely going to have two groomsmen.

The groomsmen that my FH is planning to ask to be the best man would be a great officiant. My FH and others seem to think he can't be both the best man/groomsman and an officiant but I don't see why not...

Is there any reason why the officiant should be a different person than someone in your wedding party? Using my FH's best man as our officiant would also make things look "even" for photos, since we'd each have one friend by our side and another one standing between/in front of us. We asked a friend of mine to officiate, but he is ineligible to become a JP, and I don't know who else we would want to ask.

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Latest activity by Clíodhna, on December 23, 2019 at 7:55 AM
  • Amber
    Master February 2020
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    There's nothing wrong with having a member of your wedding party as your officiant if they are comfortable doing so. Photos being "even" doesn't matter regardless Smiley smile

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  • Kari
    Master May 2020
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    Oh I'm a photographer and I don't care at all about our wedding party of family photos being uneven. My FH was considering having four groomsmen (two "now" friends and two of his best friends from high school), but I'm sure he ended up going with two because I was only having one bridesmaid. I'm pretty sure if I had three or more bridesmaids he would have asked his two high school friends to be his groomsmen as well, but he was concerned about things being so uneven. When we were originally thinking about who could officiate he mentioned one of my really close guy friends and said it would be nice because I'd have "more representation" (which I don't really care about).

    My FH's best man would be an amazing officiant and I have no doubt he'd totally comfortable with doing it if we asked him. I think he's one of the best choices because he's a really competent public speaker, organized and well prepared, knew us both before we started dating, and has always been a really great friend of my FH and really supportive of us.

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  • Clíodhna
    WeddingWire Administrator January 2030
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    Hey there, Kari! I'm with Amber on this one! I personally don't see any issues with having a member of the wedding party officiate as long as he is happy to do so Smiley smile

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