My FH and I are stuck on who will marry us. We each had someone in mind who we wanted to marry us. Each was a pastor. His pick is no longer ordained and will not even be available on our date. My pick is no longer in the state. He's too far away. We were thinking of searching for a pastor or officiant until my mom suggested we have a friend become ordained to marry us. Ever since then, we've entertained the idea of doing so, instead of finding a stranger to marry us, who we will never see again. (Our wedding is on a beach 3 hours away so we would never see the person again) And yes, it is allowed in the state we live in!
So question is this: If you had a friend or relative ordained to marry you, who did you pick? How did you pick them? What kind of ceremony did you have? Tell me everything about it that you're willing to share! Most importantly, are you happy you made the choice instead of having to find someone you're less familiar with? Thanks in advance!
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