Hire an officiant or not? Help?

I would hire someone to take care of all the legal stuff that you will be too ‘on cloud 9’ to remember. Do what works for you.

Being non religious is irrelevant because non religious people get married every day with officiants.

I would hire someone. Having some words/readings prepared takes time and planning ahead of time. This isn't something you want your sister to just do off the cuff. Maybe talk to her about what she prefers? My husband's uncle went online and got ordained to officiate our marriage. It was lovely, and he definitely took time to plan out what he was going to say and such.

I think either choice would be fine, although I would personally have someone officiate. I think your sister should definitely make sure she has words prepared ahead of time, if she does officiate it. At the end of the day, it all depends on how much additional responsibility you want to place on your sister's shoulders and how comfortable she is with it.

I agree - I'd hire an officiant!! It's not a big cost, and it takes so much stress and prep off your (and your MOH's) shoulders!

You can work with your officiant on what kind of ceremony you'd like (and can emphasize simple & quick), and they'll have recommendations on readings, sample vows to look through, and can answer all of your ceremony questions!

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I have asked my best friend to officiate. We aren’t having a wedding party expect for our kids and just wanted it to be special to us.