Officiant invitation.

If you're inviting them to the reception also, you should send them an invite with their SO. If they're just coming for 30 minutes to do your ceremony and then leave, I don't think it's necessary since they're a vendor.

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I agree with this, we sent our officiant an invitation for her and her partner because they were invited to the reception as well.

If your officiant is a hired vendor it is not necessary to send them an invite or invite their s/o

If your officiant is a friend/relative absolutely send an invite and invite their s/o

Our officiant is a friend and he and his wife will be invited traditionally since they would have been guests anyways.

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I agree with this. If it is someone you found online and hired, no need to invite them to the reception.

Ours is the minister from the church I grew up going to so her and her husband will be invited to the reception and most likely rehearsal dinner as well.

An officiant you hire as a vendor who is a stranger you don’t send an invite to because they have a contract with you. If it’s a friend/relative they would get an invite anyway. However etiquette says they are invited to both the rehearsal dinner and reception though a stranger will decline.

You don't typically send official invitations to any of your vendors, including the officiant. You're not inviting them the way you are your guests; you're paying them for their services. Your money IS their invitation.

Personally, I consider the officiant as part of the bridal party. Not to mention, you cannot legally get married without them (they are as vital as the bride and groom for a marriage ceremony). They should be part of the rehearsal, so should be invited to rehearsal dinner. You are providing meals for all of your other vendors, so you definitely include officiant. SO probably does not need to be invited if officiant is solely for hire rather than your priest/pastor as member of a church

You would not tend to invite them, no - as the others have said, assuming they are a vendor that you are paying. A friend or relative should be invited as they would have been invited in the normal course of things.

Our Officiant's FAQ clearly states that they do not expect to be invited, and not to give them a cash bonus on the day as this cheapens the experience for everyone - that they will come, do the ceremony, and then leave again.

Hi ! Our officiant was a pastor with whom we spend 5 month preparing ourselves to the ceremony... So at the end he was more of an accuintance than a vendor. So we invited him to our dinner, he didn't stay for the dancing part ;-) - well, he had a mess in the morning

Our officiant is someone we found online and unknown to us at the time was actually the same person who owns our wedding venue as well. So she would be there either way as our officiant and as the venue staff.

I thought the contract if hired was the invite LOL