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Please
click here to begin the ordination process...
You've chosen the perfect dress, the perfect location,
the perfect caterer... you've even picked the perfect partner to spend the rest of your life
with!
What about the person who is going to perform the ceremony?
Perhaps you're lucky enough to belong to a church or temple
and already have your minister or officiant in mind.
BUT WHAT IF YOU AREN'T SO
LUCKY?
Did you know that, in most places, anyone
can officiate at your wedding,
not just a minister, notary public, justice of the peace, or an officer
of the court?
Did you know that — if you prefer — you may have
any legally designated person
conduct your wedding ceremony, whether it's your mother or father,
a brother or sister, cousin, uncle or aunt, even your best friend?
Having a friend or family member officiate over your
wedding ceremony
adds a distinctive and wonderful touch to your special day!
Whether you are writing your own vows, or even if you prefer
a traditional religious ceremony, we can help to make sure that the
person you have selected to serve as your officiant is legally ordained
and recognized by your local governmental authority.
HOW DOES ORDINATION WORK?
First, decide upon the person that you would like to
have conduct
your ceremony, and discuss your plans with that person.
Next, if your chosen officiant agrees to conduct your ceremony,
and if he or she has not been ordained as a minister or certified
to legally conduct wedding ceremonies, please ask him or her
to visit this website and click on the "Get
Ordained Now!"
link,
which is located below on this page.
THINKING
ABOUT GETTING ORDAINED ELSEWHERE?
LEARN MORE ABOUT FREE ORDINATION!
Please be aware that, under federal law in the United
States
and under common law in nearly every country around the world,
you are not required to undergo any religious or ceremonial training, nor are you required to undergo any testing or take any exams
in order to receive your ministerial credential or
certification as a wedding officiant, which is granted
under the bylaws of
First Nation Church and in compliance
with the Native American Free Exercise of Religion Act of 1993
and the First Amendment of the United States Constitution,
which guarantees absolute freedom of religion.
It only
takes only a few minutes to become a
legally ordained minister, and the only
cost is a nominal document processing fee! |
