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by Jenniferocious on February 2nd, 2007

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In a non-religious wedding ceremony, in which the bride and groom wish there to be no mention of any god, who would be an appropriate officiate?

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  • by Firebrand on February 2nd, 2007

    Firebrand

    Any registrar will do a civil ceremony without mention of religion

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  • by Wendora on February 2nd, 2007

    Wendora

    My husband's cousin who has a mother who is a Jehovah's Witness and who's father non practicing person of any religion had a completely un-religous ceremony, she has been married over 5 years.

    My husband's step-brother had a totally non-religious ceremony and his married lasted about 2 years (incidentally they lived together for several years). I think they just had some person who was licensed to perform marriages in the state of New York.

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  • by Drublic on February 2nd, 2007

    Drublic

    A close friend. My wife and I were married by a friend, who happened to be a radio personality. He was a great speaker and it meant a lot to us for a friend to perform the ceremony.

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  • by judgebill on January 27th, 2008

    judgebill

    I have presided over many weddings, all civil ceremonies and many times the couple would write their own vows. There are many forms for the ceremony that don't mention god or heaven or religious themes. In California, the only act that the minister/judge does that is important is sign the license. Everythign else is frosting. You can recite pages of the telephone book, sign the license and there is a valid marriage. Find a judge, sitting or retired, who is willing to go wherever you wish and say whatever you and your partner want said. Shouldn't be too hard.

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  • by Vexxation on January 22nd, 2008

    Vexxation

    My father actually married his brother tis way. He became a 24-hour Justice of the Peace. I love the idea.

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  • by JerryW on January 22nd, 2008

    JerryW

    In most states, a justice of the peace, as opposed to a "county clerk" can perform a wedding that is legal and official. The wedding will probably cost around $200, as the JP will want an honorarium, and the service can be either one created by the JP, or one that you have created yourselves.

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  • by Lady Lavender on January 22nd, 2008

    Lady Lavender

    A judge or Justice of the Peace.

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  • by Rescuer Treesaw on January 22nd, 2008

    Rescuer Treesaw

    Is there any "tour" ships where you live? Check into it, the captains of most(?) ships can perform a wedding

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  • by Ashleigh on January 22nd, 2008

    Ashleigh

    You can find licensed officiants just about anywhere. Many have their own business' and they want nothing more than to tailor the ceremony to your needs. I live in New Mexico and am using a place called "A beautiful affair of the heart." My officiant is doing a completely non-religious MEANINGFUL ceremony that my fiancee and I have written with her help and guidance. There are also many humanist officiants who focus on the relationship with each other, and ont religion. google it, I bet you find someone near you

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  • by Anonymous on February 2nd, 2007

    Anonymous

    Any homeless person.

    Your wedding is starting off on the wrong foot.

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  • by Theby on February 1st, 2008

    Theby

    A Justice of the Peace.

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  • by Tom 47 is back in his bear COAT on February 1st, 2008

    Tom 47 is back in his bear COAT

    A JP, a court judge, or...a ship's captain....

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  • by Vampyre Bat on February 1st, 2008

    Vampyre Bat

    The Mayor of your town, a judge, a magistrate, a Ship's Captain on the open ocean, or a justice of the Peace are all good choices.

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  • by tamarakh is ready for a vacation on February 1st, 2008

    tamarakh is ready for a vacation

    We had our wedding in the same hotel as our reception with a non-denominational ceremony. I can't remember what our officiant's actual title was, but she actually had several different options for non-religious ceremonies, they all talked about love and the joining of our lives. We also added a unity candle ceremony (very cool, I made our candles so it was a little bit more special). It was beautiful even though it wasn't totally typical!

    If you go to http://www.onewed.com, you can do a search of what type of vendor you're looking for (including officiant/clergy) and where you're located, and it will come up with a ton of listings; you can try calling various places and see who will do a non-denominational ceremony for you. Most will, I found. Good luck :)

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