how can I become a wedding officiant?
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1. Become an Ordained Minister.\n2. Be elected or appointed a Judge.\n3. Become the captain of a ship.\n4. Become a Justice of the Peace.
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Try contacting Pagan, Wiccan or ULC groups in your area.  The wedding may still not be legal (I'm not sure what the current state of affairs is in regards to that in LA), but at least you'd have a spiritual ceremony that you'd want.\n\nhttp://www.witchvox.com/vn/hm/usca.html\nhttp://ulc.org/index.php?destination=Directory&state=California
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Visit http://www.nysphsaa.org/. Look for the link that says "Officials Coordinating Federation" and click on it. There is information for you to contact the representative for girls basketball referees.\n\nUsually, becoming a high school official involves paying a fee and taking a test to show that you know the rules. Once you pass the test, you are eligible to officiate for that school year. The procedure is similar in other states.\n\nGood luck in becoming an official! I suggest you talk to other officials in your area. They are a good source of information and will help you as you begin your officiating career. I just became an basketball official in Oklahoma, and the officials in my local association have been a huge help in getting started.
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http://www.ultimatewedding.com/articles/get.php?action=getarticle&articleid=134\n\n\nThe sources below may also help.
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In most states your marriage license is your proof of marriage.  There are any number of people who can sign a marriage license.  If the judge is an elected official and has jurisdiction in your state then he can sign your license.  You can also take it to a notary public and get it notarized, no need for a wedding at all in some states.  Mayors, Justice of the Peace, Boat Captains all can get you legally married.  The importance to the state is that you file the proper paperwork.
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A good starting place is picking the general location, like what country, or what city/state.  You'll want to look at the marriage requirements for the country or state to see what is involved.  Also, decide if the wedding is just the 2 of you or do you intend to invite family/friends.  And pick a date range.  \n\nOnce you have the general info, you can do web searches for good hotels, resorts, etc, that offer destination wedding packages.  Many resorts like Sandals, Beaches, and Palace will offer packages that include a free wedding.  But it can be easier to be married in the US sometimes.\n\nOnce you pick the location, they'll have a wedding coordinator or catering manager who will help you arrange other vendors like photographer, officiant, musicians, etc.\n\nCongrats and have fun planning!
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I do believe it depends on the state that you are getting married in, however, you can always call city hall, and find out what they would be willing, or not willing to do for you.  They may send out the license to you to fill out, and send back to them, maybe with copies of drivers license and such...On the other things, use your relatives to book for you....you don't have to be the one who books the church and such, and long as someone gives the money, that is why people hire a wedding planner most of the time.  So they do not have to do everything.
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you just need to have the certificate and someone to marry you. They sign the certificate and bam! your married. ring or no ring.
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You can't...and if you found one...it is a fraud..you have to go to your local parish/county courthouse and get it in person and both you and your fiance need to be there. Check your state laws to see how many days before your wedding you will need to have the license and in how many days does it expire. So you don't go too early or too late.
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I do believe that a Rabbi can be a Jewish Officiant but a Jewish Officiant doesn't have to be a Rabbi.\n\nThe officiant is just the person who is legally allowed to perform the ceremony.\n\nI guess it depends on how orthodox/religious you want to be.
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You'd have to be a recognized, legally ordained minister, or apply to be a notary in MI.\n\n   If you happen to be either already, why not perform a ceremony elsewhere?\n\nRev. Steven\n\n   Why? would be a question I have.
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You have to be baptized.\nYou have to have the Melchizedek Priesthood.\nYou have to be called by God.\nThere are a few other little requirements. But Those are the main ones.
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The important thing is for you and your beloved to have a day the feels special to the both of you.  Depending on where you live, some states allow a lay person(someone who is not a minister or a justice of the peace) to get a special license for 1 day, and they can marry you.  So that wouldn't be too expensive(maybe the person you ask to do it would even pay for the license themselves).  You could also find a justice of the peace, or go to your local city or town hall and ask if they do wedding ceremonies.  You could keep your ceremony small, and just have immediate family.  That way you don't have to pay for a lot of flowers or decorations.  Then for the ceremony, it depends on how many people you want to invite.  My ceremony was in my church, and then our reception was at a small hotel.  We had less than 50 people, but our total cost was still over $5,000, which included my dress, alterations, flowers, food, hubbies tux, etc.  If either of you belong to a church, you should be able to get married in it for a small fee(if any).  Then you could just do a small ceremony afterwards.  Some people are doing just appetizers, or just desserts.  It's basically just an hour or so, lets everyone mingle, then there could be a toast and people can go on their way.  As far as invitations, you can buy nice paper at an office supply store and print them yourselves.  If you have a small reception with just apps or desserts, include that so people don't expect to be fed.  But it's all perfectly okay!!
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You can ordained in numerous ways. To be legal you would have to obtain a license in your state to act as a minister.\nTo get a license you would need a certificate and letter of ordination. These would need to be signed with 2 signatures from the ordaining church.\nMy organization Elohim Evangelical Ministries ordains people and I ordain about 10 people a year.
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What you need to do is to first figure out what kind of marriage you would have - civil or religious. \nStep 1. \nRegardless of the process you would have to go to the town's clerk's office and fill out an application for request of marriage licence. At this point you will be asked if a civil or religious. \nStep 2. \nIn case of civil they will point you where you would need to set up an appointment with the judge for you marriage vows. In case of religious, contact your religious institution for the marriage appointment. \nStep 3. \nI believe in both the cases above either the Judge's office or your religious institution will send out the completed licence form back to the municipal office for processing. You wait and then finally get your marriage licence. \nStep 4. \nAssuming you are a US citizen, you can then either shop around a good immigration lawyer or ... do it yourself (depending on the complexicity of the case).
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It depends on where his country is, but I had a destination wedding, they specialize in doing weddings in other countries.  You can go to www.destinationweddings.com, and for $50 they will set you up with a representative that will do everything for you - from travel arrangements, venue, officiants, etc.
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Here's how you get away with this.  Get married outdoors by whoever you can get to do it.  Then after the wedding have your priest bless the marriage, which makes it legal in the eyes of the church.