Who Performs Your Wedding Ceremony
After we have determined who can be married and who can officiate at a wedding, the couple still has to deal with the question of who will marry them.
A full-blown fancy church wedding ceremony requires, in most cases, the couple to pass some more rigorous testing than the State does.
Many clergy, or the religious institutions they belong to, require that the couple be adherents of that denomination or religion and, more often, be members of that specific congregation.
Variation from that requirement may require sworn agreements as to the religious education of any and all potential offspring prior to securing the clergy's agreement to marry you.
Some religions require marriage classes for one or both of the bride and groom.
Some religions require a more thorough proof of eligibility to be married than the civil authorities might.
In cases where the bride and groom who desire to be married are both eligible, are both of the same religion, both agree to the dictates of that religion, and want to be married by the same clergyman, the questions of "Who officiates?" and "Who participates?" are pretty much settled.
There are of course, some glitches even in this simple scenario, but we will deal with them later.
The problem of deciding who will officiate may arise when the prospective bride and groom have different religious affiliations but still want a religious wedding.
Not all religions approve of their clergy marrying people who are not both members of that same church.
A small amount of searching should uncover a clergyman who will not only agree to officiate, but will also be acceptable to the couple.
Sometimes it takes more work getting the parents on board than finding clergy.
One of the recent solutions to the problem posed by people of different religions is the use of multiple clergymen to officiate.
While this solution may cause a bit of extra searching, since not all clergy are amenable to joint or multiple officiating, remember that no clergy is required to perform a wedding by their church and you will find that it is a bit easier to negotiate an amicable solution.
A small amount of planning and research should make it one of the easier challenges in getting your wedding together.
A full-blown fancy church wedding ceremony requires, in most cases, the couple to pass some more rigorous testing than the State does.
Many clergy, or the religious institutions they belong to, require that the couple be adherents of that denomination or religion and, more often, be members of that specific congregation.
Variation from that requirement may require sworn agreements as to the religious education of any and all potential offspring prior to securing the clergy's agreement to marry you.
Some religions require marriage classes for one or both of the bride and groom.
Some religions require a more thorough proof of eligibility to be married than the civil authorities might.
In cases where the bride and groom who desire to be married are both eligible, are both of the same religion, both agree to the dictates of that religion, and want to be married by the same clergyman, the questions of "Who officiates?" and "Who participates?" are pretty much settled.
There are of course, some glitches even in this simple scenario, but we will deal with them later.
The problem of deciding who will officiate may arise when the prospective bride and groom have different religious affiliations but still want a religious wedding.
Not all religions approve of their clergy marrying people who are not both members of that same church.
A small amount of searching should uncover a clergyman who will not only agree to officiate, but will also be acceptable to the couple.
Sometimes it takes more work getting the parents on board than finding clergy.
One of the recent solutions to the problem posed by people of different religions is the use of multiple clergymen to officiate.
While this solution may cause a bit of extra searching, since not all clergy are amenable to joint or multiple officiating, remember that no clergy is required to perform a wedding by their church and you will find that it is a bit easier to negotiate an amicable solution.
A small amount of planning and research should make it one of the easier challenges in getting your wedding together.
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