| Ministers
& Officiants
A listing of the finest Wedding Ministers & Officiants available
in the area is presented in the table below. To learn more about
each company, click on the Company Name to see their Ad, click on
their Web Site hyperlink to access their web site, or contact them
through the Email hyperlink in the table below.
To learn more about this portion of your wedding, please read the
article presented following the table.
All phone numbers are in the 805 area code unless
otherwise noted.
Ministers & Officiants
…The Most Integral Wedding Player
An Officiant is a state licensed person who presides over a wedding
ceremony. The main requirement for a wedding to occur is for a
couple to stand before an Officiant and participate in a brief
exchange of information. As such, the Officiant is certainly the
most necessary element of your wedding. In the California Central
Coast, we are fortunate to have a number of Officiants with a
variety of styles who are available to participate in the planning
and performance of your ceremony.
Religious, Spiritual, Civil
In the past, most wedding ceremonies took place within a church
or synagogue. Today, we have many more choices. You may choose to
marry in just about any location you can imagine - hotel banquet
room, a flower filled garden, a on a cliff overlooking the ocean.
The choice of wedding locations is now practically limitless. Your
choice of ceremony location will, to some degree, dictate the Officiant
you will have at your wedding.
If you plan to marry at your house of worship, one of the clergy
practicing at that location will typically perform your ceremony.
You may want a religious ceremony but want to marry at a location
other than your church. Some churches have strict rules against
having clergy officiating at marriages away from the church while
others have developed a more flexible approach and are happy to
officiate at an off-site location. Check with your house of worship
for their policy.
Non-denominational ministers are available to officiate at wedding
ceremonies in most any location. If yours is an inter-faith marriage,
you might choose non denominational. Or you may want to have a minister
from both faiths participating in the ceremony. Whatever your preference,
in the California Central Coast we are blessed with a number of
wonderful Officiants from which to choose.
Selecting Your Officiant
You may choose to stick with the traditional wedding ceremony &
vows, write your own, or confer with your Officiant for ideas. Wedding
Officiants have years of experience and can provide myriad ceremony
options.
In your initial interviews, discuss your thoughts and preferences,
reveal a bit about yourself, the tone/type of ceremony you envision.
Ask about their experience, types of ceremonies they perform, any
special type of services they provide. Use this first phone interview
to select the Officiant who best meets your needs. Have a personal
meeting to confirm compatibility, work out initial details, and
complete your contract.
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