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Choosing your wedding officiant is one of the most meaningful parts of your planning process. And as you weigh your options, you might start to wonder how much wedding officiants cost. The truth is, it varies. A lot.

Category: Weddings Perform a Wedding

Weddings need a moment for the couple to look ahead to the future, and a wedding charge from the officiant can do just that. Here are ways for the officiant to include the perfect charge for the happy couple.

Category: Weddings Perform a Wedding

A wedding greeting is only a few minutes, but can set the tone for the ceremony. Here are some tips for writing and delivering the perfect greeting for your ceremony.

Category: Weddings Perform a Wedding

Learn about wedding rituals from many religious, military, and cultural traditions. Find out how you can include them and add meaning to your own ceremony.

Category: Weddings Perform a Wedding

Officiating your first wedding? Learn the 10 most common wedding officiant mistakes and how to avoid them, from rehearsals and ceremony scripts to marriage licenses.

Category: Weddings Perform a Wedding

Ashura is one of Islam's holiest days. Learn why Sunni Muslims fast, why Shia Muslims mourn Imam Hussain, and how one date came to hold two deeply significant meanings.

Category: Religion

More couples than ever are asking a friend to officiate their wedding. Here's exactly what to do, from getting ordained to running the ceremony without a hitch on the day.

Category: Weddings

From transgender sports and workplace religion to Sabbath accommodations and same-sex marriage, these recent court rulings reveal how religious freedom law is evolving in the U.S.

Category: Political and Religious Controversy

A rational creator who designed the universe, then stepped back and let natural law take over – that's deism in one sentence. Here's where the idea began, who believed it, and why it's resurfacing now.

Category: Religion

Who could officiate Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding? We rank the 10 most likely celebrity candidates and explain why a friend might be the perfect officiant.

Category: Weddings