Free · For first-time officiants
You said yes to officiating. Here’s where to start.
Ready to Officiate is the ten pages I’d hand a friend the week they said yes. You fill it in over one evening, from how to say the couple’s names to your cue lines, and finish with a card for your pocket.
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What’s in Ready to Officiate
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The ceremony in order, with your cue lines
The ceremony runs in ten parts, from the processional to the introduction, and each one has the line that starts it and the thing to watch for, short enough to find at a glance.
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One evening, timed
The plan is seven steps that add up to about two hours, and it starts with ten minutes to check you’re allowed to officiate and one phone call to the county clerk.
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A card for your pocket
The order goes on the front, and the names and the license steps go on the back. It prints two to a page, so one goes in your pocket and one inside your binder.
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Your wedding on one page
The page you fill in first holds the couple’s names and how to say them, the date, the venue, the clerk’s number, and the people you need to find on the day.
Also inside
- The license steps, from seeing it at the rehearsal to getting it back to the clerk
- Seven things that go off script, and what to say when they do
- A checklist for the night before, thirty minutes before and right after
The license page is general guidance. Marriage law belongs to each state and county, so the guide tells you what to ask your county clerk, who has the final word.
What you’ll have by the end of the evening
- The answer from the county clerk, written down
- The whole ceremony read aloud twice, with a timer running
- Every name marked the way it sounds
- A pocket card filled in and cut out
- A bag list for the night before, and a plan for who returns the license
Where should I send it?
I’ve coached first-time officiants through exactly this, and what gets them through is the preparation, which is one evening with this guide.