A Wedding Officiant that is a guide and "co-creator" of your ceremony is most likely to help you create a meaningful, unique and personal ceremony. Here are some questions that can help you discern if the person you are speaking with can achieve this.

• Are you looking for a religious, non-denominational, spiritual, civil and/ or a mix of traditional and contemporary? Are they open to the type of ceremony you would like to create?
• Are they knowledgeable and creative about the various rituals that can be included in your ceremony?
• Are they willing to provide the right amount of direction based upon your personal needs (not too much, not too little)?
• What are their ideas about including family and friends that you would like involved?
• What kind of help will they provide to you if you wish to write your own vows?
• If you wish to include readings, do they have a selection they will taylor for you given the type of ceremony you would like to create?
• Will they look for themes that are important to you and weave them throughout your ceremony?
• Will they show you a draft ceremony and allow changes and rewrites?

Asking the right questions, and trusting how you feel when you meet with a potential officiant will allow you to select the officiant will help you create a memorable wedding day. Check back for my next blog entry on other considerations to keep in mind when selecting your wedding officiant.

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