This is a reference book for those who are officiating weddings. This book has detailed information on how to write a wedding ceremony.

It is an honor to be asked to officiate a wedding. This guidebook is the best consolidation of what you will actually need to do the job.The NSUC Wedding Officiant's Manual is the definitive reference for performing a remarkable marriage ceremony. In these pages, Church Founder and Deacon, Rodney Krafka, draws upon his decade of at-the-altar experience and breaks down the entire officiating process, from becoming an ordained minister to drafting a personalized ceremony, accompanied with numerous ministerial resources along the way. Like any good manual, we have streamlined all the necessary information into a concise presentation and have dispensed with the wordy, anecdotal stories that tend to dominate this niche of publications. We keep it relevant and focus on the nuts and bolts of performing an impressive ceremony that is both fully legal and emotionally impactful.In these pages, you'll discover: -How to become an ordained minister;-A 10-step checklist detailing specific instructions for dealing with state and local governments;-A 12-part questionnaire to help understand the couple and what they want for their ceremony; -A comprehensive wedding script that can be tailored to any situation;-A rehearsal and processional primer, so you can quickly understand these components;-Brief outlines of various ceremony rituals and processional options from other traditions;-Nine of the most classic wedding scriptures/readings you can implement at your discretion;-Various resources for public speaking, emotional encouragement, and stress management;-Itemization of each of the 50 U.S. state laws (plus D.C.) indicating who can, and under what circumstances, officiate a legal wedding in each state.About the author: Rodney Krafka has officiated weddings across the United States for more than 10 years. He is a Founder and Deacon of North Shore Universal Church. He also works as the Director of Arbor Assets (www.ArborAssets.com), a U.S. based microfinance company operating in Central America. He lives in Seattle Washington.

"The Wedding Officiant's Manual: A guide to Writing, Planning and Officiating Wedding Ceremonies" The Wedding Officiant's Manual is an essential guide for anyone who wants to create a wedding ceremony. Sunny Dawn Johnston, an Ordained Officiant with over a decade of experience, has written this book from the Officiants perspective. However, this manual can be used by brides, grooms and wedding consultants as well as ceremony Officiants. This guide contains fourteen complete ceremonies and a variety of vows, poems, prayers, blessings and wedding traditions. There are also several special tips that only a seasoned pro would know. Johnston's goal is to offer you a variety of material that honors your unique beliefs, traditions and intentions. "The Wedding Officiant's Manual" takes the guesswork out of the ceremony creating process and gives you options galore, all in one handy book. Included is a Q&A form to make the entire experience from beginning to end as stress free as possible. This is the Ultimate guide for step-by-step instruction on creating the perfect ceremony.

A collection of creative wedding ceremonies and helps to guide the pastor in making the wedding service a worshipful experience.

Say “I do” to tying the knot. “Officiant Lisa Francesca has literally written the book on how to plan the perfect ceremony.” —Martha Stewart Weddings According to a 2019 WeddingWire report based on data from more than 18,000 newlyweds, only twenty-five percent of weddings are taking place in religious institutions. More than one in three American weddings are being officiated by a friend or family member. With the officiating trend on the rise, novice officiants need a resource to guide them. In The Wedding Officiant’s Guide, interfaith minister Lisa Francesca breaks down the entire officiating process, from becoming an ordained officiant and interviewing the couple to drafting and performing a moving ceremony. Written in an engaging and friendly tone, and featuring empowering advice, suggested readings, stories and lessons learned from new officiants, and practical tips from wedding planners, this inviting handbook will help new officiants write and deliver a wedding ceremony that fulfills marriage laws, delights guests, and honors the marrying couple.

This comprehensive guide to performing wedding ceremonies is provided by the Universal Life Church to it's worldwide family of ministers. This guide includes information on getting ordained, detailed descriptions of common ceremony elements, a variety of sample scripts, and information about the legal responsibilities of wedding officiants.

This handbook makes a great gift for a newly ordained Minister of the Gospel or Seminary Graduate! This handbook has been designed to assist the Pastor or Minister of the Gospel in performing Marriage Ceremonies. The easy "step-by-step" format is simple to follow and has spaces provided to insert the names of the Bride and Groom. The three main ceremonies are included in this handbook: 1. The Traditional Wedding Ceremony which incorporates scripture reading and charges to the bride, the groom, the witnesses in the wedding party and also the audience. The author has been using this system extensively for over 20 years and has never failed to get several compliments on the ceremony. 2. The Civil Ceremony. This is a short, easy and quick wedding ceremony. It is often performed at City Hall, but be used anywhere. The author has even used in a local jail where an inmate and his fiance were married! It "mentions" God, but not to the extent of the other two types of ceremonies. 3. The "Episcopalian" Ceremony. This is a longer ceremony (very rarely used by the author) and incorporates the taking of communion as well as all the other elements of the Traditional Ceremony. This handbook is a compilation of many different marriage manuals the author has used for over 20 years of performing marriage ceremonies. Taking "the best" sections from various manuals and combining them into one, "easy to use" handbook and written in a "Step-by-Step" format allows the user to immediately take this Handbook and perform marriage ceremonies like they have been doing it for years!