Finding an Officiant to Perform our Marriage

Getting married in Boulder at the end of August and need an officiant. Do you have an outspoken friend that I can license for a day? Do you know an officiant that you'd recommend?

I realize some of you will have some fun with fictional suggestions, and am all about it; who doesn't enjoy a good laugh?

But any serious suggestions would be much appreciated as well.

Just in case you are not already aware, the officiant need not be licensed in Colorado, anyone can perform your ceremony. IME, having a close friend as the officiant is best, as they know you and can give some insight to the ceremony for those that don't know you as well.

Actually, you don't need an officiant at all if you do it in Colorado. You simply need to go to the Boulder County Clerks office (see link below) with your significant other and answer a couple of questions (such as, no, the woman sitting next to me is not my sister). The clerk will give you a license, which you both sign at your convenience, and then you simply turn it back in and boom, you are married. You don't even need a witness....just the signatures of the two people getting married.

bouldercounty.org/governmen…

That is technically all you need to do, thus if you really want an officiant, you have as much flexibility as you want because it is not relevant in the eyes of the law (i.e. it can be your best friend).

Cheers.

I have a good buddy Ryan who is an ordained minister. He has officiated a wedding on top of a multi-pitch, grade V climb in the Wind River Range. PM me if you are interested.

BK

Wife and I had a church wedding in Sweden. To get her greencard transferring the marriage license from Sweden was more trouble than it was worth. Just like J said we went down to the city clerk, paid $10 and signed a marriage license, done!

To do it properly in Boulder go to an Ashram, Buddhist Temple or MMJ store (They may have all this in one building) and talk to the first yuppie or trustafarian you see, no idea how much they would charge.

J. Albers wrote:Actually, you don't need an officiant at all if you do it in Colorado. You simply need to go to the Boulder County Clerks office (see link below) with your significant other and answer a couple of questions (such as, no, the woman sitting next to me is not my sister). The clerk will give you a license, which you both sign at your convenience, and then you simply turn it back in and boom, you are married. You don't even need a witness....just the signatures of the two people getting married.

Cindy Mitchell from this site does weddings, and can be quite outspoken, so I understand.

Not one sarcastic response? C'mon..

I married Pete Takeda and Deanne Masin and would be happy to it for you but a), I'm super busy for the next 45 days and b) I don't think I know you. My recommendations are to grab a good friend of both of you, go up to a meaningful spot in the mountains with a band of your family and friends, have your good friend (the Officiant) orchestrate the ceremony and say your vows to each other.

You guys are doing it the right way. The first rule of marriages is that the first day of your divorce starts with a big, ceremonial wedding.

Congratulations and good luck,
Mal

You don't need a license (permission) to marry. You don't need to go to the county to answer questions and pay a fee either. A marriage license is a three party contract between you, your spouse and the state. This is how they get legal control of your divorce and your kids among other things.

All you need is a marriage certificate. Create a meaningful document between you and your spouse, sign it and have two or more witnesses sign it. Done. Completely lawful. Have anybody you like marry you. I have several friends that have done this. Some of them created a large 3 foot by 4 foot document and displayed it at their wedding and had every body at the wedding sign it. Then, they took a digital photo and shrunk it down and put it on the wall in their new home.

Why would you want to involve the state in your religious and/or spiritual endeavor?

Greg D wrote: Why would you want to involve the state in your religious and/or spiritual endeavor?

Mark Roth wrote: Tax purposes... ?

Greg D wrote: And the benefit?

I got registered through the The Universal Life Church

I am good to go to legalize things and I work for travel and beer money. Done.

Also, I have 2,00 karaoke songs and can DJ the end to to stupendous night of a wedding. I worked for a karaoke club for a year and can talk my ass off when there is nothing to be said on the other side of a microphone.

Also, I don't care. Just make it worth my while to be there and we can call it done and done.

So I can offer any ceremony you want, serious to catholic to baptist to islamic to buddhist. But it probably wont be 'that' serious. And I also don't have a physical list of the karaoke songs that I have. but they can see them on my screen...

- Zac "The Wedding DJ'er" Robinson

or I can just show up and tell people when the toasts are and when to dance and then when to leave and then I can be done

I guess I can do that too.

J. Albers wrote:Actually, you don't need an officiant at all if you do it in Colorado. You simply need to go to the Boulder County Clerks office (see link below) with your significant other and answer a couple of questions (such as, no, the woman sitting next to me is not my sister). The clerk will give you a license, which you both sign at your convenience, and then you simply turn it back in and boom, you are married.