Officiant Question

[elfbo]

Can officiant from out of state marry you legally in florida? I just found out my minister will be coming to my wedding, and id love for him to perform the ceremony, if possible.

 

[stargazertechie]

No problem! Officiants have no residency requirements for Florida


"Florida marriage laws specify that, "Any ordained or licensed clergy, justices of the peace or notary publics may perform a legally-binding wedding ceremony." Florida's Domestic Relations Statute 741.07 does not require the officiant to be a resident of the state of Florida. According to the statute, "Persons authorized to solemnize matrimony are all regularly ordained ministers of the gospel or elders in communion with some church, or other ordained clergy, and all judicial officers, including retired judicial officers, clerks of the circuit courts, and notaries public of this state may solemnize the rights of matrimonial contract, under the regulations prescribed by law." This includes ordained ministers in or outside the state of Florida. Thanks to these statutes, it is possible to become a priest or minister with the Universal Life Church Monastery and perform legally-binding marriage ceremonies in Florida. An ordained minister will need to supply the county clerk with a copy of his or her ordination certificate. Quakers are also empowered to perform wedding ceremonies according to their own religious traditions."

 

[elfbo]

Awesome!

Now i just have to ask him to do it. I hadnt booked an officiant yet, because id hoped he would be able to come.