Ah, such an age-old question. There are countless articles, Facebook posts, comments online I’ve seen asking this question. Anyone who has had their friend officiate their wedding will either tell you utterly charming stories or completely horrific ones. So how do you know if you should ask your friend or hire someone? Your friend has officiated a wedding before and is a frequent public speaker I can’t stress this enough. If your friend hasn’t officiated a wedding before, they’re not going to know how to officiate a wedding. Period. Sometimes, Google is a wonderful tool to find correct information but a lot of the time, Google is wrong. If your friend doesn’t speak in front of large crowds a lot, why would they be good at officiating your wedding? Your wedding ceremony is the one moment of your wedding day in which ...
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What is Wedding Season and Does it Ever End?
Anyone that knows me (Liz) knows that I’m constantly talking about this mysterious “wedding season.” I plan for it year-round, remind my friends when I’m in the middle of wedding season, take more naps and sleep less full nights in the height of it. So what the heck actually is wedding season? For wedding vendors, wedding season typically arrives from the Spring to Fall months or whatever is the warmest months of the year. For us in the midwest, our wedding season usually happens from April to the end of October. During these months, we are at a minimum of one wedding per weekend but we average around three to four every weekend. In addition to officiating weddings, we conduct rehearsals, meet family and friends while attending rehearsal dinners, grab coffee or dinner with couples, and every other wedding activity in between. We ...
