Finding An Officiant At The Last Minute: Good Fortune Rules!
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I was leaving Ryan and Angel’s 4:30 p.m. wedding ceremony at Volunteer Park yesterday when I checked my messages to hear…
“Annemarie….It’s Larry. We were supposed to be married this afternoon and our Officiant was a no-show. We desperately need to find an Officiant so we can be married this evening – can you help us?”
I called Larry and arranged to meet him and his Sweetheart and 40+ friends/family at the restaurant where they had plans for a celebration dinner. I arrived in the middle of dinner and waited for a bit and then with great joy and fanfare, Larry and Claudia were hitched and all is well.
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Finding an Officiant at the last minute isn’t easy. My best advice is to start calling – use the Google to make a list of people in your immediate area and don’t give up. Most Officiants are fully booked on Fri/Sat and Sun(especially in the Spring/Summerand Fall) and if the planets align, most often will bend over backward to help a couple.