What an Officiant Does on a Wedding Day

Your officiant's role within the DayOf Standard.

Genner Dumaran

Last Update 20 days ago

Your officiant leads the ceremony and ensures it fits cleanly into the timeline while meeting all legal requirements.

Before the wedding


◆ Collaborate with you to write the ceremony script

◆ Attend the rehearsal
◆ Sign the marriage license
◆ Must be registered to legally officiate weddings

On the wedding day


◆ Arrive 1 hour before the ceremony (C-1)

◆ Conduct the ceremony
◆ Depart after the ceremony

Added value options (vary by officiant):

◆ Ordained minister
◆ Government official
◆ Personal storytelling
◆ Jewish weddings
◆ LGBTQIA+ officiant
◆ Post-wedding marriage license handling

What you will collaborate on before the wedding


◆ The ceremony script

◆ Marriage license management

Minimum daily price on DayOf: $250