How far out do you book your officiant?

You are at about 9 months out...I was having trouble finding one at that point...use the vendor tab in here it gives you local people then start emailing for availability and prices.

Thank you @mrsC. I used the vendor tab, but I'm from a fairly small area so it doesn't give me many options close by.

My friend who is getting married in September said hers is already booking for 2018

I have had my since Februaryand I'm getting married in November.

This is a vendor you can book as early as possible. You can try WW. Maybe some users here can give you some suggestions. Our officiant (FH's childhood pastor) we literally asked 3 days after getting engaged, when we saw him in person. Then before booking a date we made sure it worked for him.

I just booked ours last weekend. I'm getting married next June.

We booked ours in March (we were at the year and a half mark) as she was already booking weddings for 2017, especially September

8 months. I'm getting married in Oct in the smoky mountains. Officiants get booked fairly quickly compared to other times of the year.

I'm less than 6 months out and just decided on one this week.

I asked my venue if they have any recommendations as a start. Turns out they have a preferred list. You could also ask other vendors if they have recommendations.

I will be married Nov 2017 and doomed the church this week

Venue booked then officiant straight away

It's best to book officiants shortly after you have your venue booked. This also goes for any other vendors who will have to actually be present during the event (DJs/bands, photographers, videographers, etc). Reason being, we can only be in one place at a time. Your baker can serve 10 weddings on your wedding day. My personal max is 3 weddings if the ceremony times align. You don't want to research and find the perfect officiant for your wedding, and then learn that they're not available because that time slot was booked months ago by someone else. Also remember that the types of vendors I've mentioned are the ones who provide unique personal talents that can make or break your experience. And that an officiant is the one requirement to have a wedding ceremony. Everything else is just a party.

Use the vendor section to search for officiants in your area. When you reach out to them just let them know that you want a non religious ceremony.

We are getting married in July and we booked ours last September.

I just met with one today. My wedding is in 5 months.

I booked mine a little under a year out.

I'm almost a year out and I'm sending in the contract to book mine tomorrow

I'd say do it as soon as you can. In my area (NY/NJ) our venues offer value pricing for January through March (Yippee!!!!!). So we are booking earlier than ever (like, I'm booking 2018 already.....)

The great thing about us? You can book us and forget about us until about three months ahead, lol!

I found my officiant thanks to WW. We booked her back in March for our August 2017 wedding. She was already pretty booked for summer 2017 already.

My wedding is 18 months away and I am interviewing officiants right now. Plan to have one booked in June.