ISO Theme Officiant

Oh and @OP if you want to hire an actor to do a reading/LOTR style unity ceremony/have him participate in the ceremony there is a website called gigsalad that you can hire actors in and after less than five minutes of searching I found two older men who have full white beards. Be sure whoever you do hire to be you get a contract about their attendance and performance AND appearance since that is exceptionally important to you

@Shelob You've lurked for a year! Damn!! I couldn't lurk for more than a week without running my "mouth."

@MrsBdeG Oh trust me, I often did live commentary on many threads (FH was highly amused) and I was itching to jump into the action, but a. More often than not, someone voiced my opinion anyway, so not really needed and b. I felt I had to do an intro thread and I didn't know how to quite tackle that, so I resisted posting anything until then but... lotr broke me! xD

@shelob Do an intro thread!! I want to meet you! Your posts have been absolute perfection!

Hahah, aw thank you! I will work right on that then, I would like to officially meet you all too, finally!

(Sorry for the small derailment of the topic OP!)

Is this for real??? I still can't tell...

I think your priority should be to find an officiant that is good at their job and that you connect with. Extra points (I guess?) if they look like Gandalf. Just go with someone that you connect with since the ceremony is the most important and meaningful part of the whole day. And the whole reason everyone is actually there

Thank you to the helpful posts! I believe I have some good ideas now.

Let us know what you find! I bet your BAM will be beautiful!

@Shelob, I love your ability to school the OP on your LOTR knowledge!

@Shelob Looking forward to your intro post! My mom hated our "nerd" aspects of our wedding.

@OP Good luck with your search. I hope you can find a qualified person who can build a beautiful ceremony, legally, and matches your theme <3

Maybe having a close friend who is comfortable speaking in front of people become officiated? That way you can get someone who knows and agrees with your theme and can dress up for the ceremony.

Just an idea!

Ali, I'm behind you all the way. As a member of the American Association of Wedding Officiants I've reached out to the membership in Florida for experienced professional officiants who fit the bill. I also recommend checking the "Orlando Wedding Vendors" facebook group and others like it. We'll do everything we can to make your dream wedding happen. Best wishes!

It's *ordained* not *officiated*

Your officiant, like your BP members, is not prop.

OP I think the idea is awesome! I love LOTR! FH is having my wedding band engraved with "One Ring to Rule Them All" in elvish! I'm sorry for all the people bashing your ideas, but there is no need to call other people's weddings boring either.

I love the idea of hiring a Gandolf look alike to do a reading and pictures if you cannot find an officiant that fits the bill. I think it is better to go with a professional officiant.

Find an actor who looks the part and is also a Notary (legal in Florida).

So I just stumbled across your account since I was browsing for things on themed weddings and I just want to say I really hope you don't get discouraged because you're literally planning my dream wedding right now. I'm in the very beginning stages of planning ours and while our current theme is "Viking Mead Hall Meets A Midsummer Night's Dream" (as close to LotR as I can get without actually mentioning it) I really wish I could do a 100% LotR wedding. 😭 I'll live vicariously through you.

Sorry I don’t have any advice but just wanted to say this is amazing! My fiancé and I are planning New Zealand for our honeymoon so we can go to Hobbiton and visit other filming sights. 😁

We had Gandalf the White officiate


Had someone of our choosing get ordained
These weddings can be very nicely done and beautiful