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Rebecca
Devoted September 2021

Picking an Officiant

Rebecca, on August 1, 2019 at 8:24 PM Posted in Family and Relationships 0 5
This is somewhat of a long story, but the short version is that we were originally planning on asking my aunt to be our officiant. We used to be very close, but recently I’ve found this isn’t as much the case, so I was planning on scrapping the idea. My mom ignores this (despite having told her my intentions) and asked my aunt “for me” this past weekend. My aunt “wasn’t sure,” but my mom continued to pressure her until she gave a hesitant yes. Now I’m having a serious dilemma-do I just have my aunt do it anyway even though she definitely did not seem to want to, or do I find somebody else and then have to tell her we got somebody different?

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Latest activity by Cher Horowitz, on August 2, 2019 at 3:13 PM
  • Samantha
    VIP October 2020
    Samantha ·
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    Though this is a really uncomfortable situation, I’d recommend getting the officiant you want. An officiant is such an important part of your ceremony and you need to be comfortable with your choice. It sounds like your aunt will understand and may even be relieved.
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  • 2d Bride
    Champion October 2009
    2d Bride ·
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    Our response to all volunteer friendors I didn't want was, "I really want you to be able to just relax and enjoy the wedding, so we'll have a professional handle that." I suspect your aunt will leap at the chance not to be the officiant.

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  • J
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    Judith ·
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    You can say, how embarrassing, we have made other plans, and we're not aware mom was asking you. We hope you understand, mom is just too excited, and we will be going with our other plans. . . . And hope her hesitancy was because it was strange you did not ask directly, so she is half prepared already to have it not be true. And hope she will be gracious enough to laugh it off as mom overstepping
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  • Carol
    Devoted October 2019
    Carol ·
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    If it seems like your aunt doesn't want the job, she'll probably be relieved when you tell you made other arrangements. I'm sure she feels as much pressure as you do.
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  • Cher Horowitz
    Master December 2019
    Cher Horowitz ·
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    I agree that your aunt would rather attend as a guest!

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