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Preacher Disagreement

Madison, on May 16, 2019 at 6:54 PM Posted in Wedding Ceremony 0 8
Me and my fiancé are having issues deciding who to officiate our wedding. I want my childhood preacher and he wants his. I don’t want to do 2 preachers because that just seems odd to me. I really don’t even want a big wedding I’m just having a big wedding for him and my family but I really want my childhood preacher to do the wedding. How do I handle this?

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Latest activity by Lauren, on May 16, 2019 at 11:02 PM
  • Ingrid
    VIP October 2020
    Ingrid ·
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    I've actually been to a wedding where there were 2 officiants. It was nicely done and they played off of each other. I think its important to find common ground between the two of you, by compromising You dont want this blowing up. It's not odd and what's wrong with being out of the box and customizing your wedding making it more memorable and different?
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  • Melissa
    VIP September 2019
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    Maybe compromise and find someone new or a family member.
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  • Caytlyn
    Legend November 2019
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    I would find a neutral officiant or go with whoever is local to your venue
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  • Tina
    Super August 2019
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    Will either of them be your minister after the wedding? If so I would go with that one. If not look for someone new
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  • Rachael
    Expert October 2019
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    This is what I was thinking of saying too

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  • Deborah
    Dedicated February 2022
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    Is it possible to get a sermon sample from both and sit down together without bias and decide who has the style that you’re looking for? Otherwise I’d say go with someone new. If there’s someone that you both look to depending on how far away the wedding is maybe they can become an ordained wedding officiant for this occasion.
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    Devoted October 2019
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    Is it more important to you to have the officiant you want, or to only have one? If you can't imagine not having your preacher, then I think you need to consider compromising and having both officiate. But, if you can't stand the idea of having more than one, then you need to be open to the possibility that you might not get the officiant you want.


    For what it's worth, it's totally normal to have two officiants. They'll just be in charge of different parts of the service.


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  • Lauren
    VIP February 2020
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    We’re going to have 2 officiants! My FH’s parents’ pastor (who is local to where we’re getting married) and my uncle, who’s an ordained minister. Both of my brothers also had 2 officiants, and I loved it! We, actually, wanted to have 2 going into it. One can do the prayers and one can do the preaching and marrying.
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