Tips for pre-wedding meetings with officiant

Is he able to officiate because he is a judge?

Has he done any other weddings?

Is he willing to do the type of ceremony YOU TWO want?

@Nancy, this is his first wedding. In Colorado you essentially need to sign a marriage license and don't need a licensed officiant. But he is going to marry us in his judge capacity, because I like the formality of "by the power invested in me" at the end. He's expressed a desire to structure the ceremony any way we want. The first few meetings involved a lot of questions about us as a couple, why we're a good fit, what the marriage means to us. He requested to open with an acknowledgment of our guests and how far they traveled, and how important they are to us. , which I thought was great. That's as far as we've gotten. The vows and reading are the subject of the next session.

I think it will be fine. He is legally authorized. Although he's only officiated 1 other wedding, he's a public speaker. And he sounds willing to work with you on the ceremony wording!

In your case, I don't think this friendor is a bad idea.