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How to officiate a wedding – complete with ideas for your friend officiating wedding script!

So you’ve been asked to officiate a friend’s wedding. Congratulations! Even if you’re someone used to exciting things happening all over the universe, someone like, say, Darth Vader — that’s still pretty excited! That said, unless you’ve done this before, you’re probably a little overwhelmed… never fear! We’ve got step by step advice for how to officiate a friend’s wedding — complete with links to TONS of wedding ceremony scripts.

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Wedding vows about CHOICE

We love it when readers share their vows with us — it’s such an honor to get to witness the words of commitment and dedication that Offbeat Bride readers speak to each other. Today, we want to share the vows that Karen and her partner Adrian shared with us, which are filled with words about choice, promise, intention, and teaming up.

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Our wedding quiet room: making our wedding accessible for our neurodivergent & disabled beloveds

Planning a wedding around issues like social anxieties, ASD, and disabilities can create unique challenges. Here’s how one bride worked with her partner to create an accessible wedding that felt safe and fun for both of them all their guests…

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Ceremony script outline that recognizes folks attending via webcam

When Bec from Sane Weddings agreed to share some of her unique wedding ceremony scripts with us, we knew we’d hit the jackpot. For those of you trying to assemble your own weddings (or for those of you “friend officiants” who are officiating for someone you know and trying to figure out how to write a wedding ceremony), this ceremony script outline is full of great ideas you can use to build your own.