Friday, February 8, 2008

How to Stress Out Over an Officiant

So it's hard to find someone to marry you when you are a godless infidel.

Mr. Astrophe and I are atheists. We don't really want to do the whole self-uniting thing, because we haven't been married before and we want someone to help us do it. Unfortunately, none of the judges/magistrates/whatever are super-willing to leave their busy lives and come marry us on Sunday in the park.

Mr. Astrophe doesn't so much want an interfaith minister because he feels it's hypocritical to have someone marry us whose power to solemnize a marriage stems from a position of religious authority. I tend to agree, but I am too pragmatic I guess, because I don't really care as long as there aren't any shout-outs to God in the ceremony; Mr. Astrophe is the idealist around here.

Someone on IndieBride suggested that we take a gander at Celebrant USA to find a wedding officiant. Lo and behold, there is a so-called "Civil Celebrant" based out of Pittsburgh. I'm gonna check it out - maybe it'll even be legal in PA.

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