solemnizers
Those who officiate
Solemnizers are people authorized to officiate ceremonies, especially marriages.
The term appears in legal contexts specifying who may perform weddings: The state maintains a registry of approved solemnizers.
Judges, clergy, and certain officials typically qualify.
The singular solemnizer refers to whoever presides over a particular ceremony.
One who observes festivities
- ministerReligious leader or serve
- clergyOrdained religious officials collectively
- priestOne who performs sacraments
- rabbiJewish spiritual leader
imam · officiant · pastor · chaplain · justice · magistrate · registrar · ordained
Marriage rite and feast
- marriageFormal union between partners
- vowsSolemn binding promises
- nuptialsVows and rings
- blessingPrayer seeking divine favor
union · sacrament · rites · ceremony · pronouncement · altar · covenant · rings
Formal grant of permission
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- ordainedOfficially appointed to ministry
- authorizedGiven official permission
- registeredFormally recorded or enrolled
empowered · deputized · commissioned · sanctioned · qualified · appointed · designated · permitted
celebrant
One who observes festivities
- ministerReligious leader or serve
- clergyOrdained religious officials collectively
- priestOne who performs sacraments
rabbi · imam · officiant · pastor · chaplain · justice · magistrate · registrar · ordained · commissioner
wedding
Marriage rite and feast
blessing · union · sacrament · rites · ceremony · pronouncement · altar · covenant · rings · declaration
license
Formal grant of permission
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- ordainedOfficially appointed to ministry
- authorizedGiven official permission
registered · empowered · deputized · commissioned · sanctioned · qualified · appointed · designated · permitted · validated
solemnizersguests
People received hospitably
attendees · witnesses · spectators · observers · participants
solemnizersmockers
Those who taunt
desecrators · jesters · hecklers · trivializers · scoffers
solemnizersrevelers
Those who celebrate noisily
merrymakers · entertainers · jesters · celebrators · partygoers