wedding celebrant
Vow-witnessing authority figure
A wedding celebrant is a person authorized to officiate marriage ceremonies.
Unlike clergy, who derive authority from religious institutions, celebrants may be licensed by civil authorities or certification bodies.
The term is especially common in Australia and New Zealand, where registered celebrants perform most weddings: We hired a wedding celebrant who personalized the ceremony for us.
- officiantCeremony presider
- justice of the peaceLocal judicial officer, limited jurisdiction
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- civil ceremonyNonreligious legal marriage
- vowsSolemn binding promises
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- officiantsofficiant, ordained minister, justice of the peace, reverend, preacher
wedding celebrantdivorce lawyer
Attorney for ending marriages
divorce attorney · eulogist · divorce mediator · family court judge · executor
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