Having a Friend or Family Member Lead the Ceremony

If you want a friend or family member to “marry” you, the easiest answer is usually to separate the legal marriage from the personal celebration.

The simple way to do it

1. Do the legal marriage with us as a short paperwork-only marriage.
2. Have your friend or family member lead a separate non-legal ceremony later.

That gives you the best of both worlds:

• the legal paperwork is done properly
• your person still gets to play the meaningful role
• nobody has to become a marriage celebrant for one day

Why this works well

• quicker
• cheaper
• much less admin
• no need to train or register as a celebrant

If you want a full ceremony as well

For a more complete wedding ceremony, use a full-service celebrant like Josh Withers.

If you just want the legal part done

Start with Get Married.