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<blockquote data-quote="Andy" data-source="post: 289526" data-attributes="member: 5096"><p>My brother in law is an unordained pastor. I have no idea if he even went to any school to become a pastor or just accepted that position. He was unable to officiate at his daughter's wedding because he can not legally marry anyone.</p><p> </p><p>So, what his family did was have him "assist" in the ceremony. The ordained pastor opened the ceremony, announced the marriage, and closed the ceremony. brother in law did the "sermonette" - I believe the ordained minister did the exchange of vows. It was very nicely done and my niece got to have her dad as part of the ceremony.</p><p> </p><p>My husband and I had several discussions leading up to the day of how this would work. How can brother in law be a leading "pastorial" part of the ceremony when he is unable to legally marry the kids?</p><p> </p><p>I came to the conclusion that since anyone can get married within several options - Justice of the Peace, Vegas Wedding, Formal church wedding, outdoor wedding, ect. - that as long as the proper people (ordained pastor or Justice of the Peace or whoever has the authority) are involved, the ceremony is whatever the young couple sets up.</p><p> </p><p>The legal part of the marriage is really the unseen paper work. The ceremony is the public display and perhaps the religious input to celebrate.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy, post: 289526, member: 5096"] My brother in law is an unordained pastor. I have no idea if he even went to any school to become a pastor or just accepted that position. He was unable to officiate at his daughter's wedding because he can not legally marry anyone. So, what his family did was have him "assist" in the ceremony. The ordained pastor opened the ceremony, announced the marriage, and closed the ceremony. brother in law did the "sermonette" - I believe the ordained minister did the exchange of vows. It was very nicely done and my niece got to have her dad as part of the ceremony. My husband and I had several discussions leading up to the day of how this would work. How can brother in law be a leading "pastorial" part of the ceremony when he is unable to legally marry the kids? I came to the conclusion that since anyone can get married within several options - Justice of the Peace, Vegas Wedding, Formal church wedding, outdoor wedding, ect. - that as long as the proper people (ordained pastor or Justice of the Peace or whoever has the authority) are involved, the ceremony is whatever the young couple sets up. The legal part of the marriage is really the unseen paper work. The ceremony is the public display and perhaps the religious input to celebrate. [/QUOTE]
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