Comments on Souris Mariage (A Wedding Blog About Mouse's Arizona Wedding, and Other Stylin Weddings): So. The officiant. Look out, I'm going to talk abo...

I love seven year old Mouse.

2009-12-02T10:44:04.833-06:00

I love seven year old Mouse.

yeah. listen to m&m. i know california lets you b...

2009-11-28T11:26:34.228-06:00

yeah. listen to m&m.

i know california lets you be an officiant for the day through the state, but that was a pain the the ass. we had our brother register with the universal life church. they give people ordinations *for free*.

so then he wan an ordained minister, and legally married us. no matter what the state, i'm pretty sure.

Did you mean that Arizona doesn't let someone not ...

2009-11-24T18:49:10.849-06:00

Did you mean that Arizona doesn't let someone not affiliated with a church perform marriages, when you said that they don't allow someone to get ordained for a day? I got married in AZ and our officiant was a friend who got ordained online (he just typed in his name, etc and printed his certificate) & it was all perfectly legal.

I'm effing 53. I hope nobody asks me the same ques...

2009-11-24T16:24:28.659-06:00

I'm effing 53. I hope nobody asks me the same question.

Are you in my head? Because this is the exact same...

2009-11-24T16:23:06.932-06:00

Are you in my head? Because this is the exact same problem I've been mulling over, except with slightly different details -- and no cousin Hank.

Happies! You found such a fantastic solution.

We had the same problem but found a super sweet UU...

2009-11-24T16:02:48.484-06:00

We had the same problem but found a super sweet UU minister who is doing a *joint* officiant thing with B's uncle, who is our Hank.

Great idea! I wish some of the marriage laws would...

2009-11-24T14:18:28.586-06:00

Great idea! I wish some of the marriage laws would loosen a little so all states/provinces would allow citizens to choose whoever they wanted. We're struggling with a similar problem since our province doesn't allow the average Joe to get ordained a perform the ceremony.

Rachel, you were raised Quaker?! Squeee.

2009-11-24T13:46:44.740-06:00

Rachel, you were raised *Quaker*?! Squeee.

You know what — I thought of doing that same thing...

2009-11-24T13:42:11.474-06:00

You know what — I thought of doing that same thing awhile ago but totally forgot about it! Thank you for reminding me.

Your cousin Hank sounds like a very appropriate "minister." How wonderful to have a person like that in your life.

I guess Mr. Beagle and I should brainstorm if we have anyone like that we can ask.

It should be great. I think getting married by som...

2009-11-24T11:44:14.492-06:00

It should be great. I think getting married by someone who you know and who knows you is key. For some people, that's a religious figure, for others, it's a family member or friend.
I was raised Quaker and D was raised Catholic. Talk about two totally different religious backgrounds.

This is lovely - your officiant decision and your ...

2009-11-24T11:38:26.407-06:00

This is lovely - your officiant decision and your seven-year-old defiance both.

My sister and I were kicked out of sunday school w...

2009-11-24T11:09:19.412-06:00

My sister and I were kicked out of sunday school when they learnt we weren't actually christened.So the story made me giggle a lot. Glad you've found something that will work for you sounds like a great plan.

Awesome plan. And I laughed out loud about little...

2009-11-24T08:27:30.203-06:00

Awesome plan. And I laughed out loud about little Mouse and the confused Unitarians -- what a nice start to the day:)