My cousin however did get ordained online prior to officiating another cousin s wedding.
Getting ordained to perform a wedding in california.
Introduce yourself as an ordained minister and ask what documents officials will need to see from you.
Rather than get ordained he went through the county state for a license to perform a single ceremony.
We offer low cost ordination that is valid and accepted throughout the united states including california for a nominal fee that covers our basic printing costs which is generally a fraction.
The state of california is unique compared to other states in that the government offers a method for someone to perform a civil ceremony or a religious one.
California does not restrict legally ordained non resident marriage officiants from performing wedding ceremonies anywhere in the state.
Ministers ordained through the universal life church have performed thousands of legal marriages in california.
We had my husband s uncle officiate our wedding in sacramento.
The three ways to become a wedding officiant are as follows.
Get ordained register and perform a wedding or ceremony in california.
If you ve come to this page it s a good bet that either you re planning to get married or you re planning to become a wedding officiant to perform a marriage ceremony in california.
To complete a program at a seminary to get ordained online or to become deputized as a civil celebrant.