Please Note: You can check New York wedding officiants availability and request a phone conference or meeting from an NY officiant prior to reserving your ceremony. Remember to ask the New York officiant if he or she are available for a ceremony rehearsal.

Please Note: Whether it's an Justice of the Peace or Minister the local wedding officiant plays a huge role in the days events. If possible, you and your fiancee should meet with your selected local wedding officiant to ensure that personalities (and schedules) do not conflict. Allow plenty of time (up to a year) to choose the best person for the job. Questions to ask your local wedding officiant before hiring them include whether they will allow you to write you own vows, if you will get a chance to read or hear your ceremony before the day of the wedding, and whether the price is inclusive (travel, time, and script writing). Everything should be laid out from the beginning and agreed upon.