
Online ordination is all you’ll need to officiate legal weddings in most statesĥ. Some states require an officiant to register, some don’tĤ. States use the term ‘registration’ not ‘license’ for officiantsģ. The first step is to get ordained (and you can do it online)Ģ. You might be surprised to learn that you don’t need a “license” to marry people - at least not like the one that you need to drive a car on public roads, or go hunting at certain times of the year - but you do need an ordination, and you might need to register with your state as an officiant.ġ.

The good news is, it’s actually pretty easy to become qualified to marry people. You see, marriage is a legal contract, and like many other legal contracts, states tend to regulate who can, and can’t perform this act. Turns out, it’s one of the most common questions we encounter from first-timers, and there’s a reason. “Yes! But… How do I get a license to marry someone?” If you were asked to officiate a wedding ceremony recently, you probably thought,
