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Are you at the part of your wedding planning where you need to pick your officiant? If so, it will help to consider the following five things so that you can pick the right one for you.

Find A Officiant Local To The Venue

When you are narrowing down your potential wedding officiant, try to find somebody that is local to the area where you will be getting married. The further a wedding officiant has to travel for your wedding will result in more travel time, which can cause the cost of the officiant to be more expensive. A lot of your initial meetings with the officiant can be done online if necessary, so focus on someone local to your wedding venue. 

Have A Video Call For Your First Meeting

You can tell a lot about an officiant from meeting with them, but don't make the mistake of having a phone call. Request a video call so that you can see each other during your initial meeting. You can really get a better sense of what the person is going to be like as an officiant by seeing how they emote as they talk. 

Find Someone That Officiates For A Living

There are many people that do wedding officiating on the side, and others that do it full time as their job. Try to find someone that actually officiates for a living. They are going to have plenty of experience that they can draw from, which will help provide you with suggestions that meet your needs for what is said during your wedding. 

Don't Be Afraid To Keep Looking

You will know within your initial meetings if the officiant is going to be a good fit for you. Don't be afraid to move on and find a new officiant if you find that they are not working out. You may not discover that the person is a good fit until you have started the process of using them as an officiant and met with them once or twice. Don't feel like you have to commit to an officiant just because you started the process. 

Look For Authenticity

Your wedding officiant is the person that sets the tone for your entire wedding day. Pay attention to how the person speaks, and if they deliver their word with authenticity. Does it seem like they are just reading from a script that they have performed dozens or hundreds of times, or does their style feel authentic and make you want to hear the words that they are saying? Check out a company like OBX Wedding Officiants. They might have what you're looking for.