The Officiant Academy

Our "original" website is expected to be back up soon! In the meantime, you can contact us here or at:

https://FirstNationChurch.com

Yes, we're still here. Yes, our servers crashed. Yes, your personal information is safe. (It isn't saved on our website or any server with outside access.)

But no, we're not sure how long we'll be down – we're hoping it will just be hours, but we've been told it might be a few days. 😐

Need help? We're here – please feel free to DM us!

And thanks for your patience. We appreciate it. 💍

Can you perform a marriage ceremony in costume as Santa Claus? Can you get married dressed as Santa and Mrs. Claus? You most certainly can – anywhere in the United States – because no state has a clause (or any laws) that regulates what you wear, whether you're getting married or performing the ceremony.🎅🏻🎄

As long as the marriage license is signed using your real name, it's completely legal! 💍

Heck, you could even perform the ceremony in the n**e ... but you might want to discuss it with the couple first. 😳

🔔 Grab your Santa suit and get ordained to perform ceremonies this holiday season at:

https://firstnationministry.org/

With thanks to Sonny Garcia – my choice for the greatest wedding sign ever. EVER. 🤵🏻👰🏻🔔

15 Insanely Cool Wedding Ideas We've Seen on Pinterest This Year From bouncy castles to disco ball chandeliers.

10 Mistakes Not to Make When Hiring Wedding Vendors Ignoring your budget, for example.

Wedding ceremonies via Zoom in New York? Not any longer...

Why Virtual Weddings Are No Longer Legal in New York During the pandemic, virtual marriage ceremonies became a symbol of love persevering in a trying time.

We're sharing this informative article from MYMOVE.com on weddings and moving in with your new spouse during the pandemic – a great read for brides, grooms and Officiants.

Weddings and Moving in With Your New Spouse During the Pandemic For many couples, the coronavirus has interfered with even the best-laid wedding plans, and it has brought a once-thriving industry to a near standstill. “Due to the pandemic, the wedding industry has been as deeply affected as the restaurant industry,” explains Amy McCord Jones, a wedding plann...

So we're all working remotely, and first Microsoft Teams crashed on us, and then our entire network broke down. We've got 200+ orders awaiting processing, and many more inquiries – we are back up and running, but we're way behind. We truly appreciate your patience!

https://firstnationministry.org/

Can you go through with your wedding ... even during this time of "social distancing"? Here's an important article from Brides.com on how it can be done...

https://www.brides.com/story/civil-ceremony-wedding-etiquette-question

Can We Have a Civil Ceremony Now and a Traditional Wedding Later? How to navigate a necessary legal ceremony at city hall, and still have a big wedding reception later

This article is a few years old, so we refreshed it and updated it a bit. Getting asked to perform a wedding for the first time progresses very quickly from "Sure, I'll do it!" to "Yipes, what do I actually do?" That means it's time for some wedding minister training – a basic boot camp for the first-time Marriage Officiant.

Learn more at:

Wedding Minister Training: Advice For The First-Time Officiant Getting ready to perform your very first marriage ceremony? Here's some great advice and basic training

On BRIDES: how to have a virtual ceremony via Zoom Video Communications with help from Wedfuly – but you'll need an . That's where we come in!

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Online Wedding Planner Partners With Zoom to Offer Virtual Weddings Online wedding planner Wedfuly partners with remote conferencing service Zoom to offer virtual wedding ceremonies.