Austin Wedding Officiants: Happily Ever After!
What is an Austin wedding officiant? An Austin Wedding officiant is someone who leads a ceremony for marriage, burial or baptism. The majority of our services are considered weddings, holy matrimony, hand-fasting, vow-renewals, non-legally binding ceremonies and union ceremonies. An officiant can be trained or ordained by denomination or an inter-faith, multi-faith or inter-spiritual organization. An Austin Wedding officiant is trained as a chaplain. Chaplains are usually employed by an organization or institution; however an Austin Wedding Officiant is an unaffiliated chaplain who serves the public at large. An wedding officiant is affiliated with, but not employed by, Austin Wedding Chaplains, Chapel San Sebastian and St, Francis House – all based in Austin, Texas. Our highly trained and dedicated Professional Chaplains work with couples to custom design a service fitting their personality, spirituality, values and beliefs.Although traditional weddings are still the norm, we work as non-traditional facilitators to make your wedding ceremony a special beginning to the celebration of
your life and union together. Fees range from $250.00 to $1,000.00 for the wedding of your dreams.
What are the qualifications and distinctions of a wedding Officiant?Our officiants are Chaplains and not ministers. A minister is trained to work within a denomination of a certain religion and is limited within that specific faith. A Chaplain is trained as a facilitator to help you express your spirituality, regardless of your beliefs. Many Brides and Grooms have asked, “Does that mean you perform different types of services?” The answer is a resounding, “Yes!” Our services range from new-age, mystical-spiritual to traditional-religious to denominational specific. We have extensive training involving many faiths and have performed numerous inter-faith ceremonies where the couples come from very different cultural, linguistic and religious/spiritual traditions. An Austin Wedding Officiant is trained to facilitate the spiritual and religious needs of the Bride and Groom.
Choosing Austin Wedding Officiants
How does one go about choosing an officiant? An Austin Wedding Officiant is always concerned about chemistry, comfort and making a good match. Finding an appropriate officiant for your ceremony is the primary objective. First, there is a brief interview by phone, either a referral to a specific chaplain or referred back to clergy in their traditional or historical religious heritage. Most often Brides and Grooms are matched with a member chaplain who is an Austin Wedding Officiant affiliate or a member of the Chaplains Corps. Some chaplains who are an Austin Wedding, are ordained and can serve as a celebrant and officiate a sacramental service.
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