Who Will Marry You if Your Officiant is Sick?

On Saturday, I got a call from a groom. Could I officiate at their wedding the very next day? Their officiant was sick with the flu — and had no back up.

A bride asked me today on the phone, “So, who will marry us if you get sick, if you are not available?”

Another wedding minister told me he has gotten a rash of calls recently from brides where the officiant — a relative like an uncle, even a priest — said they could no longer officiate at their wedding this summer.

What would you do?

Well, I have a team of 5 ministers I refer weddings to when I am already booked. They also can back me up, if I got sick. Because I work off a script — approved in advance by most couples — they would do exactly what was planned. They don’t have to guess what vows or readings you want. They would share the couple’s love story just as written. It would cost you nothing (I would pay them for their time.)

Thanks be to God in over 6 years of doing weddings full-time, I have never missed a wedding — ever.

As for Sunday’s wedding? I was available to do the wedding at the beautiful Galleria Marchetti in Chicago. I thank them for giving the groom my info. It went very well.