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My understanding is that unless you choose a licensed officiant (such as any priest/reverend/judge, etc.), you solemnize it yourself and then just have your non-licensed officiant do the ceremony.
My understanding is the same as pixirae's. Technically you marry each other if you don't have an "official" officiant but you can still have someone orchestrating everything. My guess is that your officiant will sign as a witness on your certificate instead having a different line.
I have had friends that got married by another friend in Colorado. I would call up the place and double check (as obviously you want to check, check, and triple check that you are getting legally married). I am pretty darn sure that anyone can marry you however.
I have had friends that got married by another friend in Colorado. I would call up the place and double check (as obviously you want to check, check, and triple check that you are getting legally married). I am pretty darn sure that anyone can marry you however.
Oh, that makes perfect sense. I think I was confused because the coordinator mentioned that she and her husband didn't use an officiant because they solemnized their own marriage. I wasn't realizing that the couple can be the ones to make it legal while still using an "unofficial" officiant. Thanks for clearing that up for me!
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I was overjoyed to be told by an acquaintance that "anyone can marry you in the state of Colorado." When Mr. Kat and I started touring possible venues, this was confirmed by the owner/wedding coordinator of one of the places we visited. She raved about getting married in Colorado because 1.) the marriage license is so cheap and 2.) you are allowed to have a friend, a family member, whomever as your officiant. The officiant does not have to go through any special preparations. You can even do it yourself (although we would rather have an officiant leading the ceremony).
This excited us and we mused about which person we might ask. This idea is much more appealing to us rather than hiring a stranger to marry us. It popped back into my mind today and I started looking around online to make sure that this is something we can do.
Unfortunately, Colorado.gov and Douglas County's website contradict what we were told. "Couples themselves may solemnize their own marriage (Colorado Revised Statute 14-2-109). A marriage can also be solemnized by a judge, a retired judge, a magistrate, a public official authorized to perform marriages, or in accordance with any mode of solemnization recognized by any religious denomination or Indian nation or tribe. Not anyone can solemnize a marriage. Although the couple may solemnize their own marriage, that does not mean a friend or relative can also solemnize their marriage."
What's the deal here, hive? I thought that the owner and coordinator of a wedding venue would obviously know about this, which is why I was so surprised when I came across this information online. I attended a friend's wedding in Denver last fall and two friends of the couple were officiating the ceremony. I didn't know them, so it's possible that they fit into the above criteria. Mr. Kat and I did come up with someone in mind to ask, but thankfully we were smart enough to hold off on asking until we were positive about the law.
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