• Make certain that your prospective wedding officiator is degreed in his/her field. Ruling out those without long- time officiating experience, part-timers, beginners, internet or mail-order ordained, the questionable or those officiating just for fun, is an important start. A screened, career, professional officiator is a minimum standard from which to start.
• Make certain that your prospective wedding officiator can demonstrate a knowledge of destination wedding ceremony pro’s and con’s. Helping you to factor in a number of variables - sound system or lighting requirements, destination policy, ceremony limitations due to physical location and the like.
• Is based with a reputable Orange County officiators group. A screened, career officiator with professional local wedding affiliations.
• Make certain that your pre-selected marriage officiator will be the one presiding over your wedding ceremony. You do not want to meet with one wedding officiant/minister/clergy only to have another one show up on the wedding day. One that has not had significant destination wedding ceremony experience.
• Make certain that your primary officiant/minister/clergy/justice of the peace can supply guaranteed emergency “back-up”, in the event of their illness. This “back-up” should agree to the terms arranged with your primary officiant. The “back-up” should perform the wedding ceremony content already agreed upon.
• Make certain that the destination officiator consults with the wedding professionals directly related to your wedding ceremony & transition to the wedding dinner or honeymoon departure. The photographer, videographer, destination wedding location coordinator, etc, are to be included in this list.
• Make certain that the officiant/minister/clergy/priest/rabbi/justice of the peace will add the warmth and personality to your ceremony, complimentary to the destination wedding environment.
• A destination wedding ceremony should not focus on the limitations associated with the theme or its setting, but rather emphasize the location’s and theme’s advantages.

How Can The Clergy Network Help You To Realize The Destination Wedding Ceremony And Marriage Vows Of Your Dreams?

The Clergy Network… a destination wedding officiator service can provide a minister, celebrant, clergy or other civil marriage officiator to perform your non-religious or religious wedding ceremony. We offer:

• A selection of trained, degreed and screened career professional wedding officiators. Male or female marriage presiders are represented. All destination wedding ceremony experienced.
• A bride and groom the choice of wedding ceremony content and marriage vows. A wedding ceremony planning session which takes into consideration the destination wedding location.
• TCN’s proprietary on-line marriage ceremony wording library and organizational web space & ceremony planning materials
• Name change and marriage license information, paperwork and requirements will also be provided. In some cases, marriage licenses are issued by TCN. No visit to the Orange County Clerk’s office may be needed.
• TCN’s fulltime support staff are trained to assist in the bride’s and groom’s destination wedding ceremony planning
• An officiator assisted wedding rehearsal package
• Week of the wedding phone conference (with bride, groom & officiator) & day of pre-ceremony coordination (by officiator with wedding ceremony vendors). A guaranteed emergency “back-up” officiator will be assigned to a couple’s chosen primary officiator.
• Filing of marriage license with Orange County Clerk Recorders Office or California Marriage License issuer
• Plus More