officiant
noun
of·fi·ci·ant
ə-ˈfi-shē-ənt 
: someone (such as a priest) who officiates at a religious rite
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Online wedding officiants based in Europe and the United States are only beginning to make inroads in the Lebanese market.
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Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
More than a year later, on Dec. 29, they wed on the front stoop of a Park Slope brownstone owned by Rabbi Yael Werber, a friend of the couple and the ceremony’s officiant.
—Shivani Vora, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Our officiant is one of our best friends, godmother to all of our children.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Feb. 2025
Lee signs bill allowing officiants to decline to perform marriages
Lee quietly signed into law a bill allowing officiants to decline to solemnize marriages for any reason, which has been criticized by the LGBTQ community as antagonistic.
—Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 3 Feb. 2025
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Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
More than a year later, on Dec. 29, they wed on the front stoop of a Park Slope brownstone owned by Rabbi Yael Werber, a friend of the couple and the ceremony’s officiant.
—Shivani Vora, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Our officiant is one of our best friends, godmother to all of our children.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Feb. 2025
Lee signs bill allowing officiants to decline to perform marriages
Lee quietly signed into law a bill allowing officiants to decline to solemnize marriages for any reason, which has been criticized by the LGBTQ community as antagonistic.
—Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 3 Feb. 2025
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officiant
noun
of·fi·ci·ant
ə-ˈfi-shē-ənt
: one who performs the official duties at a ceremony (as a wedding)
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