Atheist marriage celebrants?

[bobsmith]

Hi Everyone.

So my fiancee says that we have to start looking for a celebrant for our wedding in October now......

Anyhow, so I've been looking around and it would be very special if we could get married by an atheist marriage celebrant. Failing that I would even settle for a non-religious celebrant (by that I mean they really need to have no religious beliefs at all)

Well I've been googling around and I found that people don't seem to advertise that they're atheist or non-religious (well some I found say they do non-religious weddings but are actually religious themselves if that makes sense)

So, anyone know a good atheist marriage celebrant? Or even a truely non-religious marriage celebrant?

Any idea would be appreciated.

[Indiana_Jones]

civil union?

-Indy

[Big Dave]

(in aus) They usually have several types of service to choose from.
Just specify that you don't want any religious references and they will oblige.

[Curious_AJ]

I thought all marriages were "under the eyes of God" or so to speak??

isn't a non-religious marriage just a civil union as Indy indicated?

[rainman]

Why do you care? That's so anti-religious it's almost religious itself!

[MsKABC]

Marriage celebrants will use whatever words you want in your ceremony, God doesn't have to be mentioned if that's what you prefer. There is just one phrase that has to be said by law, along the lines of "I Gertrude, take you Percival to be my husband". The rest of the vows can be completely of your choosing.

And I would be booking one for October now too - they can be pretty heavily booked. Good luck with the search.

[Nasty]

Two of my aunts are celebrants .. and like all the others have some books of standard words that must be said .. and optional ones ... I think you just want to influence the celebrant .. not cut them off entirely ... tell them nonreligous .. and that is what you will have.

[Little Miss Trouble]

I would have thought there would be plenty of non-religious celebrants out there.






Please tell me I'm not the only one who has a quiet little snigger when seeing a non-religious couple getting married, particularly where they already live together and have kids (together or from previous relationships) and the celebrant is talking about god?

[imdying]

Bahahahahah, that's the funniest thing I've heard all week Rainman summed it up.

[jrandom]

Why do you care? That's so anti-religious it's almost religious itself!

Perhaps he doesn't want the formalities of his once-in-a-lifetime special day to include silly regressive fantasies of the supernatural?

Dunno about you, but the more serious an occasion is, the less I'd want it to incorporate any reference to Flying Spaghetti Monsters, Great Green Arkleseizures or any of the popular flavours of murderous bearded sky-men.

[Hitcher]

Two of my aunts are celebrants

If the one who led Grub's funeral does as well on weddings, then it would be well worth the cost of admission.

[jrandom]

This link will be a good place to start.

Also, it's not beyond the bounds of possibility to have an acquaintance of your choice appointed as a celebrant for the occasion.

(Further info in http://www.bdm.govt.nz/pubforms.nsf/...ntbrochure.pdf)

[hayd3n]

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[Dave Lobster]

Weren't people getting married before the goat herders' god was brought to northern europe in the 9th/10th (whenever) century?

Our marriage had to be none religious, as we did it in a register office in ingerlund.

[rainman]

Perhaps he doesn't want the formalities of his once-in-a-lifetime special day to include silly regressive fantasies of the supernatural?

Perhaps you misunderstand. I quite agree with the requirement for a non-religious celebration. What confuses me if the requirement for an "atheist marriage celebrant".