LEARN TO OFFICIATE WEDDINGS LIKE A PRO
A downloadable, step‑by‑step system for online ordained ministers who want to lead meaningful, legally sound ceremonies for friends, family, or paying couples.
WEDDING MINISTER TRAINING
What You Get Inside
If you’ve been asked to officiate a wedding or you want to start an officiant business, my downloadable system gives you everything you need to plan and lead modern, nonreligious and nondenominational ceremonies with confidence.
See everything that’s included in the Ceremony Material package.
WHO THIS IS FOR
- Online-ordained ministers officiating their first few weddings
- Friends or family members who were asked to perform a ceremony and want to do it well
- New officiants serving nonreligious, nondenominational, or mixed-faith couples
- Anyone who wants to turn one or two weddings into a small, legitimate officiant side business
WHO THIS IS NOT FOR
- Couples looking to hire an officiant for their own wedding. Look for sites like FirstOfficiant.com instead
- People planning a highly traditional or strictly religious ceremony
THE PROCESS
Matt’s Wedding Ceremonies offers a downloadable collection of wedding ceremony scripts and training for new and online ordained officiants. The material includes over 80 modern, nonreligious and nondenominational script combinations that first-time officiants can copy, customize, and use immediately. It’s the ultimate guide for people officiating one or two weddings for friends or family, and for those building a small officiant side business.
Wedding Ceremony Scripts, Officiant Training & More
CEREMONY MATERIALS
Copy and paste favorite selections from the corresponding documents into the ceremony outline. It’s simple! READ MORE
VIDEO TRAINING
My video training will improve your timing and stage presence. My “cheat sheets” give you even more help! READ MORE
Not sure if this is for you? Check out the free wedding tips and tricks on my blog!
Testimonials
SERVICES
Two complementary services build on each other so that you’re prepared and your ceremony goes great!
PRICING
CEREMONY MATERIALS
VIDEO TRAINING
ABOUT

Matt has officiated hundreds of weddings since 2007 and created this material after his best friend asked him to officiate and nothing he found online was good enough. The ceremony scripts and video training at Matt’s Wedding Ceremonies are built specifically for online-ordained ministers and first-time officiants who want a modern, nonreligious or nondenominational ceremony that actually sounds like real people today.
Your couple isn’t typical. Their ceremony shouldn’t be either. READ MORE…
QUESTIONS NEW OFFICIANTS ASK
Can I use this if it’s my very first time officiating?
Absolutely. The material is written specifically for first-time officiants. It walks you through what to say, in what order, so you don’t have to guess or start from scratch.
Is this only for religious ceremonies?
No. It’s built around fun, modern, nonreligious and nondenominational ceremonies, with wording that sounds like real people today, specifically not like a church service.
Will this help me understand the legal requirements?
The scripts and guides cover the ceremony itself from start to finish. For legal requirements like marriage licenses, you still need to follow your local laws.
Can I reuse this for multiple weddings?
You bet!. You use the same core structure each time and swap in different readings, vows, and personal details for each couple. Many officiants use the same material for years.
Can I turn this into a small business, or is it just for one wedding?
Both. Most people buy it to handle one wedding for a friend or family member. But the system is also built to work if you want to take on paying couples and grow an officiant side business.
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