Asked to officiate a wedding in Missouri? Check out these 5 must-know officiant registration facts before officiating a wedding in Missouri. We cover all the important things you need to know to officiate a legal wedding. 35,851 Missouri AMM Ministers and counting!
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The facts below cover all the important aspects of what requirements you need to meet to be able to legally officiate a wedding ceremony in Missouri.
This is the relevant exerpt from the Missouri Revised Statutes § 451.100.
" Marriages may be solemnized by any clergyman, either active or retired, who is in good standing with any church or synagogue in this state. Marriages may also be solemnized, without compensation, by any judge, including a municipal judge. Marriages may also be solemnized by a religious society, religious institution, or religious organization of this state, according to the regulations and customs of the society, institution or organization, when either party to the marriage to be solemnized is a member of such society, institution or organization. "
Basically, this means that as long as you are ordained through any church, you can officiate weddings.
Yes. All online ordained ministers, including those ordained through AMM are recognized in Missouri.
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The Missouri Government does not license, register, or certify ministers or wedding officiants. Officiant registration is not required in Missouri to officiate a wedding.
The Missouri Government does not have any office that licenses, registers, or certifies wedding officiants.
All Wedding Officiants in Missouri must be at least 18 years old.
As there is no officiant registration required in Missouri, once ordained your next step is to start preparing to officiate the wedding. If you have not officiated a wedding before, or it has been a while, check out our Missouri Officiant Ceremony Preparation page.
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