Asked to officiate a wedding in Utah? Check out these 5 must-know officiant registration facts before officiating a wedding in Utah. We cover all the important things you need to know to officiate a legal wedding. 18,476 Utah 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 Utah.
This is the relevant exerpt from the Utah Code 81-2-305 § 81-2-305.
"(1) The following individuals may solemnize a marriage:
(a) an individual 18 years old or older who is authorized by a religious denomination to solemnize a marriage;
(b) a Native American spiritual advisor;
(c) the governor;
(d) the lieutenant governor;
[etc]"
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 Utah.
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The Utah Government does not license, register, or certify ministers or wedding officiants. Officiant registration is not required in Utah to officiate a wedding.
The Utah Government does not have any office that licenses, registers, or certifies wedding officiants.
All Wedding Officiants in Utah must be at least 18 years old.
As there is no officiant registration required in Utah, 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 Utah Officiant Ceremony Preparation page.
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