It is an honor to be asked to officiate a wedding. This guidebook is the best consolidation of what you will actually need to do the job.The NSUC Wedding Officiant's Manual is the definitive reference for performing a remarkable marriage ceremony. In these pages, Church Founder and Deacon, Rodney Krafka, draws upon his decade of at-the-altar experience and breaks down the entire officiating process, from becoming an ordained minister to drafting a personalized ceremony, accompanied with numerous ministerial resources along the way. Like any good manual, we have streamlined all the necessary information into a concise presentation and have dispensed with the wordy, anecdotal stories that tend to dominate this niche of publications. We keep it relevant and focus on the nuts and bolts of performing an impressive ceremony that is both fully legal and emotionally impactful.In these pages, you'll discover: -How to become an ordained minister;-A 10-step checklist detailing specific instructions for dealing with state and local governments;-A 12-part questionnaire to help understand the couple and what they want for their ceremony; -A comprehensive wedding script that can be tailored to any situation;-A rehearsal and processional primer, so you can quickly understand these components;-Brief outlines of various ceremony rituals and processional options from other traditions;-Nine of the most classic wedding scriptures/readings you can implement at your discretion;-Various resources for public speaking, emotional encouragement, and stress management;-Itemization of each of the 50 U.S. state laws (plus D.C.) indicating who can, and under what circumstances, officiate a legal wedding in each state.About the author: Rodney Krafka has officiated weddings across the United States for more than 10 years. He is a Founder and Deacon of North Shore Universal Church. He also works as the Director of Arbor Assets (www.ArborAssets.com), a U.S. based microfinance company operating in Central America. He lives in Seattle Washington.