Not just anyone can perform a marriage ceremony in
the state of Ohio. Marriages are to be performed by an ordained
minister of any religious society or congregation within the state
that is licensed to perform marriages; the Probate Court Judge or
any other judge appointed as a probate judge; a Judge of a Municipal
Court; the mayor of a municipal corporation in any county in which
such municipal corporation wholly or partly lies; the superintendent
of the state school for the deaf; or any religious society, in conformity
with the rules and regulations of its church.
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- Please Note: It
is the responsibility of the bride and groom to be sure that the
person officiating at the marriage ceremony is licensed in the
state of Ohio. A minister, upon producing to the Secretary
of State, credentials of his / her being a regularly ordained
or licensed minister of any religious society or congregation,
shall be entitled to receive from the Secretary of State a license
authorizing him / her to solemnize marriages in this state so
long as he / she continues as a regular minister in such society
or congregation. A minister shall produce for inspection their
license to solemnize marriages upon demand of any party to a marriage
of which he / she proposes to officiate or upon demand of any
Probate Court Judge.
Although the county Probate Court cannot register
a minister to solemnize marriages, we can supply an Application
for Minister's License form to ministers wishing to be licensed.
Please be advised that the Secretary of State of Ohio may have updated
these forms. You may also obtain these forms online from the Secretary
of State's web site at www.state.oh.us/sos.
Marriage Officiants
The following is a list of some known available civil ceremony
officiants for Shelby County. Please note that not all mayors of
all villages are listed here. You must contact the officiator of
your choice and make prior arrangements for him/her to perform the
marriage ceremony.
| Judge of Sidney Municipal Court |
937-498-0011 |
| Judge of Troy Municipal Court |
937-440-3910 |
| Mayor of Anna |
937-394-3751 |
| Mayor of Fort Loramie |
937-295-3088 |
| Mayor of Port Jefferson |
937-492-9652 |
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