My husband got ordained on the Internet a few years back, mostly for entertainment value over anything truly useful. I still don’t remember what company he did it with, but his ordainment was on-line and they sent him fancy papers laminated saying he was now a Reverend.
My best friend and her fiance are not what I would say very religious in their beliefs, but they have a belief in a higher power and they are very spiritual at heart. Knowing my husband being ordained they decided they wanted him to preside over their wedding administering their wedding vows.
So after researching Oregon State regulations and county regulations we found that particular counties in Oregon do not require you to register with the county to preside over a marriage. Their only requirement is you have an organization that will ordain within the state.
We were told by one of the county record keepers that most individuals seeking to ordain often use UCL.net which is a free service to use.
Then all they have to do is submit the marriage licence to the county after the individual performs the ceremony. How easy is that?!?!
