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How to have a friend perform your marriage ceremony

Bride and groom exchanging vows during wedding ceremony.

Did you know you could have a friend or family member perform your marriage ceremony? The Santa Cruz County Clerk can appoint them Deputy Commissioner of Civil Marriage for the day and the marriage ceremony can be performed anywhere in California.

Woman pouring tea as officiant at wedding ceremony in Santa Cruz
A friend conducting the wedding ceremony in Santa Cruz California

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Tony Fitzgerald and Lisa LeCoump are professional photographers living in Santa Cruz, California, and the owners of Tony Fitzgerald Photography. They spent ten years photographing weddings, and their photographs have been frequently published in blogs and magazines.

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