The average fee for a professional, legally ordained and authorized Officiant is $500 – 800+. Officiants who offer low fees might be doing so because of the lack of experience, ratings, online ordination, or because it’s a side hobby. The Officiant, the only vendor actually needed on your wedding day, has a huge responsibility on their shoulders. The appropriate compensation honors those duties and skills and helps to ensure that you have a proven professional, who is unquestionably authorized to sign your marriage license, for the most important moment of your wedding day…your ceremony.