Do you invite your officiant to the reception?

What does wedding etiquette say on this? My parents say that you are supposed to invite them and feed them, but I haven't heard that before.
Do you invite your officiant to the reception?
Yes, it's the polite thing to do.
Reply:Yes, you do. I did. Some will decline or leave early, but you still need to extend the invite.
Reply:Of course you do, and his or her spouse. We had three priests - one is married, so we invited his whole family with five kids.


Our priest said Grace before the meal, then another one did a prayer afterwards.
Reply:Yes, you must invite him, but they usually decline.
Reply:yep you do...and you should feed them too....the one from my church usually stays until after the first dance.
Reply:i did and i asked him to do the blessing, i also invited his wife
Reply:IT'S JUST THE POLITE THING TO DO.ALSO LETTING THEM KNOW THAT YOU APPRECIATE WHAT THEY DID
Reply:Custom says that you do. But that is based off of the fact that people used to have close relationships with the person performing the ceremony. It is still polite to do so, as with other vendors performing various functions during the ceremony. It doesn't mean they will accept the invitation, but especially if you are having the ceremony around a mealtime it is a consideration. As an officiant I don't get invited to every reception, nor do I accept every invitation. I'm not in the least bit offended when I'm not invited either, as it is the choice of the couple.
Reply:We invited our officiant to stay for the reception. I think it is an old school tradition, but it is polite. It would be kind of weird to be like, "Ok , thanks for the lovely ceremony, now leave so we can have dinner." :-) Extend the invitation, and then it is up to them if they want to accept or not. At least you will have done the polite thing.
Reply:the officiant needs love too.





invite them, they helped you and your family crossover to the new life you will be starting...invite the man for God's sake!!
Reply:Yes its the proper thing to do. You shouldn't expect them to just leave after your ceremony? i think that would be rude. if you don't have any limits on the number of guests at the reception then it wouldn't hurt to ask him to go. He may not even attend, but its the gesture that counts.
Reply:Yes you do offer the invitation. A lot of times they don't come or just have dinner and leave, but it is proper to do so. The same is true if you are having anyone do your ceremony music as well. Oh and make sure you include your DJ in the count for dinner as well.
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