Cincinnati & Dayton, Ohio

Officiant & Ceremony

In Cincinnati & Dayton: One service officiant is listed, Maritalbliss Wedding Services in Kettering, on the Dayton side of the region. For more choice, look at the labeled alternatives below, which are clergy directories and congregation contacts, and at the ceremony-only rental options under Rentals for the physical setup of chairs, arbor and aisle. Then the state rules, because this is where the three-state geography bites. Ohio recognizes ordained clergy licensed with the Ohio Secretary of State plus most judges (Ohio Revised Code 3101). Kentucky requires clergy in good standing with a religious society plus certain judges (KRS 402). Indiana permits ordained clergy, judges, mayors and specific officials (IC 31-11). An online-ordained friend must confirm current recognition in the specific state where the ceremony sits, before the ceremony, because a valid registration in one state does not transfer to the next. A Wright-Patterson AFB on-base wedding by a JAG-appointed chaplain still needs the Ohio marriage license, because the base sits in Greene County -- book the base chapel and the license in parallel, not in sequence.

1 listing · checked September 2026

• Maritalbliss Wedding Services — Kettering · maritalbliss33.wixsite.com/weddingofficiant · (937) 278-5937

Churches and congregations

These are places of worship rather than for-hire officiants. Many will marry members of their own congregation, or couples willing to join and complete a marriage preparation course, and some will not marry non-members at all. Several also price the building, the clergy and the musician separately. Ask early what they require of you — policy varies widely between denominations, and between individual congregations of the same denomination.

• Calvary Chapel Cincinnati — Fairfield · cccincinnati.org · (513) 771-6169
• Knox Presbyterian Church — Cincinnati · knox.org · (513) 321-2573
• St Paul Lutheran Church — Reading · stpaulreading.org · (513) 821-0987
• St. Francis Xavier Church — Cincinnati · stxchurch.org · (513) 721-4045
• White Oak Chapel is an independent — Cincinnati · whiteoakchapel.org · (513) 662-6220

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