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DIY weddings

Unorthodox officiants

by Eve Silberman

posted 2/13/2013

Lacking ties to organized religion, more and more young people are asking friends or family members to perform their marriage ceremonies. "I'd say about 40 percent of the people I see use an officiant," says Kaeli Garcia of Ann Arbor wedding planner Luna Soiree (and daughter of Observer publisher Patricia Garcia).

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