Miami, Florida
Officiant & Ceremony
In Miami: This is where reading ahead pays. The license is $86 from the Clerk of Court, or $61 if you complete a registered four-hour premarital preparation course — and that course also waives the mandatory three-day waiting period that applies to Florida residents. Non-Florida residents are exempt from the wait entirely, which means a couple flying in can collect a license and marry the same day while a local couple cannot. Bring government photo identification showing your legal name, date of birth and signature, and hold the ceremony within sixty days of issuance. Settle a beach ceremony early, because the rules are not uniform: county beaches exempt weddings from the special events permit and handle them as a facility reservation with the park manager, while the City of Miami Beach runs them through its special events process instead, at ninety days' notice, a $333 application, a $333 permit and a security deposit starting at $2,500. Confirm which authority governs your exact stretch of sand before you fix the hour.
The officiant makes your marriage legal and holds the room while you make your vows — clergy from your tradition, a professional civil celebrant, or a beloved friend ordained for the day. Meet before you commit, confirm their ordination is recognized where you're marrying, and get them to the rehearsal. This line also covers ceremony musicians, ceremony-specific rentals like an arch or extra chairs, and any permits required for a public park or outdoor site — confirm those local requirements early.
Timing — *Book by ~9–12 months out · maps to your **Officiant & Ceremony** budget line*
5 listings · verified August 2026
- Calvary Chapel — Miami Beach · calvarymiamibeach.org · (305) 531-2730
- Calvary Chapel Miami — Miami · calvarymiami.com · (305) 667-8577
- Gospel Tabernacle Faith Deliverance — Miami Gardens · gospel-tabernacle-of-faith-deliverance-church.hub.biz · (305) 626-9162
- Ministerios Poder de Dios Miami — Miami · ministeriospoderdedios.org · (305) 644-0000
- St. John's on the Lake — Miami Beach · stjohnsmiami.org · (305) 428-3999
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