My brother became a Universal Life Minister for my NJ wedding. The process is very simple (probably something like 1 minute online) and my husband and I loved having our ceremony performed by someone we know and love (who knows and loves us). So if you don't already have a relationship with a minister/priest, why not look to your friends and family? (And if you do already have a relationship with a minister/priest, look to her/him for a recommendation.)

You'll have kind of a tough time finding a Catholic priest willing to do a wedding outside the church. That said, I did find one for our wedding and I adored him. He's an amazing, fascinating person...has done loads of missionary work, marched with MLK for civil rights...very cool. Here's his website: http://www.revpaulmayer.com/

Congrats!

I will happily do it for you for free, but I'm a Universal Life minister (internet-ordained). I've done many (20+) wonderful weddings and I'm happy to adapt the ceremony to your preferences, but if you really need an honest-to-God church-having minister, I can't help.

Greetings all,

I am getting married at Liberty Harbor on March 16 and in need of a Catholic / Christian priest to perform the brief actual wedding ceremony (vows, ring exchange, etc). This should take an hour tops.

We lost our condo in Sandy and are still rebuilding so I was hoping someone could do me a favor for $100-$200 or some volunteering arrangement where I could help out at your church / charity in exchange.

Please let me know if this sounds reasonable and if anyone can help out.