I'm a married atheist, so I feel that I can answer your question.

To get married, you need an officiant. Depending on the laws where you live, that can be pretty flexible or more difficult. In some areas, you could even have a friend get certified. It is entirely possible to hire a non-religious officiant, but the most common by far are religious leaders.

We had a priest perform our wedding ceremony, but at our request there was no religion. We had several readings and that was it. The key, if you do end up going with a religious officiant, is to find one that doesn't have issues with being flexible on the level of religion in the ceremony. Some will let you write the whole darn ceremony, like ours did.

Thank you for that!

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