Officiant ruins wedding.

I din't see the officiant at the royal wedding telling the umpteen tv cameras to leave. must be one rule for us and one for the rulers with god.
 
mr bizzare said:
I din't see the officiant at the royal wedding telling the umpteen tv cameras to leave. must be one rule for us and one for the rulers with god.
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You did not see any cameras with in 50 feet either, and only one set of cameras was in position with a shared feed to broadcasters. And all the broadcast staff wore dark suits. You certainly saw no togs moving about during the service.
 
supersammy said:
I don't think it was the photographing that upset him. I reckon the photographer was caressing his bum in a sexual way. This got him all excited, and the people in front were starting to notice! So he needed to turn around to distract from his massive boner, and to stop the bum rubbing. This is why the holy man told the photographer and videographer to take images from behind, to hide his erection whilst also pleasuring him. Personally I just feel sorry for the bride and groom.
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This.
 
I love that nobody knows exactly what to call the priest/celebrant/officiant/vicar/attention seeker.

He's made the day all about him for sure now.
 
Cagey75 said:
I love that nobody knows exactly what to call the priest/celebrant/officiant/vicar/attention seeker.

He's made the day all about him for sure now.
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As he was a priest why not call him that.

"Officiant" though a word in English, is very much an American Concept.

In England only registrars or Priest of any authorised religion who have applied for a licence can act as registrars. Church of England priests are so licenced by their Bishop.
 
Was he a priest - the wedding was out doors - that's not permitted in the RC Church , nor in Orthodoxy and I would have doubts about the Episcopal Churches in the USA as well.

Call him a clergyman - probably far more accurate
 
camerassassin said:
Was he a priest - the wedding was out doors - that's not permitted in the RC Church , nor in Orthodoxy and I would have doubts about the Episcopal Churches in the USA as well.

Call him a clergyman - probably far more accurate
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Yes, that is correct. I believe an Anglican priest can perform outdoor weddings as can other Protestant ministers/pastors. I think the fact that, irrespective of denomination or pecking order, the officiant is performing a legal process in front of an audience and is presiding over a wedding - does create something of a sense of power which can easily be abused. Whilst I completely appreciate that the "officiant" must control the proceedings, this is often done in an overbearing manner or a very rude manner which reflects the narcissism that some officiants assume. By using the word officiant I am of course also including those who preside over civil marriages who aren't entirely immune to the power surge I have just described.

A broad acquaintance has had contact with the photographers and from what he was told the photographers had clarified the rules beforehand and were in the position specified by the officiator - who apparently changed his mind mid service, which does somewhat explain the shocked reaction of the couple and the confused response of the photographers. Apparently the photographers were told they could be anywhere except the centre aisle. I appreciate that persistent blasts of burst mode will have been audible to the officiator, but his reaction was utterly disproportionate given the background information which is now emerging.
 
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