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Nonreligious ceremonies, called civil ceremonies, may be performed by a judge, justice of the peace, or court clerk who has legal authority to perform marriages; they may also be performed by a person given temporary authority by a judge or court clerk to conduct a marriage ceremony. Contrary to popular belief, ship captains often will not perform or are not universally authorized to perform marriage ceremonies. Increasingly, however, cruise lines are working out ways for legally recognized marriages to be performed aboard ship by ship captains. A list of persons specified by law as authorized to perform a marriage ceremony is available in that each state's Domestic Relations Law and can include:
- the mayor of a city or village
- the city clerk or one of the deputy city clerks of a city with over one million inhabitants
- a marriage officer appointed by the town or village board or the city common council
- a justice or judge in most courts
- a village, town, or county justice
- a member of the clergy (priest, rabbi, or minister) who has been officially ordained and granted authority to perform marriage ceremonies from a governing church body in accordance with its rules and regulations
- a member of the clergy or minister who is not authorized by a governing church body but who has been chosen by a spiritual group to preside over their spiritual affairs
- a tribal chief (for Native American weddings)
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