timberlea @ Thu Jun 25, 2009 10:33 am wrote:
Karen I meant the people collecting the money for issuing certificates to be ministers.
Actually, ordination is free. If you print your own certificate, they don't make a dime.
You can choose to buy a package that includes everything you need to perform a marriage -- it's about $40.00 and you would be hard-pressed to accomplish the same on your own for that price.
So I think it is really just a service and a reasonably-priced one at that.