Witnessing to marriage

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Are one or both of the couple Catholic? Is the uncle a priest or deacon? When you say witness, do you mean officiate, or just serve as one of the two required witnesses?
 
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The uncle is not a priest nor deacon. He is a married man
 
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We had my husbands cousin as one of our witnesses. I think its just parents who can’t
 
Officiating at the marriage? Generally, no. I have heard that a properly-trained layperson can officiate at a Catholic wedding, but only under very extenuating circumstances (in which neither a priest nor a deacon is able to do it), but someone else will need to attest to that, preferably someone who is well-versed in Canon Law concerning marriage. He could probably be one of the two witnesses, though (Normally, it is the best man and the maid-of-honor who serve as the two witnesses).
 
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We had my husbands cousin as one of our witnesses. I think its just parents who can’t
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Anybody who is capable of undertaking the role can be a witness since that’s all they are, witnesses who will attest that the marriage occurred if that ever becomes necessary. My parents and many of their generation had the two fathers as witnesses.
 
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What do you mean by witness?

A Catholic marriage requires a priest or deacon and two witnesses. The witnesses can be anyone.

The priest or deacon receives the valve is an exchange of content. What we would call in the civil arena “officiating”.
 
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