Ryan Benk and Ryan Ricciardi are married by their friend Cesar Garcia this year. Christopher Di Ruggiero
Christopher Di Ruggiero
Gone is the traditional wedding officiated only by a rabbi, a priest, an imam, a pastor or an archbishop.
In a recent survey by the wedding website The Knot, 67% of couples are getting married by a friend. The share has skyrocketed since 2009, when The Knot started tracking who officiates weddings. That year, 27%
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