Need help on how to find a Physicist that will do my wedding ceremony

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The discussion revolves around the idea of having a physicist perform a wedding ceremony instead of a traditional officiant. Participants explore the feasibility, potential sources for finding such a physicist, and humorous suggestions related to the theme of physics in the context of a wedding.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant expresses enthusiasm for having a physicist officiate their wedding, emphasizing the uniqueness of the idea.
  • Another suggests contacting local universities or national labs as potential sources for finding a physicist willing to perform the ceremony, while also noting the likelihood of needing to compensate them.
  • Several participants contribute humorous ideas for how a physicist might incorporate scientific language or themes into the ceremony.
  • A participant shares a personal anecdote about a physics professor who officiated a wedding, highlighting that such arrangements are possible but may depend on specific circumstances.
  • One participant jokingly suggests checking Walmart for physicists available for events, adding a light-hearted tone to the discussion.

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Participants do not reach a consensus on the practicality of finding a physicist for the ceremony, with some expressing skepticism about the availability of such individuals and others focusing on the humorous aspects of the idea.

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The discussion includes a mix of serious inquiries and light-hearted banter, with no definitive solutions or agreements on how to proceed with finding a physicist for the wedding ceremony.

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I thought it would be a fantastic idea to have a physicist to perform the wedding ceremony (instead of an ordained minister/priest/etc).

It would be pretty simple because we are already married (married via court house last summer), and now we are just doing a wedding for everyone in the family and whatnot.
However, I don't know were to begin to look or who I could ask? The more of a veteran physicist the better it would be!

I look forward to reading responses!
(The wedding will take place in Oklahoma, by the way.)
 
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Well where do you think physicists reside? You'll want to contact a local university or national lab. I highly doubt you'll find someone to do this unless they're a really good sport, or unless you're willing to pay a pretty good amount of money.
 
liubare said:
I thought it would be a fantastic idea to have a physicist to perform the wedding ceremony (instead of an ordained minister/priest/etc).
Why? What on Earth do you expect them to do?
 
Call Jim Parsons; he can conduct the ceremony in Klingon. :biggrin:
 
"I now pronounce you permanently entangled. You may osculate the bride." :biggrin:
 
"By the work over time invested in me by the state of Oklahoma..."
 
Vanadium 50 said:
"By the work over time invested in me by the state of Oklahoma..."

"phase of Oklahoma..."
 
"Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to join these two in the bonds of chemical covalency...to love and to share of all of their atoms..."

"They knew from the very start that they were very attracted to one another..."

Possibly something about completing one anothers shells.

I bet they'll have some Pi to celebrate their Bond. :wink:

I could think of some more. But that's all I've got right now...lol
 
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You guys are starting to get pretty desperate, aren't you? Do you not have wives of your own to go and pester?
 
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I sure don't.

I just hope the new couple doesn't have too much electronegativity in their lives. I'd hate to see them attracting multiple bonds...that wouldn't be good.
 
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In college, one of my fellow physics majors got married, with the ceremony performed by one of our physics professors, who also happened to be an ordained minister. (This was many years ago, and he's no longer available.)
 
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You can check out the stores in Walmart. I heard that they keep some decent physicists exactly for these events.
 

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