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"  Blake Shelton will be double-booked the night of Kelly Clarkson&amp;#039;s wedding, but not the way it sounds.  The American Idol alum has asked her pal to not only sing at her wedding to fiance Brandon Blackstock, but also to officiate it. No word yet whether the country crooner is certified yet to perform the nuptials, but these days, he can do that in one afternoon on the internet.  Full disclosure: My younger brother holds a degree from Harvard\u2014and an online verification from the Universal Life Church saying he can proceed over weddings as a minister. He, Conan O&amp;#039;Brien, and 20M others, who have all been ordained online. If you&amp;#039;re looking to get ordained yourself, or get someone ordained, it&amp;#039;s not too difficult: Just type it in to Google, and hundreds of sites will pop up, a lot of them linking you back to the Universal Life Church.  This is the most popular, and quickest, way to become an ordained minister, or person to marry two people in this country, although it differs from state-to-state on what is considered legal. For instance, Connecticut, Alabama, Virginia, Tennessee, a part of Pennsylvania, and oddly enough, Las Vegas does not necessarily recognize the credentials of those who get ordained online to proceed over weddings.  Having family members and friends perform this duty at weddings seems to be a growing trend that&amp;#039;s seeping into our consciousness\u2014how else?\u2014via Hollywood. Emma Stone officiated her publicist&amp;#039;s wedding back in November, after introducing her to her director husband. Vanessa Williams oversaw her Ugly Betty co-star America Ferrera&amp;#039;s wedding to Ryan Piers Williams in 2011, Nicole Richie and Joel Madden were married by pal Rev Run in 2010, Mark Consuelos played the part at Howard Stern and Beth Ostrosky&amp;#039;s 2008 nuptials, and Victor Garber married off his Alias co-star and close friend Jennifer Garner to Ben Affleck in 2005. Closer to home, a friend of mine had her sister officiate her wedding instead of being the Matron of Honor.  &amp;quot;I felt as my sister she deserved an even greater position in my wedding,&amp;quot; she explained to me. Her sister took classes at a local community center in Indiana to prep for her duties and to make it official.  But is this an honor you&amp;#039;d want to bestow on a pal, parent, co-worker or sibling? Or does it take away from the authority to have your brother who gave you wedgies growing up to then marry you? If I ever get married, my little bro won&amp;#039;t be my first choice (or probably any of them) to proceed over the wedding, but he&amp;#039;s definitely offered up his services to myself, all of his friends, and anyone else on their way to the altar. Any takers?  Want more stories from Carson? Follow her on Twitter. Photo Credit: Getty Images "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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