Become a Minister

The Krewe ordains members as ChewbacchanALIEN ministers — a pathway, half ceremonial and half procedural, to performing marriages, drunkenings (the Krewe’s version of baptisms), and the various other sacred rituals of the Cult of the Sacred Drunken Wookiee. Ordination is open to anyone who completes the process; no prior religious training is required, and the Sacred Drunken Wookiee is, on this point, broadly accommodating.

The Ordination Package

Each ordination produces a small portfolio of digital materials, delivered by email within an hour of payment, which together constitute the formal credentials of office:

• Credentials of Ministry.
• Certification as a Wedding Officiant.
• Chewbacchus Marriage Certificate.
• Letter of Good Standing in the Space Cult.

Newly ordained ministers may also opt into the public Minister Registry, which surfaces their name and preferred contact method to anyone seeking an officiant for a forthcoming ceremony.

Separate from Krewe membership

Minister ordination is, importantly, not the same as a Krewe membership — and Krewe membership, it bears emphasising, is not a parade ticket. The Krewe is a year-round membership organisation: annual dues fund the parties, fundraisers, member events, the Chewbacchanal, and the parade itself — along with the long tail of weird, wonderful expenses that keep the whole apparatus running between Carnivals. Membership is the bigger commitment; the parade is its headline night.

Ordination, by contrast, is a one-time process and is good for life. It is a credential, not a subscription, and it confers no parade or Chewbacchanal access on its own. In practical terms: a member who also wishes to be ordained pays separately for each. A minister who wishes only to officiate ceremonies is welcome to skip Krewe membership entirely. Some do both; most do one. (The Sacred Drunken Wookiee notes, with the patience of a long-suffering accountant, that this distinction — what membership is, what ordination is, and what neither is — is the one most frequently misunderstood.)

The flow

Ordination is a two-step gate followed by a purchase. Begin the ordination flow here:

1. Answer the question. A single quiz item demonstrating the applicant’s familiarity with the Cult’s foundational text. (The Sacred Drunken Wookiee will, the Guide notes, know if the answer was guessed.)
2. Agree to the terms and provide a legal name. Four short clauses on what the office is and how it should be carried; the legal name is what appears on the credentials.

The completed gate redirects to the purchase page for the Ordination Package. The Package arrives by email within an hour of payment, and the new minister is invited — via a private link in the same email — to opt into the public registry if they wish.

Becoming a marriage officiant in New Orleans

Ordination through the Cult satisfies the religious-officiant requirement for performing weddings, but registering with the city is a separate, secular step. For Orleans Parish:

1. Complete the Orleans Parish Marriage Officiant Application and have it notarised. The Louisiana Department of Health and Human Services website documents the broader process.
2. Submit the completed materials, along with a self-addressed stamped envelope (for the return of the registered ordination documents), to:

   The Office of the State Registrar of Vital Records
   1450 Poydras Street, Suite 400
   New Orleans, LA 70112

Ministers residing outside Orleans Parish should consult their local authorities; requirements vary by county, parish, and state. The Krewe takes no position on the precise wording of any given form, only on whether the resulting paperwork is, in fact, in order.

All hail the Sacred Drunken Wookiee.