Not an option for Pennsylvania abstractors.  Pennsylvania law limits that privilege to judges, justices and ministers of organized religions.  From Title 23, Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes:

§ 1503. Persons qualified to solemnize marriages.

(a) General rule.--The following are authorized to solemnize marriages between persons that produce a marriage license issued under this part:

1. A justice, judge or magisterial district judge of this Commonwealth.

2. A former or retired justice, judge or magisterial district judge of this Commonwealth who is serving as a senior judge or senior magisterial district judge as provided or prescribed by law.

3. An active or senior judge or full-time magistrate of the District Courts of the United States for the Eastern, Middle or Western District of Pennsylvania.

4. An active or senior judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit who is a resident of this Commonwealth.

5. A mayor of any city or borough of this Commonwealth.

6. A minister, priest or rabbi of any regularly established church or congregation.

I have also been told that county clerks and their appointed deputies can officiate at marriage ceremonies, although my research indicates no statute which supports that claim.  Justices of the Peace (now called District Magistrates) are an elected position and qualifications are set forth in the Pennsylvania Constitution.  Article V,  Section 13(a) provides, in pertinent part:

Justices, judges and justices of the peace shall be elected at the municipal election next preceding the commencement of their respective terms of office by the electors of the Commonwealth or the respective districts in which they are to serve.

Actually, those limitations aren't such a bad thing.  I don't know about you, but I'm not sure I'd be comfortable having my marriage ceremony performed by an out-of-work abstractor.

Regards,

Scott Perry