After all the Worry....
There was relatively little hassle in finally obtaining the right to become a religious marriage celebrant in the Commonwealth of Virginia. After I faxed all the required paperwork in, and waited a little over a week, the judge signed the order, and I was told to come to the courthouse to take the Oath of Office. After a very short wait, I was ushered to the back of the clerk's offices, where I was administered the Oath by a very nice deputy clerk, who then showed me how to properly fill out the marriage licenses to get them back to the County properly.
So a happily anti climactic end to the process. Hooray!