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Stay up to date with the latest wedding ceremony trends, script writing inspiration, tips and advice for first-time officiants, and news that matters to couples and wedding ministers.
Stay up to date with the latest wedding ceremony trends, script writing inspiration, tips and advice for first-time officiants, and news that matters to couples and wedding ministers.
Published Monday, Sep. 30th, 2024
Are you officiating a wedding for friends or family, or starting your own professional wedding officiant business?
Do it in style with the AMM Royal Officiant Folio – a sleek blue faux-leather binder to hold your wedding ceremony script, ink pens, and other important paperwork.
Above: AMM’s custom blue padfolio, a faux-leather binder for wedding officiants with debossed AMM branding, a sturdy magnetic closure, paper clip, plenty of space for scripts and supplies, and an attractive sleek design. The binder is sold separately from other pictured materials and will arrive empty and ready to fill with your favorite officiant items.
Wedding officiants keep a printed paper copy of the ‘wedding ceremony script’ with them during the wedding ceremony, so that they don’t forget what to say or when to say it. Even professional wedding officiants read from a script during weddings!
This wedding script includes the officiant’s speaking parts for every part of the ceremony, starting with their welcome address to guests and ending with the official pronouncement of marriage. Most officiants prefer a printed paper copy of the wedding ceremony script instead of a digital copy (stored on a phone or tablet) because it looks nicer than a phone during the wedding, it doesn't rely on battery power, and it won’t accidentally start ringing in the middle of the wedding vows…
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As you can guess, keeping this printed script safe and close by is a top priority for wedding officiants, because a good wedding script ensures the ceremony goes smoothly and meets all the legal wording requirements for marriage.
But you shouldn’t walk into the wedding ceremony holding a few loose sheets of paper – that’s not a good look, and it’s too easy for the script to get damaged. Imagine if spilled coffee or a tipped-over water bottle sent you scrambling to rewrite your script at the last minute!
Instead, we recommend that you use a professional-style officiant script holder, binder, or padfolio to keep your script safe. This will hold your wedding script during the ceremony, making it easy to read. It will also look great in photos.
The AMM Royal Officiant Folio wedding officiant binder is an excellent choice!
This soft, sleek wedding officiant ceremony binder has space to hold everything you need with you on the wedding day, including your wedding ceremony script, minister ID / clergy badge, ink pens to sign the marriage license, business cards to network with other vendors or future clients, and other important paperwork.
Personalized wedding binders for officiants make all the difference! Look professional and keep your script and other supplies safe during the wedding ceremony with AMM’s faux-leather binder for wedding officiants: The Royal Officiant Folio. (Above: Officiant Jimmie Berguin of @officiantjimmie holds the Royal Officiant Folio while completing the marriage paperwork. In the second photo, a witness signs the marriage license held by the folio.)
Our wedding officiant binder measures 10x12.5 inches and is custom-designed and built for AMM, ensuring it’s the best fit for our ministers. A magnetic strap closure keeps it closed when not in use. Inside, you’ll find a snap-closure document sleeve, elastic pen straps, 3 slots for business cards or ID cards (including one clear plastic ID window), pockets for cell phone or other supplies, and a sturdy clip to secure your notebook, paper pad, or printed wedding script.
(This padfolio is sold alone; minister credentials and other materials are sold separately.)
The AMM Royal Officiant Folio (wedding officiant script binder) is available from the AMM Store. Click the link below to order yours now!
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Wondering how to hold a ceremony script? Wedding officiants use ceremony script binders to make the ceremony feel smooth and seamless for the couple and their guests. Keep all your paperwork, pens, and other essentials in one safe place, the Royal Officiant Folio!
Get ordained online free with AMM and learn how to become a wedding officiant for friends and relatives!
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Why AMM? American Marriage Ministries is an inclusive nondenominational internet church that ordains and trains ministers to officiate marriage ceremonies. We are a recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit church, and help people from all backgrounds and beliefs become ordained ministers for weddings. Our online ordination is free, accessible, and never expires.
Officiating weddings is an incredible honor, and a great way to show your love and support for the people getting married. As a wedding officiant, you will help to create memorable ceremonies and memories that last a lifetime.
AMM Ministers can legally officiate weddings in every state* (it's much harder in Virginia, where we're looking into our options). After getting ordained with AMM, you might need to register your ordination with your local county clerk’s office. Click the link above to get started!
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