The Year’s Most Popular Wedding Articles as AMM’s Wedding Blog Turns SIX!

On the six-year anniversary of AMM’s American Weddings blog, here are the year’s most popular wedding advice articles!
 
This weekend, we’re celebrating SIX YEARS of helpful ‘how-to’ articles, officiant business tips, interviews, wedding industry news, and exciting wedding trends here on American Weddings. 
 
Our American Weddings blog was launched November 16th, 2018, with the article Thanks for reading “American Weddings”, written by AMM’s Executive Director Lewis King. 

At that time, American Marriage Ministries (AMM) had been an established nonprofit church providing reputable online ordinations for nearly a decade, and it was thrilling to create a publication that would provide even more help to our growing family of ministers and couples.   

 

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 Since then, we’ve published thousands of articles, visited by hundreds-of-thousands of readers. Our focus was, and is, the empowerment and elevation of wedding officiants across the country, and to continue building community through weddings.  

This publication is close to our hearts: It ensures that you – our ministers and couples – have the information and inspiration you need to plan and officiate a marriage ceremony that’s uniquely yours. Online ordination through American Marriage Ministries helps ensure that couples can choose a marriage officiant who will honor their beliefs, and that all people have the ability to perform marriages. And this publication helps our ministers and couples bring this wonderful calling to life!  

We hope to continue making American Weddings your first stop for wedding ceremony inspiration, wedding officiant training and education, reliable wedding news, wedding ceremony scripts, and fresh ideas. 
 
We love the community we’ve built with your help, and we’re incredibly grateful for your readership. Thank you – and here’s to many more incredible years of American Weddings! 

In honor of this joyful anniversary, here the 15 most popular articles published this year. 

 

 

The Year’s Most Popular New Wedding Articles on AMM’s American Weddings Blog

1. Wedding Numerology: The Best Dates to Get Married in 2024

 

The best wedding dates for every season in 2024, according to numerology! Expert numerologist Rebecca Scolnick offers insight and inspiration to help you choose the best day to get married, with Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall wedding dates that bring a mystical mix of love, connection, family, structure, spontaneity, tradition, and magic.

 

And in Spanish:

 

Numerología de Bodas: Las Mejores Fechas para Casarse en 2024

 

¡Las mejores fechas para casarse cada temporada en 2024, según la numerología! La experta numeróloga Rebecca Scolnick ofrece información e inspiración para ayudarle a elegir el mejor día para casarse, con fechas de boda en invierno, primavera, verano y otoño que traen una mezcla mística de amor, conexión, familia, estructura, espontaneidad, tradición y magia.

 

(Illustration: Jessica Levey)

 

 

2. Sweet Non-Denominational Quinceañera Ceremony Script (for Officiants & Celebrants)

 

A non-denominational quinceanera ceremony outline and script to help you create a personal, meaningful 15th birthday celebration: what to say for the officiant or celebrant, tips for slightly religious or non-religious ceremonies, and a quince toast example.

 

 

3. The Ultimate Wedding Emergency Kit Checklist: 45 Essential Items

 

Want to ensure your or your loved one's wedding day goes flawlessly? Master the big day with our ultimate wedding emergency kit guide! This article lists 45 essential items to pack in your wedding day tool kit. 

 

 

4. Low-Key Witchy Wedding Rituals & Advice From ‘The Wedding Witch of Salem'

 

This article dives into Wiccan wedding rituals and spiritual elements for a low-key witchy wedding ceremony! With advice from ordained minister & Wiccan Priestess Tara McMullen-King, aka ‘The Wedding Witch of Salem,' MA. Get tips on handfasting, mojo bags, crystals, Pagan wedding altar ideas, wedding ceremony scripts, and more.

 

 

Above: A couple's braided handfasting cord, during a wedding presided over by Officiant Tara (Photo, cropped, taken by Sasha Pedro - Wedding Photography, via @witchywomanweddings)

 

 

5. 10 Low-Key Bible Verses for Weddings (For Non-Religious & Interfaith Couples)

 

Looking for slightly-religious Bible quotes and verses to include in a mostly-secular wedding ceremony? Here are some low-key scripture choices that focus on love, family, and friendship. Perfect for nonreligious, atheist, or interfaith couples who want to make your religious family and friends feel welcome at your ceremony.

 

 

6. 10 Unity Ritual Ideas for Your Vow Renewal Ceremony

 

Unity ceremony ideas for a Vow Renewal! Including unity candle lighting, fun pizza ritual, unity tree planting & fire ceremony. With links to officiant scripts!

 

 

Add a fun unity ceremony to your vow renewal ceremony! (Photo: Seventyfour / Adobe Stock)

 

 

7. Atheist Wedding Vows: Sample Vows for a Non-Religious Marriage Ceremony

 

Sweet wedding vows for an atheist wedding or non-religious marriage ceremony, with 10 examples to mix and match to find the perfect wording for your celebration.

 

 

8. 5 Ejemplos de Redacción de Intercambio de Anillos de Boda Para el Oficiante Creativo

 

¿Busca la redacción perfecta para el intercambio de anillos de boda para el oficiante? ¿Quizás algo único? ¿Gracioso? ¿Románico? ¿Clásico y tradicional? Cualquiera que sea el tono que esté buscando, ¡estos ejemplos populares seguramente encajarán perfectamente! Úselo tal cual o personalice un guión de muestra a continuación para adaptarlo a su ceremonia.

 

 

9. Sample Vows for Polyamorous Wedding & Commitment Ceremonies

 

Examples of wedding vows & commitment vows for polyamorous celebrations of marriage, vow renewals, and commitment ceremonies. These examples will work for spiritual, religious, and nonreligious partners, and can be personalized or re-written for your unique relationship and style.

 

 

Illustration (cropped): Viktoriia Miroshnikova / iStock

 

 

10. 5 Meaningful Examples of Christian Wedding Vows

 

5 Sample wedding vows for a Christian wedding ceremony, with examples of modern & traditional marriage vows. Use as inspiration for writing your own vows!

 

 

11. Can You Get Married in Prison? Plus How to Find a Wedding Officiant While Incarcerated

 

Learn about the marriage process for prisoners, including tips on how to apply for a marriage license and schedule a wedding ceremony or proxy marriage ceremony. Plus information on finding a wedding officiant while incarcerated. This short introduction is a starting place for inmates and their partners while serving in jails and state or federal prisons.

 

 

12. How to Include a Unity Painting Ceremony in Your Wedding

 

Include a painting unity ceremony in your wedding or vow renewal with this sample wedding ceremony script for the officiant! Plus advice on what type of canvas and paint to use, the order of the wedding ceremony, and other tips for a unique and not-too-messy unity painting ceremony!

 

 

A beautiful real-world example of a unity painting ceremony, captured by Colorado photographer Ashley, of Anthos House Photography. (cropped image) Ashley says: "Kevin+Jordan’s was a work of art and their love story is even more of an emotional beauty."

 

 

13. 10 Tips to Grow a Wedding Officiant Business from Norman Graham of Wed By Norm

 

Ten tips to start a thriving wedding officiant business from Officiant Norman Graham of Wed By Norm. Discover marketing, branding, and advertising advice to grow your business and attract more couples to marry. Plus tips on networking with other wedding vendors, what to include in your officiant contract, and more.

 

 

14. 10 Nudist Wedding Ideas You’ll Love: Say Yes to the UnDress

 

Ten fun ideas for nudist weddings, including nudist cruises and resorts that make the perfect venue, to a themed wedding pinata, body paint wedding dresses, finding a wedding officiant for your nudist wedding, and more!

 

 

15. Lighthearted Wording for Your Hourglass Sand Ceremony

 Take a simple wedding Unity Sand Ceremony to the next level with an Hourglass Sand Ceremony! This sample hourglass unity ceremony script can be added to any full wedding ceremony script / outline following your vows. Personalize the wording with details from your love story for an unforgettable unity ceremony!

 

 

Photo: fundamental rights / iStock

 

 

Looking for more wedding ideas & inspiration? Explore popular topics on AMM's American Weddings blog: 

 

• Advice for First Time Officiants

 

• Wedding Officiant Business Tips

 

• Wedding Officiant 'How To's

 

• Wedding Readings

 

• Wedding Vows Ideas & Inspiration

 

• New Wedding Ceremony Scripts

 

• Unity Ceremony Ideas & Inspiration

 

• Ceremony Advice for Engaged Couples

 

• AMM Community Articles

 

• Wedding Ceremony Planning 

 

• Religion & Rituals (Including Marriage History)

 

• News (Current Events, Celebrity Weddings, Marriage Laws)

 

 

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