Getting Ordained and Performing Marriage in Different States: How does it work?

Your American Marriage Ministries minister ordination is recognized in all states

 

 

For all the inquiring AMM Ministers on the go, we have excellent news: 

 

Your ordination is recognized in the entire United States regardless of where you live!

 

That’s right. You can officiate a wedding anywhere in the United States as long as you are in compliance with local minister regulations. 

 

 

Minister Registration Requirements: Weddings By State

 

 

Think of it kind of like driving… once you have permission to drive (ie, your drivers license), you are good to go ahead and drive anywhere else in the United States. You can cross those state lines and still legally drive – as long as you're abiding by each state’s different speed limits and local rules, of course.

 

It’s the same with your ordination. Once you’re ordained with AMM, you have the authority to officiate marriage anywhere in the country. But first, you have to make sure you're following any local minister registration regulations in the state where you’ll be performing marriage.

 

Some states will require wedding officiants to register with a local government office before performing marriage, so you’ll want to start researching your minister registration requirements sooner rather than later, so that there are no hiccups or delays!

 

So once you’ve performed your sister's ceremony in Hawaii (where you do have to register first, fyi!), there’s nothing stopping you from marrying your best college pals once you’re back home sweet home in, say, Nebraska.

 

And if you're an AMM Minister with your sights set on becoming a professional traveling wedding officiant or mobile officiant - there's no reason you can't officiate from coast to coast!

 

 

 

Find out more details & get started on our FAQs page: 

 

• Can I Officiate Weddings in Other States?

 

 

 

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