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AMM Minister Feature with wedding officiant and Pagan Priest Leandra Southwinds. Leandra left her Mormon upbringing to pursue Priesthood and now advocates for modern Pagan and LGBTQ+ communities in her home state of Utah, with focus on Irish Polytheism, the Morrigan, weddings, blessings, and other life rites. She has presided over many same-sex weddings, fire festivals, seasonal rituals, and more.

What comes in the AMM Minister Ordination Package? A review of everything included in your ordination package, including your letter of good standing and ordination certificate, to help you decide which package to order, and why you’d want to.

This blog post is a slight departure from our usual topic of wedding ceremonies, but with data security front-and-center in today’s world, we wanted to take a few minutes to talk about some recent data security developments here at AMM.

American Marriage Ministries continues our Carbonfree partnership with Carbonfund.org in 2022, staying carbon neutral to reduce our environmental impact and help support healthy communities.

An update from American Marriage Ministries on the fight against Tennessee's discriminatory anti-online ordination law SB 1377 / HB 0213, including the current federal lawsuit pending in District Court. With information on how internet-ordained ministers can protect themselves when filing a marriage license with the county.

AMM’s new Handfasting Wedding Officiant Package is designed for couples and officiants, with everything needed to add this unique unity ritual to your wedding ceremony. Drawing from a mystical Pagan past, and reimagined for modern couples, it contains two planning guides, detailed instructions, sample wedding scripts, a handfasting cord, and more.

AMM's Signature Wedding Officiant Package and Will You Marry Us? Gift Box have new packaging! These boxes are packed with everything you need to officiate a wedding, and to ask a friend of family member to be your wedding officiant. From our Officiant Stole to your ordained minister credentials.

Learn about the differences between American Ministries and American Marriage Ministries (AMM), and about online ordination to become a minister to perform marriage for friends and family.

Learn about a new civil license to solemnize marriage in Hawaii, get access to current Hawaii marriage laws, and read how ministers ordained online through American Marriage Ministries can register to become wedding officiants in the state.

See recent updates and new California Marriage Laws for wedding officiants and couples, and visit American Marriage Ministries marriage laws library to learn who can perform marriage in each state, officiant registration requirements, and more.

Introducing our newest ceremony planning guide! A creative ‘how-to’ book that explores ancient Pagan traditions, the marriage rite, and how to add the magic of handfasting into modern wedding and commitment ceremonies. Rooted in history and accompanied by colorful illustrations, detailed instructions, sample wedding ceremony scripts, Pagan holidays to help you choose a date, a lucky lunar guide, the meaning of colors, tips for writing your own vows, and much more!

There's a new product in the AMM store! These sleek, high-quality custom wood frames protect and display your ordination certificate and minister credentials, or showcase a commemorative wedding certificate, handfasting, or commitment ceremony certificate to create a thoughtful gift!

Wedding Officiants still serve an important role in Alabama despite changes to the state’s solemnization and marriage laws. Learn how ordained ministers contribute to the wedding ceremony and their communities, by bringing couples and friends together to celebrate, and creating inclusive spaces for LGBTQ + and interracial families.

Take this short quiz to test your knowledge of the wedding ceremony and the role of an ordained minister on the wedding day. Then brush up on your officiant skills with AMM’s officiant training pages.

A look back at the Ministers, officiants, couples, photographers, DJs, and other wedding professionals who contributed their time and ceremony expertise to American Weddings this year. Thank you!