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A look at the most popular wedding ceremony scripts published in the free AMM Wedding Ceremony Script Library this year! These original scripts were written by experienced wedding officiants and ordained AMM Ministers. Favorites include Christian wedding scripts, non-religious civil ceremony scripts, a seasonal Fall wedding, a ceremony for older couples, and ceremonies with unique unity readings, songs, poems, and more. Use these scripts as-is, or as inspiration for your own custom ceremony.

Learn how to become a legally ordained minister, from free online ordination to a seminary or Master of Divinity degree (MDiv), in order to perform wedding ceremonies, funerals, baptisms, and other rites. There are many ways to get ordained, which one is right for you?

Are you a wedding content creator, or do you want to become one? Then get ordained online and be ready to officiate a wedding at a moment's notice! Why? Being a prepared backup officiant can help save a couple's day, and add a valuable skill to your resume. Take this advice from veteran wedding professionals and add ordination from AMM to your credentials!

Ministers ordained with American Marriage Ministries serve a diverse group of couples and families to ensure their marriages are celebrated with love, respect, and authenticity on the wedding day. These tips can help you cultivate a closer relationship with your congregation to perform weddings and other rites that truly honor them.

Looking for comprehensive wedding officiant training online? AMM’s new Professional Wedding Officiant Certification Course is self-directed, making it easy for busy adults to fit into any schedule. With videos, downloads, short quizzes, a business workbook, and more.

Your online ordination with American Marriage Ministries empowers you to serve your congregation in meaningful ways. Learn about your congregation, ways to serve as an ordained minister, including as a wedding officiant and by officiating funerals and other ceremonies, and where AMM Ministers meet with the couples and families.

Asked to officiate a winter wedding? Learn what clothes to wear as a wedding officiant during a winter wedding ceremony, depending on the couple and the type of wedding. Including tips on coats and outerwear, hats and gloves, shoes and boots, and formal and informal clothing for winter and holiday weddings.

The best American Marriage Ministries Minister Ordination Package or Course for your needs: Compare what comes in each one for the price: A review of everything included in our officiant ordination packages and training courses, including a letter of good standing and ordination certificate, free minister training and affordable courses, to help you decide what to order and why.

Learn about efforts to protect same-sex marriage rights, the upcoming Senate vote on the Respect for Marriage Act 2022, the history of marriage equality in the U.S., and how online ordination plays an important role in non-traditional, LGBTQ+ and interracial weddings.

Follow these simple steps to get ordained online, register as a wedding celebrant, and complete our free minister training! American Marriage Ministries makes it easy to become an ordained officiant and officiate a wedding for the first time.

A Muppet personality quiz for wedding officiants, based on how you officiate a wedding ceremony! Do couples see you as a Kermit, Miss Piggy, Gonzo, Animal, Fozzie, or Beaker? Are you a lovable Grouch in disguise? 10 simple questions will answer the question, "Which Muppet Am I?," when it comes to planning and officiating a ceremony!

It's official: American Marriage Ministries has ordained over one million ministers! AMM's free online ordination is open to people of all faiths and backgrounds, and provides our ministers with the legal standing to act as wedding officiants across the country. AMM is an inclusive, non-denominational and interfaith church founded in 2009, and has become the go-to for aspiring wedding officiants by offering free ordination, minister training, support, and advocacy.

Meet 'Ordinary' Margaret Hall, an AMM-ordained minister and wedding officiant, and proud owner of The Matchbox Drive Thru -- an inclusive Vegas-themed wedding and elopement chapel located in Lafayette, Georgia, just outside Chattanooga Tennessee. Learn about Margaret's path to ordination with American Marriage Ministries, how she started a successful wedding officiant business, and how her unique marriage services support diverse communities in Georgia and beyond.

Learn how to replace a lost or damaged ordination certificate from American Marriage Ministries. Your minister ordination with AMM never expires, making it easy to order new ministry credentials online through the AMM Store. This paperwork may be needed when registering with your local government to officiate a wedding ceremony, to prove your status as an ordained minister, or to display in your home or office.

We’ll see you at Wedding MBA 2022! The team from American Marriage Ministries is attending this year’s November Wedding Pro Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada, which gathers together wedding officiants, planners, and other professionals and vendors from all over the world. We'll be sponsoring the Officiant track and a fun meet and greet afterwards. Join us!