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Attention Couples: Want an Awesome Ceremony? Schedule regular meetings and work closely with your officiant!

2210 DAYS AGO | 11.18.2019

Attention Couples: Want an Awesome Ceremony? Schedule regular meetings and wo...

Want an awesome wedding ceremony? Schedule regular meetings and open communication with your wedding officiant. It's that simple!

Meet AMM Minister Raquel - Someone JUST Like You

2221 DAYS AGO | 11.7.2019

Meet AMM Minister Raquel - Someone JUST Like You

It's important to stay connected to AMM's community through the wedding ceremony planning process, and how to register as an officiant in New York City

 Asked to Officiate: Your Guide to Performing Marriage

2231 DAYS AGO | 10.28.2019

Asked to Officiate: Your Guide to Performing Marriage

From writing personalized vows to planning and officiating weddings, Asked to Officiate empowers you to conduct an authentic, meaningful, and memorable cerem...

What is a Wedding Officiant and How Do You Become One?

2238 DAYS AGO | 10.21.2019

What is a Wedding Officiant and How Do You Become One?

Bonnie became a wedding officiant through American Marriage Ministries and it changed her life. Learn how you can too!

Putting Yourself Out There, Pt. 2: How to Build Your Portfolio and Gain Exposure as an Officiant

2298 DAYS AGO | 8.22.2019

Putting Yourself Out There, Pt. 2: How to Build Your Portfolio and Gain Expos...

How to network, give and get referrals, build relationships, and promote yourself as a wedding officiant

3 Reasons Why Couples Choose Friends & Family to Officiate Weddings

2312 DAYS AGO | 8.8.2019

3 Reasons Why Couples Choose Friends & Family to Officiate Weddings

More couples than ever are asking friends and family to officiate their weddings, here's why!

Asked to Officiate a Wedding?

Follow these simple steps to perform marriage for friends and family.

More First Time Officiants Articles

Making it Click: 4 Ways An Officiant Can Make the Wedding Photographer’s Life Easier

2325 DAYS AGO | 7.26.2019

Making it Click: 4 Ways An Officiant Can Make the Wedding Photographer’s Life...

Four ways an officiant can work best as a team with the photographer on the wedding day

Being a Team Player: 4 Things Any Officiant Can Do to Help the Other Professionals Shine

2332 DAYS AGO | 7.19.2019

Being a Team Player: 4 Things Any Officiant Can Do to Help the Other Professi...

How to be an all-star wedding officiant and a team player, with tips from AMM Minister and professional officiant Matt McMurphy on how to work with photograp...

Putting Yourself Out There, Pt. 1: How to Build Your Portfolio and Gain Exposure as an Officiant

2339 DAYS AGO | 7.12.2019

Putting Yourself Out There, Pt. 1: How to Build Your Portfolio and Gain Expos...

How to market yourself, build your portfolio and gain exposure as a wedding officiant

Officiant Matt stands with a bride and groom during a beach wedding

2345 DAYS AGO | 7.6.2019

Look Like an Over-Prepared Superhero: The Five Things All Wedding Officiants ...

These 5 tips for first time wedding officiants will make you a hero on the wedding day! Click to see advice from a professional officiant on what to bring to...

Close up shows a wedding officiant straightening his tie before the wedding ceremony. He wears a light gray suit jacket, white button up shirt with a collar, and a peach colored tie.

2345 DAYS AGO | 7.6.2019

What to Wear (and Not Wear) as a Wedding Officiant

Learn what clothes to wear when officiating a wedding, depending on the couple and the kind of wedding.

4 Incredible Ceremonies Officiated By Friends and Family

2388 DAYS AGO | 5.24.2019

4 Incredible Ceremonies Officiated By Friends and Family

Every year, more Americans choose friends and family members to officiate weddings, here are there stories.

How I Unexpectedly Became a Wedding Officiant... and Loved Every Moment of It

2397 DAYS AGO | 5.15.2019

How I Unexpectedly Became a Wedding Officiant... and Loved Every Moment of It

Professional wedding officiant Matt McMurphy shares how he first was asked to perform a wedding for friends, and how that turned into a meaningful career.

How I Fell in Love with Weddings by Planning My Own

2410 DAYS AGO | 5.2.2019

How I Fell in Love with Weddings by Planning My Own

Guest contributor Matt McMurphy writes about how his own wedding inspired him to become a professional officiant.

5 Wedding Ceremony Gaffes, Blunders, and Mistakes to Avoid

2438 DAYS AGO | 4.4.2019

5 Wedding Ceremony Gaffes, Blunders, and Mistakes to Avoid

Avoid ruining your wedding ceremony by avoiding these five "ceremony killers."

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