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749 DAYS AGO | 3.2.2021
What Should I Do With My Hands? 4 Tips For First Time Wedding Officiants
Are you a new wedding officiant and not sure what to do with your hands or how to stand while you deliver the ceremony? Need help performing a wedding? We ca...
752 DAYS AGO | 2.27.2021
Walking Down The Aisle Together: A Modern Wedding Procession
Walking down the aisle together is a unique twist on the traditional wedding processional. Learn inspirational variations on how couples can enter and leave...
753 DAYS AGO | 2.26.2021
How to Perform a Unity Sand Ceremony (for Wedding Officiants)
Learn how to perform a unity sand ceremony, one of the most popular unity rituals included in modern weddings. Step by step instructions on how to set up the...
768 DAYS AGO | 2.11.2021
Right Before You Step on Stage: A Wedding Officiant’s (Very) Last Minute Chec...
A last minute day-of checklist for wedding officiants! What to do right before delivering a wedding ceremony & performing marriage to avoid mishaps, mistakes...
777 DAYS AGO | 2.2.2021
Delivering Your Script at the Ceremony
Learn how professional officiants prepare, present, & deliver a wedding script. How to hold the script & if tablets or paper work best during the ceremony!
805 DAYS AGO | 1.5.2021
Wedding Prep for Ministers
How to prepare for & perform a wedding ceremony starting with the basics! For first time & new officiants and ministers, from legal requirements in your stat...
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Follow these simple steps to perform marriage for friends and family.
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806 DAYS AGO | 1.4.2021
4 Tips for New Ministers
These are 4 rules that every new and first time officiant should follow when preparing for the wedding day to make sure the ceremony is an uplifting experien...
810 DAYS AGO | 12.31.2020
What to wear as weddings trend toward the bold, bright & colorful in 2021
Bright, bold, colorful weddings are trending for 2021. What should wedding officiants wear to a ceremony filled with color? Stick to the basics or break out ...
812 DAYS AGO | 12.29.2020
Rock the Mic Like an AMM Minister -- Handling Ceremony Interruptions
Simple ways ministers can handle unexpected mistakes, ceremony interruptions & avoid wedding disasters to keep the focus on the couple. Great for new officia...
823 DAYS AGO | 12.18.2020
3 Thoughtful Holiday Gift Ideas for Officiants to Give Couples
Simple holiday gift ideas for wedding officiants to give couples, while planning their ceremony or to say thank you for a wonderful wedding.
825 DAYS AGO | 12.16.2020
Are You Ready to Perform a Wedding?
4 practical steps & a word of warning to prepare for the wedding day & ceremony. Whether you've been asked to officiate or are planning your own wedding, thi...
827 DAYS AGO | 12.14.2020
How to Revise the (Bad) First Draft of a Wedding Ceremony
How to write, edit, & revise a wedding ceremony script until it shines, using suggestions from real AMM Ministers & Wedding Officiants. Because performing a ...
847 DAYS AGO | 11.24.2020
Want Great Wedding Photos? Get Centered… For the KISS, That Is!
Learn how wedding officiants & couples help wedding photographers get a perfect first kiss photo. Step one, center yourself!
906 DAYS AGO | 9.26.2020
How to write a compelling minister profile or personal bio
Tips for wedding officiants on how to write an engaging minister profile or personal bio
910 DAYS AGO | 9.22.2020
Safe Ceremony Planning — How Wedding Officiants Can Still Get to Know a Coupl...
Wedding ceremony planning, Learn how to have a great first-meeting and interview with a new couple while social distancing.