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What to wear as weddings trend toward the bold, bright & colorful in 2021

1421 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 ...

Rock the Mic Like an AMM Minister -- Handling Ceremony Interruptions

1423 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...

3 Thoughtful Holiday Gift Ideas for Officiants to Give Couples

1434 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.

Are You Ready to Perform a Wedding?

1436 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...

How to Revise the (Bad) First Draft of a Wedding Ceremony

1438 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 ...

Want Great Wedding Photos? Get Centered… For the KISS, That Is!

1458 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!

Asked to Officiate a Wedding?

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

More First Time Officiants Articles

How to write a compelling minister profile or personal bio

1517 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

Safe Ceremony Planning — How Wedding Officiants Can Still Get to Know a Couple, While Social Distancing

1521 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.

More Than Words: 5 Body Language Tips for New Officiants

1527 DAYS AGO | 9.16.2020

More Than Words: 5 Body Language Tips for New Officiants

Learn how to use body language to improve ceremonies for first time wedding officiants.

Rehearsals are Important - Even When Officiating a Friend’s Casual Backyard Wedding Ceremony

1533 DAYS AGO | 9.10.2020

Rehearsals are Important - Even When Officiating a Friend’s Casual Backyard W...

Whether your wedding is big or small, rehearsing the ceremony is a must

Attention Officiants: 4 things you might forget the day of the wedding (and what to do about it)

1535 DAYS AGO | 9.8.2020

Attention Officiants: 4 things you might forget the day of the wedding (and w...

Four important things that wedding officiants often forget - and what they can do about it when it happens! Avoid wedding day disasters and turn mishaps into...

Wedding Ceremony Stage Fright: Tips for officiants (and couples)

1554 DAYS AGO | 8.20.2020

Wedding Ceremony Stage Fright: Tips for officiants (and couples)

Learn how wedding officiants & couples can overcome a fear of public speaking to avoid wedding ceremony stage fright

Close up view of bride holding sunflowers and wearing a white dress, next to and officiant reading from a book and the wedding ceremony script, and the groom, wearing a dark suit and a white flower in his lapel. They are outside during the ceremony.

1597 DAYS AGO | 7.8.2020

Helpful Tips for the First-Time Wedding Officiant

Officiating for the first time? Here are helpful tips and details to remember that will ensure your success as a wedding officiant!

First-Time Officiant FAQs

1613 DAYS AGO | 6.22.2020

First-Time Officiant FAQs

Just got ordained? Fear not! Here are some popular and frequently asked questions from first time wedding officiants

12 Popular Wedding Ceremony Components – (almost) everything you might want to include in your wedding ceremony and more!

1653 DAYS AGO | 5.13.2020

12 Popular Wedding Ceremony Components – (almost) everything you might want t...

Before you start writing your wedding ceremony script, take a moment to read about the different components, and how the combine to create a wedding ceremony...

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