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Cómo elegir los colores de su boda: tendencias, simbolismo y combinaciones personalizadas

Aprenda cómo elegir los colores de su boda y crea combinaciones de colores únicas utilizando tendencias, el simbolismo del color, tradiciones culturales y más.

bride and groom sit at a table in a cafe in their wedding clothes, smile and toast with coffee cups

Can’t Get Married at the Courthouse? How to Elope if Yours Doesn’t Do Weddings

Some courthouses have stopped offering civil marriage ceremonies. Here are some great ways to elope without a courthouse or town hall appointment!

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How to Find a Wedding Officiant for Voodoo, Santeria, Lucumi, or African Diaspora Faiths

Learn how to have a trusted elder, friend, or spiritual leader officiate your wedding ceremony, inspired by traditional African diaspora faiths like Vodou, Santeria, and more.

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How to Fill out an Arizona Marriage License with Examples & FAQs

Step-by-step instructions for how to complete an Arizona marriage license. Examples & answers to commonly asked questions, for wedding officiants and newlyweds, plus tips from the Clerk of the Superior Court.

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How to Get a Celebrity to Officiate Your Wedding: Simple Steps to Book a Famous Officiant!

Learn how to book a celebrity as your wedding officiant, including cost, booking agents, legal considerations, and more.

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How to Choose Wedding Colors: Trends, Symbolism, and Personalized Combinations

Learn how to choose your wedding colors and create unique wedding color combinations using trends, color symbolism, cultural traditions, and more.

Asked to Officiate a Wedding?

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

aerial view of a wedding brunch table, bride and groom with guests

Brunch Weddings Are Trending! What to Know to Plan Your Own 

7 practical tips for planning a brunch wedding, including pricing advice, what to ask your venue, officiant tips, and sample brunch wedding timelines.

La novia y el novio trabajan juntos para trenzar los tres hilos de cuerda durante el ritual de unidad de la ceremonia nupcial "cordón de tres hilos"

Cómo incluir una ceremonia del Cordón de Tres Hebras en su Boda (¡Con un Guión de Muestra para el Oficiante!)

Aprenda cómo incluir el significativo ritual de la Unidad del Cordón de Tres Hebras o Nudo de Dios en una ceremonia de boda Cristiana contemporánea, con consejos sobre cuándo realizarlo, el significado del ritual y qué palabras utilizar, incluyendo un ejemplo de guión para el oficiante con lecturas Bíblicas sobre el amor y el matrimonio. "Un cordón de tres hilos no se rompe fácilmente...". Este ritual también recibe el nombre de Trenza Matrimonial o Trenza de la Unidad.

Sample thank you notes for your wedding officiant - plus tips on when to send them!

How to Write a Thank You Letter to Your Wedding Officiant (With Examples)

Sample thank you notes and expert 'how to' advice to help you write a thank you letter to your wedding officiant following the ceremony. Whether you're sending a heartfelt card to a friend or family member who officiated, including a letter with another thank you gift, or just looking for the perfect wording for an email to a professional officiant, we've got you covered!

Bride and groom work together to braid the three strands of rope during the 'cord of three strands' 'god's knot' wedding ceremony unity ritual

How to Include a Cord of Three Strands Ceremony in Your Wedding (With a Sample Officiant Script!)

Add a meaningful Cord of Three Strands ceremony to your Christian wedding, with advice on meaning, when to perform it, and what to say, plus a sample officiant script with Bible readings on love and marriage. "A cord of three strands is not easily broken..." (Marriage Braid, Unity Braid, God's Knot ceremony)

Two grooms prepare for the wedding ceremony at home with their friends and relatives

How to Get Married at Home (for a Sweet & Easy Wedding Day)

Everything you need to know about getting married at home! Including what’s required to make your marriage legal, how to find a wedding officiant or ask a friend to officiate, if you need witnesses present, where to apply for a marriage license, and more.

Una foto de cerca muestra a una oficiante de boda con un vestido verde azulado mientras envuelve un cordón de unidad alrededor de las muñecas de los novios durante una ceremonia de ayuno de manos (handfasting)

Cómo incluir "Handfasting" en su boda o Ceremonia de Renovación de Votos

Todo lo que necesita saber para añadir una ceremonia de "handfasting" a su boda o renovación de votos, incluyendo el simbolismo y el significado del ritual de handfasting, cómo hacer un bonito nudo con el cordón, cuándo incluirlo en la ceremonia (en qué orden) y cómo realizar una handfasting como oficiante, con ejemplos de lo que debe decir y hacer con enlaces a un guión de muestra.

A woman holds up her hands while facing the rising sun, to call the corners and cast a magic circle for a Pagan wedding ritual. She wears a wreath of flowers in her hair and a flower-print dress. She is standing in a small field or opening in the forest, full of flowers, with trees along the horizon.

How to Call the Corners & Cast a Circle for a Wiccan Wedding Ceremony

Follow these simple instructions to call the four corners and cast a circle for a magical Wiccan wedding ceremony, including examples of what to say for wedding officiants when calling the quarters or four directions, variations to include in your wedding script, the symbolism and meaning of each cardinal direction and its corresponding elements and spirits, and the purpose of casting a circle in Pagan rituals.

How to Get Married in Nevada: Plan a Wedding in The Silver State

How to Get Married in Nevada: Plan a Wedding in The Silver State

A step-by-step guide to help you plan a wedding and get married in Nevada - including how to find a wedding officiant, choose the best wedding venue, plan your ceremony, and how to apply for and return your Nevada marriage license.

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How to Get Married in West Virginia: Plan a Wedding in The Mountain State

A step-by-step guide to help you plan a wedding and get married in West Virginia - including how to find a wedding officiant, choose the best wedding venue, plan your ceremony, and how to apply for and return your West Virginia marriage license.

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