86 "How To" Category Articles

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.

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.

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

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

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 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!

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)

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Celebrate the meaning and symbolism of the Christian feet washing wedding tradition, and learn how to include it in your marriage ceremony. A sample script with examples of what to say is provided for the wedding officiant. The ritual of washing feet at a wedding originates with a story in The Holy Bible, John 13:12-18, when Jesus washes the Disciples' feet as a sign of selfless love, humility, and forgiveness. A foot washing unity ceremony can be added to any Christian denomination wedding, along with biblical scripture reading and prayer.

Everything you need to know to add a handfasting ceremony to your wedding or vow renewal, including the symbolism and meaning of the handfast ritual, how to tie a handfasting cord into a beautiful knot, when to include the handfasting in the ceremony (what order), and how to perform a handfasting as an officiant -- with examples of what to say and do and links to a sample script!