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1857 DAYS AGO | 7.2.2021
Rhode Island raised the minimum age to marry -- Which states are next?
Rhode Island became the latest state to raise the minimum age of consent to marry, banning the marriage of minors. Other states, including New York, Massachu...
1859 DAYS AGO | 6.30.2021
Couples are ‘panic booking’ weekday weddings this summer
Couples are rushing to book any wedding date they can get, as competition for traditional summer dates heats up. Wedding vendors call it 'panic booking' as t...
1863 DAYS AGO | 6.26.2021
Marriage Equality Turns Six -- Celebrating the Anniversary of Obergefell v. H...
It's the sixth anniversary of the landmark Obergefell v. Hodges Supreme Court ruling that same-sex couples have a constitutionally protected right to marry i...
1863 DAYS AGO | 6.26.2021
N.Y. Ends Online Wedding Ceremonies, State of Emergency Declared Over
Gov. Cuomo has rescinded the Executive Order that allowed online virtual wedding ceremonies over video-conference in New York. As of June 25, 2021, all weddi...
1868 DAYS AGO | 6.21.2021
Baptist Church Ordains Denomination’s First Openly Transgender Woman
University Baptist Church ordains Rev Laura Bethany Buchleiter, an openly transgender woman, in a first for the denomination.
1877 DAYS AGO | 6.12.2021
A Look at Loving Day -- A Celebration of Love & Interracial Marriage
On June 12 we celebrate Loving Day - the anniversary of the 1967 historic Loving v. Virginia Supreme Court decision in support of interracial marriage. Learn...
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1881 DAYS AGO | 6.8.2021
NY lawmakers consider removing marriage license wait period for military pers...
NY may remove the marriage license waiting period for military personnel who are scheduled for deployment within 30 days. Senate Bill 6272, SB6272
1886 DAYS AGO | 6.3.2021
Pope establishes new penalties for ordaining women: automatic excommunication...
Pope Francis and Vatican announce new penalties for those attempting to ordain women, including automatic excommunication. Francis addresses the first change...
1887 DAYS AGO | 6.2.2021
New Hampshire’s new Marriage Officiant License & what it means for AMM Ministers
New Hampshire offers a new special marriage officiant license for non-ordained individuals. Here’s a look at the rules for minister registration in the state...
1888 DAYS AGO | 6.1.2021
Country singer Jimmie Allen & Alexis Gale keep things small-but-stylish with ...
Country music star Jimmie Allen wed Alexis Gale in a romantic micro-wedding in Bucks County, Pennsylvania last week. The intimate mid-week ceremony is part o...
1888 DAYS AGO | 6.1.2021
Pennsylvania lifts all COVID-19 restrictions except mask mandate
As of June 1st, nearly all COVID-19 restrictions in Pennsylvania have been lifted, returning all businesses and events to full capacity, by order of Gov. Wol...
1892 DAYS AGO | 5.28.2021
Utah votes down self-solemnizing marriages
Lawmakers voted down a bill that would have allowed couples to perform their own weddings in self solemnizing ceremonies. Plus a look at where self uniting m...
1893 DAYS AGO | 5.27.2021
Connecticut legislators vote on removing race designation from marriage license
Connecticut lawmakers will vote on removing race designation from the state’s marriage license. House Bill 6665, HB6665
1895 DAYS AGO | 5.25.2021
Wedding on a plane - Indian couple marry midair to dodge COVID restrictions b...
An Indian couple booked a passenger jet to host a 160 person wedding midair, defying local COVID restrictions. The SpiceJet flight crew, couple, and guests a...
1899 DAYS AGO | 5.21.2021
Israeli couples used Utah’s online marriage portal to avoid discrimination, c...
Israeli couples married through Utah County’s online marriage portal face legal challenges at home, as Israel’s Interior Ministry bans virtual weddings in ad...