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Get Married on Mars*: Plan an Out of This World Destination Wedding

Inspired by the Red Planet, vintage sci-fi, and NASA’s Perseverance rover, we offer a few suggestions to get you started planning a Mars on Earth destination wedding!

Offbeat Wedding Welcome & Opening Remarks: Examples for a Non-traditional Ceremony!

Offbeat Wedding Welcome & Opening Remarks: Examples for a Non-traditional Ceremony!

Opening remarks set the tone of a wedding! Try these examples for a non-traditional, offbeat wedding ceremony, with a creative officiant wedding welcome.

Wedding officiant stands with bride and groom outdoors on a rocky beach next to a beautiful wedding arch decorated in flowers for the wedding ceremony. In the distance is a deep blue ocean with light waves and a vast blue sky.

How to Perform a Wedding in Guam

Celebrate love in paradise! Everything you need to know to perform marriage or get married in Guam, including how to register as an officiant and how to apply for and file the marriage license before the ceremony.

Wedding Officiants: Let's Talk Business Cards

Wedding Officiants: Let's Talk Business Cards

Let's talk wedding officiant business cards! With expert advice on what wedding officiants should include on their contact card, how to design one, and how to keep things spiritually centered. Build a strong officiant business and brand with these great tips!

Plan and Officiate a Spring Equinox Wedding with Community Flower Ceremony

Plan and Officiate a Spring Equinox Wedding with Community Flower Ceremony

Love is in the air! Celebrate with a Spring Equinox wedding that’s brimming with colorful flowers and loving friends.

Illustration of a bowl with painted red hearts along the side, sitting on a gray table surface. Above the bowl are two silver baking scoops, pouring sugar and flour into the bowl as a unique alternative to a sand pouring ceremony for a wedding.

Don’t Use Sand! Creative Alternatives for Your Sand Ceremony

Want to use something other than sand in a sand ceremony? Four creative ideas for custom unity rituals to perform at a wedding ceremony -- for officiants and couples! -- including a coffee ceremony, a seed-planting soil ceremony, and more.

Asked to Officiate a Wedding?

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

Planning a COVID Wedding: Our Most Popular Articles & Advice, All in One Place

Planning a COVID Wedding: Our Most Popular Articles & Advice, All in One Place

Everything you need to know to plan a wedding ceremony during Covid! Don't miss these posts on wedding insurance, online marriage license applications, receptions, safety, inspiration, and more for virtual online weddings and small ceremonies or elopements.

What Should I Do With My Hands? 4 Tips For First Time Wedding Officiants

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 can help!

Our Most Popular Articles & Advice on Performing COVID Weddings, All in One Place

Our Most Popular Articles & Advice on Performing COVID Weddings, All in One Place

Everything you need to know to perform a wedding ceremony during Covid! Don't miss these posts on planning, communication, safety, inspiration, and more for virtual online weddings and small ceremonies.

Walking Down The Aisle Together: A Modern Wedding Procession

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 the ceremony as equals, arm in arm!

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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 supplies and table, an example of wording and what to say (sample script), meaning and symbolism, use in blended family ceremonies, and considerations for what to do after the wedding. For wedding officiants and couples!

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New Officiant Script! Covid Safe Wedding with Flowers & Lights

Simple wedding ceremony script and outline to help you avoid Covid 19 at your wedding. Celebrate joy, light, and hope while planning a safer outdoor wedding.

Covid Testing Before Your Wedding -- What’s the Best Strategy to Avoid Last Minute Cancellations?

Covid Testing Before Your Wedding -- What’s the Best Strategy to Avoid Last Minute Cancellations?

Wondering when or if you should get a COVID test before your wedding? See what state officials, wedding professionals, and other experts have to say.

Can I Officiate a Virtual Wedding Ceremony In My State?

Can I Officiate a Virtual Wedding Ceremony In My State?

We answer common questions on officiating & performing a virtual wedding ceremony in your state, including online marriage licenses, special rules, location & Zoom or Skype hosting, livestreaming, and more!

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State-by-state marriage waiting periods should be part of your wedding plan

Want to get married fast? Find out if your state has a marriage waiting period to avoid unexpected wedding ceremony delays, especially during Covid!

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