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9 "Wedding Mistakes" Category Articles

The Anonymous Officiant: Moving Past a Wedding Day Mistake

479 DAYS AGO | 9.5.2023

The Anonymous Officiant: Moving Past a Wedding Day Mistake

This first-time wedding officiant didn't let a mistake at the altar stop them from pursuing their calling to officiate marriage. Get the full story -- plus a...

Summer Survival: 10 Items to Add to Your Officiant Wedding Emergency Kit This Season

1343 DAYS AGO | 4.24.2021

Summer Survival: 10 Items to Add to Your Officiant Wedding Emergency Kit This...

From sunscreen to bug spray -- prepare for spring and summer weddings by adding these smart seasonal items to your Officiant Wedding Emergency Kit and avoid ...

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

1396 DAYS AGO | 3.2.2021

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 ca...

Right Before You Step on Stage: A Wedding Officiant’s (Very) Last Minute Checklist

1415 DAYS AGO | 2.11.2021

Right Before You Step on Stage: A Wedding Officiant’s (Very) Last Minute Chec...

A last minute day-of checklist for wedding officiants! What to do right before delivering a wedding ceremony & performing marriage to avoid mishaps, mistakes...

Illustration of a man shrugging at the wedding officiant, who is holding her wedding script

1430 DAYS AGO | 1.27.2021

Bride Or Groom MIA On The Wedding Day? Here’s What To Do!

Professional officiants answer the question: What if a bride or groom doesn’t show up or is running late? If you’re performing a wedding for the first time o...

Online Skype Weddings (Probably) Aren't Legal -- An Expert Explains How Coronavirus Cancellations are Pushing Couples into a Legal Grey Area

1732 DAYS AGO | 3.31.2020

Online Skype Weddings (Probably) Aren't Legal -- An Expert Explains How Coron...

Experts explain why most online (Skype, Zoom, FaceTime) coronavirus wedding ceremonies won’t be considered legal by the courts

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A woman in a formal long-sleeve pink shirt looks off to the side with a nervous or anxious expression on her face, she's grimacing in a concerned way. She is against a pink background.

1940 DAYS AGO | 9.5.2019

Breathe in, Breathe Out: Calming Brides' and Grooms' Nerves

Attention wedding officiants: If the bride or groom are nervous before the wedding ceremony, these tips will help calm their nerves and ensure that the weddi...

5 Wedding Ceremony Gaffes, Blunders, and Mistakes to Avoid

2094 DAYS AGO | 4.4.2019

5 Wedding Ceremony Gaffes, Blunders, and Mistakes to Avoid

Avoid ruining your wedding ceremony by avoiding these five "ceremony killers."

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2193 DAYS AGO | 12.26.2018

Wedding Ceremony Disasters, and How to Avoid Them

There are a million ways that things can go wrong during a wedding ceremony, but effective communication and planning will ensure that the couple and their o...

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