8 "Arizona" Category Articles

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.

Arizona SB 1573 aims to restrict religious laws in courts but includes a marriage exception. AMM breaks down how this might impact marriage equality.

Learn about potential changes to marriage laws in your state in 2024, including proposed legislation in New York, New Jersey, Nebraska, Missouri, Virginia, Utah, West Virginia, California, and other states, and how these changes could affect AMM Ministers and other officiants who officiate weddings there.

Learn how much it costs to become an ordained minister online in Arizona, whether you’ll pay more for minister registration to officiate a wedding, and how the cost of popular online ordination services compare, including free ordination through American Marriage Ministries.

Learn about current and ongoing efforts to repeal the 2005 Diné Marriage Act, which bans same-sex marriage within the Navajo Nation. Legislation No. 0139-23 would legalize LGBTQ+ marriages in the Navajo Nation and provide legal recognition for marriages solemnized elsewhere. The bill was introduced by Council Delegate Seth Damon in June and is being reviewed by the 25th Navajo Nation Council Budget and Finance Committee.

American Marriage Ministries is headed to to Phoenix, Arizona, for a day of wedding officiant focused education, conversation, and networking! This Officiant Accelerator event will include presentations from expert officiants Cherise Klosner, Jimmie Berguin, Bethel Nathan, and AMM Executive Director Lewis King. See you September 20th, 2023!

The Anonymous Officiant #8: A special guest dropped in on this Australian couple's gravity-defying Grand Canyon wedding in Arizona -- a rare, endangered California Condor! Read about the dizzying heights, incredible views, and unexpected excitement of these national park nuptials, in this installment of American Marriage Ministries’ new candid column about real weddings and real officiants.

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