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How to Plan a Beach Wedding for Any Time of Year

Simple tips for planning a beach wedding that you & your guests will love, from the budget to a backup plan if it rains. Click to start wedding planning!

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Helpful Advice for Wedding Planning with ADHD

Planning a wedding with ADHD just got easier! Read our blog for tips to help you stay on track and to make wedding planning more fun!

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Cosplay Wedding Ideas & Advice for a Fun Costumed Ceremony

Plan a fun & unique cosplay wedding! With tips on what to wear, how to find a cosplay wedding officiant, guests who aren’t into costumes & more!

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Burning Man Wedding: Can You Get Married at Burning Man?

Get married in a Burning Man Wedding! What to know to plan a legal wedding in Black Rock City, with Nevada marriage license & wedding officiant requirements

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10 Nudist Wedding Ideas You’ll Love: Say Yes to the UnDress

10 fun ideas for nudist weddings, from nudist cruises and resorts to a themed wedding pinata, body paint wedding dresses, finding a wedding officiant and more

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6 Pieces of Unconventional Wedding Advice for Modern Couples

Unconventional wedding ideas for nontraditional couples. Take this advice for a unique, one-of-a-kind, alternative wedding ceremony that suits you!

Asked to Officiate a Wedding?

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

Young wedding officiant leads the ceremony for two brides during an alternative outdoor wedding ceremony.

What Wedding Planners Wish Wedding Officiants Knew…

5 ways for new and first-time wedding officiants to work best with the wedding planner, including tips on communication, collaboration and who runs the rehearsal, ceremony length and timing, and networking with planners and other vendors. Featuring advice from Planner & Officiant Cindy Savage of Aisle Less Traveled, Seattle.

Young queer couple poses outside, wearing cute outfits and one holds a bouquet of white daisies. They are holding hands and smiling happily after a vow renewal ceremony

Vow Renewal after Transitioning: Celebrate a New Chapter in Your Marriage

Reaffirm your marriage vows after you or your spouse’s gender transition with a sweet vow renewal ceremony. Advice for transgender & nonbinary spouses planning a ‘re-wedding’ or renewal of vows, with links to officiant scripts, unity rituals, and sample vows.

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Wedding Toast from Beyond: Using AI to Include Dead Loved Ones in Your Ceremony

Learn how conversational AI technology makes it possible to include deceased relatives and friends in your wedding ceremony, such as a virtual toast, speech, marriage advice, and more. With the help of platforms like StoryFile Life, HearAfter AI, and others, couples can now have new ways of honoring the dead on the wedding day.

A groom leans over a table during the wedding ceremony to sign the marriage license. In the background, the bride watches, along with friends and family members

Signing a Marriage License During the Wedding Ceremony - Tips for Officiants & Couples

Everything you need to know to include signing the marriage license in a wedding ceremony as a low-stress and unique unity ritual. Ask your officiant to sign your paperwork during the celebration and include friends and family in this special moment! Plus tips and advice to help you officiate the ceremony like a pro.

Sample thank you notes for your wedding officiant - plus tips on when to send them!

How to Write a Thank You Letter to Your Wedding Officiant (With Examples)

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!

Bride and groom work together to braid the three strands of rope during the 'cord of three strands' 'god's knot' wedding ceremony unity ritual

How to Include a Cord of Three Strands Ceremony in Your Wedding (With a Sample Officiant Script!)

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)

Two grooms prepare for the wedding ceremony at home with their friends and relatives

How to Get Married at Home (for a Sweet & Easy Wedding Day)

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.

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Can You Get a Marriage License During a Government Shutdown?

Can you still get a marriage license during a government shutdown? Can AMM Ministers still officiate a wedding ceremony during a federal shutdown? We cover everything you need to know about getting married during these wild times, including details for Washington D.C.

Two brides smile and laugh during a beautiful outdoor Wiccan wedding ceremony. Their friend and a wedding officiant stand in the background, happy and smiling

5 Questions to Ask When Officiating a Wiccan Wedding

Asked to officiate a Wiccan wedding or handfasting ceremony? Here are five questions a wedding officiant should always ask the wedding couple before the ceremony, including what rituals and symbols are included, what nature-themed or Pagan readings and blessings should be included, and more.

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