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24 "Ceremony" Category Articles
AMM’s “Navigating Your Wedding Ceremony” empowers couples to plan authentic ceremonies in 2021 and beyond
"Navigating Your Wedding Ceremony" is the latest one-of-a-kind guide for planning a one-of-a-kind wedding ceremony - brought to you by American Marriage Ministries and ordained AMM Minister and pro wedding officiant 'Officiant Amber' Olsen
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Want Great Wedding Photos? Get Centered… For the KISS, That Is!
Learn how wedding officiants & couples help wedding photographers get a perfect first kiss photo. Step one, center yourself!
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Use Astrology to Plan Your Perfect Pandemic Wedding -- Ceremony Planning According to the Zodiac
From shift weddings to microweddings & virtual livestreamed ceremonies, plan a wedding with help from the zodiac. Learn the best pandemic wedding style for your astrological sign.
We asked wedding officiants what to expect as COVID-19 heads into 2021
American Marriage Ministries conducted a survey with officiants across the country, giving us unique and valuable insight into how American couples are planning and celebrating their weddings amidst the Coronavirus pandemic.
New restrictions on wedding ceremonies and receptions in Washington State
November 2020 WA Governor Inslee announced new restrictions on indoor gatherings, wedding receptions, and wedding ceremonies to last into December 2020 as COVID-19 cases rise and more states restrict wedding ceremonies
Are decorative masks the newest family wedding heirloom?
Will decorative wedding masks replace the veil to become a new family heirloom as the COVID-19 pandemic changes wedding attire and fashions?
Asked to Officiate a Wedding?
Follow these simple steps to perform marriage for friends and family.
“I’m so nervous I could puke" - A wedding ceremony mishap and a quick-thinking officiant!
An officiant’s quick thinking and sense of humor saves the day when a groom’s anxiety makes him vomit during the wedding ceremony!
The more the merrier! Why hybrid weddings are a good idea
How to host a hybrid wedding by livestreaming a small in-person wedding ceremony to your online guests.
No marriage license, no marriage… but maybe a misdemeanor?
No marriage license might mean no wedding! Learn why a wedding officiant might not officiate, the legal risks of a forgetting your marriage license, and how to prevent this wedding day mistake.
Exorcisms, Flus, and Flat Tires: Backup Officiants are Essential, Especially in 2020
Wedding officiants may have to cancel last minute, but couples can avoid canceling the wedding ceremony by having a friend or family member prepared as a backup officiant.
Honoring the Memory of Loved Ones in Your Wedding Ceremony
How to honor dead relatives and loved ones as part of a joyful wedding ceremony.
Safe Ceremony Planning — How Wedding Officiants Can Still Get to Know a Couple, While Social Distancing
Wedding ceremony planning, Learn how to have a great first-meeting and interview with a new couple while social distancing.
Handfasting and Virtual Weddings -- Keeping Traditions Alive in Modern Microweddings
Lessons from a Seattle couple’s livestreamed handfasting, where not just one but two dads helped officiate the unique virtual event.
More Than Words: 5 Body Language Tips for New Officiants
Learn how to use body language to improve ceremonies for first time wedding officiants.
Are there legal wording requirements in a wedding ceremony?
While no specific words are legally required in a wedding ceremony, couples still must make their Declaration of Intent and the officiant must make the Pronouncement.