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“I do,” in the Nude: Officiating a Naturist Wedding

“I do,” in the Nude: Officiating a Naturist Wedding

What do officiants wear? It depends… Read how one officiant led a naturist wedding in a nudist community, but stayed true to her own personal wedding style.

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“Having the care of souls” as an online-ordained minister: How wedding officiant ministers exceed the legal standards of state marriage law requirements.

Tennessee lawmakers have incorrectly applied the phrase "having the care of souls" to discriminate against ministers that are ordained online. Learn how online ordained ministers meet all the requirements, and how they care for souls as wedding officiants in their communities.

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From Ordinary Officiant to High Priestess

HOW choosing a friend to officiate their wedding gave two essential workers the unconventional Solstice ceremony of their dreams while the city around them shut down.

AMM COVID-19 Wedding Officiant Survey Report

AMM COVID-19 Wedding Officiant Survey Report

AMM surveyed 864 ministers across the country to understand how COVID-19 has affected their ability to officiate and plan wedding ceremonies.

Time is running out to save the USPS. Help AMM defend this American Institution!

Time is running out to save the USPS. Help AMM defend this American Institution!

Small businesses and organizations like AMM rely on the USPS to serve our communities. We must resist the Trump administrations efforts to destroy this service.

Why being carbon-neutral is still a priority for American Marriage Ministries in 2020

Why being carbon-neutral is still a priority for American Marriage Ministries in 2020

American Marriage Ministries continues its carbon free pledge and partnership with carbonfund.org because climate change remains a critical challenge that we must address now!

Asked to Officiate a Wedding?

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

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Does My American Marriage Ministries Ordination Expire?

Ordinations granted by American Marriage Ministries are free, do not expire, and do not require renewal, find out how our ordination is central to our mission of empowering couples and communities.

AMM Backs #StopHateForProfit Campaign, Will Suspend Facebook Advertising

AMM Backs #StopHateForProfit Campaign, Will Suspend Facebook Advertising

American Marriage Ministries will back the #StopHateForProfit campaign by boycotting Facebook ads and suspending all advertising campaigns on Facebook and Instagram through July

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AMM’s In-person Ordination Tour in Tennessee: A Look Back – and Forward

We reflect on the powerful experience of going to Tennessee one year ago to offer ministers in-person ordination ahead of the state's anti-online ordination law SB1377/HB0213

The Importance of Researching Where to Get Ordained Online

The Importance of Researching Where to Get Ordained Online

It’s important to put thought & effort into your online ordination; that’s why we believe American Marriage Ministries is the best place to get ordained online

Wedding ceremonies are a public investment in the couple’s partnership. Why ceremonies matter more than ever!

Wedding ceremonies are a public investment in the couple’s partnership. Why ceremonies matter more than ever!

Wedding ceremonies are important because they allow the guests to create an emotional investment in the couple's marriage and relationship. Public ceremonies are an opportunity to ensure that guests will support the couple's marriage.

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Why honoring and supporting Pride Month is more important than ever

This year’s Pride underscores the prejudice and discrimination that runs rampant in our nation – and why it’s more important than ever that we stand together to fight for social justice and equality.

American Marriage Ministries just ordained our 700,000th minister today!

American Marriage Ministries just ordained our 700,000th minister today!

American Marriage Ministries just ordained minister number 700,000 as more Americans get ordained online to officiate weddings for friends and family during the COVID-19 Shutdown

Will we all be replaced by virtual wedding officiants?

Will we all be replaced by virtual wedding officiants?

Are wedding officiants about to be replaced by robots, or will weddings return to normal after the coronavirus shutdown learn how to stay ahead of the trends, and understand changing expectations from couples.

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Attempts to gut the United States Postal Service will destroy small businesses, Join AMM in fighting for small businesses!

The USPS is a lifeline for small businesses. Letting this institution fail is an attack on small enterprise by wall street crooks that are hell bent on making a dollar off of the pain and suffering of this country’s working class. 

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