AMERICAN WEDDINGS BLOG
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A detailed look at California’s confidential marriage license, including benefits and disadvantages, public vs confidential, and what wedding officiants need to know about signing and filing the license.
Halloween wedding ideas to inspire an authentic ceremony, with suggestions for creative wedding readings and a witchy wedding ceremony script.
A step-by-step guide to getting married in Delaware - from finding an officiant and choosing a wedding venue, to how to apply for, complete, and return your Delaware marriage license.
A wedding ceremony script based on quotes and scenes from some of the best wedding movies of all time! This romantic mash-up wedding script includes inspiration from Father of the Bride, Friends, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Love Actually, When Harry Met Sally, The Best Man, and more.
These Corpse Bride wedding vows always make us swoon! Read Victor’s vows from the Tim Burton animated classic, and learn how to add a unity candle ceremony to your own wedding ceremony.
Considering a red wedding dress? Learn the meaning behind this bold, exciting, fashionable ceremony statement, with modern inspiration from ancient myths and the symbolism of color.
Follow these simple steps to perform marriage for friends and family.
Planning or officiating a goth wedding? Use these deliciously dark love poems and lyrics as unique wedding readings or inspiration for wedding vows, for a non traditional wedding ceremony.
Create a unique unity ceremony for your wedding by Burying the Bourbon! This fun tradition is a staple at Southern weddings, with a touch of superstition and a splash of whiskey for a memorable day. Learn about the meaning and history behind burying whiskey, and how to add the custom into a modern wedding ceremony script and toast.
They’re romantic, affordable, take less time to plan, and gather together your closest friends and family. A look at 10 intimate micro wedding ideas for small ceremony inspiration, from a backyard blast to personalized vows in a romantic restaurant, beach, or ghost town.
A step-by-step guide to getting married in Alaska - from finding an officiant and choosing a wedding venue, to how to apply for, complete, and return your Alaska marriage license.
Feminist wedding vows examples & a fun wedding vows template with tips on how to write your own vows & add personal stories to your wedding ceremony script
Viking wedding traditions to include in your marriage ceremony: wedding swords, blot ritual, Norse runes, spell casting, handfasting, cleansing, what to wear, how to officiate & more Pagan marriage rites
Curious why it's so important to fill out and file a marriage license correctly? This simple checklist for wedding officiants and couples explains expiration and return dates, who files the marriage license, where to return it, what happens if you don't file, and how to make sure the marriage is legal.
Add a wine blending unity ritual to your wedding ceremony with inspiration from this personalized script, from AMM Minister Max Dovala. This script was used in Nick and Stacey’s outdoor wedding at the San Francisco Zoo this summer, planned during the COVID pandemic.
In 1948, an interracial couple in California challenged the state's anti-miscegenation laws and won. The Perez v Sharp case ended a state ban on interracial marriage, and was referenced in future landmark cases, including Loving v Virginia and In re Marriage Cases, as precedent for a fundamental constitutional right to marry.
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