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851 DAYS AGO | 12.19.2022
A Simple Wedding Planning Checklist & Timeline for Busy Couples
This simple wedding planning checklist and timeline will help you plan an unforgettable celebration, with a focus on the most important part of the day: the ...
854 DAYS AGO | 12.16.2022
How Much Does a Wedding Officiant Cost? (& Should You Tip Them?)
How much does an officiant cost? Learn common rates and fees for different types of officiants and services, including local clergy and professional wedding ...
855 DAYS AGO | 12.15.2022
These Wedding Planning Books Make Great Gifts
Wedding planning books with a focus on the ceremony: These wedding guides make great gifts for a newly engaged couple, your favorite professional wedding off...
856 DAYS AGO | 12.14.2022
Funny Love Poems & Whimsical Wedding Readings for a Ceremony that’s YOU & Tru...
Funny wedding readings and love poems to add to a lighthearted wedding ceremony script, unique wedding vows, or a whimsical rhyming officiant speech. Include...
861 DAYS AGO | 12.9.2022
6 Ways to Include a Sword in Your Wedding Ceremony
From unity ceremony to unique recessional, here are 6 creative ways to include a sword in your wedding ceremony. This list incudes a military saber arch, Vi...
868 DAYS AGO | 12.2.2022
5 Alternatives to a Traditional Wedding Ceremony
Choose one of these fun and affordable alternatives to a traditional wedding ceremony, including eloping, a sign and go marriage license signing ceremony, a ...
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Follow these simple steps to perform marriage for friends and family.
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869 DAYS AGO | 12.1.2022
How to Have a ‘Friends Only’ Wedding Ceremony - No Family Invited
Not inviting family to your wedding? No problem! Here’s how to have a fun friends only wedding ceremony. Choose the right friend to serve as wedding offician...
870 DAYS AGO | 11.30.2022
12 Questions to Ask Your Wedding Officiant Before Signing a Contract
Ask your wedding officiant these important questions to make sure you’ve found the best person to officiate your ceremony. Before you sign a contract, ask ab...
875 DAYS AGO | 11.25.2022
How to Get Married in Colorado - Planning a Wedding in The Centennial State
A step-by-step guide to help you plan a wedding and get married in Colorado - including how to find a wedding officiant, information about self-uniting weddi...
877 DAYS AGO | 11.23.2022
How to Tell if Your Officiant Can Perform a Legal Wedding
Learn who can legally officiate a wedding in your state and how to know if a wedding officiant meets the requirements to perform your marriage ceremony, incl...
886 DAYS AGO | 11.14.2022
FAQs About the Unity Candle Ceremony, Including When, How, Who, Where, and Why!
All your questions about the wedding unity candle ceremony, answered: When to light the candle (before or after rings and vows), who lights the unity candle,...
891 DAYS AGO | 11.9.2022
Dalai Lama Quotes on Love & Happiness for Your Wedding Ceremony Script
Quotes on love & happiness from The Dalai Lama to personalize any wedding ceremony script. Use in the invocation, wedding officiant’s blessing, vows, or as a...
896 DAYS AGO | 11.4.2022
Can’t Afford a Wedding? How to Get Married for (Almost) Free
How to have a free wedding, or almost free! If you can't afford a wedding, consider these alternatives for a free wedding officiant, free wedding venue, and ...
905 DAYS AGO | 10.26.2022
This Quiz tells You Which Kind of Wedding Officiant is Best for Your Ceremony
This short 5 question quiz will help you choose the best type of wedding officiant for your ceremony, based on your wedding budget, dream venue, religious or...
906 DAYS AGO | 10.25.2022
Can you use a marriage license in another state?
Learn how to apply for a wedding license when you live in one state but want to get married in another: If you're planning a destination wedding ceremony in ...