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How to Revise the (Bad) First Draft of a Wedding Ceremony

1961 DAYS AGO | 12.14.2020

How to Revise the (Bad) First Draft of a Wedding Ceremony

How to write, edit, & revise a wedding ceremony script until it shines, using suggestions from real AMM Ministers & Wedding Officiants. Because performing a ...

Want Great Wedding Photos? Get Centered… For the KISS, That Is!

1981 DAYS AGO | 11.24.2020

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!

How to write a compelling minister profile or personal bio

2040 DAYS AGO | 9.26.2020

How to write a compelling minister profile or personal bio

Tips for wedding officiants on how to write an engaging minister profile or personal bio

Safe Ceremony Planning — How Wedding Officiants Can Still Get to Know a Couple, While Social Distancing

2044 DAYS AGO | 9.22.2020

Safe Ceremony Planning — How Wedding Officiants Can Still Get to Know a Coupl...

Wedding ceremony planning, Learn how to have a great first-meeting and interview with a new couple while social distancing.

More Than Words: 5 Body Language Tips for New Officiants

2050 DAYS AGO | 9.16.2020

More Than Words: 5 Body Language Tips for New Officiants

Learn how to use body language to improve ceremonies for first time wedding officiants.

Rehearsals are Important - Even When Officiating a Friend’s Casual Backyard Wedding Ceremony

2056 DAYS AGO | 9.10.2020

Rehearsals are Important - Even When Officiating a Friend’s Casual Backyard W...

Whether your wedding is big or small, rehearsing the ceremony is a must

Asked to Officiate a Wedding?

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

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Attention Officiants: 4 things you might forget the day of the wedding (and what to do about it)

2058 DAYS AGO | 9.8.2020

Attention Officiants: 4 things you might forget the day of the wedding (and w...

Four important things that wedding officiants often forget - and what they can do about it when it happens! Avoid wedding day disasters and turn mishaps into...

Illustration of bride, groom, and wedding officiant

2077 DAYS AGO | 8.20.2020

Wedding Ceremony Stage Fright: Tips for officiants (and couples)

No more ceremony stage fright! Try these tips for speaking at a wedding ✓ Get past social anxiety & fear of public speaking for the wedding officiant & couples.

Close up view of bride holding sunflowers and wearing a white dress, next to and officiant reading from a book and the wedding ceremony script, and the groom, wearing a dark suit and a white flower in his lapel. They are outside during the ceremony.

2120 DAYS AGO | 7.8.2020

Helpful Tips for the First-Time Wedding Officiant

Officiating for the first time? Here are helpful tips and details to remember that will ensure your success as a wedding officiant!

First-Time Officiant FAQs

2136 DAYS AGO | 6.22.2020

First-Time Officiant FAQs

Just got ordained? Fear not! Here are some popular and frequently asked questions from first time wedding officiants

12 Popular Wedding Ceremony Components – (almost) everything you might want to include in your wedding ceremony and more!

2176 DAYS AGO | 5.13.2020

12 Popular Wedding Ceremony Components – (almost) everything you might want t...

Before you start writing your wedding ceremony script, take a moment to read about the different components, and how the combine to create a wedding ceremony...

“Should I officiate my granddaughter's wedding?” What to ask yourself if you have been asked to officiate

2240 DAYS AGO | 3.10.2020

“Should I officiate my granddaughter's wedding?” What to ask yourself if you ...

If someone has asked you to officiate their wedding, it's because they recognize your ability to help them tell their story and create a memorable experience.

Certificate of marriage is placed in a black folder, next to two gold wedding rings and an ink pen

2247 DAYS AGO | 3.3.2020

Ask AMM: "Who is in charge of getting the marriage license?"

Many first time officiants wonder who is responsible for getting the marriage license, and how to fill it out afterward.

A wedding officiant presides over a wedding ceremony, holding a microphone up to speak, while the bride and groom hold hands and smile happily. Beside them is the best man, who watches with a smile.

2253 DAYS AGO | 2.26.2020

Wedding Officiant Do's & Don't's

AMM's list of Officiant Do's and Don'ts for first time wedding officiants, and what to pack in your Officiant Wedding Emergency Kit before you head to your f...

AMM Glossary: Helpful Words Every Ordained Minister Needs to Know

2265 DAYS AGO | 2.14.2020

AMM Glossary: Helpful Words Every Ordained Minister Needs to Know

American Marriage Ministries' glossary of frequently used terms that every ordained minister needs to know

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