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15 "Florida" Category Articles

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Cynthia Nixon Will Officiate a GIANT Sapphic Group Wedding This Winter

Cynthia Nixon will officiate a mass wedding in Florida in February 2027 for Bride Pride St. Pete! Read about the event shaping up to be the world's largest sapphic mass wedding in history!

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How to Fill out a Florida Marriage License with Examples & FAQs

Simple step-by-step look at how to fill out a Florida marriage license. Sample license & FAQs for wedding officiants and newlyweds, plus tips from the FL County Clerk of the Circuit Court.

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2026’s Most Reliable Wedding Venues: Why Experts Love These Local Favorites

Start planning with this list of pro-approved reliable wedding venues for 2026! Recommended by wedding officiants & vendors, these top-rated venues are trusted by professionals for a seamless, stress-free wedding day in a beautiful setting.

Los novios se besan al final de la ceremonia de boda mientras los invitados agitan bengalas.

Los mejores lugares para bodas en Florida Central que se ajustan a su presupuesto, según un experto local

¡Explore los mejores lugares para bodas en Florida Central para todos los presupuestos! Los consejos del videógrafo local Rob Chiola revelan graneros encantadores, elegantes fincas y lugares originales que le encantarán cerca de Orlando, Daytona Beach y la región circundante.

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Proposed Florida “Marriage Fraud” Law: What Immigrants & Wedding Officiants Should Know

Learn about a new "marriage fraud" law being considered in Florida: 2026 FL HB485 / S1316.

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The Best Central Florida Wedding Venues for Your Budget, According to a Local Insider

Explore the best wedding venues in Central Florida for every budget! Insider tips from local videographer Rob Chiola reveal charming barns, elegant estates, and offbeat spots you'll love near Orlando, Daytona Beach, and the surrounding region.

Asked to Officiate a Wedding?

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

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2025 Officiant Accelerator Schedule: Wedding Officiants Training in Your City!

2025 AMM Officiant Accelerator Tour: Wedding officiant training & networking seminars in NV, GA, WA, IL, and FL. Take your officiant business to the next level and make lasting connections.

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¿Quién puede oficiar una boda en Disneyland o Disney World?

¿Busca un oficiante de bodas perfecto para una boda en Disney World, Disneyland o Aulani Disney? ¿Quiere casarse en un crucero Disney? Aquí tiene lo que necesita saber, desde contratar oficiantes profesionales hasta pedirle a un amigo o familiar que se ordene en línea para oficiar su ceremonia en Florida, California o Hawai.

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Who can officiate a wedding at Disneyland or Disney World?

Looking for the perfect wedding officiant for a Disney World, Disneyland, or Aulani Disney wedding? Want to get married on a Disney cruise? Here’s what you need to know, from hiring professional officiants to asking a friend or relative to get ordained online to officiate your ceremony in Florida, California, or Hawaii.

A moody cemetery scene, with old tombstones and tombs, surrounded by a soft fog and pink roses blooming on bushes, in the distance is the peak of a chapel roof, a haunted wedding venue!

Get Married in one of the 10 Most Haunted Wedding Venues in the U.S.

For a spooktacular ceremony! Whether you’re planning a spine-tingling themed Halloween wedding, an eerie autumn handfasting or vow renewal, or just love the idea ghosts and ghouls joining the wedding party, start planning with this list of the most haunted places to say 'I do' in the U.S. Featuring locations in some of America's most haunted cities, including Chicago, Savannah, Salem, St. Augustine, San Antonio, and beyond.

How Much Does it Cost to Get Ordained Online in Florida to Officiate a Wedding?

How Much Does it Cost to Get Ordained Online in Florida to Officiate a Wedding?

Asked to officiate a wedding in Florida? Learn how much it costs to become an ordained minister online in Florida, whether you’ll pay more for minister registration to officiate a wedding, and how the cost of popular online ordination services compare, including free ordination through American Marriage Ministries.

The Anonymous Officiant: Groom Gone Fishin’

The Anonymous Officiant: Groom Gone Fishin’

The Anonymous Officiant #2 : This beautiful Florida beach wedding almost didn't happen, when the wedding officiant arrived to find the groom missing... and gone fishing! Read the full story about these fly-fishing lovers in this funny installment of American Marriage Ministries’ new candid column about real weddings and officiants: The Anonymous Officiant.

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How to Get Married in Florida - Planning a Wedding in The Sunshine State

A step-by-step guide to help you plan a wedding and get married in Florida - including how to find a wedding officiant, choose the best wedding venue, plan your ceremony, and how to apply for and return your Florida marriage license, whether you're resident or planning a destination wedding from out of state.

Lawmakers in Florida and Virginia take steps to codify same-sex marriage

Lawmakers in Florida and Virginia take steps to codify same-sex marriage

Legislators in Florida and Virginia have prefiled new measures for discussion during the 2022 Sessions in attempt to repeal and remove defunct state bans on same-sex marriage from state laws. (FL HB 6015; SB 168; SB 462; S.J.Res.472) (VA HJ 582; SJ 5)

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Bride and groom plan wedding at stranger’s mansion without permission

A South Florida couple tried to have their wedding ceremony at a stranger's mansion estate without permission, leading to disaster when authorities were called to the fantasy venue to keep them from trespassing.

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