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941 DAYS AGO | 9.27.2021
50 Couples Get Married in a Mass Wedding Ceremony in Chicago
50 couples participated in a festive mass wedding ceremony this weekend, called "Marriages on the Mile," to celebrate the Wrigley Building's 100th anniversar...
947 DAYS AGO | 9.21.2021
California legislators vote yes on online civil ceremonies and virtual marria...
California votes on extending online civil ceremonies and virtual marriage license appointments through January 2024, as legislators send Assembly Bill 583 t...
947 DAYS AGO | 9.21.2021
Pope Francis firmly closes the door on same-sex marriage within the Catholic ...
Pope Francis speaks out again against blessing same-sex marriages within the Catholic Church.
958 DAYS AGO | 9.10.2021
Mayor De Blasio calls out NYC Marriage Bureau
Couples in New York sometimes wait weeks for a virtual appointment to get a marriage license during the COVID pandemic. Mayor de Blasio says it’s time for th...
959 DAYS AGO | 9.9.2021
All-star wedding ceremony inspiration from Damian Lillard & Kay’la Hanson
5 ways to capture the all-star vibe of Damian Lillard and Kay’la Hanson’s extravagant wedding, which included guests like Snoop Dog, Common, Draymond Green,...
961 DAYS AGO | 9.7.2021
Garret Clayton & Blake Knight asked Alicia Silverstone to officiate their pri...
Garret Clayton and Blake Knight got married! And the couple asked close friend and ordained minister Alicia Silverstone to officiate the private outdoor cere...
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965 DAYS AGO | 9.3.2021
NY lawmakers reconsider online weddings with new bill
Will online weddings return to New York? Lawmakers reconsider virtual marriage ceremonies and marriage license services provided through video conferencing t...
967 DAYS AGO | 9.1.2021
Clark County approaches its 5 millionth wedding license!
Clark County, home to Las Vegas, will soon celebrate an incredible achievement and issue its 5-millionth wedding license. Couples are flocking to Vegas to el...
975 DAYS AGO | 8.24.2021
Marriage license applications now online in Calhoun County, MI
Couples can now apply for their marriage license online in Calhoun County, Michigan, using the county clerk / register’s new online portal.
979 DAYS AGO | 8.20.2021
Historic Groome Church splits from UMC over LGBTQ marriage and ordination
Delaware’s Groome Church leaves United Methodist Church over the denomination’s discrimination toward LGBTQ+ individuals, and UMC’s ban of same-sex marriage ...
980 DAYS AGO | 8.19.2021
Here come the cancellations: Couples postpone weddings again as the COVID-19 ...
Couples are postponing fall and winter weddings as COVID-19 delta variant cases surge. Wedding officiants offer safe, creative solutions like elopements, mic...
982 DAYS AGO | 8.17.2021
North Carolina reconsiders minimum age to marry
North Carolina reconsiders the minimum lawful age to marry in the state with Senate Bill 35 (SB 35).
987 DAYS AGO | 8.12.2021
The story of a lesbian marriage in historic Colonial Williamsburg
A marriage certificate issued to two women in Colonial Williamsburg was discovered by researcher Ren Tolson, documenting an early same-sex love story as part...
989 DAYS AGO | 8.10.2021
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians to reconsider same-sex marriage
An ordinance to legalize same-sex marriage on the Qualla Boundary will be discussed by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Tribal Council on September 9th. ...
994 DAYS AGO | 8.5.2021
A 150 yr-old marriage license was found hidden in a painting…
Why was this marriage license hidden in a painting, nearly 150 years ago? The mystery was uncovered when an antique painting was donated to a thrift store in...