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1258 DAYS AGO | 7.13.2021
‘Love Prevails’ LGBT group quits United Methodist Church in bold move
LGBTQ+ activist group Love Prevails departs the United Methodist Church in an open letter to the UMC, followed by the retirement of influential pastor Rev. A...
1259 DAYS AGO | 7.12.2021
Colorado offers to pay cash rebate to couples booking weddings
A new incentive program in Colorado is offering to help couples pay for their 2021 and 2022 weddings and ceremonies with a 10% cash rebate on events costing ...
1266 DAYS AGO | 7.5.2021
Overspending on weddings made a Buzzfeed list of Toxic Things… Let’s end the ...
Overspending on weddings made a list of 'glamorized' but 'toxic' habits on Buzzfeed. End this trend in 2021 by planning a nontraditional wedding that fits yo...
1269 DAYS AGO | 7.2.2021
Rhode Island raised the minimum age to marry -- Which states are next?
Rhode Island became the latest state to raise the minimum age of consent to marry, banning the marriage of minors. Other states, including New York, Massachu...
1271 DAYS AGO | 6.30.2021
Couples are ‘panic booking’ weekday weddings this summer
Couples are rushing to book any wedding date they can get, as competition for traditional summer dates heats up. Wedding vendors call it 'panic booking' as t...
1275 DAYS AGO | 6.26.2021
Marriage Equality Turns Six -- Celebrating the Anniversary of Obergefell v. H...
It's the sixth anniversary of the landmark Obergefell v. Hodges Supreme Court ruling that same-sex couples have a constitutionally protected right to marry i...
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1275 DAYS AGO | 6.26.2021
N.Y. Ends Online Wedding Ceremonies, State of Emergency Declared Over
Gov. Cuomo has rescinded the Executive Order that allowed online virtual wedding ceremonies over video-conference in New York. As of June 25, 2021, all weddi...
1280 DAYS AGO | 6.21.2021
Baptist Church Ordains Denomination’s First Openly Transgender Woman
University Baptist Church ordains Rev Laura Bethany Buchleiter, an openly transgender woman, in a first for the denomination.
1289 DAYS AGO | 6.12.2021
A Look at Loving Day -- A Celebration of Love & Interracial Marriage
On June 12 we celebrate Loving Day - the anniversary of the 1967 historic Loving v. Virginia Supreme Court decision in support of interracial marriage. Learn...
1293 DAYS AGO | 6.8.2021
NY lawmakers consider removing marriage license wait period for military pers...
NY may remove the marriage license waiting period for military personnel who are scheduled for deployment within 30 days. Senate Bill 6272, SB6272
1298 DAYS AGO | 6.3.2021
Pope establishes new penalties for ordaining women: automatic excommunication...
Pope Francis and Vatican announce new penalties for those attempting to ordain women, including automatic excommunication. Francis addresses the first change...
1299 DAYS AGO | 6.2.2021
New Hampshire’s new Marriage Officiant License & what it means for AMM Ministers
New Hampshire offers a new special marriage officiant license for non-ordained individuals. Here’s a look at the rules for minister registration in the state...
1300 DAYS AGO | 6.1.2021
Country singer Jimmie Allen & Alexis Gale keep things small-but-stylish with ...
Country music star Jimmie Allen wed Alexis Gale in a romantic micro-wedding in Bucks County, Pennsylvania last week. The intimate mid-week ceremony is part o...
1300 DAYS AGO | 6.1.2021
Pennsylvania lifts all COVID-19 restrictions except mask mandate
As of June 1st, nearly all COVID-19 restrictions in Pennsylvania have been lifted, returning all businesses and events to full capacity, by order of Gov. Wol...
1304 DAYS AGO | 5.28.2021
Utah votes down self-solemnizing marriages
Lawmakers voted down a bill that would have allowed couples to perform their own weddings in self solemnizing ceremonies. Plus a look at where self uniting m...