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As news of a space hotel makes headlines, we have to ask… would you perform a wedding in space? Officiants have a new destination wedding package to daydream about!
Creative solutions and lingering questions emerge as wedding vendors express frustration and take action, and states loosen restrictions, during COVID struggle.
Wondering when or if you should get a COVID test before your wedding? See what state officials, wedding professionals, and other experts have to say.
Wedding restrictions loosen in Rhode Island after wedding professionals create a new role: the Covid Safety Officer, Coordinator, or Specialist. By working with local health departments and hosting a mock wedding, RICWEP helps create safer, bigger in-person weddings.
Doctor Doom is getting married! Plus a look back at some of our favorite comic book weddings.
New legislation would increase protections for same-sex couples. New Jersey, Texas, Florida, and Virginia all have bills being considered, that would remove same-sex marriage bans, remove gendered language, and more.
Follow these simple steps to perform marriage for friends and family.
Irish couple asks Grandmothers to serve as bridesmaids, providing inspiration for others adapting their small guest lists during the Covid pandemic.
The Atlanta Wedding Extravaganza showed us how hot virtual wedding planning expos and bridal shows can be. And now we can’t wait for more!
Smaller, greener, more colorful, and more charitable: 6 trends for 2021 that show the wedding industry is changing not just for good, but for the better!
Dunkin’ Donuts is giving away a drive thru wedding ceremony this Valentine’s, which makes us wonder: Is the trend here to stay and can modern officiants embrace the drive-thru?
An Ohio couple gets engaged with the help of an adorable puppy, plus ways to include your dogs, cats, bunnies, and other pets in your wedding ceremony.
Pastor Nancy Kerr of Kansas City drove to Tampa to marry 15 couples this Super Bowl Sunday, in a group wedding honoring the KC Chiefs & No. 15 Patrick Mahomes.
Wedding cancelled seven times!? When is it time to elope, or choose another pandemic wedding alternative? With micro weddings, minimony, virtual zoom weddings, livestream ceremonies and more, is it worth it to wait?
A proposed law in Virginia aims to update marriage laws without addressing current minister discrimination
As of 2019, Alabama doesn’t require marriage licenses or solemnization. We answer common questions facing marriage officiants and couples in the state.
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