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3 Secrets to Get a Wedding Published (for Wedding Officiants)

Attention Officiants: Use these 3 tips to get your real wedding published in the best print magazines and online wedding blogs. Suggestions on planning a ceremony with publication in mind, how and when to gather and submit photos, the importance of working with a good photographer, and how ask a publication to include / credit you as a professional wedding vendor.

A Pagan Priest Creates Community in Conservative Mormon Utah

A Pagan Priest Creates Community in Conservative Mormon Utah

AMM Minister Feature with wedding officiant and Pagan Priest Leandra Southwinds. Leandra left her Mormon upbringing to pursue Priesthood and now advocates for modern Pagan and LGBTQ+ communities in her home state of Utah, with focus on Irish Polytheism, the Morrigan, weddings, blessings, and other life rites. She has presided over many same-sex weddings, fire festivals, seasonal rituals, and more.

5 Questions a Great Wedding Officiant Will Always Ask

5 Questions a Great Wedding Officiant Will Always Ask

If you’re trying to find the best wedding officiant for your ceremony, or want to become a professional officiant yourself, take note: Here are 5 questions every great marriage officiant should ask during a first meeting or early planning session.

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Is it Legal to Officiate a Blockchain or Metaverse Wedding? Good question.

An emerging trend in blockchain metaverse weddings has industry pros and wedding officiants wondering whether it’s legal to officiate these virtual ceremonies. Here’s what we know so far.

3 Terms Every Officiant Should Know in the Virtual Wedding Era

3 Terms Every Officiant Should Know in the Virtual Wedding Era

3 essential phrases every wedding officiant should know while planning a ceremony as virtual weddings become more common. Learn the difference between virtual, Zoom, hybrid, and live streamed weddings, what the requirements are, and how to officiate each unique ceremony.

Celebrity Inspiration for Your Second Wedding Ceremony & Vow Renewal

Celebrity Inspiration for Your Second Wedding Ceremony & Vow Renewal

Plan and officiate a stunning sequel wedding, second wedding ceremony, or vow renewal with inspiration from 5 celebrity couples and pro tips for officiants. Star-powered style from Dolly and Carl, Viola and Julius, Beyoncé and Jay-Z, Justin and Hailey, and Priyanka and Nick.

Asked to Officiate a Wedding?

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

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How to Start a Website for Your Wedding Officiant Business

Learn how to start a website for your wedding officiant business or update your existing site, with helpful tips for what to include and a review of the easiest web building and hosting platforms with free and affordable options.

‘Naming Ceremonies’ at Any Stage of Life: How Celebrants Create Space for Authentic Identity

‘Naming Ceremonies’ at Any Stage of Life: How Celebrants Create Space for Authentic Identity

Learn about the Naming Ceremony tradition for adults at any stage of life, and how Celebrants and Officiants create space for authentic identity through this important ritual. Like christenings and zeved habat, naming ceremonies are part of both spiritual and secular traditions.

New Updates to AMM’s California Marriage Laws Pages

New Updates to AMM’s California Marriage Laws Pages

See recent updates and new California Marriage Laws for wedding officiants and couples, and visit American Marriage Ministries marriage laws library to learn who can perform marriage in each state, officiant registration requirements, and more.

How Wedding Officiants Can Cancel Last-Minute Without Ruining the Ceremony

How Wedding Officiants Can Cancel Last-Minute Without Ruining the Ceremony

Learn how to save a wedding ceremony when bad luck strikes! When a wedding officiant has to cancel at the last minute, it can feel like a wedding day disaster for everyone involved. But it doesn’t have to be: By planning ahead, arranging a back up, and keeping a couple’s best interests in mind.

What’s going on with Delaware’s new Wedding Officiant Registry?

What’s going on with Delaware’s new Wedding Officiant Registry?

Learn about the Wedding Officiant Registry in Delaware, the state’s ordained minister registration and licensing requirements, and how to legally marry people in Delaware.

Attn Wedding Officiants: 6 Business Tips for the 2022 Wedding Boom

Attn Wedding Officiants: 6 Business Tips for the 2022 Wedding Boom

The wedding boom is here! Learn how to expand your wedding officiant business this season, including 6 tips on ceremony packages, wedding ceremony length, scheduling, getting better reviews, and more.

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How to get a license to marry people - Officiating a wedding by the book

Learn how to get a license to marry people, which states require minister registration, how to become an ordained minister, and other requirements to officiate a wedding ceremony.

Hawaii wedding pros say limits lead to dangerous ‘rogue weddings’

Hawaii wedding pros say limits lead to dangerous ‘rogue weddings’

Limits to Hawaii wedding ceremony and reception sizes during COVID are some of the strictest in the country, something marriage officiants and other vendors say hurts business and can lead to dangerous rogue weddings. Gov. Ige will review their mitigation strategy proposal but restrictions remain.

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Minister ID Cards - What they’re used for, Where to get one, and Why you might need one

Minister ID cards are important credentials on-the-go for professional wedding officiants and clergy members. Learn what clergy ID cards are used for in addition to identification, why they’re valuable, and where to get one.

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