8 "Rhode Island" Category Articles

Learn how much it costs to become an ordained minister online in Rhode Island, 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.

A step-by-step guide to help you plan a wedding and get married in Rhode Island - including how to find a wedding officiant, choose the best wedding venue, plan your ceremony, and how to apply for and return your Rhode Island marriage license.

Learn about legislative efforts in Rhode Island that would change the state's marriage license return period, and make it easier for a marriage officiant to return a completed license by mail -- such that a license mailed and postmarked within the return period would be considered on-time. (2023 House Bill 5443 / H5443 / Rep. Edith H. Ajello)

Rhode Island legislators consider abolishing common-law marriage with the introduction of House Bill H7900.

This Rhode Island couple got married outside during a historic winter storm in Providence over the weekend. Would you officiate a wedding in a blizzard?

See the most recent update to Rhode Island Marriage Laws for one day wedding officiant certification, and visit American Marriage Ministries marriage laws library to learn who can perform marriage in each state, officiant registration requirements, and more.

A new certificate will authorize Rhode Island adults to perform marriages on a specific day in a specific town, for a fee, as one-day-only wedding officiants.

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, Massachusetts, and Oregon, are also reconsidering child marriage in a growing trend.