19 "Virginia" Category Articles

Virginia voters will decide in November 2026 whether to repeal the state’s same-sex marriage ban and add permanent constitutional protections for marriage equality.

New Virginia marriage law protects same-sex, LGBTQ+, and interracial couples. See how the change impacts AMM Ministers and wedding officiants in Virginia.

Virginia marriage laws effective July 1, 2024 protect constitutional right to marry and ban child marriage by raising legal marriage age in Virginia

Meet AMM Minister & first-time Officiant Tonette Lawson, aka Chef Toni of Tesserts, and read about the epic queer wedding in a cave she officiated for daughters Beka and Laura. The ceremony included a ‘jumping the broom’ unity ritual, stylish cape and princess dress, custom cookies, and a half-and-half cake!

Learn about potential changes to marriage laws in your state in 2024, including proposed legislation in New York, New Jersey, Nebraska, Missouri, Virginia, Utah, West Virginia, California, and other states, and how these changes could affect AMM Ministers and other officiants who officiate weddings there.

This Virginia wedding officiant was driven to a wedding ceremony by local Fairfax County police after he found himself in the middle of a three-car accident. Talk about staying calm under pressure on the wedding day! Learn more about the event, and helpful advice for officiants on how to prepare for the wedding ceremony and avoid day-of disasters.

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

Lawmakers in Virginia and Texas propose new legislation in 2023 to protect LGBTQ+ couples and families by repealing same-sex marriage bans from the states’ constitutions. Virginia House Joint Resolution 460 (VA HJR460) and Texas Senate Joint Resolution 15 (TX SJR15)

House Republicans in Virginia just voted down a bill to amend the state's Constitution that would have removed a defunct ban against same-sex marriage and codified marriage equality at the state level. ( HJ 582 , SJ 5 )

Legislators in Florida and Virginia have prefiled new measures for discussion during the 2022 Sessions in attempt to repeal and remove defunct state bans on same-sex marriage from state laws. (FL HB 6015; SB 168; SB 462; S.J.Res.472) (VA HJ 582; SJ 5)

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 of the Gender and Sexuality Diversity Committee's efforts to preserve and share local LGBTQ+ history.

How designations like ‘online church’ and ‘online ordination’ have changed after a year of connecting with loved ones and communities online, Zoom, and Skype, and the power of technology to bring us together.

You want to make sure your minister credentials are up to the legal task when it’s time to marry someone, and sign and file the marriage license. But do you need multiple ordinations to protect your standing as a minister?

A proposed law in Virginia aims to update marriage laws without addressing current minister discrimination

A proposed law in Virginia aims to update marriage laws without addressing current minister discrimination