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Getting married in Ann Arbor? The Washtenaw County Clerk/Register of Deeds Office is once again offering in-person walk-in availability for marriage licenses and other services.

Jeff Goldblum is the best wedding guest, proven yet again when he serenaded a couple during their pre-ceremony photoshoot in a Brooklyn park yesterday. Plus a look back at that epic Jurassic Park photo!

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. Amy DeLong.

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 $35,000 or more.

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.

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 the weekday wedding trend continues.

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 in all 50 states.

University Baptist Church ordains Rev Laura Bethany Buchleiter, an openly transgender woman, in a first for the denomination.

NY may remove the marriage license waiting period for military personnel who are scheduled for deployment within 30 days. Senate Bill 6272, SB6272

Pope Francis and Vatican announce new penalties for those attempting to ordain women, including automatic excommunication. Francis addresses the first changes to the Catholic Church's Code of Canon Law since 1983 with his “Tend the Flock” message.

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, along with what application to complete and what credentials you may need ahead of the wedding ceremony.

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 of a larger post-pandemic wedding trend.

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. Wolf. Only the state's mask mandate remains in place.

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 marriages are possible.

Connecticut lawmakers will vote on removing race designation from the state’s marriage license. House Bill 6665, HB6665