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710 DAYS AGO | 6.30.2021
Couples are ‘panic booking’ weekday weddings this summer
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 t...
714 DAYS AGO | 6.26.2021
Marriage Equality Turns Six -- Celebrating the Anniversary of Obergefell v. H...
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 i...
719 DAYS AGO | 6.21.2021
Baptist Church Ordains Denomination’s First Openly Transgender Woman
University Baptist Church ordains Rev Laura Bethany Buchleiter, an openly transgender woman, in a first for the denomination.
732 DAYS AGO | 6.8.2021
NY lawmakers consider removing marriage license wait period for military pers...
NY may remove the marriage license waiting period for military personnel who are scheduled for deployment within 30 days. Senate Bill 6272, SB6272
737 DAYS AGO | 6.3.2021
Pope establishes new penalties for ordaining women: automatic excommunication...
Pope Francis and Vatican announce new penalties for those attempting to ordain women, including automatic excommunication. Francis addresses the first change...
738 DAYS AGO | 6.2.2021
New Hampshire’s new Marriage Officiant License & what it means for AMM Ministers
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...
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739 DAYS AGO | 6.1.2021
Pennsylvania lifts all COVID-19 restrictions except mask mandate
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. Wol...
739 DAYS AGO | 6.1.2021
Country singer Jimmie Allen & Alexis Gale keep things small-but-stylish with ...
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 o...
743 DAYS AGO | 5.28.2021
Utah votes down self-solemnizing marriages
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 m...
744 DAYS AGO | 5.27.2021
Connecticut legislators vote on removing race designation from marriage license
Connecticut lawmakers will vote on removing race designation from the state’s marriage license. House Bill 6665, HB6665
746 DAYS AGO | 5.25.2021
Wedding on a plane - Indian couple marry midair to dodge COVID restrictions b...
An Indian couple booked a passenger jet to host a 160 person wedding midair, defying local COVID restrictions. The SpiceJet flight crew, couple, and guests a...
750 DAYS AGO | 5.21.2021
Israeli couples used Utah’s online marriage portal to avoid discrimination, c...
Israeli couples married through Utah County’s online marriage portal face legal challenges at home, as Israel’s Interior Ministry bans virtual weddings in ad...
753 DAYS AGO | 5.18.2021
Ariana Grande & Dalton Gomez’s private, tiny wedding ceremony is a big mood
Ariana Grande married Dalton Gomez in a private, tiny wedding ceremony at her home in California this weekend, showing us that micro-weddings and elopements ...
758 DAYS AGO | 5.13.2021
CDC announces fully vaccinated people can go mask-free indoors and outdoors
The CDC just relaxed the guidelines for mask wearing and social distancing for those who are fully vaccinated -- just in time for spring and summer weddings ...
759 DAYS AGO | 5.12.2021
Southern Baptist megachurch ordains 3 women, defies SBC
Saddleback Church ordains three women, defying a Southern Baptist Convention ban against female pastors, creating tension within SBC.