8 "West Virginia" Category Articles

Online ordination is free in West Virginia with American Marriage Ministries. Get ordained online with AMM & learn how to become a wedding officiant in WV!

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.

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

Learn about the recent changes to West Virginia's minimum age requirements for marriage, effective June 2023. Children under the age of 16 years old are no longer allowed to marry in WV, without exceptions. Underage marriages for children between the ages of 16 and 18 are allowed if their partner is no more than 4 years older and certain other conditions are met.

A bill to ban underage marriages in West Virginia was thought to have died in committee following a 9-8 vote to reject on Wednesday, but was revived for a second reading in the Senate on Thursday night. Learn about HB3018, which would raise the minimum age to marry in WV to 18 years old, with no exceptions for minors. (Del. Kayla Young; Sen. Charles Trump; House Bill 3018 ; 2023)

Michael Myers actor Tory Moran officiated eleven Halloween themed wedding ceremonies in a spooky old haunted hospital last weekend in Williamson, West Virginia. The season has officially begun!

West Virginia wedding officiants can now register online! In early 2021, WV updated its minister registration process to be fully online. Learn how to register to perform marriage using this new electronic portal!

An AMM Minister performs a wedding high above the New River Gorge in an adventure wedding ceremony the couple will never forget. If you’re a new officiant and want to explore destination and adventure weddings, read on for inspiration!