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Wedding ceremony set up outside, showing white chairs decorated in flowers set up in front of a wedding altar, but there are no people, the chairs are all empty.

7 DAYS AGO | 3.21.2024

Marriages Are Up, Weddings Are Down: What Officiants Should Know About the 20...

What is the 2024 'wedding gap,' and how can a professional officiant build a strong business to meet the needs of couples and families as the wedding industr...

Newlyweds embrace following a surprise wedding ceremony on the beach, surrounded by friends and relatives. Everyone looks very happy, excited, and surprised.

17 DAYS AGO | 3.11.2024

New Officiant Script for a Surprise Wedding Ceremony!

Fun wedding officiant script for a surprise wedding ceremony, officiated by a friend or relative! This nonreligious ceremony begins with a sweet toast, follo...

A young nontraditional couple, newlyweds, on their wedding day, standing outside of the ceremony in leather coats and sunglasses, smiling and looking happy

23 DAYS AGO | 3.5.2024

New script! Atheist Wedding Ceremony with Funny Unity Toast

An atheist wedding ceremony script that celebrates trust, joy, and love as the features of a happy marriage. This officiant script includes a warm welcome to...

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Ceremony Planning Articles

Una ilustración estilizada de manos y el cosmos, con números para simbolizar la numerología de la boda.

TODAY | 3.28.2024

Numerología de Bodas: Las Mejores Fechas para Casarse en 2024

¡Las mejores fechas para casarse cada temporada en 2024, según la numerología! La experta numeróloga Rebecca Scolnick ofrece información e inspiración para a...

Young wedding officiant leads the ceremony for two brides during an alternative outdoor wedding ceremony.

YESTERDAY | 3.27.2024

What Wedding Planners Wish Wedding Officiants Knew…

5 ways for new and first-time wedding officiants to work best with the wedding planner, including tips on communication, collaboration and who runs the rehea...

A brown leather briefcase sits outside in flowers, a wedding officiant's emergency kit

3 DAYS AGO | 3.25.2024

You’ll NEVER Guess What’s in These Officiants’ Emergency Kits

A few surprising items you’ll find in a wedding officiant emergency kit, for officiants who perform ceremonies in unique and unusual locations.

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Religion and Rituals Articles

Two brides exchange rings while a rabbi reads a blessing from the ceremony script during a happy outdoor Jewish wedding

56 DAYS AGO | 2.1.2024

5 Jewish Wedding Traditions & What to Expect, for Couples, Officiants, & Guests

Learn about 5 Jewish wedding traditions that are commonly included in traditional, modern, and interfaith Jewish weddings – from ketubah signing, to the mean...

134 DAYS AGO | 11.15.2023

Kissing Cousins - The Popularity & Controversy of Cousin Marriage

A quick intro to marriage customs between cousins. Curious if you can marry your first or second cousin, how common this practice is in the US or around the ...

171 DAYS AGO | 10.9.2023

Include a ‘Calavera Literaria’ in Your Day of the Dead Wedding Ceremony

How to write a funny calavera literaria (or calaveras poem) for your Day of the Dead wedding ceremony, and when to include it during the invocation, written ...

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Community Articles

Young wedding officiant leads the ceremony for two brides during an alternative outdoor wedding ceremony.

YESTERDAY | 3.27.2024

What Wedding Planners Wish Wedding Officiants Knew…

5 ways for new and first-time wedding officiants to work best with the wedding planner, including tips on communication, collaboration and who runs the rehea...

A brown leather briefcase sits outside in flowers, a wedding officiant's emergency kit

3 DAYS AGO | 3.25.2024

You’ll NEVER Guess What’s in These Officiants’ Emergency Kits

A few surprising items you’ll find in a wedding officiant emergency kit, for officiants who perform ceremonies in unique and unusual locations.

A panel of wedding industry experts answer questions during the Officiant Accelerator DC event. They are sitting in wooden chairs on a stage at the front of an ornate historic church building.

8 DAYS AGO | 3.20.2024

Pro Wedding Officiants Give Advice on What to Charge & When to Raise Your Rates

Advice from experts on what to charge as a new or first-time wedding officiant, plus tips on when to raise your raises, how to choose your fees, when to char...

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