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Articles by Jessica Levey

Lead Staff Writer & Illustrator

Jessica Levey

Jessica loves exploring the history and magic of ritual, the connections between people and places, and sharing true stories about love and commitment. She's an advocate for marriage equality, LGBTQ+ rights, and individuality, and is an ordained Minister with AMM. When she’s not writing or illustrating for AMM, she enjoys city hikes, fantasy novels, comics, and traveling.

Check out these 1045 articles written by Jessica Levey, Lead Staff Writer & Illustrator at American Marriage Ministries. The AMM Blog Covers wedding trends for officiants, and more!

1045 Articles by Jessica Levey

Check out these 1045 articles written by Jessica Levey, Lead Staff Writer & Illustrator at American Marriage Ministries. The AMM Blog Covers wedding trends for officiants, and more!



Meet the Speakers for AMM’s Officiant Accelerator: Phoenix / Tempe Seminar

504 DAYS AGO | 8.2.2023

Meet the Speakers for AMM’s Officiant Accelerator: Phoenix / Tempe Seminar

American Marriage Ministries is headed to to Phoenix, Arizona, for a day of wedding officiant focused education, conversation, and networking! This Officiant...

How to Be Kind: 5 Ways that Wedding Officiants Can Lead With Kindness

505 DAYS AGO | 8.1.2023

How to Be Kind: 5 Ways that Wedding Officiants Can Lead With Kindness

Learn 5 simple ways to be kind and put kindness at the center of your wedding officiant business. Whether you're officiating for a friend or relatives, worki...

AMM’s Officiant Accelerator Training Seminar: New Website & Dates Announced!

506 DAYS AGO | 7.31.2023

AMM’s Officiant Accelerator Training Seminar: New Website & Dates Announced!

American Marriage Ministries is proud to announce Officiant Accelerator, a new nationwide series of wedding officiant training and networking seminars, prese...

Colorado extends provisions for online marriage license appointments

510 DAYS AGO | 7.27.2023

Colorado extends provisions for online marriage license appointments

Colorado legislators extend provisions for online marriage license appointments, will allow couples to meet with county clerk or recorder online via audio-vi...

NYC Celebrant Chris Shelley shares the secret to becoming a successful wedding officiant

511 DAYS AGO | 7.26.2023

NYC Celebrant Chris Shelley shares the secret to becoming a successful weddin...

Meet expert Celebrant Christopher Shelley! Chris uses the act of storytelling to write compelling and personal wedding ceremonies, and is a master at keeping...

A group of young women Pagans stand together in a circle holding hands around a smoking fire. They are in a forest filled with colorful fall leaves, and are wearing black and have colorful hair.

512 DAYS AGO | 7.25.2023

Online Ordination for Modern Pagans: Why it’s So Important, Especially Now

Access to non-denominational online ordination for Pagan wedding officiants is essential! Learn about modern Paganism, including denominations like Wicca, Dr...

In Support of the "Amend the Code for Marriage Equality Act of 2023”

513 DAYS AGO | 7.24.2023

In Support of the "Amend the Code for Marriage Equality Act of 2023”

Learn more about H.R. 4602, and how this legislation would help to protect marriage equality for LGBTQ+ couples at the federal level. The ‘Amend the Code for...

Sex at the Wedding: Are Public Consummation & Bedding Ceremonies Making a Comeback?

517 DAYS AGO | 7.20.2023

Sex at the Wedding: Are Public Consummation & Bedding Ceremonies Making a Com...

Ready for some wedding whoopie? Learn about the bedding ceremony in Medieval Europe, recent examples of public consummation ceremonies, and why we think this...

Illinois Repeals Old Laws to Protect Marriage Equality

518 DAYS AGO | 7.19.2023

Illinois Repeals Old Laws to Protect Marriage Equality

Learn about amendments to the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act that strengthen protections for marriage equality in the state. Three laws ha...

How to Get Married in Virginia - Planning a Wedding in ‘The Old Dominion’

523 DAYS AGO | 7.14.2023

How to Get Married in Virginia - Planning a Wedding in ‘The Old Dominion’

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 ...

Unity Ceremony Ideas for a Pantheist Wedding Ceremony

524 DAYS AGO | 7.13.2023

Unity Ceremony Ideas for a Pantheist Wedding Ceremony

Pantheist wedding ceremonies celebrate love, spiritual connection, the joy of living, and the divine universe. These unity ceremony ideas are the blend of na...

Hawaii Marriage Performer License Fees Increase For All Officiants, Including AMM Ministers

524 DAYS AGO | 7.13.2023

Hawaii Marriage Performer License Fees Increase For All Officiants, Including...

Learn about the fee increase for Marriage Performers in Hawaii, including all ordained religious officiants and judicial officiants. Effective July, 2023, al...

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