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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 1046 articles written by Jessica Levey, Lead Staff Writer & Illustrator at American Marriage Ministries. The AMM Blog Covers wedding trends for officiants, and more!

1046 Articles by Jessica Levey

Check out these 1046 articles written by Jessica Levey, Lead Staff Writer & Illustrator at American Marriage Ministries. The AMM Blog Covers wedding trends for officiants, and more!



Friends and family watch as a bride and groom are pronounced married during a beautiful outdoor wedding ceremony. The newlyweds are joined by a wedding officiant, behind them is a decorative wedding arch and forest trees.

666 DAYS AGO | 2.21.2023

Who Officiates a Wedding if You Don’t Go to a Courthouse or Church?

Getting married, but not sure who can officiate your wedding if you’re someplace other than the courthouse or a church? Who officiates a wedding held at home...

Casting Call: Aspiring Actors Make Great Wedding Officiants

667 DAYS AGO | 2.20.2023

Casting Call: Aspiring Actors Make Great Wedding Officiants

Casting call: Actors wanted for an exciting new role... Wedding Officiant! Learn how to use your skills as an actor to marry people and become a talented off...

How to Get Married in Wyoming - Planning a Wedding in the Cowboy State

670 DAYS AGO | 2.17.2023

How to Get Married in Wyoming - Planning a Wedding in the Cowboy State

A step-by-step guide to help you plan a wedding and get married in Wyoming - including how to find a wedding officiant, choose the best wedding venue, plan y...

Tickets Available! AMM’s Atlanta Wedding Officiant Education & Networking Day

673 DAYS AGO | 2.14.2023

Tickets Available! AMM’s Atlanta Wedding Officiant Education & Networking Day

Join American Marriage Ministries for a day of wedding officiant education and networking on April 12, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia! This live event includes gue...

North Texas LGBTQ+ Wedding Vendors & Allies Gather for ‘Sip and See’ This Weekend

674 DAYS AGO | 2.13.2023

North Texas LGBTQ+ Wedding Vendors & Allies Gather for ‘Sip and See’ This Wee...

Free ‘sip and see’ wedding planning event for same-sex and other LGBTQ couples in the Dallas Fort Worth area will bring together local LGBTQ+ wedding vendors...

Sample Wedding Officiant Contract: Defining Your ‘Terms of Service’ for Professional Officiants

677 DAYS AGO | 2.10.2023

Sample Wedding Officiant Contract: Defining Your ‘Terms of Service’ for Profe...

Use this sample wedding officiant contract to help define your business terms of service. This vendor contract template includes details about who the agreem...

Want to Start a Wedding Chapel? Advice From Professional Officiants

678 DAYS AGO | 2.9.2023

Want to Start a Wedding Chapel? Advice From Professional Officiants

Want to open your own wedding venue, or start a wedding chapel? 3 professional wedding officiants offer advice on building your brick and mortar business, in...

Ask an Officiant: Do I Need A Contract For My Wedding Officiant Business?

679 DAYS AGO | 2.8.2023

Ask an Officiant: Do I Need A Contract For My Wedding Officiant Business?

Should professional wedding officiants provide a contract for their services? AMM Minister & pro officiant Sherri Crawford offers her advice, answers frequen...

Introducing The Anonymous Officiant: Your wildest wedding stories, told anonymously

680 DAYS AGO | 2.7.2023

Introducing The Anonymous Officiant: Your wildest wedding stories, told anony...

Hey, Wedding Officiants! Share your real wedding story or rant anonymously in The Anonymous Officiant: We're accepting submissions of true stories, rants, an...

CLose up photo of newlyweds holding hands with the Las Vegas wedding chapel sign and neon in the background

681 DAYS AGO | 2.6.2023

Valentine’s Wedding In Vegas? Get a Marriage License At The Airport!

A pop-up marriage license office is open at Henry Reid International Airport LAS, just outside Las Vegas, from now until Valentine's Day, February 14th, 2023...

This Dallas Officiant is Giving Wedding Guests the Tea & Putting Couples at Ease

684 DAYS AGO | 2.3.2023

This Dallas Officiant is Giving Wedding Guests the Tea & Putting Couples at Ease

Texas Wedding Officiant Latrice Roman is known for performing unique marriage ceremonies that spill the tea on a couple’s love story and leave everyone feeli...

How to Get Married in New Hampshire - Planning a Wedding in the Granite State

686 DAYS AGO | 2.1.2023

How to Get Married in New Hampshire - Planning a Wedding in the Granite State

A step-by-step guide to help you plan a wedding and get married in New Hampshire - including how to find a wedding officiant, choose the best wedding venue,...

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