Articles by Jessica Levey

Learn about an unusual Serbian wedding tradition and how to ward off bad luck on the day of the wedding ceremony! Plus links to more unique wedding superstitions and customs from around the world.

Who can perform an atheist wedding? You have options when choosing a non-religious wedding officiant! Consider these 3 types of officiants for a secular or atheist marriage ceremony.

Learn how much it costs to become an ordained minister online in North Dakota, whether you’ll pay more for minister registration to officiate a wedding, and how the cost of popular online ordination services compare, including free ordination through American Marriage Ministries.

Say 'We Still Do!' with AMM's vow renewal package. Asked to officiate a vow renewal? Want to surprise your spouse with a cute anniversary 'proposal'? This gift box has everything a couple and their officiant need to celebrate a recommitment ceremony, including sample vows, a vow renewal ceremony script, a short 'how to' guide, vow booklet set, renewal of vows certificate, display frame, and more!

Conozca cuánto cuesta convertirse en ministro ordenado en línea en Puerto Rico, si pagará más por el registro de ministro para oficiar una boda y cómo se compara el costo de los servicios populares de ordenación en línea, incluyendo la ordenación gratuita a través de American Marriage Ministries.

7 Tips for Officiating a Quinceañera for Professional Officiants: Officiant Yadira Richards offers advice for officiants & celebrants leading their first quinceanera ceremony, including tips on marketing, spiritual and cultural aspects, convenience, when to start, how long it will last, what to say in your introduction and more.

Learn about the marriage process for prisoners, including tips on applying for your marriage license, scheduling a wedding ceremony or proxy marriage ceremony, and how to find a wedding officiant while incarcerated. This short introduction is a starting place for inmates and their partners while serving in jails and state or federal prisons.

Professional wedding officiants and celebrants are frequently asked to lead quinceañera celebrations. Learn why officiants are in demand for these 'sweet fifteen' parties, especially Spanish-speaking bilingual officiants, and how to offer quince services in your community. With insights and advice from Officiant Yadira Richards of Marry Us wedding services in Sugar Land, Texas.

Learn about popular Hindu wedding traditions you might see during a Hindu Indian marriage celebration! Including the Varmala or Jaimala, Kanyadana (Giving Away the Bride), Panigrahana (Holding Hands By The Fire), Saptapadi and The Pheras (Circling The Fire), and Sindoor or Kumkum (Red Hair Partings)

Join AMM and expert wedding officiants from around the country for an exciting continuing-education course! These free online training classes are open to all officiants, from first-time officiants to professional officiants. If you believe in marriage equality for all people, you're welcome to attend! Topics will include marketing, meeting new clients to marry, Wiccan wedding traditions, and more!

Learn the chaste history of the wedding’s first kiss, the ‘Kiss of Peace’ blessing, given by an officiating Catholic Priest to a groom and then passed on to the bride. The religious origin of ‘You may now kiss the bride!’

Conozca cuánto cuesta convertirse en ministro ordenado en línea en Nueva York, si pagará más por el registro de ministro para oficiar una boda y cómo se compara el costo de los servicios populares de ordenación en línea, incluyendo la ordenación gratuita a través de American Marriage Ministries. (New York State / NYC)