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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.

1223 Articles by Jessica Levey

Check out these 1223 articles written by Jessica Levey, Lead Staff Writer & Illustrator at American Marriage Ministries. The AMM Blog Covers wedding trends for officiants, and more!



How Filmmaker Nico Raineau Fell in Love with Writing Wedding Ceremonies

808 DAYS AGO | 9.20.2023

How Filmmaker Nico Raineau Fell in Love with Writing Wedding Ceremonies

Award-winning filmmaker and one-of-a-kind wedding officiant Nico Raineau is in the business of telling love stories. His officiant business RomCom Weddings t...

Un padrino de boda deja caer el pastel de bodas de manera dramática, el pastel sale volando mientras él tropieza. Las damas de honor, los padrinos de boda, la novia y el novio miran conmocionados y consternados.

809 DAYS AGO | 9.19.2023

Evite Estos 5 Remordimientos Comunes en las Ceremonias de Boda (Consejos para...

Planifique la ceremonia de boda perfecta evitando estos 5 arrepentimientos de boda comunes, con consejos para parejas y oficiantes de bodas sobre qué pregunt...

We can’t stop thinking about this marriage advice from 1880

810 DAYS AGO | 9.18.2023

We can’t stop thinking about this marriage advice from 1880

This marriage advice from 1880 offers an interesting glimpse into the past! The wedding reading, titled 'How to Perpetuate the Honeymoon,' has been reprinted...

Inviting Death Home: Home Funeral Guide Sara Williams on Reconnecting with Death and Dying

814 DAYS AGO | 9.14.2023

Inviting Death Home: Home Funeral Guide Sara Williams on Reconnecting with De...

AMM interviews Celebrant Sara Williams to learn what a home funeral guide does, how Death Cafes change the conversation around death and dying, the role of a...

How Much Does it Cost to Get Ordained Online in Indiana to Officiate a Wedding?

815 DAYS AGO | 9.13.2023

How Much Does it Cost to Get Ordained Online in Indiana to Officiate a Wedding?

Learn how much it costs to become an ordained minister online in Indiana, whether you’ll pay more for minister registration to officiate a wedding, and how t...

How Much Does it Cost to Get Ordained Online in Connecticut to Officiate a Wedding?

816 DAYS AGO | 9.12.2023

How Much Does it Cost to Get Ordained Online in Connecticut to Officiate a We...

Learn how much it costs to become an ordained minister online in Connecticut, whether you’ll pay more for minister registration to officiate a wedding, and h...

Un grupo de mujeres jóvenes paganas se encuentran juntas en un círculo cogidas de la mano alrededor de un fuego humeante. Están en un bosque lleno de coloridas hojas otoñales, visten de negro y tienen el pelo colorido.

817 DAYS AGO | 9.11.2023

Ordenación en Línea para Paganos Modernos: Por qué es tan importante, especia...

El acceso a la ordenación en línea no denominacional para ministros Paganos y oficiantes de bodas Paganas es esencial. Aprenda sobre la estructura del Pagani...

City of Boston removes gender markers from marriage licenses

820 DAYS AGO | 9.8.2023

City of Boston removes gender markers from marriage licenses

The City of Boston just removed gender markers from marriage licenses and applications! Beginning this week, applicants are no longer required to register th...

Navajo Nation lawmakers reconsider ban on same-sex marriage

821 DAYS AGO | 9.7.2023

Navajo Nation lawmakers reconsider ban on same-sex marriage

Learn about current and ongoing efforts to repeal the 2005 Diné Marriage Act, which bans same-sex marriage within the Navajo Nation. Legislation No. 0139-23 ...

Naturist bride and groom sit on a nudist beach naked, watching the ocean in the distance

821 DAYS AGO | 9.7.2023

This Wedding Officiant Wants to Marry You in the Nude

Dreaming of a nudist wedding? Texas Wedding Officiant Renee Reyes talks about spiritual elements of naturist weddings plus tips on how to have a nudist wedding

Interracial marriage protections are now codified in New Jersey law

822 DAYS AGO | 9.6.2023

Interracial marriage protections are now codified in New Jersey law

NJ Gov. Phil Murphy signed a new law on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023, that ensures all New Jersey marriage laws be read with race neutral intent. Effective immedia...

Bride and groom kiss outdoors in Alaska before the wedding, behind them are a mountain and lake

828 DAYS AGO | 8.31.2023

How Much Does it Cost to Get Ordained Online in Alaska to Officiate a Wedding?

Learn how much it costs to become an ordained minister online in Alaska, whether you’ll pay more for minister registration to officiate a wedding, and how th...

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