Articles by Jessica Levey

1088 DAYS AGO | 12.16.2022

How much does an officiant cost? Learn common rates and fees for different types of officiants and services, including local clergy and professional wedding ...

1089 DAYS AGO | 12.15.2022

Wedding planning books with a focus on the ceremony: These wedding guides make great gifts for a newly engaged couple, your favorite professional wedding off...

1090 DAYS AGO | 12.14.2022

Funny wedding readings and love poems to add to a lighthearted wedding ceremony script, unique wedding vows, or a whimsical rhyming officiant speech. Include...

1091 DAYS AGO | 12.13.2022

Ministers ordained with American Marriage Ministries serve a diverse group of couples and families to ensure their marriages are celebrated with love, respec...

1091 DAYS AGO | 12.13.2022

Lawmakers in New Jersey introduced a bill to codify protections for interracial marriage rights in the state. The bill would amend the current statute to ens...

1092 DAYS AGO | 12.12.2022

A quick and simple civil wedding ceremony script for a ceremony that’s short, heartfelt, and oh so sweet! This nonreligious wedding officiant script includes...

1094 DAYS AGO | 12.10.2022

An over the top list of humorous, helpful, and downright absurd questions a wedding officiant can ask a couple to get to know them before the ceremony. If yo...

1095 DAYS AGO | 12.9.2022

From unity ceremony to unique recessional, here are 6 creative ways to include a sword in your wedding ceremony. This list incudes a military saber arch, Vi...

1096 DAYS AGO | 12.8.2022

Looking for comprehensive wedding officiant training online? AMM’s new Professional Wedding Officiant Certification Course is self-directed, making it easy f...

1097 DAYS AGO | 12.7.2022

Your online ordination with American Marriage Ministries empowers you to serve your congregation in meaningful ways. Learn about your congregation, ways to s...

1098 DAYS AGO | 12.6.2022

Lawmakers in Virginia and Texas propose new legislation in 2023 to protect LGBTQ+ couples and families by repealing same-sex marriage bans from the states’ c...

1098 DAYS AGO | 12.6.2022

Pre-filed legislation in Wyoming could raise the legal age of consent to marry to 18 years old in 2023, with exceptions for 16 and 17 year olds with permissi...