Articles by Jessica Levey

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, in a public park, or in a private wedding venue? Learn who your options are when choosing a wedding officiant, including hiring a professional or asking a friend or relative to get ordained to marry you!

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 officiant, from practicing the wedding ceremony script to helping couples shine on the wedding day. Officiating is a great side job or full time career, and may even become your calling... and it all starts with online ordination with AMM.

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 your ceremony, and how to apply for and return your Wyoming marriage license.

Join American Marriage Ministries for a day of wedding officiant education and networking on April 12, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia! This live event includes guest speakers with expert advice on how to be an incredible wedding officiant and build a successful business, networking and strategy seminars, and community building for officiants in the greater Atlanta area and beyond. Tickets are available now on Eventbrite.

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 and allied businesses on February 19, 2023. The LGBTQ+ Sip & See Spring Wedding Planning Event is organized by the North Texas LGBTQ Wedding Network and Chevy Chey Photography, and will be held at Apricus Venue in Corinth, TX.

Use this sample wedding officiant contract to help define your business terms of service. This vendor contract template includes details about who the agreement is between, the types of services, an example of cost breakdown and deposit requirements, who purchases and returns the marriage license, cancellation policy and more!

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, including how to cover start up costs, choose the perfect location, attract the right couples and clients, handle payments and business taxes, marketing tips, and more! Featuring advice from ordained AMM Officiants Lori Prashker-Thomas, Latrice Roman, and Margaret Hall.

Should professional wedding officiants provide a contract for their services? AMM Minister & pro officiant Sherri Crawford offers her advice, answers frequently asked questions about what to include when writing your vendor contract, what the legal and personal benefits to a contract are, when a couple or client should sign one, and how contracts ensure great business practices, and a great wedding day!

Hey, Wedding Officiants! Share your real wedding story or rant anonymously in The Anonymous Officiant: We're accepting submissions of true stories, rants, and other revelations from the wild world of officiating. Do you have a secret, a cautionary tale, a wedding day disaster story, or exciting gossip? A true tale that's funny, heartwarming, scandalous, surprising, or informative? Something you want to confess, or get off your chest? Read our submission guidelines and publish your short story with us on the AMM American Weddings blog!

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! The temporary location is operated near Carousel 5 in Terminal 1 baggage claim by the Clark County Clerk, to make it easier for out of town couples to elope on this romantic holiday wedding date. Learn how to start the license pre-application process, how much a NV marriage license costs, and more.

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 feeling calm and comfortable – including the newlyweds! Her inclusive business, Put a Ring on it Dallas! , offers a small elopement venue, fun photos, and a wide range of wedding packages and services, to ensure a cute, affordable, and memorable wedding ceremony. Latrice is an ordained minister with American Marriage Ministries and has been officiating since 2018.

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, plan your ceremony, and how to apply for and return your New Hampshire marriage license or certificate.