Articles by Jessica Levey

With platonic marriages on the rise, learn about why best friends get married, whether platonic marriage is legal, and how to officiate these unconventional non traditional ceremonies.

Ariana Grande married Dalton Gomez in a private, tiny wedding ceremony at her home in California this weekend, showing us that micro-weddings and elopements can be the perfect match for big love, and couples who want to stretch their budget.

Now that Artificial Intelligence can write natural sounding language, will AI generated wedding ceremony scripts be next? What will vows look like when they’re written by an algorithm? Will wedding officiants hire new robot sidekicks? Let's find out!

Your local county clerk or marriage bureau official is a valuable resource, especially if you’re a newly ordained minister or first time wedding officiant. We answer all of your questions on registration, marriage licenses, and more!

Learn about a mindfulness technique called grounding that can help busy ministers and wedding officiants stay present during stressful days -- even when brides and grooms test their patience during ceremony prep!

3 questions that will help you officiate a micro wedding and write a wedding ceremony script like a pro: Know your audience!

The CDC just relaxed the guidelines for mask wearing and social distancing for those who are fully vaccinated -- just in time for spring and summer weddings and receptions!

Add some royal inspiration to your wedding ceremony script! We review Prince William and Kate Middleton’s Christian wedding transcript for wedding officiants and ordained ministers everywhere, in honor of their 10 year anniversary.

Saddleback Church ordains three women, defying a Southern Baptist Convention ban against female pastors, creating tension within SBC.

Brood X is here! What wedding planners, officiants, couples, and wedding guests need to know about the arrival of these periodic cicadas at May and June 2021 weddings.

Couples will be asking wedding officiants and other wedding professionals if they’ve been vaccinated against COVID this summer. Learn what to expect and how to respond.

Wedding pro Bethel Nathan predicts what will happen to these wedding ceremony trends in 2021 and 2022 as we head into a post - pandemic future: micro-wedding, minimony, hybrid virtual wedding, elopement.