Articles by Jessica Levey

AMM Reverend Scarlett Mullikin is an LGBTQ wedding officiant who creates meaningful, authentic memorial services and ceremonies for fellow free-spirits, honoring unique people in the same ways they lived.

Two platonic best friends get married in an 'anti-establishment' unconventional marriage to build a life together.

From guest lists to contracts and travel, what wedding officiants and couples can expect as more Americans get vaccinated against COVID-19 and wedding ceremonies slowly return to normal.

A Baltimore bride decided to wear her wedding reception dress to get her COVID-19 vaccine at the M&T Bank Stadium Mass Vaccination Site.

From sunscreen to bug spray -- prepare for spring and summer weddings by adding these smart seasonal items to your Officiant Wedding Emergency Kit and avoid mistakes, mishaps, and disasters.

American Marriage Ministries remains carbon neutral as we head into a new year of weddings and opportunity. Protecting our environment is essential, and climate change is a social justice issue, too!

Eco-friendly weddings aren’t just for Earth Day! Wedding officiants can help keep ceremonies green every day, with these behind the scenes business and ceremony planning tips.

Proposed legislation pending in the Missouri House could replace marriage licenses with contracts of domestic union, and eliminate the need for a wedding ceremony to be solemnized by a clergy member, minister, or officiant. Missouri House Bill No. 1282, MO HB 1282, 2021

What to write down when you're an atheist wedding officiant and the marriage license asks for the minister's religious denomination, including options for non-denominational, nonreligious, and alternative ceremonies and couples.

How designations like ‘online church’ and ‘online ordination’ have changed after a year of connecting with loved ones and communities online, Zoom, and Skype, and the power of technology to bring us together.

Para ejecutar una boda legal como ministro de bodas, necesitas asegurarte de que cuentas con los requisitos estatales. El primer paso antes de oficiar una ceremonia, incluso antes de que empieces a hablar de esta, es asegurarte que estás autorizado legalmente a formalizar bodas en tu estado.

Wedding venues in North Carolina and Ohio refused service to same-sex couples. We look at current protections for first amendment rights and religion, LGBTQ+ individuals, and how the law might change if The Equality Act passes.