Articles by Danny Noonan

11 Articles by Danny Noonan

Check out these 11 articles written by Danny Noonan, Staff Writer at American Marriage Ministries. The AMM Blog Covers wedding trends for officiants, and more!

1775 DAYS AGO | 2.2.2021

Delivering Your Script at the Ceremony

Learn how professional officiants prepare, present, & deliver a wedding script. How to hold the script & if tablets or paper work best during the ceremony!

1803 DAYS AGO | 1.5.2021

Wedding Prep for Ministers

How to prepare for & perform a wedding ceremony starting with the basics! For first time & new officiants and ministers, from legal requirements in your stat...

1804 DAYS AGO | 1.4.2021

4 Tips for New Ministers

These are 4 rules that every new and first time officiant should follow when preparing for the wedding day to make sure the ceremony is an uplifting experien...

Illustration of a wedding officiant reading a wedding script from a piece of paper into a microphone

1810 DAYS AGO | 12.29.2020

Handling Wedding Ceremony Interruptions (for the Officiant)

Simple ways ministers can handle unexpected mistakes, ceremony interruptions & avoid wedding disasters to keep the focus on the couple. Great for new officia...

1815 DAYS AGO | 12.24.2020

Tradition & Creativity in the Ceremony

Find the best ceremony fit for your couple. Borrow from ancient traditions or create new, unconventional offbeat wedding rituals, or use a mix of old and new...

1817 DAYS AGO | 12.22.2020

Structuring the Ceremony’s Flow

Use this format to transition & flow effortlessly between parts of a wedding ceremony. Learn how to write, structure & perform a marriage ceremony in 15 - 20...

1820 DAYS AGO | 12.19.2020

Who’s Writing the Ceremony? 4 Paths to the Perfect Script.

4 methods wedding officiants & couples use to write a wedding ceremony. Find the method that works best for your wedding & learn how to write a wedding cerem...

Bride and groom laugh and smile with the wedding officiant in the foreground

1823 DAYS AGO | 12.16.2020

Are You Ready to Perform a Wedding?

4 practical steps & a word of warning to prepare for the wedding day & ceremony. Whether you've been asked to officiate or are planning your own wedding, thi...

1851 DAYS AGO | 11.18.2020

Don’t get the minister blues… bet on black (ink)

Most counties have requirements about what color ink can be used on official documents. Be a good officiant and use black ink when signing and filling out al...

Bride holds a flower bouquet up playfully, covering her face from the camera, while the groom turns to look at her and smile. They are standing outdoors in their wedding clothes in front of some trees, perhaps in a park

2444 DAYS AGO | 4.5.2019

Attn Couples: Have You Considered an Eco-Friendly Wedding?

Having an eco-friendly wedding is easier than you think. We've got tips that will make it easy to have a carbon neutral wedding.

A laptop screen showing a mock up of a wedding website home page, with photos of the couple's planned honeymoon, newlywed fund, rsvp details, and more, taken from The Knot wedding website

2503 DAYS AGO | 2.5.2019

Attention Couples: We Reviewed Wedding Registry Websites, and Our Favorite On...

We reviewed the best wedding reservation websites to find the best price and experience, recommended by wedding planners and officiants -- including The Knot...