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Bride and groom hold hands in front of open doors at a church following the wedding ceremony

YESTERDAY | 9.12.2024

5 Meaningful Examples of Christian Wedding Vows
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2 DAYS AGO | 9.11.2024

Free Wedding Officiant Training: How to Write the Love Story
Groom reads his wedding vows to the bride during a beach wedding ceremony while the wedding officiant stands nearby

3 DAYS AGO | 9.10.2024

Add These Sweet Promises to Your Wedding Vows
Close up shows a bride and groom holding hands with their wrists tied together with a handfasting cord

4 DAYS AGO | 9.9.2024

A Simple Guide to Handfasting Cord Color (Meaning & Magic)
Giannis Antetokounmpo & Mariah Riddlesprigger hold hands while walking down the beach, photo is from Instagram posted by Riddlesprigger

8 DAYS AGO | 9.5.2024

NBA’s Giannis Antetokounmpo Marries in Super Private Wedding
Close up image of bride and groom holding hands in medieval Game of Thrones wedding attire

9 DAYS AGO | 9.4.2024

Game of Thrones Themed Weddings Come to Vegas
Bride and groom dressed as a prince and a fairy in the forest on the wedding day

10 DAYS AGO | 9.3.2024

Cosplay Wedding Ideas & Advice for a Fun Costumed Ceremony
Bride laughs with guests at a wedding party

11 DAYS AGO | 9.2.2024

Groom Cheats, So Bride Turns $46k Wedding Into a Solo Party
Screenshot from the 1988 Beetlejuice movie, shows Beetlejuice standing next to Lydia Deetz in their wedding attire in a creepy spooky goth glam scene

14 DAYS AGO | 8.30.2024

8 Beetlejuice Wedding Theme Ideas for a Strange & Unusual Day

A wedding sign outside in the woods, pointing the way to the weddng party. In the distance are lights and people celebrating the reception

15 DAYS AGO | 8.29.2024

Is a Summer Camp Wedding Theme the Newest Trend?

Bride and groom stand in front of the wedding officiant, holding hands, while the officiant reads from the wedding ceremony script. They are in a lavish wedding venue, surrounded by the wedding party, friends, and family

16 DAYS AGO | 8.28.2024

I Officiated a Friend’s Wedding & Here’s How it Went…
A bride stands in front of a vintage car on her wedding day wearing a white 1920s style wedding dress and feathery retro headband, in the background is the groom in a vest and dress shirt and slacks. A Gatsby theme wedding photo.

17 DAYS AGO | 8.27.2024

5 Ideas for a Gatsby Themed Wedding & Tips for the Officiant
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News Articles

Giannis Antetokounmpo & Mariah Riddlesprigger hold hands while walking down the beach, photo is from Instagram posted by Riddlesprigger

8 DAYS AGO | 9.5.2024

NBA’s Giannis Antetokounmpo Marries in Super Private Wedding

NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo marries longtime partner Mariah Riddlesprigger in a private wedding in Greece! The 3 day wedding celebration in Costa Navarino...

Close up image of bride and groom holding hands in medieval Game of Thrones wedding attire

9 DAYS AGO | 9.4.2024

Game of Thrones Themed Weddings Come to Vegas

Game of Thrones themed weddings come to the Viva Las Vegas Wedding Chapel! Plus how to plan a fun GOT cosplay wedding or elopement closer to home.

Close up photo of wedding rings and a gavel, symbolizing child marriage laws

28 DAYS AGO | 8.16.2024

Congress Takes a Closer Look at Child Marriage in the US

Congress considers a bill to study child marriage in US, may establish new state and federal policies & grants to assess, restrict or ban child marriage

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Ceremony Planning Articles

Bride and groom hold hands in front of open doors at a church following the wedding ceremony

YESTERDAY | 9.12.2024

5 Meaningful Examples of Christian Wedding Vows

5 Sample wedding vows for a Christian wedding ceremony, with examples of modern & traditional marriage vows. Use as inspiration for writing your own vows!

Close up shows a bride and groom holding hands with their wrists tied together with a handfasting cord

4 DAYS AGO | 9.9.2024

A Simple Guide to Handfasting Cord Color (Meaning & Magic)

Discover the special meaning behind handfasting cord colors & choose magic color combinations for your handfasting ceremony with this simple guide!

Bride and groom dressed as a prince and a fairy in the forest on the wedding day

10 DAYS AGO | 9.3.2024

Cosplay Wedding Ideas & Advice for a Fun Costumed Ceremony

Plan a fun & unique cosplay wedding! With tips on what to wear, how to find a cosplay wedding officiant, guests who aren’t into costumes & more!

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Religion and Rituals Articles

Two brides laugh together and sip pomegranate cocktail on their wedding day after a Pagan wedding in the garden

50 DAYS AGO | 7.25.2024

Wedding Ideas to Honor Hera Goddess of Marriage

Plan a pagan wedding ceremony that honors Hera Goddess of Marriage and receive Hera’s blessing! 5 Pagan wedding ideas and traditions for the marriage rite.

Antique dotprinted photo of paintings: Nun, a nun holds up a cross to ward off intruders at a convent, a dramatic antique painting

57 DAYS AGO | 7.18.2024

11 Famous Women in Religion From Cults to Catholicism

A list of famous women in religion from the first woman priest to a female cult leader! Plus a look at women’s ordination and denominations that ordain women.

A groom places a wedding ring on the bride's finger during an outdoor wedding ceremony, while the minister supports her hand. She is smiling and looking down at her hand.

133 DAYS AGO | 5.3.2024

What to Do With A Purity Ring During Your Wedding Ceremony

Five sweet suggestions for what to do with a purity ring during the marriage ceremony, and how to honor or incorporate a purity pledge and promise of abstine...

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Community Articles

A promotional image showing a woman holding a copy of Handfasting, next to the words 'Your must-have handfasting guide! for soon-to-weds and wedding officiants"

30 DAYS AGO | 8.14.2024

You Need This Illustrated Handfasting Ceremony Guide!

A handfasting wedding planning book! Written for couples & officiants with tips on how to officiate a handfasting, handfasting vows, Pagan wedding altars & more

Close up shows a bride in a white wedding dress smiling while holding a miniature Schnauzer, wearing a cute tuxedo and bowtie as his dog ring bearer outfit

39 DAYS AGO | 8.5.2024

Anonymous Officiant: Dog Ring Bearer Steals Show – and Hearts

This funny dog ring bearer story will have you smiling for days! Plus tips from a wedding officiant on how to include your dog in your wedding.

AMM’s 2024 Officiant Yearbook! The American Weddings Blog Year in Review

71 DAYS AGO | 7.4.2024

AMM’s 2024 Officiant Yearbook! The American Weddings Blog Year in Review

Celebrate the AMM Ministers, staff, celebrities, and other rockstars that made this year's American Weddings blog AMAZING! Our 2023-2024 AMM Yearbook Recap

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