Most Recent AMM Articles

TODAY | 3.21.2023

Have you been told by a clerk or registrar that you can’t officiate a North Carolina wedding because you were ordained online? We want to hear from you! Here...

YESTERDAY | 3.20.2023

There's a new script in our library! This ‘Parent Officiating’ wedding script is the perfect fit for when a couple asks a mother, father, grandparent, or men...

3 DAYS AGO | 3.18.2023

Las ordenaciones concedidas por American Marriage Ministries son gratuitas, no caducan y no requieren renovación. Descubra cómo nuestra ordenación en línea e...

4 DAYS AGO | 3.17.2023

Get inspired by these sweet Irish wedding traditions, including the ancient Celtic Pagan handfasting ritual and a contemporary Irish wedding bell blessing! F...

5 DAYS AGO | 3.16.2023

Israel’s Supreme Court has ruled that Israeli couples are allowed to marry using Utah County’s online marriage services, and that these civil marriages must ...

5 DAYS AGO | 3.16.2023

Learn the meaning of a love lock wedding ceremony, and what to say and do during this popular unity ritual! With a sample officiant script and variations for...

6 DAYS AGO | 3.15.2023

Most couples need help writing their personal wedding vows, toast, or speech, but is a chatbot like ChatGPT or GPT-3 the right choice for inspiration? AMM te...

6 DAYS AGO | 3.15.2023

Learn how HB878 and 2019’s paused anti-online ordination law work together in an ongoing attack against marriage equality in Tennessee. These bills would all...

7 DAYS AGO | 3.14.2023

Have a wedding ceremony with two officiants with this new wedding script from the AMM Ceremony Script Library! This original officiant script includes a swee...

8 DAYS AGO | 3.13.2023

The Anonymous Officiant #2 : This beautiful Florida beach wedding almost didn't happen, when the wedding officiant arrived to find the groom missing... and g...

10 DAYS AGO | 3.11.2023

Town and City Clerks in New York will soon be able to issue a one-day marriage officiant permit to anyone wanting to perform a single wedding ceremony in the...

11 DAYS AGO | 3.10.2023

A step-by-step guide to help you plan a wedding and get married in Massachusetts - including how to find a wedding officiant, choose the best wedding venue, ...

11 DAYS AGO | 3.10.2023

A bill to ban underage marriages in West Virginia was thought to have died in committee following a 9-8 vote to reject on Wednesday, but was revived for a se...

12 DAYS AGO | 3.9.2023

The new AMM Minister's Manual for wedding officiants is now available: This detailed guide includes updated information on your ordination, minister registra...

12 DAYS AGO | 3.9.2023

Learn what HB878 might mean for the future of marriage equality in Tennessee. The bill, which recently passed the House, would allow a person to refuse to so...

13 DAYS AGO | 3.8.2023

In search of a unique wedding venue? Let this list of 10 unusual and unique places to get married inspire you, including weddings in a cemetery, a pirate shi...

14 DAYS AGO | 3.7.2023

Learn about matelotage, which many believe to be an early form of gay marriage honored among pirates of the 1700s and 1800s. These legal civil unions bound t...

15 DAYS AGO | 3.6.2023

Ahoy, mateys! This unique pirate wedding script is fun from bow to stern, and from the officiant’s welcome speech to the pronouncement and first kiss. Filled...