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YESTERDAY | 11.20.2024

5 Puerto Rican Wedding Traditions You’ll Love, On a Budget!

Puerto Rican wedding traditions for a fun, island-style celebration on any budget. ✓ Click here for affordable wedding ideas and start planning now!

Promotional image shows the cover of Marriage by the Numbers: Planning Your Wedding Using Numerology and the text "marriage by the numbers / Unlock the magic of your wedding day with Numerology!"

2 DAYS AGO | 11.19.2024

This Wedding Planning Book Uses Numerology for a ‘Marriage by the Numbers’!

Use numerology to plan your wedding day with this unique wedding planning book! Unlock the magic of marriage numerology & set a date: ‘Marriage by the Numbers’

Wedding officiant leads a bride and groom through the wedding in front of a beautiful wedding arch with flowers

3 DAYS AGO | 11.18.2024

‘By the Power Vested in Me’ Basics for Your Wedding Script

‘By the power vested in me’ wedding officiant basics: Learn what this popular phrase means and what to say to officiate a wedding ceremony and perform weddin...

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6 DAYS AGO | 11.15.2024

The Year’s Most Popular Wedding Articles as AMM’s Wedding Blog Turns SIX!

Our most popular wedding advice articles of the year: wedding news & trends, wedding officiant training, wedding officiant scripts & more on American Weddings

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7 DAYS AGO | 11.14.2024

The Luckiest Month to Get Married According to Superstition

What is the luckiest month to get married according to wedding superstitions? Keep these in mind when choosing your lucky wedding dates!

Young man and woman sit on couch reading reviews of online churches for the best place to get ordained online on a tablet.

8 DAYS AGO | 11.13.2024

Online Ordination: Reviews for American Marriage Ministries

Want to officiate a wedding? Looking for honest American Marriage Ministries reviews? See testimonials from online-ordained ministers on the AMM homepage!

Close up of two brides holding hands on the wedding day, symbolizing same-sex marriage and LGBTQ family

9 DAYS AGO | 11.12.2024

What Wedding Officiants Should Know About Project 2025 & Gay Marriage

What does Project 2025 say about same-sex marriage? Can a Trump administration eliminate rights for LGBTQ+ couples? What wedding officiants should know!

Gay couple hold hands and smile on the wedding day

13 DAYS AGO | 11.8.2024

Good News! Voters in Three States Pass Marriage Equality Protections

Voters pass amendments to protect marriage equality for LGBTQ+ couples in Hawaii, California, and Colorado. Good news for marriage rights this 2024 election ...

Lana Condor laughs and smiles toward the camera as now-husband Anthony de la Torre carries her in his arms playfully, his back is toward the camera

14 DAYS AGO | 11.7.2024

Timeless Wedding Ideas from Lana Condor & Anthony De La Torre

Timeless wedding inspiration from actors' Lana Condor & Anthony De La Torre’s multi-day wedding celebration in Malibu.

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Two pig figurines dressed as a bride and groom placed on a dinner table

15 DAYS AGO | 11.6.2024

Here Comes the Swine: 8 Wedding Traditions with Pigs

A fun look at pig themed wedding traditions including the pig dance & lucky pig charms, pig symbolism & marriage, & pigs at the wedding ceremony

A colorful heart made from plastic bricks that look similar to LEGO bricks

16 DAYS AGO | 11.5.2024

10 Cute Wedding Ideas for LEGO® Lovers

Never LE-GO of love! Fun LEGO® wedding theme ideas, from cake toppers to an inspired LEGO® unity ceremony & wedding vows.

Two older men hug at Niagara Falls

17 DAYS AGO | 11.4.2024

Elope in Front of This Niagara Falls Sign Honoring Gay Marriage

Elope in Niagara Falls in front of this sweet sign memorializing the first gay marriage in New York State! (LGBTQ Weddings)

A couple hold hands on their wedding day outdoors, the man is in a wheelchair. They are both smiling and look very happy and in love

20 DAYS AGO | 11.1.2024

New Jersey Legislators Urge Congress Not to Cut Benefits for Disabled Adults ...

Lawmakers in New Jersey urge U.S. Congress members to eliminate ‘marriage penalties’ on federal SSI and SSDI benefits for disabled adults who get married.

Promotional image shows the cover of Wynn the Wedding Officiant kids' book about weddings and wedding officiants, with the text 'Introducing a new children's book from AMM'

21 DAYS AGO | 10.31.2024

New Kids’ Book About Weddings, Love & Wedding Officiants!

A picture book about weddings & special wedding helpers: the wedding officiant! Explore parts of a wedding & types of officiants with an LGBTQ+ friendly kids...

Screenshot showing Josh Mankiewicz with bride and groom, Sara Runnels and Adam Zack on their wedding day

22 DAYS AGO | 10.30.2024

True Crime Fan Asks 'Dateline' Star to Officiate Her Wedding

Dateline crime reporter Josh Mankiewicz officiates wedding for humor writer Sara Runnels and new husband Adam Zack in Seattle.

Collage of photos, screenshot from TikTok video posted by CoryPea of a two year old boy filming himself dancing at a wedding reception

23 DAYS AGO | 10.29.2024

Toddler Steals Phone & Films Viral Wedding Reception Video

Toddler steals dad’s phone and records viral video of dance moves at the family wedding reception. That’s it, he’s hired!

A wedding officiant performs a wedding ceremony between a bride and groom outdoors in front of friends and family. It's a beautiful sunny day and they are surrounded by trees and flowers

27 DAYS AGO | 10.25.2024

Is ‘Wedding Officiant’ a Good Side Hustle?

Think you might want to start a side hustle as a wedding officiant? Discover why officiating a wedding can be a good side gig, what skills you'll need, and h...

Illustration of two women in 1800s style clothing reading love letters and smiling together.

28 DAYS AGO | 10.24.2024

Marry Your Gal Pal! Let’s Bring Back ‘Boston Marriage’

Will modern women bring back Boston Marriages as Gen Z’s embrace of platonic marriage grows? Plus a look at women’s same-sex relationships in the 1800s!

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