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New script! Quick & Simple Civil Wedding Ceremony Script

647 DAYS AGO | 12.12.2022

New script! Quick & Simple Civil Wedding Ceremony Script

A quick and simple civil wedding ceremony script for a ceremony that’s short, heartfelt, and oh so sweet! This nonreligious wedding officiant script includes...

55 Questions a Wedding Officiant Can Ask a Couple to *Really* Get to Know Them

649 DAYS AGO | 12.10.2022

55 Questions a Wedding Officiant Can Ask a Couple to *Really* Get to Know Them

An over the top list of humorous, helpful, and downright absurd questions a wedding officiant can ask a couple to get to know them before the ceremony. If yo...

6 Ways to Include a Sword in Your Wedding Ceremony

650 DAYS AGO | 12.9.2022

6 Ways to Include a Sword in Your Wedding Ceremony

From unity ceremony to unique recessional, here are 6 creative ways to include a sword in your wedding ceremony. This list incudes a military saber arch, Vi...

Finally! A Wedding Officiant Training Course That’s Fully Online

651 DAYS AGO | 12.8.2022

Finally! A Wedding Officiant Training Course That’s Fully Online

Looking for comprehensive wedding officiant training online? AMM’s new Professional Wedding Officiant Certification Course is self-directed, making it easy f...

AMM Ministers: Serving a Congregation of Two, or Many

652 DAYS AGO | 12.7.2022

AMM Ministers: Serving a Congregation of Two, or Many

Your online ordination with American Marriage Ministries empowers you to serve your congregation in meaningful ways. Learn about your congregation, ways to s...

Proposed legislation in Virginia and Texas would protect same-sex marriage in 2023

653 DAYS AGO | 12.6.2022

Proposed legislation in Virginia and Texas would protect same-sex marriage in...

Lawmakers in Virginia and Texas propose new legislation in 2023 to protect LGBTQ+ couples and families by repealing same-sex marriage bans from the states’ c...

Wyoming lawmakers might raise the legal age to marry in 2023

653 DAYS AGO | 12.6.2022

Wyoming lawmakers might raise the legal age to marry in 2023

Pre-filed legislation in Wyoming could raise the legal age of consent to marry to 18 years old in 2023, with exceptions for 16 and 17 year olds with permissi...

New Script! New Year’s Eve Wedding Ceremony with Wine Box & Love Letters

654 DAYS AGO | 12.5.2022

New Script! New Year’s Eve Wedding Ceremony with Wine Box & Love Letters

A fun New Year’s Eve Wedding Ceremony Script with a wine box unity ceremony, love letters, sweet resolutions for your marriage, a special seasonal reading of...

Dos novios se toman de la mano durante la ceremonia de la boda mientras el oficiante de la boda sonríe y sostiene el guión de la boda.

656 DAYS AGO | 12.3.2022

12 preguntas que debe hacerle a su oficiante de bodas antes de firmar un cont...

Hágale al oficiante de su boda estas importantes preguntas para asegurarse de que ha encontrado a la mejor persona para oficiar su ceremonia. Antes de firmar...

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A groom and bride pose in a funny way in front of a green wall to celebrate their marriage day

657 DAYS AGO | 12.2.2022

5 Alternatives to a Traditional Wedding Ceremony

Choose one of these fun and affordable alternatives to a traditional wedding ceremony, including eloping, a sign and go marriage license signing ceremony, a ...

How to Have a ‘Friends Only’ Wedding Ceremony - No Family Invited

658 DAYS AGO | 12.1.2022

How to Have a ‘Friends Only’ Wedding Ceremony - No Family Invited

Not inviting family to your wedding? No problem! Here’s how to have a fun friends only wedding ceremony. Choose the right friend to serve as wedding offician...

Two grooms hold hands during the wedding ceremony while their wedding officiant smiles, holding the wedding script

659 DAYS AGO | 11.30.2022

12 Questions to Ask Your Wedding Officiant Before Signing a Contract

Ask your wedding officiant these important questions to make sure you’ve found the best person to officiate your ceremony. Before you sign a contract, ask ab...

How to Get Married in California - Planning a Wedding in The Golden State

660 DAYS AGO | 11.29.2022

How to Get Married in California - Planning a Wedding in The Golden State

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

Bride and groom jump off a decorated wall, photo taken from below, with a blue sky and clouds above them

661 DAYS AGO | 11.28.2022

3 Things to Know Before Having a ‘Just Us’ Wedding Ceremony

'Just us weddings' are sweet, simple, and oh so romantic. Just remember these 3 things to make sure your ceremony is legal, including if you can marry withou...

What to Wear to Officiate a Winter Wedding

663 DAYS AGO | 11.26.2022

What to Wear to Officiate a Winter Wedding

Asked to officiate a winter wedding? Learn what clothes to wear as a wedding officiant during a winter wedding ceremony, depending on the couple and the type...

How to Get Married in Colorado - Planning a Wedding in The Centennial State

664 DAYS AGO | 11.25.2022

How to Get Married in Colorado - Planning a Wedding in The Centennial State

A step-by-step guide to help you plan a wedding and get married in Colorado - including how to find a wedding officiant, information about self-uniting weddi...

How to Tell if Your Officiant Can Perform a Legal Wedding

666 DAYS AGO | 11.23.2022

How to Tell if Your Officiant Can Perform a Legal Wedding

Learn who can legally officiate a wedding in your state and how to know if a wedding officiant meets the requirements to perform your marriage ceremony, incl...

10 Tips for Officiating a Winter Wedding

667 DAYS AGO | 11.22.2022

10 Tips for Officiating a Winter Wedding

Advice for wedding officiants during the holiday winter wedding season. Ten simple tips on which supplies to pack in your emergency kit, what to wear, what t...

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