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Tickets on Sale NOW for AMM’s Chicago Wedding Officiant Education & Networking Day!

801 DAYS AGO | 5.9.2023

Tickets on Sale NOW for AMM’s Chicago Wedding Officiant Education & Networkin...

Join American Marriage Ministries for a day of wedding officiant education and networking on June 14th, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois! This seminar includes expe...

The Anonymous Officiant: Top Hat & Actual Tails for This Bridal Beagle

802 DAYS AGO | 5.8.2023

The Anonymous Officiant: Top Hat & Actual Tails for This Bridal Beagle

The Anonymous Officiant #6: A sweet story about a bride and her beagle... Plus EXCELLENT advice from an experienced officiant about how and when to include y...

Proposal to ban child marriage in Connecticut passes House, heads for Senate

805 DAYS AGO | 5.5.2023

Proposal to ban child marriage in Connecticut passes House, heads for Senate

Lawmakers in the CT House of Representatives voted yes on HB 6569, which would raise the minimum age to marry in the state to 18 years old, and remove curren...

Illustration by Jessica Levey of sage bundles, herbs, a handfasting cord, lavender, and more for a witchy wedding Pagan wedding

806 DAYS AGO | 5.4.2023

Magical Herbs for Your Wedding Ceremony, Handfasting, or Vow Renewal

Add a dash of magic to your marriage ceremony, handfasting, or vow renewal with this simple introduction to common herbs and botanicals. Believed by many to ...

What to Write in a Wedding Card (Based on How Well You Know the Couple)

807 DAYS AGO | 5.3.2023

What to Write in a Wedding Card (Based on How Well You Know the Couple)

Not sure what to say in a wedding card? Here are a few of our favorite ideas for wedding card wishes, including suggestions for wedding officiants! With simp...

Who Holds the Rings in a Wedding Ceremony? (And When Do They Hand Them Over?)

809 DAYS AGO | 5.1.2023

Who Holds the Rings in a Wedding Ceremony? (And When Do They Hand Them Over?)

Who holds onto the wedding rings during a marriage ceremony? Here's what to consider, and our advice how to choose a ring holder and ring bearer for your wed...

Gender Neutral Wedding Terms for Inclusive Officiants

812 DAYS AGO | 4.28.2023

Gender Neutral Wedding Terms for Inclusive Officiants

Learn inclusive, gender-neutral alternatives for common wedding terms for the couple and their wedding party, and help make the wedding industry more welcomi...

Palm Reading: Unique & Mystical Unity Ritual for Your Wedding Ceremony or Celebration

813 DAYS AGO | 4.27.2023

Palm Reading: Unique & Mystical Unity Ritual for Your Wedding Ceremony or Cel...

Add a unique and unexpected unity ceremony to your wedding ceremony, reception, or afterparty, with palm reading! Palm reading can be combined with tradition...

Rhode Island lawmakers consider new marriage license return period, easier practices for return by mail

814 DAYS AGO | 4.26.2023

Rhode Island lawmakers consider new marriage license return period, easier pr...

Learn about legislative efforts in Rhode Island that would change the state's marriage license return period, and make it easier for a marriage officiant to ...

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The Anonymous Officiant: Use Your Gifts

816 DAYS AGO | 4.24.2023

The Anonymous Officiant: Use Your Gifts

The Anonymous Officiant #5 : Sage advice for newlyweds from an experienced wedding officiant! This minister reminds couples to use their wedding gifts after ...

Vermont bans the marriage of minors, effective July 1, 2023

819 DAYS AGO | 4.21.2023

Vermont bans the marriage of minors, effective July 1, 2023

Beginning July 1, 2023, individuals must be at least 18 years old to marry in Vermont, with no exceptions. Gov. Phil Scott signed the 'Act to Ban Child Marri...

Minnesota might add ‘notary public’ to list of qualified marriage officiants

819 DAYS AGO | 4.21.2023

Minnesota might add ‘notary public’ to list of qualified marriage officiants

Will Minnesota lawmakers vote to allow notary publics to officiate weddings in the state? Learn about current legislation to add notaries and certain elected...

What to Say & Do During a Hands Blessing Wedding Ceremony

820 DAYS AGO | 4.20.2023

What to Say & Do During a Hands Blessing Wedding Ceremony

A simple, nonreligious hand blessing ceremony script. This blessing is easy to combine with another unity ritual, such as a handfasting or palm reading, to c...

10 Wedding Reminders For Real Couples From an Officiant’s Perspective

821 DAYS AGO | 4.19.2023

10 Wedding Reminders For Real Couples From an Officiant’s Perspective

REAL wedding advice for couples from professional wedding officiant Jody Serey! This candid advice is for anyone planning a wedding, to keep your marriage ce...

You Don’t Have to Choose Between Planning a Wedding & Buying a House

822 DAYS AGO | 4.18.2023

You Don’t Have to Choose Between Planning a Wedding & Buying a House

This advice will help you get married for less money and without going into debt! You don't have to plan an expensive wedding ceremony or reception to have a...

Would You Officiate a Wedding in a Wiener? (An Oscar Mayer Wienermobile, To Be Exact…)

826 DAYS AGO | 4.14.2023

Would You Officiate a Wedding in a Wiener? (An Oscar Mayer Wienermobile, To B...

Oscar Mayer is bringing fun wiener-themed elopement ceremonies to Las Vegas this weekend! Lucky couples will marry with the help of Hotdogger wedding officia...

Un novio y una novia se alejan de la cámara, uno al lado del otro, abrazados en una habitación colorida, con amigos y familiares de pie a cada lado.

826 DAYS AGO | 4.14.2023

¿Qué Edad hay que tener para Oficiar una Boda?

¿Qué edad hay que tener para oficiar una ceremonia matrimonial para amigos y familiares, o para trabajar profesionalmente como oficiante matrimonial? Conozca...

Collage made using a Wikicommons image of Salma Hayek and Francios-Henri at the Golden Globes, with a side banner that includes an icon of 2 wedding rings interlinking with a heart, and the words 'wedding ceremony inspo, celebrities who married later in life'

827 DAYS AGO | 4.13.2023

Wedding Ceremony Ideas From Celebrities Who Got Married Later in Life

Sweet wedding ideas from 5 celebrity couples who married later in life: Ask a friend to officiate, celebrate with a backyard elopement, plan an adults-only v...

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