Most Recent AMM Articles

The most popular topics on AMM's American Weddings this year: The wedding trends that shaped 2023, with inspiration for 2024 and years to come! Including love locks and creative ring exchanges, public consummation, Satanic weddings, feet washing ceremonies, how to perform legal weddings with confidence, casting a circle and calling the corners for a Wiccan wedding, and more.

Learn how much it costs to become an ordained minister online in Mississippi, whether you’ll pay more for minister registration to officiate a wedding, and how the cost of popular online ordination services compare, including free ordination through American Marriage Ministries.

Everything you need to know to include signing the marriage license in a wedding ceremony as a low-stress and unique unity ritual. Ask your officiant to sign your paperwork during the celebration and include friends and family in this special moment! Plus tips and advice to help you officiate the ceremony like a pro.

Learn how much it costs to become an ordained minister online in Maryland, whether you’ll pay more for minister registration to officiate a wedding, and how the cost of popular online ordination services compare, including free ordination through American Marriage Ministries.

Prelope now, party later: Discover the growing trend of ‘Preloping’, where couples meet with an officiant to sign their marriage license before holding a traditional wedding. These signing ceremonies are a cute twist on elopements, mini-monies, and sequel wedding ceremonies…‘Pre-eloping’!

Learn how much it costs to become an ordained minister online in Illinois, whether you’ll be required to pay more for minister registration to officiate a wedding, and how the cost of popular online ordination services compare with each other, including free ordination through American Marriage Ministries.

A spiritual wedding ceremony script for Winter Solstice wedding or elopement. References to nature, the meaning of holiday, and lasting love. This officiant script includes a warm welcome and invocation, moment of mindful reflection, a reading of Nick Drake's 'Northern Sky', declaration of intent, unique seasonal vows and rings exchange, and a heartfelt pronouncement. Perfect for spiritual, non-denominational, Pagan, and non-religious couples.

Learn about renewed efforts by Missouri legislators to create legal provisions for covenant marriages in 2024, plus a brief look at what covenant marriage is, why some people support or oppose these unique religious marriages, which US states have existing provisions, and how many couples choose to apply for covenant marriage licenses.

American Marriage Ministries is headed to Nashville, TN, for a day of wedding officiant focused education, conversation, and networking! This Officiant Accelerator event will include presentations from expert officiants Cherise Klosner, Jimmie Berguin, and Bethel Nathan. See you January 17th, 2024!

Learn how much it costs to become an ordained minister online in Idaho, if you’ll be required to pay more for minister registration to officiate a wedding or elopement, and how the cost of popular online ordination services compare to each other, including free ordination through American Marriage Ministries.

Looking for a non religious wedding officiant? There are several great officiant options to consider when planning a civil, secular, or non-religious wedding or elopement, including asking a friend or relative to get ordained online to officiate. Here's what you need to know to choose who will perform your wedding ceremony!

Una Ceremonia de Unión de Manos, Handfasting! Cómo hacer un nudo infinito durante la ceremonia de su boda. Siga estos diez sencillos pasos ilustrados. Un sencillo diagrama que muestra cómo atar el cordón durante una ceremonia única de unión de manos, para oficiantes de bodas, ministros o miembros de la familia.

Learn how to officiate a Christmas wedding ceremony for the first time, including where to get ordained online, what questions to ask the couple, how to write a custom wedding ceremony script, how to complete the marriage license, and more!

Want to get married at a funeral home? 5 great reasons to have your wedding at a funeral home, mortuary, or cemetery, and why more couples are choosing this unusual and surprising wedding trend. Funeral homes can make easy, affordable, elegant, and accessible wedding venues!

Learn about efforts in Ohio to repeal an outdated same-sex marriage ban and codify protections for interracial marriage at the state level, ensuring continuing marriage equality for the state’s LGBTQ+ and interracial families. (2023 House Bill 332; HB332; House of Representatives; Reps Jessica Miranda and Tavia Galonski)

Newly sober and going to a wedding? Here are 7 tips to help you have a wonderful time (and stay sane and safe), whether you're a sober wedding guest, wedding officiant, or wedding vendor. Advice on staying happily alcohol-free while officiating, attending, or working during a marriage ceremony.

Prepare for an unforgettable ‘123123’ New Year’s Eve wedding or elopement with advice from expert numerologist Rebecca Scolnick, author of The Witch's Book of Numbers! Learn the numerology meaning of this unique date, why it’s auspicious for marriage, what to do if you’re asked to officiate, plus cute NYE wedding ideas and a custom ceremony script. (New Year’s Eve 2023 ; 12/31/23)

We found the perfect wedding officiant for your Christmas wedding: Ask Santa Claus or Mrs. Claus to officiate! Follow these 3 simple steps to have jolly ol' St. Nick (or one of his helpful elves) perform your holiday marriage ceremony, starting with online ordination.