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5 Lucky Wedding Traditions from Around the World

883 DAYS AGO | 6.23.2022

5 Lucky Wedding Traditions from Around the World

Wedding superstitions we love: Try these 5 lucky wedding traditions to keep your ceremony on track toward a happy marriage, and avoid day-of disasters and di...

Pagan Wedding Blessings for Every Season and Ceremony

884 DAYS AGO | 6.22.2022

Pagan Wedding Blessings for Every Season and Ceremony

4 Pagan wedding blessing examples and sample scripts to help you personalize your own handfasting, marriage ceremony, or Year and a Day celebration. With sug...

NY’s one-day marriage officiant license awaits final approval from Governor

884 DAYS AGO | 6.22.2022

NY’s one-day marriage officiant license awaits final approval from Governor

New York is one step away from creating a new one-day marriage officiant designation for lay individuals who want to perform weddings there, after legislatio...

Dry Wedding Drinks: Non-Alcoholic Wine, Beer, and Spirits for Your Ceremony and Reception

885 DAYS AGO | 6.21.2022

Dry Wedding Drinks: Non-Alcoholic Wine, Beer, and Spirits for Your Ceremony a...

Make your wedding unforgettable with these delicious non-alcoholic wine, beer, canned cocktail and mocktail offerings. Choose alcohol free drinks for a uniqu...

Lucky to Love You: 10 Song Lyrics to Inspire Your Wedding Vows

886 DAYS AGO | 6.20.2022

Lucky to Love You: 10 Song Lyrics to Inspire Your Wedding Vows

Feeling lucky in love? About to say ‘I do’ to your soulmate and best friend? Add these song lyrics to your written wedding vows for a personalized ceremony t...

AMM Minister delivers message of love at Idaho Pride event, amidst threats from far-right groups and others

889 DAYS AGO | 6.17.2022

AMM Minister delivers message of love at Idaho Pride event, amidst threats fr...

Minister Jan Shannon delivered an LGBTQ+ affirming prayer and message of love and unity at the Coeur d'Alene Pride in the Park event, while far-right protest...

Meditation for Ministers: Align Your Chakras for Wedding Season (and Beyond)

890 DAYS AGO | 6.16.2022

Meditation for Ministers: Align Your Chakras for Wedding Season (and Beyond)

Marriage Ministers & Wedding Officiants: Use these meditation techniques to align your chakras in time for wedding season! Chakra work can help you lower anx...

Britney didn’t invite her mom to the wedding. Do you have to invite yours?

891 DAYS AGO | 6.15.2022

Britney didn’t invite her mom to the wedding. Do you have to invite yours?

Britney Spears married longtime boyfriend Sam Asghari in an intimate celebrity wedding. The pop icon did not invite her mother, father, or several other rela...

A wedding officiant holds an index card with his wedding speech, and a glass of champagne during a toast following the wedding ceremony. Beside him, a bride and groom watch and smile, while friends and family members look happily at each other

892 DAYS AGO | 6.14.2022

Take this Quiz Before You Ask a Friend to Officiate Your Wedding

Have a friend or relative in mind to ask to officiate your wedding, but not sure if they’re the right choice for your ceremony? This quiz will help you choos...

Asked to Officiate a Wedding?

Follow these simple steps to perform marriage for friends and family.

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Good news for online-ordained ministers in Tennessee as ongoing lawsuit continues

892 DAYS AGO | 6.14.2022

Good news for online-ordained ministers in Tennessee as ongoing lawsuit conti...

The most recent update from American Marriage Ministries on the fight against Tennessee's discriminatory anti-online ordination law SB 1377 / HB 0213. With i...

Utah Senator announces legislation to codify same-sex marriage

893 DAYS AGO | 6.13.2022

Utah Senator announces legislation to codify same-sex marriage

Utah State Senator Derek Kitchen announces plans to codify same-sex marriage in the state and remove a defunct ban from state marriage laws, following the le...

 What Does it Mean to be an Ordained Minister?

896 DAYS AGO | 6.10.2022

What Does it Mean to be an Ordained Minister?

Learn the definition and meaning of ordination, how people get ordained with different denominations and churches, and the rights of ministers and other cler...

5 Ways to Celebrate National Loving Day This Year & Every Year

897 DAYS AGO | 6.9.2022

5 Ways to Celebrate National Loving Day This Year & Every Year

Not sure how to celebrate National Loving Day, the holiday celebrating Mildred & Richard Loving, and the Supreme Court ruling in favor of interracial marriag...

Pennsylvania Judge rules in favor of online-ordained ministers, citing 1st and 14th Amendments

897 DAYS AGO | 6.9.2022

Pennsylvania Judge rules in favor of online-ordained ministers, citing 1st an...

A District Judge in Pennsylvania issued an order in favor of online-ordained ministers who wish to solemnize marriage in the state, stating that discriminati...

Two women embrace on the wedding day, laughing and smiling. On the left is the bride, in a white wedding gown. On the right is her best friend, the wedding officiant asked to officiate, wearing a light pink dress.

898 DAYS AGO | 6.8.2022

5 Great Reasons to Ask a Friend to Officiate Your Wedding

5 reasons why asking a friend or relative to officiate your wedding is the best choice you can make! Friends and family members make excellent wedding offici...

Can you marry an inanimate object? How about an animal, color, AI, robot, or fictional character?

899 DAYS AGO | 6.7.2022

Can you marry an inanimate object? How about an animal, color, AI, robot, or ...

We’ve seen the stories but… Is it legal to marry an inanimate object? What about an animal or pet, color, robot, AI, or fictional character? They say that lo...

Bride and groom run down a sunny street in their wedding clothes looking happy and carefree

900 DAYS AGO | 6.6.2022

Can You Get Married on the Same Day You Get a Marriage License?

Wondering if a same day wedding is legal in your state, or if you can get married the same day you apply for a marriage license? We answer all your questions...

How to Get Married in Montana - Planning a Wedding in Big Sky Country

903 DAYS AGO | 6.3.2022

How to Get Married in Montana - Planning a Wedding in Big Sky Country

A step-by-step guide to getting married in Montana - from finding an officiant and choosing a wedding venue, to how to apply for, complete, and return your M...

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