Most Recent AMM Articles

Sources say that pop icon Taylor Swift gave a funny 15 minute toast at Jack Antonoff and Margaret Qualley's wedding reception last week. Learn what wedding "spies" at Page Six said about the star studded event, along with our advice on how to write and deliver a funny and memorable wedding toast.

Comedian and licensed NYC wedding officiant Adam Sank brings heartwarming humor to the altar with comedy themed weddings: Adam talks about how to write a funny wedding speech, recent attacks on LGBTQ+ rights and marriage equality, naked weddings, and more.

For a spooktacular ceremony! Whether you’re planning a spine-tingling themed Halloween wedding, an eerie autumn handfasting or vow renewal, or just love the idea ghosts and ghouls joining the wedding party, start planning with this list of the most haunted places to say 'I do' in the U.S. Featuring locations in some of America's most haunted cities, including Chicago, Savannah, Salem, St. Augustine, San Antonio, and beyond.

Celebrate your Halloween wedding with these sweet, spooky, and heartfelt wedding vows! With vow examples for any kind of wedding ceremony, including handfasting and elopements, and links to full length officiant scripts to help you get started. We include original vows and wedding scripts, plus memorable promises from Corpse Bride and Nightmare Before Christmas.

Learn what to expect at a divorce ceremony or uncoupling service, including examples of divorce vows, the role of the officiant or celebrant, the order and structure of the separation ritual, spiritual elements and customs you might encounter, such as meditation and prayer, and more.

Everything you need to know to plan a celestial wedding ceremony during the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, including theme and unity ceremony ideas, how to find an officiant or officiate, group and mass wedding inspiration, and the top cities to witness the totality – with a kiss!

Learn how to officiate a 'solo wedding' or sologamy ceremony, including your role as a wedding officiant, any legal responsibilities, the symbolism and meaning of the self-marriage ritual, ceremony order, sample sologamy vows, and a sample officiant script to help you get started.

Learn about the empowering sologamy wedding trend, also called self-marriage: An act of self love, when you marry yourself in a symbolic wedding ceremony to celebrate, honor, and align with your higher self and purpose. With examples of sologamy vows, soul vows, ritual and spiritual elements, advice for officiants and celebrants, legal and symbolic considerations, and more!

There's a new horror movie theme wedding ceremony script in the library! This original officiant script is the right mix of spooky, sweet, and humorous, and will keep guests on the edge of their seats from the invocation to the first kiss! With all your favorite quotes from classic horror films, including The Poltergeist, Dracula, Beetlejuice, Psycho, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, The Witch, Bride of Frankenstein, The Shining, and more. Perfect for a Halloween wedding or spine-tingling nuptials any time of year.

National formalwear network Dapper and Dashing closed suddenly this week, impacting couples, wedding guests, and employees in nearly a dozen states. What does this say about current wedding trends, and how can retailers, vendors, venues, and wedding officiants thrive in the years to come? We have some advice!

Learn why so many women in the U.S. change their last name when they marry, how patriarchy and legal restrictions shaped this interesting wedding custom, and why it's important for wedding officiants to be aware of a couple's preferences when writing the wedding ceremony script pronouncement and completing a marriage license. Author Ann Zhao's tweet sparked this interesting discussion about where spouses do and don't change their surnames, and why, and we're here for it!

This Atlanta bride went viral on social media for disagreeing with a few traditional wedding vows during the ceremony... especially that promise to 'obey.' See what happened, how the guests and wedding officiant handled it, and our advice for officiants on how to make sure a wedding ceremony script is exactly what a couple wants, before it's too late!

Follow these simple instructions to call the four corners and cast a circle for a magical Wiccan wedding ceremony, including examples of what to say for wedding officiants when calling the quarters or four directions, variations to include in your wedding script, the symbolism and meaning of each cardinal direction and its corresponding elements and spirits, and the purpose of casting a circle in Pagan rituals.

Learn about the new accommodations offered by town and city clerks in New Hampshire for individuals and couples who are unable to appear in person for a marriage license appointment because of a documented medical reason. This mobile marriage license service will become available in some locations beginning in late September, when the revised marriage law becomes effective. (NH Senate Bill 89 / Chapter 159)

Get inspired by this Midnight Wiccan Wedding Ceremony from the cult classic Charmed! Read Piper and Leo's wedding vows, see what supplies you'll need for your own witchy handfasting ritual, choose a friend or family member to serve as wedding officiant, gather your coven at the witching hour, and say 'I do' to love with a dash of Halliwell magic.

This secret celebrity wedding ceremony was a total surprise, but after the wedding officiant caught their breath it was an instant hit! Get the full story in this week's The Anonymous Officiant, American Marriage Ministries' behind the scenes look at the wedding industry, featuring real wedding stories submitted by real officiants. (AMM Anon Officiant #11)

Here's a secret we wish all couples knew: There's no such thing as a boring wedding ceremony. No, really! Instead of worrying about whether or not your big day's boring, consider your shared values, your budget, and the people on your guest list. Then talk to your wedding officiant to help bring everything together in a way that feels right to you!

American Marriage Ministries is headed to to Phoenix, Arizona, 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, Bethel Nathan, and AMM Executive Director Lewis King. See you September 20th, 2023!