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How to Get Married in Oklahoma: Plan a Wedding in the Sooner State

1095 DAYS AGO | 5.26.2023

How to Get Married in Oklahoma: Plan a Wedding in the Sooner State

A step-by-step guide to help you plan a wedding or elopement in Oklahoma - including how to apply for your marriage license, how to find a wedding officiant,...

How to Write a Great ChatGPT Prompt for Wedding Vows

1097 DAYS AGO | 5.24.2023

How to Write a Great ChatGPT Prompt for Wedding Vows

Want to use AI to write your wedding vows or toast? It's important to write a great prompt! Check out these tips on how to write a better ChatGPT prompt for ...

The Anonymous Officiant: Two Missing Rings, One Distraught Groom & Plenty of Cocktails…

1099 DAYS AGO | 5.22.2023

The Anonymous Officiant: Two Missing Rings, One Distraught Groom & Plenty of ...

The Anonymous Officiant #7: Who's got the rings? When the Best Man misplaces the wedding rings before the ceremony things gets interesting... Learn how a qui...

How to Get Married in New Jersey: Plan a Wedding in The Garden State

1102 DAYS AGO | 5.19.2023

How to Get Married in New Jersey: Plan a Wedding in The Garden State

A step-by-step guide to help you plan a wedding or elopement and get married in New Jersey - including how to find a wedding officiant, choose the best weddi...

bride and groom kiss at the wedding ceremony

1103 DAYS AGO | 5.18.2023

What Does a Wedding Officiant Do After the Wedding Ceremony?

Asked to officiate a wedding for a friend or relative, but not sure what your responsibilities as a wedding officiant are after the ceremony is over? Learn m...

Lawmakers in Wisconsin want to eliminate the waiting period to remarry after a divorce

1104 DAYS AGO | 5.17.2023

Lawmakers in Wisconsin want to eliminate the waiting period to remarry after ...

Learn about legislation in Wisconsin that would remove the 6 month mandatory waiting period between divorce and remarriage -- allowing couples to apply for t...

Meet the Speakers for AMM’s Chicago Wedding Officiant Education & Networking 2023 Seminar!

1105 DAYS AGO | 5.16.2023

Meet the Speakers for AMM’s Chicago Wedding Officiant Education & Networking ...

Attention Chicago Wedding Officiants: Meet the speakers for our June, 2023 Education and Networking seminar! This fun and informative event features 5 AMM Mi...

Asked to Officiate a Friend’s Wedding? Ask These 5 Questions to Plan an Unforgettable Ceremony!

1106 DAYS AGO | 5.15.2023

Asked to Officiate a Friend’s Wedding? Ask These 5 Questions to Plan an Unfor...

First Time Officiants: Ask these five questions when you’re asked to officiate a friend’s wedding to ensure the ceremony is legally binding, fun, and exactly...

How to Get Married in Hawaii:  Plan a Wedding in The Aloha State

1109 DAYS AGO | 5.12.2023

How to Get Married in Hawaii: Plan a Wedding in The Aloha State

A step-by-step guide to help you plan an unforgettable tropical wedding or elopement in Hawaii - including how to find a wedding officiant (marriage performe...

Asked to Officiate a Wedding?

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

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Michigan lawmakers consider a ban on child marriage

1110 DAYS AGO | 5.11.2023

Michigan lawmakers consider a ban on child marriage

Learn about current efforts in Michigan to raise the minimum age requirement to marry: House Bill 4293 would eliminate exceptions for the marriage of minors,...

New Hampshire passes legislation to protect interracial marriage

1111 DAYS AGO | 5.10.2023

New Hampshire passes legislation to protect interracial marriage

New Hampshire Governor Sununu signed 'The Marital Freedom Act' on May 4th, 2023, codifying protections for interracial marriage in the state. Learn about the...

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

1112 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

1113 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

1116 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

1117 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)

1118 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?)

1120 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...

couple hold hands and pose happily on the wedding day in their formal wedding attire

1123 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...

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