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Bride and groom smile and pose for the camera with their hands held out to show off their wedding rings

1141 DAYS AGO | 12.20.2022

New Script! 'Opposites Attract' Theme Wedding Ceremony Script

We've added a fun new officiant script to AMM's free wedding ceremony scripts library! This script celebrates when 'opposites attract' in love and marriage, ...

A Simple Wedding Planning Checklist & Timeline for Busy Couples

1142 DAYS AGO | 12.19.2022

A Simple Wedding Planning Checklist & Timeline for Busy Couples

This simple wedding planning checklist and timeline will help you plan an unforgettable celebration, with a focus on the most important part of the day: the ...

Bride and groom stand at the altar with a wedding officiant while friends and family watch. Small wedding ceremony

1145 DAYS AGO | 12.16.2022

How Much Does a Wedding Officiant Cost? (& Should You Tip Them?)

How much does an officiant cost? Learn common rates and fees for different types of officiants and services, including local clergy and professional wedding ...

These Wedding Planning Books Make Great Gifts

1146 DAYS AGO | 12.15.2022

These Wedding Planning Books Make Great Gifts

Wedding planning books with a focus on the ceremony: These wedding guides make great gifts for a newly engaged couple, your favorite professional wedding off...

Funny Love Poems & Whimsical Wedding Readings for a Ceremony that’s YOU & Truer than True

1147 DAYS AGO | 12.14.2022

Funny Love Poems & Whimsical Wedding Readings for a Ceremony that’s YOU & Tru...

Funny wedding readings and love poems to add to a lighthearted wedding ceremony script, unique wedding vows, or a whimsical rhyming officiant speech. Include...

Proposed legislation in New Jersey would protect interracial marriage in 2023

1148 DAYS AGO | 12.13.2022

Proposed legislation in New Jersey would protect interracial marriage in 2023

Lawmakers in New Jersey introduced a bill to codify protections for interracial marriage rights in the state. The bill would amend the current statute to ens...

AMM Ministers: Cultivate a Relationship with Your Congregation

1148 DAYS AGO | 12.13.2022

AMM Ministers: Cultivate a Relationship with Your Congregation

Ministers ordained with American Marriage Ministries serve a diverse group of couples and families to ensure their marriages are celebrated with love, respec...

New script! Quick & Simple Civil Wedding Ceremony Script

1149 DAYS AGO | 12.12.2022

New script! Quick & Simple Civil Wedding Ceremony Script

A quick and simple civil wedding ceremony script for a ceremony that’s short, heartfelt, and oh so sweet! This nonreligious wedding officiant script includes...

Groom makes a funny face as he embraces the bride, posing for wedding photos outdoors

1151 DAYS AGO | 12.10.2022

55 Questions a Wedding Officiant Can Ask a Couple to *Really* Get to Know Them

An over the top list of humorous, helpful, and downright absurd questions a wedding officiant can ask a couple to get to know them before the ceremony. If yo...

Asked to Officiate a Wedding?

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

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6 Ways to Include a Sword in Your Wedding Ceremony

1152 DAYS AGO | 12.9.2022

6 Ways to Include a Sword in Your Wedding Ceremony

From unity ceremony to unique recessional, here are 6 creative ways to include a sword in your wedding ceremony. This list incudes a military saber arch, Vi...

Finally! A Wedding Officiant Training Course That’s Fully Online

1153 DAYS AGO | 12.8.2022

Finally! A Wedding Officiant Training Course That’s Fully Online

Looking for comprehensive wedding officiant training online? AMM’s new Professional Wedding Officiant Certification Course is self-directed, making it easy f...

AMM Ministers: Serving a Congregation of Two, or Many

1154 DAYS AGO | 12.7.2022

AMM Ministers: Serving a Congregation of Two, or Many

Your online ordination with American Marriage Ministries empowers you to serve your congregation in meaningful ways. Learn about your congregation, ways to s...

Wyoming lawmakers might raise the legal age to marry in 2023

1155 DAYS AGO | 12.6.2022

Wyoming lawmakers might raise the legal age to marry in 2023

Pre-filed legislation in Wyoming could raise the legal age of consent to marry to 18 years old in 2023, with exceptions for 16 and 17 year olds with permissi...

Proposed legislation in Virginia and Texas would protect same-sex marriage in 2023

1155 DAYS AGO | 12.6.2022

Proposed legislation in Virginia and Texas would protect same-sex marriage in...

Lawmakers in Virginia and Texas propose new legislation in 2023 to protect LGBTQ+ couples and families by repealing same-sex marriage bans from the states’ c...

New Script! New Year’s Eve Wedding Ceremony with Wine Box & Love Letters

1156 DAYS AGO | 12.5.2022

New Script! New Year’s Eve Wedding Ceremony with Wine Box & Love Letters

A fun New Year’s Eve Wedding Ceremony Script with a wine box unity ceremony, love letters, sweet resolutions for your marriage, a special seasonal reading of...

Dos novios se toman de la mano durante la ceremonia de la boda mientras el oficiante de la boda sonríe y sostiene el guión de la boda.

1158 DAYS AGO | 12.3.2022

12 preguntas que debe hacerle a su oficiante de bodas antes de firmar un cont...

Hágale al oficiante de su boda estas importantes preguntas para asegurarse de que ha encontrado a la mejor persona para oficiar su ceremonia. Antes de firmar...

A groom and bride pose in a funny way in front of a green wall to celebrate their marriage day

1159 DAYS AGO | 12.2.2022

5 Alternatives to a Traditional Wedding Ceremony

Choose one of these fun and affordable alternatives to a traditional wedding ceremony, including eloping, a sign and go marriage license signing ceremony, a ...

How to Have a ‘Friends Only’ Wedding Ceremony - No Family Invited

1160 DAYS AGO | 12.1.2022

How to Have a ‘Friends Only’ Wedding Ceremony - No Family Invited

Not inviting family to your wedding? No problem! Here’s how to have a fun friends only wedding ceremony. Choose the right friend to serve as wedding offician...

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