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New script! A Traditional Baptist Wedding Ceremony

1315 DAYS AGO | 6.30.2022

New script! A Traditional Baptist Wedding Ceremony

New wedding script! A traditional Baptist wedding ceremony outline with Bible readings from John and Genesis, a moving invocation on the covenant of marriage...

AMM’s 2022 Yearbook! American Weddings Year in Review

1316 DAYS AGO | 6.29.2022

AMM’s 2022 Yearbook! American Weddings Year in Review

A look back at the AMM Ministers, wedding officiants and celebrants, engaged couples, and other professionals who contributed their time and ceremony experti...

Watch These 10 Sample Wedding Ceremony Videos to Find the Best Script for Your Style

1317 DAYS AGO | 6.28.2022

Watch These 10 Sample Wedding Ceremony Videos to Find the Best Script for You...

Watch an experienced wedding officiant deliver a full wedding ceremony script! Introducing AMM’s Sample Wedding Ceremonies: Each original wedding video conta...

Wedding Ring Alternatives: 5 Gifts to Exchange Instead of Rings at Your Ceremony

1318 DAYS AGO | 6.27.2022

Wedding Ring Alternatives: 5 Gifts to Exchange Instead of Rings at Your Cerem...

Looking for wedding ring alternatives to exchange during your wedding ceremony or elopement? Get creative with these 5 unique gift ideas – including matching...

Everything You Need to Know About Montana’s Declaration of Marriage Without Solemnization

1321 DAYS AGO | 6.24.2022

Everything You Need to Know About Montana’s Declaration of Marriage Without S...

A detailed look at Montana’s Declaration of Marriage Without Solemnization option, including benefits and disadvantages, how it compares to a marriage licens...

Bride holds colorful wedding bouquet

1322 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...

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

1323 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...

Pagan Wedding Blessings for Every Season and Ceremony

1323 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...

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

1324 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...

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

1325 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

1328 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)

1329 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?

1330 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...

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

1331 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...

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

1331 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...

Utah Senator announces legislation to codify same-sex marriage

1332 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?

1335 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

1336 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...

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