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Illustration of two people embracing against a green background with yellow flowers, watercolor style drawing to symbolize a groom and bride in love

1248 DAYS AGO | 6.24.2021

Classic Wedding Vows (That Will Make Everyone at Your Ceremony Happy Cry)

Sometimes classic vows just feel right! Use these traditional wedding vow examples while planning your ceremony, or modify them to fit any religious, spiritu...

A bride and groom kneel down next to their two dogs, outside in a grassy field on the wedding day. The couple is wearing a white wedding dress and a dress shirt with a vest, and the dogs have cute bowties

1249 DAYS AGO | 6.23.2021

Sequel Wedding Ceremony Script: What to Say During a Couple’s Second Ceremony

Sequel weddings are trending! Use this sample script to officiate a couple’s second ceremony as COVID-19 restrictions lift and venues return to full capacity...

How to Plan a Cannabis-Friendly Wedding

1250 DAYS AGO | 6.22.2021

How to Plan a Cannabis-Friendly Wedding

Learn about planning a cannabis-friendly wedding, and ways to include marijuana or weed in your ceremony, reception, or celebration.

Baptist Church Ordains Denomination’s First Openly Transgender Woman

1251 DAYS AGO | 6.21.2021

Baptist Church Ordains Denomination’s First Openly Transgender Woman

University Baptist Church ordains Rev Laura Bethany Buchleiter, an openly transgender woman, in a first for the denomination.

New Script Alert! Summer Solstice Handfasting with Honey Wine Toast

1252 DAYS AGO | 6.20.2021

New Script Alert! Summer Solstice Handfasting with Honey Wine Toast

A festive new wedding ceremony script with a handfasting and mead / honey wine toast to help you celebrate your marriage on the Summer Solstice!

You STOLE Our Hearts: AMM Ministers Looking Good on the Wedding Day!

1254 DAYS AGO | 6.18.2021

You STOLE Our Hearts: AMM Ministers Looking Good on the Wedding Day!

A moment of appreciation for AMM Ministers & Officiants who know how to rock a wedding stole while performing marriage and bringing love and service into the...

Plan & Officiate a Summer Solstice Wedding with Handfasting & Honey Wine Toast

1255 DAYS AGO | 6.17.2021

Plan & Officiate a Summer Solstice Wedding with Handfasting & Honey Wine Toast

A Summer Solstice Wedding Ceremony with handfasting and honey wine mead toast ! Plan and officiate a unique summer wedding with this outline of parts of a ce...

Inspiration for Your Disney Themed Wedding Ceremony and Vows

1256 DAYS AGO | 6.16.2021

Inspiration for Your Disney Themed Wedding Ceremony and Vows

Dreaming of a Disney themed wedding? Add a little Disney magic to your wedding ceremony and vows with quotes and moments from some of our favorite Disney mov...

What is an SBNR Wedding Officiant & How Do You Become One?

1257 DAYS AGO | 6.15.2021

What is an SBNR Wedding Officiant & How Do You Become One?

An increasing number of couples want a ‘spiritual but not religious’ or non religious wedding ceremony. Learn what it takes to become an SBNR wedding officiant.

Asked to Officiate a Wedding?

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

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A Look at Loving Day -- A Celebration of Love & Interracial Marriage

1260 DAYS AGO | 6.12.2021

A Look at Loving Day -- A Celebration of Love & Interracial Marriage

On June 12 we celebrate Loving Day - the anniversary of the 1967 historic Loving v. Virginia Supreme Court decision in support of interracial marriage. Learn...

This Might Be the Most Important Thing a Wedding Officiant Wears to a Ceremony…

1261 DAYS AGO | 6.11.2021

This Might Be the Most Important Thing a Wedding Officiant Wears to a Ceremony…

This piece of clothing is essential when officiating a wedding! Learn what type of shoes to wear to a ceremony, depending on the couple and the kind of weddi...

Vegas-style weddings are popping up everywhere - Will you officiate one?

1262 DAYS AGO | 6.10.2021

Vegas-style weddings are popping up everywhere - Will you officiate one?

Vegas-style weddings and chapels are popping up all across the US. Why wedding officiants and couples alike love this pandemic trend, and why it’s here to stay.

Want to see some crazy shit? Become a wedding officiant!

1263 DAYS AGO | 6.9.2021

Want to see some crazy shit? Become a wedding officiant!

Very few jobs give you the same close-up view of the human experience that working as a wedding officiant will! Become an ordained minister with AMM and see ...

NY lawmakers consider removing marriage license wait period for military personnel

1264 DAYS AGO | 6.8.2021

NY lawmakers consider removing marriage license wait period for military pers...

NY may remove the marriage license waiting period for military personnel who are scheduled for deployment within 30 days. Senate Bill 6272, SB6272

Dos mujeres con los brazos alrededor de los hombros sonríen y ríen alegremente hacia la cámara. Llevan vestidos de verano al aire libre en la playa, con arena, agua y árboles de fondo. Es un día soleado con nubes ligeras.

1265 DAYS AGO | 6.7.2021

¿Quieres que un Amigo o Familiar sea el Oficiante de tu Boda? Lee Esto Primer...

Antes de elegir a un amigo o familiar para que realice la ceremonia de su boda, ¡considere lo que se necesita para ser un buen oficiante! Obtener la ordenaci...

A Sense of Normalcy: Summer Weddings, COVID, and Vaccines

1265 DAYS AGO | 6.7.2021

A Sense of Normalcy: Summer Weddings, COVID, and Vaccines

Wedding officiants: Prepare for 2021’s summer wedding season as states lift COVID-19 restrictions, more Americans are vaccinated, and ceremonies move back in...

Wedding Officiant makes a bride’s day shine with borrowed wedding dress

1267 DAYS AGO | 6.5.2021

Wedding Officiant makes a bride’s day shine with borrowed wedding dress

This bride didn’t have a wedding dress for her ceremony -- until AMM Officiant and ordained minister Donna Morris of Newport, Tennessee stepped in to make he...

Become a Successful Wedding Officiant with this Brilliant Advice from Bethel Nathan

1268 DAYS AGO | 6.4.2021

Become a Successful Wedding Officiant with this Brilliant Advice from Bethel ...

Brilliant advice from pro wedding officiant and business coach Bethel Nathan on defining what it means to be successful and creating a small business you’ll ...

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