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A woman bows her head against her hands in prayer while holding a rosary

1269 DAYS AGO | 6.3.2021

Pope establishes new penalties for ordaining women: automatic excommunication...

Pope Francis and Vatican announce new penalties for those attempting to ordain women, including automatic excommunication. Francis addresses the first change...

The capitol building in New Hampshire, against a blue sky

1270 DAYS AGO | 6.2.2021

New Hampshire’s new Marriage Officiant License & what it means for AMM Ministers

New Hampshire offers a new special marriage officiant license for non-ordained individuals. Here’s a look at the rules for minister registration in the state...

Pennsylvania lifts all COVID-19 restrictions except mask mandate

1271 DAYS AGO | 6.1.2021

Pennsylvania lifts all COVID-19 restrictions except mask mandate

As of June 1st, nearly all COVID-19 restrictions in Pennsylvania have been lifted, returning all businesses and events to full capacity, by order of Gov. Wol...

American Marriage Ministries just ordained our 800,000th minister!

1271 DAYS AGO | 6.1.2021

American Marriage Ministries just ordained our 800,000th minister!

American Marriage Ministries welcomes it’s 800,000th ordained minister! We’re committed to providing legal online ordination and minister credentials, valid ...

Country singer Jimmie Allen & Alexis Gale keep things small-but-stylish with romantic microwedding

1271 DAYS AGO | 6.1.2021

Country singer Jimmie Allen & Alexis Gale keep things small-but-stylish with ...

Country music star Jimmie Allen wed Alexis Gale in a romantic micro-wedding in Bucks County, Pennsylvania last week. The intimate mid-week ceremony is part o...

Aerial view of Salt Lake City Utah

1275 DAYS AGO | 5.28.2021

Utah votes down self-solemnizing marriages

Lawmakers voted down a bill that would have allowed couples to perform their own weddings in self solemnizing ceremonies. Plus a look at where self uniting m...

Connecticut legislators vote on removing race designation from marriage license

1276 DAYS AGO | 5.27.2021

Connecticut legislators vote on removing race designation from marriage license

Connecticut lawmakers will vote on removing race designation from the state’s marriage license. House Bill 6665, HB6665

Close up image of a carved 'oathing stone' with a Celtic wedding design

1277 DAYS AGO | 5.26.2021

The Oathing Stone: A Modern Twist on a Traditional Scottish Unity Ceremony

How to plan & perform an Oathing Stone Ceremony, including vows and sample script for modern or traditional weddings. This versatile unity ritual from Scotla...

Wedding on a plane - Indian couple marry midair to dodge COVID restrictions but trouble follows

1278 DAYS AGO | 5.25.2021

Wedding on a plane - Indian couple marry midair to dodge COVID restrictions b...

An Indian couple booked a passenger jet to host a 160 person wedding midair, defying local COVID restrictions. The SpiceJet flight crew, couple, and guests a...

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

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Illustration of a wedding table with a bowl of small colorful stones, ready for guests to take in order to participate in a wedding ritual stone blessing ceremony. Beside the bowl of stones is a small handwritten sign that says 'Take a stone to hold during the ceremony,' and there is a small vase with pink flowers beside it

1278 DAYS AGO | 5.25.2021

Include Loved Ones in Your Wedding With a Stone Blessing Ceremony

A stone blessing ceremony and wishing stones are a magical way to involve friends and family members in your wedding ceremony. This unique blessing stones un...

What is a Marriage Certificate? (And How to Fill One Out)

1279 DAYS AGO | 5.24.2021

What is a Marriage Certificate? (And How to Fill One Out)

Commemorate a friend or family member’s wedding with a decorative marriage certificate, and show them that you loved being their wedding officiant! These kee...

Ceremony Inspiration: Bishop Michael Curry’s Royal Wedding Sermon on the Power of Love

1281 DAYS AGO | 5.22.2021

Ceremony Inspiration: Bishop Michael Curry’s Royal Wedding Sermon on the Powe...

Read the full transcript of Bishop Michael Curry’s wedding sermon for Prince Harry & Meghan Markle’s modern ceremony, with inspiring words on the power of love.

Israeli couples used Utah’s online marriage portal to avoid discrimination, creating a legal battle back home

1282 DAYS AGO | 5.21.2021

Israeli couples used Utah’s online marriage portal to avoid discrimination, c...

Israeli couples married through Utah County’s online marriage portal face legal challenges at home, as Israel’s Interior Ministry bans virtual weddings in ad...

Illustration of cicadas flying against a pink background.

1283 DAYS AGO | 5.20.2021

Add one of these Cicada love poems to your outdoor wedding ceremony

Is your outdoor wedding ceremony scheduled during cicada season? Why not embrace it with one of these love poems!

Illustration of two woman, one kissing the other on the cheek

1284 DAYS AGO | 5.19.2021

Platonic Marriage: Why Friends Say ‘I Do’ & How to Officiate These Unconventi...

With platonic marriages on the rise, learn about why best friends get married, whether platonic marriage is legal, and how to officiate these unconventional ...

Night view of Las Vegas, neon lights trailing

1284 DAYS AGO | 5.19.2021

Las Vegas area will lift all COVID restrictions on June 1st

Las Vegas and surrounding Clark County, Nevada will lift COVID restrictions June 1st, adopting new CDC guidelines and returning to pre-pandemic guidelines fo...

Would you let an Artificial Intelligence write your wedding ceremony?

1285 DAYS AGO | 5.18.2021

Would you let an Artificial Intelligence write your wedding ceremony?

Now that Artificial Intelligence can write natural sounding language, will AI generated wedding ceremony scripts be next? What will vows look like when they’...

Ariana Grande and husband Dalton pose in a cute photo from instagram

1285 DAYS AGO | 5.18.2021

Ariana Grande & Dalton Gomez’s private, tiny wedding ceremony is a big mood

Ariana Grande married Dalton Gomez in a private, tiny wedding ceremony at her home in California this weekend, showing us that micro-weddings and elopements ...

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