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How Much Should You Pay a Friend to Officiate Your Wedding?

How Much Should You Pay a Friend to Officiate Your Wedding?

This quick guide takes the guesswork out of deciding when and how much to pay a friend or family member to officiate your wedding ceremony, with examples of gifts and other ways to say thank you besides a cash tip.

Our Biggest Complaint About Hallmark Christmas Wedding Movies

Our Biggest Complaint About Hallmark Christmas Wedding Movies

Here it is - our biggest complaint about Hallmark Christmas Wedding movies. Our answer to the question no one asked! We want a full Hallmark wedding ceremony script!

New Script! An Elvis Themed Wedding Ceremony Script

New Script! An Elvis Themed Wedding Ceremony Script

A fun Elvis inspired wedding ceremony script, jam-packed with The King of Rock n Roll’s most popular love song lyrics. Perfect for the non traditional bride or groom with a love of retro vintage pop.

The Queen of Pink will marry the color pink in Las Vegas on New Year’s Day

The Queen of Pink will marry the color pink in Las Vegas on New Year’s Day

The Pink Lady of Hollywood, Kitten Kay Sera, will marry the color pink in a fanfare-filled Las Vegas wedding at The Little White Wedding Chapel on New Years Day. Plus information on marriage licenses, commitment ceremony, and the rules around marrying inanimate objects.

How to Deal With Not Being Asked to Officiate a Wedding

How to Deal With Not Being Asked to Officiate a Wedding

Not being asked to officiate a wedding for a friend or family member can suck, especially if you expected to be first in line to perform their ceremony. Here’s how to get over the disappointment.

Rapper Boosie BadAzz is charging $100k to officiate a wedding!

Rapper Boosie BadAzz is charging $100k to officiate a wedding!

In the latest celebrity wedding officiant news - Rapper Boosie BadAzz becomes an ordained minister online and will start officiating weddings for $75,000 to $100,000 each, just in time for the 2022 wedding boom...

Scientology Weddings: From Intergalactic Spiritual Beings to Exchanging Rings

Scientology Weddings: From Intergalactic Spiritual Beings to Exchanging Rings

Take a look inside the Scientologist wedding ceremony, including the unique wedding vows, belief in immortal spiritual life, the ARC triangle and double ring ceremony, the faith’s intergalactic alien mythology, and even Scientology divorce.

5 Ways to Help an Engaged Friend Get Ready for the Wedding Day

5 Ways to Help an Engaged Friend Get Ready for the Wedding Day

5 Simple ways to help a newly engaged friend or relative get ready for their wedding day, including instructions on becoming a back-up wedding officiant, useful engagement gifts, ceremony prep, helping with errands, and more.

Dallas County Opens New Center for Marriage License Applications

Dallas County Opens New Center for Marriage License Applications

Engaged couples can now apply for a marriage license at Oak Cliff Government Center in Dallas County, Texas. The center is the new home of the Dallas County Justice of the Peace, Truancy, Constable and Tax departments. 

Asked to Officiate a Wedding?

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

A bride and groom laugh together during the wedding ceremony as the officiant reads from the script, holding hands joyfully as they smile at each other

New Script! A Funny Wedding Ceremony Script with Simple Unity Ritual

We added a new script to our library! This funny wedding ceremony script incorporates personal stories and memories in the invocation, classic heartfelt wedding vows, and a humorous unity ceremony that can be modified to suit any couple's tastes and personality. Perfect for creative and non traditional couples looking for a lighthearted celebration of love.

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How many times can you get married in each state?

Learn how many times you can get married in each US state, whether there's a limit to how many times you can remarry, and how state marriage laws govern bigamy, polygamy, remarriage, and divorce waiting periods.

Illustration by Jessica Levey shows two brides at a Christmas themed winter wedding with a seasonal wedding arch with garland and red roses

5 Christmas Wedding Ceremony Ideas for Creative Couples & Officiants

5 Creative Christmas themed wedding ideas! Perfect for a Christmas or Christmas Eve wedding, vow renewal, or Pagan wedding on Yule & Winter Solstice.

How Wedding Officiants Can Work Best with Autistic Couples

How Wedding Officiants Can Work Best with Autistic Couples

Learn how to make wedding ceremony planning an autism-friendly experience for autistic couples, ASD individuals, and their families, using these simple suggestions.

Wisconsin shortens waiting period for marriage, allows licenses to be used anywhere in state in 2022

Wisconsin shortens waiting period for marriage, allows licenses to be used anywhere in state in 2022

Learn about upcoming changes to Wisconsin marriage laws, including changes to the marriage waiting period, residency requirements, and marriage license expiration period, beginning July 1, 2022 as part of Assembly Bill 270 (2021 Act 84, AB270).

A smiling bride is embraced by the groom outdoors in front of tropical palm fronds. The bride wears a strapless white wedding gown, with large earrings and short dark red hair, the groom is in a white suit with red floors in his lapel, a black tie, and short dark hair. They look very in love and happy.

How to Get Married in Guam: Plan a Tropical Island Wedding!

Planning a Guam wedding? Curious how to get married on this tropical island paradise? We answer questions about choosing a venue, applying for and filing a marriage license, finding an officiant, and writing your ceremony.

How to Make a Marriage License Signing Ceremony Feel Special

How to Make a Marriage License Signing Ceremony Feel Special

Learn how to make a signature-only marriage license signing ceremony feel special with these 3 simple tips for engaged couples and wedding officiants.

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This Czech Christmas Tradition Predicts When You’ll Get Married

Wondering ‘When will I get married?’ A Christmas tradition from the Czech Republic offers a simple prediction on whether a wedding day is on the way. Try it out this holiday, it might be sooner than you think!

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5 Must Read Blogs for Wedding Officiants

5 of the best wedding blogs for first time wedding officiants, and experienced professionals looking to take their business to the next level.

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