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Spiritual Bathing - Performing Ritual Baths for Yourself & Others

1603 DAYS AGO | 7.23.2021

Spiritual Bathing - Performing Ritual Baths for Yourself & Others

Spiritual baths and ritual bathing have been used by cultures and faiths throughout history, including Hindus, Christians, and Pagans. Learn to prepare and p...

Wedding Season Meets Wildfire Season - What to Know

1604 DAYS AGO | 7.22.2021

Wedding Season Meets Wildfire Season - What to Know

What to know if you’re planning, officiating, or attending a wedding ceremony during wildfire season -- including what to do in case of postponements, cancel...

An alligator as a ring bearer?!? Would you perform this wedding?

1604 DAYS AGO | 7.22.2021

An alligator as a ring bearer?!? Would you perform this wedding?

A bride and groom asked Wally, an emotional support alligator, to be the ring bearer for their wedding ceremony in central Pennsylvania this week.

Rhode Island approves new one-day marriage designation

1605 DAYS AGO | 7.21.2021

Rhode Island approves new one-day marriage designation

A new certificate will authorize Rhode Island adults to perform marriages on a specific day in a specific town, for a fee, as one-day-only wedding officiants.

Updates to NYC’s Project Cupid, Marriage Bureau reopens

1606 DAYS AGO | 7.20.2021

Updates to NYC’s Project Cupid, Marriage Bureau reopens

The NYC Marriage Bureau reopened for scheduled in-person services on July 19, including civil marriage ceremonies and marriage license appointments. These ap...

How to Get Married in South Carolina - Planning a wedding in the Palmetto State

1607 DAYS AGO | 7.19.2021

How to Get Married in South Carolina - Planning a wedding in the Palmetto State

A step-by-step guide to getting married in South Carolina - from finding an officiant and choosing a wedding venue, to how to apply for, complete, and return...

Bride and groom sign the marriage license at an outdoor wedding with the help of their wedding officiant

1610 DAYS AGO | 7.16.2021

Can you get married without a marriage license? What if you lost it? Or forgo...

Uh oh! You forgot or lost a marriage license, now what? Click to read the rules on a wedding ceremony without a marriage license, marriage waiting periods, ...

NYC Marriage Bureau reopens Monday, July 19

1610 DAYS AGO | 7.16.2021

NYC Marriage Bureau reopens Monday, July 19

The Office of the City Clerk and NYC Marriage Bureau will reopen on July 19 to in-person services and civil wedding ceremonies.

Would you officiate a skydiving wedding? Alaska couple jumps into marriage heart first

1611 DAYS AGO | 7.15.2021

Would you officiate a skydiving wedding? Alaska couple jumps into marriage he...

A sky-diving wedding brings day-of excitement to new heights. Watch these two newly-weds jump out of plane and take their vows in the Alaska wilderness.

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Remote marriage license appointments on the horizon in Texas

1611 DAYS AGO | 7.15.2021

Remote marriage license appointments on the horizon in Texas

County clerks in Texas will soon be able to issue marriage licenses remotely using online video-conference technology, under a new state certification proces...

Washtenaw Co. now offering walk-in marriage license services

1612 DAYS AGO | 7.14.2021

Washtenaw Co. now offering walk-in marriage license services

Getting married in Ann Arbor? The Washtenaw County Clerk/Register of Deeds Office is once again offering in-person walk-in availability for marriage licenses...

Illustration of nudists kissing, whimsical stylized illustration

1612 DAYS AGO | 7.14.2021

So You Want to Have a Nudist Wedding…

How to plan nudist weddings, with tips on finding a wedding officiant, nudist wedding venues, writing a wedding ceremony script, the marriage license & more

Close up photo shows a light colored casket with a large bouquet of pink and white flowers placed on top, during a funeral celebration

1612 DAYS AGO | 7.14.2021

How to Officiate a Funeral or Memorial Service

Learn how to officiate a funeral service or memorial service for the first time, including how to plan a ceremony, write and deliver a eulogy, what to say an...

Mobile marriage licenses? Bexar County Clerk hits the road with traveling satellite office

1612 DAYS AGO | 7.14.2021

Mobile marriage licenses? Bexar County Clerk hits the road with traveling sat...

A new mobile Bexar County Clerk Satellite Office is helping residents in Texas purchase marriage licenses and file other paperwork closer to home.

Smiling bridesmaids stand next to a happy bride on the wedding day.

1613 DAYS AGO | 7.13.2021

Ask a Bridesmaid to Get Ordained to Serve as a Backup Officiant

Want to avoid wedding day disasters? Ask a bridesmaid or another member of the wedding party to serve as a backup wedding officiant. Ask them to get ordained...

Jeff Goldblum serenades Brooklyn couple on their wedding day! Plus that classic Jurassic Park wedding photo

1613 DAYS AGO | 7.13.2021

Jeff Goldblum serenades Brooklyn couple on their wedding day! Plus that class...

Jeff Goldblum is the best wedding guest, proven yet again when he serenaded a couple during their pre-ceremony photoshoot in a Brooklyn park yesterday. Plus ...

‘Love Prevails’ LGBT group quits United Methodist Church in bold move

1613 DAYS AGO | 7.13.2021

‘Love Prevails’ LGBT group quits United Methodist Church in bold move

LGBTQ+ activist group Love Prevails departs the United Methodist Church in an open letter to the UMC, followed by the retirement of influential pastor Rev. A...

Why every small business owner should get ordained NOW

1613 DAYS AGO | 7.13.2021

Why every small business owner should get ordained NOW

As demand increases for available wedding venues and marriage officiants, and couples get more creative about where and by whom they want to be married, we e...

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