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

1797 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.

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

1800 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…

1801 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?

1802 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!

1803 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

1804 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

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

1805 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...

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.

1805 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...

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

1807 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...

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

1808 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 ...

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

1809 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

1810 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...

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

1811 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...

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

1811 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 ...

Pennsylvania lifts all COVID-19 restrictions except mask mandate

1811 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...

Aerial view of Salt Lake City Utah

1815 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

1816 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 wedding 'oath stone' with a Celtic knot wedding design

1817 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...

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