Most Recent AMM Articles

Learn how to perform a commitment ceremony, what makes them different from a traditional wedding ceremony, and why some couples choose them.

Indiana AG Hill asks the Supreme Court to reverse ruling allowing same-sex LGBTQ parents to be included on their children’s birth certificates.

Drive-in weddings bring cinematic energy to your wedding ceremony! Plan a drive-in ceremony, from finding a location, to the red carpet treatment, to accommodating hard of hearing family & other wedding guests.

If meddlesome parents, relatives, or friends try to take over your wedding planning, avoid disappointment & resentment with these communication tips.

How one wedding officiant created a custom ceremony script to celebrate the love between a groom dying of cancer & his soulmate.

Learn how wedding officiants & couples help wedding photographers get a perfect first kiss photo. Step one, center yourself!

From shift weddings to microweddings & virtual livestreamed ceremonies, plan a wedding with help from the zodiac. Learn the best pandemic wedding style for your astrological sign.

Winter reading list! 5 books for wedding officiants on how to write a better wedding ceremony, love, marketing & working with couples, suggested by a successful AMM Officiant & booklover.

Avoid misunderstandings! How-to tips for talking about COVID-19 wedding ceremony safety, for wedding officiants & couples.

Plan a wedding reception during COVID-19 with fun alternatives to large gatherings, like drive by receptions, anniversary parties & virtual receptions!

Most counties have requirements about what color ink can be used on official documents. Be a good officiant and use black ink when signing and filling out all marriage licenses, marriage forms, and registration documents.

American Marriage Ministries ordained our 750,000th minister today! Online ordination provides officiant training for friends and family members who want to perform marriage because wedding officiants celebrate love & love is love is love.

American Marriage Ministries conducted a survey with officiants across the country, giving us unique and valuable insight into how American couples are planning and celebrating their weddings amidst the Coronavirus pandemic.

Utah is the first state to allow virtual international Zoom weddings for couples living in different countries, and different states, as COVID-19 travel restrictions continue.

November 2020 WA Governor Inslee announced new restrictions on indoor gatherings, wedding receptions, and wedding ceremonies to last into December 2020 as COVID-19 cases rise and more states restrict wedding ceremonies

How to determine your rates and what to charge as a professional or first time wedding officiant, including when to lower or raise the cost for custom wedding ceremonies or chances to build your wedding services portfolio.

Will decorative wedding masks replace the veil to become a new family heirloom as the COVID-19 pandemic changes wedding attire and fashions?

A nationwide survey found the role of the wedding officiant is changing as a result of the COVID 19 pandemic. What does it mean for the future of officiants?