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Can’t book a wedding venue? Consider a micro-wedding, or backyard wedding ceremony instead!

2121 DAYS AGO | 6.2.2020

Can’t book a wedding venue? Consider a micro-wedding, or backyard wedding cer...

With wedding venues becoming overbooked due to the COVID-19 Shutdown, couples might need to get creative with their wedding plans. Learn about backyard weddi...

A person faces away from the camera wearing a rainbow flag over their shoulders and a black baseball cap with a rainbow embroidered emblem that says 'Equality' in white letters.

2122 DAYS AGO | 6.1.2020

Why honoring and supporting Pride Month is more important than ever

This year’s Pride underscores the prejudice and discrimination that runs rampant in our nation – and why it’s more important than ever that we stand together...

American Marriage Ministries just ordained our 700,000th minister today!

2128 DAYS AGO | 5.26.2020

American Marriage Ministries just ordained our 700,000th minister today!

American Marriage Ministries just ordained minister number 700,000 as more Americans get ordained online to officiate weddings for friends and family during ...

New York City Marriage Bureau opens its doors (partially), now accepting appointments for marriage licenses

2133 DAYS AGO | 5.21.2020

New York City Marriage Bureau opens its doors (partially), now accepting appo...

The New York City Marriage Bureau announced that couples can begin setting appointments to apply for their marriage licenses, suggesting that things might be...

The Pros and Cons of Virtual Weddings: Is a Zoom ceremony the right choice for you?

2133 DAYS AGO | 5.21.2020

The Pros and Cons of Virtual Weddings: Is a Zoom ceremony the right choice fo...

The pros and cons of having a virtual wedding ceremony

Will we all be replaced by virtual wedding officiants?

2135 DAYS AGO | 5.19.2020

Will we all be replaced by virtual wedding officiants?

Are wedding officiants about to be replaced by robots, or will weddings return to normal after the coronavirus shutdown learn how to stay ahead of the trends...

Close up photo shows a man in military fatigues holding a white USPS Priority Mail box full of gifts and personal mementos, there are red and white stripes of the American flag behind him

2136 DAYS AGO | 5.18.2020

Attempts to gut the United States Postal Service will destroy small businesse...

The USPS is a lifeline for small businesses. Letting this institution fail is an attack on small enterprise by wall street crooks that are hell bent on makin...

12 Popular Wedding Ceremony Components – (almost) everything you might want to include in your wedding ceremony and more!

2141 DAYS AGO | 5.13.2020

12 Popular Wedding Ceremony Components – (almost) everything you might want t...

Before you start writing your wedding ceremony script, take a moment to read about the different components, and how the combine to create a wedding ceremony...

These states are where you can - and can't - get married online

2143 DAYS AGO | 5.11.2020

These states are where you can - and can't - get married online

Some states are now allowing couples to get married online. California, New York, Illinois and other states have passed emergency measurers allowing couples ...

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Illinois allows Zoom wedding ceremonies, and they’re letting couples file for licenses online too!

2147 DAYS AGO | 5.7.2020

Illinois allows Zoom wedding ceremonies, and they’re letting couples file for...

Illinois just allowed couples to celebrate video conference wedding ceremonies using platforms like Zoom and Skype, learn what that means for wedding plannin...

California allows couples to obtain marriage licenses and solemnize marriage via video conference

2153 DAYS AGO | 5.1.2020

California allows couples to obtain marriage licenses and solemnize marriage ...

California will temporarily allow couples to obtain their marriage license and solemnize marriage via video conference admidst the Coronavirus pandemic

Skype, Zoom, Livestream: Virtual Wedding Ceremonies Defined

2155 DAYS AGO | 4.29.2020

Skype, Zoom, Livestream: Virtual Wedding Ceremonies Defined

What virtual wedding ceremonies are and why it's important to understand how they pertain to marriage laws during the Coronavirus pandemic

Close up photo of AMM Minister and Wedding Officiant Sean Kelley standing next to a wedding gazebo with trees and sunshine in the background

2157 DAYS AGO | 4.27.2020

Minister Q&A on Officiating a Safe, One-of-a-Kind Wedding Ceremony During the...

Minister shares how he got ordained online with American Marriage Ministries, registered with the state of Ohio, and prepared for officiating a socially dist...

Screenshot from a news broadcast showing AMM Minister and wedding officiant Sean Kelly marrying his dad Harold and new step mom Lorrie in an outdoor socially distanced wedding while his grandma watches from inside

2159 DAYS AGO | 4.25.2020

Online ordained minister performs heartwarming socially distant wedding cerem...

Online ordained minister performs a socially distant wedding ceremony at nursing home during the Coronavirus pandemic

Coronavirus or Knot: How to Get Your Marriage License and Legally Wed During a Global Pandemic

2164 DAYS AGO | 4.20.2020

Coronavirus or Knot: How to Get Your Marriage License and Legally Wed During ...

Step-by-step action plan for couples who want to get married during government shutdowns amidst the Coronavirus pandemic

New York releases virtual wedding rules, wedding officiants can now perform video wedding ceremonies (UPDATED)

2164 DAYS AGO | 4.20.2020

New York releases virtual wedding rules, wedding officiants can now perform v...

Read the text and details for the New York Governor's order allowing couples to get married by video during the COVID-19 shutdown.

Free Locally-Made Hand Sanitizer Included in Select AMM Packages

2165 DAYS AGO | 4.19.2020

Free Locally-Made Hand Sanitizer Included in Select AMM Packages

American Marriage Ministries supports frontline healthcare workers during the coronavirus pandemic, and promotes healthy sanitary practices by including free...

New York to allow virtual wedding ceremonies and grant marriage licenses remotely

2166 DAYS AGO | 4.18.2020

New York to allow virtual wedding ceremonies and grant marriage licenses remo...

In response to the ongoing COVID-19 shutdown, New York State will allow virtual courthouse weddings, letting clerks marry couples over the internet instead o...

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