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Choosing a Wedding Officiant: What (or Who) Are Your Options?

Choosing a Wedding Officiant: What (or Who) Are Your Options?

There are lots of wedding officiant options to choose from when you are planning your wedding. Start with these...

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What to Wear (and Not Wear) as a Wedding Officiant

Learn what clothes to wear when officiating a wedding, depending on the couple and the kind of wedding.

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Look Like an Over-Prepared Superhero: The Five Things All Wedding Officiants Should Have

These 5 tips for first time wedding officiants will make you a hero on the wedding day! Click to see advice from a professional officiant on what to bring to the ceremony.

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Happy Birthday to Us: AMM Turns 10!

July 4th is most famous for... American Marriage Ministries celebrates another year of free ordination online with the support of our incredible ministers

Tennessee Federal Judge Sides with Online Churches

Tennessee Federal Judge Sides with Online Churches

A federal judge in Tennessee has frozen the implementation of a law that barred ministers ordained online from solemnizing marraige in the state

“No Thanks, I Don’t Want a Stranger!” Chattanooga TN Ordination Tour Update

“No Thanks, I Don’t Want a Stranger!” Chattanooga TN Ordination Tour Update

More organizations and online churches are joining the fight against Tennessee's discriminatory new marriage law.

Two young people stand in colorful rainbow colored clothing outdoors, holding up their minister credentials following an in-person ordination event held by American Marriage Ministries in Tennessee. They are smiling and posing for the camera.

Crowds Grow at Memphis TN In-Person Ordination

Crowds showed up in Memphis Tennessee to get ordained before Tennessee's new marriage law goes into effect.

The Balkanization of Southern Christianity, Jackson TN

The Balkanization of Southern Christianity, Jackson TN

Tennessee's new marriage law discriminates against thousands of small informal churches. We visited Jackson to talk to ministers and offer in-person ordination.

Tennessee Ordination Tour Updates: Clarksville TN

Tennessee Ordination Tour Updates: Clarksville TN

American Marriage Ministries visited Clarksville Tennessee to provide in-person ordinations for ministers affected by the new marriage law.

Asked to Officiate a Wedding?

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

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American Marriage Ministries Incorporated in Tennessee as a Non-Profit Corp.

American Marriage Ministries is now incorporated in Tennessee as a non-profit corporation to ensure recognition of our ministers.

AMM to Provide In-Person Ordination in Tennessee for All Ministers affected by New Marriage Law

AMM to Provide In-Person Ordination in Tennessee for All Ministers affected by New Marriage Law

American Marriage Ministries will be providing FREE on-site minister ordination so that you can officiate weddings in Tennessee, in compliance with the state’s new marriage laws.

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An Open Letter to Members of the Tennessee Legislature

An open letter from American Marriage Ministries to the Tennessee legislature protesting a restrictive new marriage law.

Growing Outrage: A Minister Responds to Tennessee’s Restrictive Marriage Law

Growing Outrage: A Minister Responds to Tennessee’s Restrictive Marriage Law

An American Marriage Ministries Minister writes her representative protesting a restrictive new marriage law passed in the State of Tennessee.

The 5 Biggest Wedding RSVP Headaches

The 5 Biggest Wedding RSVP Headaches

Watch out for these kinds of guests when you are creating your wedding RSVP guest list.

4 Incredible Ceremonies Officiated By Friends and Family

4 Incredible Ceremonies Officiated By Friends and Family

Every year, more Americans choose friends and family members to officiate weddings, here are there stories.

Queer Eye’s Jonathan Van Ness and Elysian Brewery announce Lucky Couple Winner

Queer Eye’s Jonathan Van Ness and Elysian Brewery announce Lucky Couple Winner

American Marriage Ministries congratulates lucky couple Megan and Haden who won a wedding officiated by Queer Eye's Jonathan Van Ness.

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