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The First AMM Yearbook! American Weddings Year in Review

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Classic Wedding Vows (That Will Make Everyone at Your Ceremony Happy Cry)

Sometimes classic vows just feel right! Use these traditional wedding vow examples while planning your ceremony, or modify them to fit any religious, spiritual, or non religious celebration.

A bride and groom kneel down next to their two dogs, outside in a grassy field on the wedding day. The couple is wearing a white wedding dress and a dress shirt with a vest, and the dogs have cute bowties

Sequel Wedding Ceremony Script: What to Say During a Couple’s Second Ceremony

Sequel weddings are trending! Use this sample script to officiate a couple’s second ceremony as COVID-19 restrictions lift and venues return to full capacity. Includes a link to our full Wedding Ceremony Script Library.

How to Plan a Cannabis-Friendly Wedding

How to Plan a Cannabis-Friendly Wedding

Learn about planning a cannabis-friendly wedding, and ways to include marijuana or weed in your ceremony, reception, or celebration.

Baptist Church Ordains Denomination’s First Openly Transgender Woman

Baptist Church Ordains Denomination’s First Openly Transgender Woman

University Baptist Church ordains Rev Laura Bethany Buchleiter, an openly transgender woman, in a first for the denomination.

New Script Alert! Summer Solstice Handfasting with Honey Wine Toast

New Script Alert! Summer Solstice Handfasting with Honey Wine Toast

A festive new wedding ceremony script with a handfasting and mead / honey wine toast to help you celebrate your marriage on the Summer Solstice!

You STOLE Our Hearts: AMM Ministers Looking Good on the Wedding Day!

You STOLE Our Hearts: AMM Ministers Looking Good on the Wedding Day!

A moment of appreciation for AMM Ministers & Officiants who know how to rock a wedding stole while performing marriage and bringing love and service into their communities.

Plan & Officiate a Summer Solstice Wedding with Handfasting & Honey Wine Toast

Plan & Officiate a Summer Solstice Wedding with Handfasting & Honey Wine Toast

A Summer Solstice Wedding Ceremony with handfasting and honey wine mead toast ! Plan and officiate a unique summer wedding with this outline of parts of a ceremony and sample wedding script.

Inspiration for Your Disney Themed Wedding Ceremony and Vows

Inspiration for Your Disney Themed Wedding Ceremony and Vows

Dreaming of a Disney themed wedding? Add a little Disney magic to your wedding ceremony and vows with quotes and moments from some of our favorite Disney movie couples.

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

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

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 about the couple behind this important moment in the fight for civil rights.

This Might Be the Most Important Thing a Wedding Officiant Wears to a Ceremony…

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 wedding, including a backup pair for unexpected accidents and weather.

Vegas-style weddings are popping up everywhere - Will you officiate one?

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.

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Asked to Officiate a Wedding?

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

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Massachusetts is one step closer to banning child marriage

Massachusetts is one step closer to banning child marriage

Legislators in Massachusetts consider a law to end the marriage of minors, after the House of Reps voted to ban child marriage in the Commonwealth as part of the Fiscal Year 2023 House Budget debate. (House Bill 1709 / H1709 ; House Bill 4701 / H4701; Amendment S.4 ; S937)

Daredevil bride and groom light themselves on fire at wedding ceremony

Daredevil bride and groom light themselves on fire at wedding ceremony

Professional stunt performers Ambyr Bambyr and Gabe Jessop lit themselves on fire during an unforgettable wedding recession. Read about the couple’s fiery wedding exit and how they made the unity ritual possible.

You’ll have more time to use an Oklahoma marriage license beginning November 2022

You’ll have more time to use an Oklahoma marriage license beginning November 2022

Learn about changes to the expiration and return periods for marriage licenses / certificates in Oklahoma, and updates to the minister registration process for wedding officiants in the state. (House Bill 3075 / HB 3075 )

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Ceremony Planning Articles

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Can you use a marriage license in another state?

Learn where and how to apply for a marriage license to get married in another state. Click now to start planning your dream destination wedding, plus tips for traveling wedding officiants!

5 Weird Unity Ceremony Ideas for Truly Unique Weddings

5 Weird Unity Ceremony Ideas for Truly Unique Weddings

Embrace the weird in love and life! From wreaths made of human hair to leaping with your lover over a bonfire, these weird unity ceremony ideas are the perfect alternatives to traditional rituals, to inspire a unique wedding ceremony your guests will remember for years to come. Based on unusual wedding traditions from around the world, including Victorian England, Pagan, and Venezuelan customs, with a quote on the 'mutually satisfying weirdness' we call true love.

Un novio y una novia posan para una foto, riendo y sonriendo felices el día de la boda y vestidos con un hermoso traje y vestido de novia. Tienen flores y globos blancos.

Un Sencillo Guión de Boda para Utilizar Cuando un Amigo Oficie la Ceremonia

Esta plantilla de guión de boda para un amigo oficiante facilita que una pareja y su amigo oficiante escriban una ceremonia personalizada. Simplemente rellene los espacios en blanco con los detalles de su historia de amor, cree un dulce maestro de ceremonias y votos personales, y júntelo todo para un breve guión de boda para su dia.

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