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NY lawmakers consider removing marriage license wait period for military personnel

NY lawmakers consider removing marriage license wait period for military personnel

NY may remove the marriage license waiting period for military personnel who are scheduled for deployment within 30 days. Senate Bill 6272, SB6272

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.

¿Quieres que un Amigo o Familiar sea el Oficiante de tu Boda? Lee Esto Primero…

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 ordenación en línea es solo el primer paso.

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

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 indoors.

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

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 her dream come true! Donna owns Off the Beaten Path, a TN wedding chapel and boutique.

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

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

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 actually enjoy working for.

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Pope establishes new penalties for ordaining women: automatic excommunication and defrocking

Pope Francis and Vatican announce new penalties for those attempting to ordain women, including automatic excommunication. Francis addresses the first changes to the Catholic Church's Code of Canon Law since 1983 with his “Tend the Flock” message.

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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, along with what application to complete and what credentials you may need ahead of the wedding ceremony.

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

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 and recognized in every US state and territory, along with wedding officiant training tools, ceremony scripts, and articles.

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

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

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 of a larger post-pandemic wedding trend.

Pennsylvania lifts all COVID-19 restrictions except mask mandate

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. Wolf. Only the state's mask mandate remains in place.

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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 marriages are possible.

Connecticut legislators vote on removing race designation from marriage license

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

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Alaska considers new limits on the marriage of minors, updates to witness requirements

Alaska considers new limits on the marriage of minors, updates to witness requirements

Learn about proposed changes to Alaska marriage laws, including raising the minimum age to marry to 16, placing additional limits on child marriage, and reducing the witness requirement to one witness when signing a marriage license after a wedding ceremony. (House Bill 62 / HB 62)

New script! Bilingual English-Spanish Wedding Ceremony with Written Vows

New script! Bilingual English-Spanish Wedding Ceremony with Written Vows

We’ve added a sweet bilingual wedding ceremony script in Spanish and English to our script library! It contains a heartfelt invocation, written vows, a passage from Corinithians (Corintios) on the nature of love, and a romantic ring exchange.

Inside Frankie Grande & Hale Leon’s Surprise Star Wars Wedding

Inside Frankie Grande & Hale Leon’s Surprise Star Wars Wedding

From galactic glamor to sexy lightsabers and themed costumes: Celebrity wedding inspiration from Frankie Grande and Hale Leon surprise Star Wars Wedding Ceremony, hosted May the 4th (be with you) in Boca Raton, Florida.

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How to Officiate a Remote Wedding Ceremony in Utah

Learn how to officiate a remote wedding ceremony in Utah, with tips on creating a unique online wedding experience. Utah County’s online marriage portal is used by couples all around the world to get married without ever leaving home, including international couples, military members, disabled couples, and more. Written for wedding officiants who wish to perform legal online weddings in Utah.

How to get married TO someone you love, BY someone you love

How to get married TO someone you love, BY someone you love

It's easy for a friend or relative to officiate your wedding! So why not get married to someone you love, by someone you love? Having a loved one serve as wedding officiant and conduct your marriage ceremony is simple, and begins with free ordination online through American Marriage Ministries.

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“I need a wedding venue near me, fast!” The secret to finding the perfect location for your marriage ceremony

Find the perfect wedding venue fast with this simple advice! The best location for your marriage ceremony may be even closer than you think, as close as your own backyard.

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