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Stay up to date with the latest wedding ceremony trends, script writing inspiration, tips and advice for first-time officiants, and news that matters to couples and wedding ministers. Over 1732 articles and counting!
Stay up to date with the latest wedding ceremony trends, script writing inspiration, tips and advice for first-time officiants, and news that matters to couples and wedding ministers. Over 1732 articles and counting!
Chicago and Cook County announce new capacity guidelines for weddings and private events during COVID, information for engaged couples, officiants, and other vendors.
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How to plan or officiate a Beltane wedding ceremony or handfasting, with a bonfire ritual and words inspired by ancient Celtic Pagan practices and the spirit of the Spring season.
Learn about the history of the Maypole dance and how to add one to your wedding celebration, for May Day, Beltane, Wiccan, Pagan, and nonreligious celebrations.
A magical Beltane incense recipe for your wedding ceremony. A unique addition to any wedding, marriage rite, engagement, betrothal, or Wiccan handfasting ritual.
Celebrate your bond with a tree planting ceremony! This unique unity ritual can be adapted to any theme or location, even indoor ceremonies, by using houseplants, shrubs, cacti, or patio friendly fruit trees. Includes a sample script for wedding officiants.
A South Florida couple tried to have their wedding ceremony at a stranger's mansion estate without permission, leading to disaster when authorities were called to the fantasy venue to keep them from trespassing.
Curious who can legally marry a couple in your state, and if you’re on that list? Wondering how to become a wedding officiant or ordained minister to marry people? We answer all your questions!
Two platonic best friends get married in an 'anti-establishment' unconventional marriage to build a life together.
AMM Reverend Scarlett Mullikin is an LGBTQ wedding officiant who creates meaningful, authentic memorial services and ceremonies for fellow free-spirits, honoring unique people in the same ways they lived.
From guest lists to contracts and travel, what wedding officiants and couples can expect as more Americans get vaccinated against COVID-19 and wedding ceremonies slowly return to normal.
A Baltimore bride decided to wear her wedding reception dress to get her COVID-19 vaccine at the M&T Bank Stadium Mass Vaccination Site.
From sunscreen to bug spray -- prepare for spring and summer weddings by adding these smart seasonal items to your Officiant Wedding Emergency Kit and avoid mistakes, mishaps, and disasters.
Follow these simple steps to perform marriage for friends and family.
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Lawmakers in Maryland banned marriage for individuals under the age of 17 this week, making the state the latest to reconsider child marriage and raise the minimum age to marry.
Beginning July 1, 2022, Vermont couples will be able to purchase a marriage license anywhere in the state regardless of their county of residence. House Bill 680 / HB0680
Choose the perfect wedding officiant script from dozens of free, simple, sweet, fun, and nontraditional offerings in the AMM Wedding Ceremony Scripts Library! These sample scripts are a great place to start for first time wedding officiants, and can be easily modified with details from the couple's love story to create a custom wedding ceremony experience. Choose from religious and non-religious civil wedding scripts.
We love eco-friendly weddings and vow renewal ceremonies! So naturally, we were inspired by news of a unique line of compostable rings created by environmentally-focused companies QALO and Pela. In honor of taking steps toward increasingly waste-free weddings, we designed an original tree planting ceremony with these special wedding rings in mind!
A step-by-step guide to help you plan a wedding or vow renewal to get married in Alabama - including how to find a notary or wedding officiant, choose the best wedding venue, plan your ceremony, and how to apply for and return your Alabama marriage certificate / license.
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