Simple handfasting ceremony wording and outline for a wedding officiant! Sweet vows, easy to modify for Pagan, Christian, nonreligious or spiritual couples

A proposed change in Iowa would allow hairstylists to work at wedding venues the day of the wedding, creating additional income for cosmetologists and venues impacted by the Covid pandemic, and convenience for couples.

Bring family and friends together this season with a virtual wedding ceremony that feels intimate, welcoming, and magical. Creative set design & attention to detail and lighting make all the difference!

Oahu wedding vendors & couples expressed confusion this week when a 150 seat luau was allowed under the Waikiki's Covid Tier 3 guidelines, while weddings and other social gatherings are still limited to 10 people.

Inspired by the Red Planet, vintage sci-fi, and NASA’s Perseverance rover, we offer a few suggestions to get you started planning a Mars on Earth destination wedding!

Opening remarks set the tone of a wedding! Try these examples for a non-traditional, offbeat wedding ceremony, with a creative officiant wedding welcome.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry just revealed they held a secret wedding elopement in their backyard. But there were no witnesses… Was it legal? And what are the witness requirements for the marriage license in your state?

Celebrate love in paradise! Everything you need to know to perform marriage or get married in Guam, including how to register as an officiant and how to apply for and file the marriage license before the ceremony.

Let's talk wedding officiant business cards! With expert advice on what wedding officiants should include on their contact card, how to design one, and how to keep things spiritually centered. Build a strong officiant business and brand with these great tips!

Love is in the air! Celebrate with a Spring Equinox wedding that’s brimming with colorful flowers and loving friends.

Want to use something other than sand in a sand ceremony? Four creative ideas for custom unity rituals to perform at a wedding ceremony -- for officiants and couples! -- including a coffee ceremony, a seed-planting soil ceremony, and more.

As news of a space hotel makes headlines, we have to ask… would you perform a wedding in space? Officiants have a new destination wedding package to daydream about!

The Iowa Conference of the United Methodist Church (UMC) will allow clergy to perform same-sex (same gender) weddings for LGBTQ members, but won’t require of those who disagree on theological grounds. The new stance was described in the Leading Now and Into the Future - Our Vision statement, which took effect January, 2022.

AMM offers support for the Marriage Equality for Disabled Adults Act, H.R. 6405, introduced this year by Congressman Jimmy Panetta (of California).

We’re sharing our most popular articles in Spanish to help make our blog more inclusive and welcoming to all our ordained Ministers, wedding officiants, and couples planning a ceremony. Lee nuestros artículos más populares para oficiantes de bodas y planeación de ceremonias en Español que estamos creando para hacer nuestro blog más inclusivo y atrayente para todos nuestros Ministros.

This original wedding ceremony script the popular African American wedding tradition of ‘jumping the broom’, a traditional exchange of wedding vows and rings, sweet words on marriage and new beginnings, an explanation of the symbolism and meaning behind the wedding broom ritual, and more. Written by ordained AMM Minister Raquel Solomon.

Want to avoid a wedding day disaster? Ask your best man, groomsman, or another member of the wedding party to serve as a backup wedding officiant. Ask them to get ordained to officiate before the ceremony, come up with a plan, then relax for a laid back stress-free wedding day.

Choose from these common Catholic wedding readings to personalize your religious wedding ceremony script. These scripture readings taken from the Old & New Testament and the Gospels are perfect for Catholic, Christian, and non-denominational wedding ceremonies, or for couples who wish to honor a parent or grandparent’s religious views in their wedding.