GET ORDAINED

AMERICAN WEDDINGS BLOG

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 1692 articles and counting!

All Articles Page 11

See More Recent Articles...

Asked to Officiate a Wedding?

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

News Articles

Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift talk together during an episode of the New Heights sports podcast

288 DAYS AGO | 9.2.2025

Taylor Swift’s Engagement is Numerologically Aligned & Yours Can Be Too

Discover how Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce’s engagement date aligns with numerology, and how to pick a lucky wedding date and plan your wedding using life path...

Imagen promocional del manual del ministro, y texto que dice "¡Versión en español! Manual de ministro de AMM para nuevos oficiantes de bodas"

314 DAYS AGO | 8.7.2025

¡Presentamos la edición en español del Manual de ministro de AMM para ofician...

¡Oficie bodas legales con confianza! El Manual de ministro de AMM para oficiantes de bodas ya está disponible en español. Esta guía detallada incluye informa...

Figuras estilizadas de novios contra un fondo de ciudad brillante

317 DAYS AGO | 8.4.2025

Oficiantes: Adapten su Negocio a Medida que el Cambio Climático Impulsa Más B...

Descubre cómo el cambio climático está cambiando las tendencias de bodas y por qué el otoño es ahora temporada alta. Incluye consejos para oficiantes de boda...

See More News...

Ceremony Planning Articles

Money pinned to a bride's veil

302 DAYS AGO | 8.19.2025

Filipino Wedding Tradition Helps You Pay for Wedding With a Dance Party

Learn about the Filipino wedding money dance, a fun tradition where guests pin cash to the couple during a dance to show their support - and help cover costs...

Close up of a bride and groom using a two-handled saw / crosscut saw to cut a log

303 DAYS AGO | 8.18.2025

Add a Log Cutting Ceremony to Your Wedding as a Symbol of Cooperation

Discover the German log cutting wedding tradition, symbolizing teamwork, trust, and cooperation. Perfect for modern, multicultural, and same-sex weddings, an...

Close up of bride and groom at Indian wedding, traditional wedding attire and a blue suit

316 DAYS AGO | 8.5.2025

Stealing the Groom’s Shoes: A Fun Indian Wedding Tradition

Add laughter & lighthearted rivalry to your Indian wedding with the Joota Chupai tradition, aka stealing the groom's shoes! This fun wedding prank is a perfe...

See More Ceremony Planning...

Religion and Rituals Articles

Inviting Death Home: Home Funeral Guide Sara Williams on Reconnecting with Death and Dying

1007 DAYS AGO | 9.14.2023

Inviting Death Home: Home Funeral Guide Sara Williams on Reconnecting with De...

AMM interviews Celebrant Sara Williams to learn what a home funeral guide does, how Death Cafes change the conversation around death and dying, the role of a...

What to Expect at a Self-Marriage or Sologamy Ceremony

1036 DAYS AGO | 8.16.2023

What to Expect at a Self-Marriage or Sologamy Ceremony

Learn about the empowering sologamy wedding trend, also called self-marriage: An act of self love, when you marry yourself in a symbolic wedding ceremony to ...

What Wedding Officiants Need to Know About Name Changes, Wedding Customs, and Patriarchy

1041 DAYS AGO | 8.11.2023

What Wedding Officiants Need to Know About Name Changes, Wedding Customs, and...

Learn why so many women in the U.S. change their last name when they marry, how patriarchy and legal restrictions shaped this interesting wedding custom, and...

See More Religion & Rituals...

Community Articles

An older woman in beautiful clothes sits in the sunshine outdoors, completing the AMM online minister ordination application on her tablet

702 DAYS AGO | 7.15.2024

Interfaith Minister Ordination for Wedding Officiants and Celebrants

How to become an interfaith minister and officiate a wedding with free online ordination from American Marriage Ministries: Get started today!

AMM’s 2024 Officiant Yearbook! The American Weddings Blog Year in Review

713 DAYS AGO | 7.4.2024

AMM’s 2024 Officiant Yearbook! The American Weddings Blog Year in Review

Celebrate the AMM Ministers, staff, celebrities, and other rockstars that made this year's American Weddings blog AMAZING! Our 2023-2024 AMM Yearbook Recap

Chef Toni Lawson stands next to her daughter and new daughter-in-law during their wedding in a cave at Shenandoah Caverns, Virginia. The light is purple and pink and glowing, with rock formations and guests in the background

768 DAYS AGO | 5.10.2024

Pastry Chef Officiates Epic Gay Wedding In a Cave, And It’s Just As Cool As I...

Meet AMM Minister & first-time Officiant Tonette Lawson, aka Chef Toni of Tesserts, and read about the epic queer wedding in a cave she officiated for daught...

See More Community...
GET ORDAINED
WITH AMM

Become a Wedding Officiant with Our Free Online Ordination!