Bright, bold, colorful weddings are trending for 2021. What should wedding officiants wear to a ceremony filled with color? Stick to the basics or break out the patterns?

Simple ways ministers can handle unexpected mistakes, ceremony interruptions & avoid wedding disasters to keep the focus on the couple. Great for new officiants learning how to perform marriage for the first time!

Will a rise in weekday weddings impact marriage officiants in 2021? As more couples get married during the week, nontraditional ceremonies give officiants a chance to flourish.

Service members will be able to choose a virtual or proxy marriage ceremony in Texas if House Bill No. 675 passes in 2021.

Find the best ceremony fit for your couple. Borrow from ancient traditions or create new, unconventional offbeat wedding rituals, or use a mix of old and new for something really memorable and unique.

Proposed changes to the SC marriage license application waiting period would allow couples to elope or marry in short notice wedding ceremonies. SC S.B. 123 was prefiled for 2021.

Find out how wedding insurance does (and doesn’t) help with venue closures, cancellations, postponements, refunds, and other surprises during COVID-19.

Use this format to transition & flow effortlessly between parts of a wedding ceremony. Learn how to write, structure & perform a marriage ceremony in 15 - 20 minutes.

State Sen. Johnson (TX) proposed a bill that would replace gendered language in Family Code to protect same-sex couples & parents, reminding us that language matters in law and in the marriage ceremony.

Want to know what a Buddhist wedding ritual entails? Learn about the readings, decorations, how the ceremony is constructed, and more. ✓ Explore our guide!

4 methods wedding officiants & couples use to write a wedding ceremony. Find the method that works best for your wedding & learn how to write a wedding ceremony script or template!

New sample wedding ceremony script for a Winter Solstice celebration. Bring bright lights & lots of love into the darkest, longest night of the year with this ceremony template.

Clark County launched a new website for engaged couples and marriage officiants planning a wedding in Las Vegas, with links to an online marriage license application, wedding officiant registration form, vow renewal certificate, proof of marriage, and more. The redesign celebrates 5 million marriage licenses in the 'Wedding Capital of the World.'

A simple wedding ceremony script for an older couple getting married later in life. Perfect for non traditional couples, and first, second, or third marriages, looking for something romantic with a touch of humor.

What new trends will the new year’s wedding boom bring? Looking forward to unique elopements, drive thru weddings, and creative officiants, after the OC Innovation Award goes to ‘Hitched at the Honda Center’ for making it fun and easy to get a marriage license or civil wedding in California during the coronavirus pandemic.

Tips on how to honor the unique role your wedding officiant serves on your special day by including them on your wedding invitations - with invitation templates, designs, and simple wording suggestions. Adding a friend or relative to your invites is a great way to say ‘thank you!' for officiating!

This original Viking wedding ceremony script includes light Pagan wedding elements, an exchange of wedding bands / rings and vows (with optional sword exchange), a handfasting and blessing of the hands ritual, a traditional Norse toast with drinking horns, color symbolism, offering to the gods, and more. Skal! Written by Rev. Scarlett Mullikin

Learn about this beautiful unity ceremony, traditionally part of Hispanic and Filipino Catholic wedding ceremonies. The wedding lasso, or ‘el lazo de boda,’ is a large rosary, rope, or garland placed around a bride and groom’s shoulders to symbolize a spiritual bond. This ritual can be modified for a modern or traditional marriage ceremony.