How to determine your rates and what to charge as a professional or first time wedding officiant, including when to lower or raise the cost for custom wedding ceremonies or chances to build your wedding services portfolio.

Will decorative wedding masks replace the veil to become a new family heirloom as the COVID-19 pandemic changes wedding attire and fashions?

A nationwide survey found the role of the wedding officiant is changing as a result of the COVID 19 pandemic. What does it mean for the future of officiants?

Nevada has become the first state to remove same-sex marriage ban from constitution and protect LGBTQ couples

LGBTQ+ and marriage equality advocates wait as Nevada becomes the first state to vote on removing a same-sex marriage ban from the state constitution on November 3rd.

An officiant’s quick thinking and sense of humor saves the day when a groom’s anxiety makes him vomit during the wedding ceremony!

What Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s Confirmation to the Supreme Court might mean for the future of same-sex marriage, marriage equality, and the LGBTQ+ community based on her past actions and comments.

How to host a hybrid wedding by livestreaming a small in-person wedding ceremony to your online guests.

No marriage license might mean no wedding! Learn why a wedding officiant might not officiate, the legal risks of a forgetting your marriage license, and how to prevent this wedding day mistake.

Pope Francis endorses & offers support for same-sex civil unions in a new documentary, Francesco, moving the Church towards acceptance of LGBTQ+ families

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Wedding officiants may have to cancel last minute, but couples can avoid canceling the wedding ceremony by having a friend or family member prepared as a backup officiant.

NBC news anchor Morgan Radford married David Williams in a colorful destination wedding in Cartagena, Colombia this weekend. See our 5 tips to capture their style and inspire your own intimate outdoor wedding ceremony.

Legislators in Florida and Virginia have prefiled new measures for discussion during the 2022 Sessions in attempt to repeal and remove defunct state bans on same-sex marriage from state laws. (FL HB 6015; SB 168; SB 462; S.J.Res.472) (VA HJ 582; SJ 5)

Legislators in Maryland discuss a new measure to allow couples in Anne Arundel County to apply for a marriage license or participate in a marriage ceremony over ‘video conference,’ using audiovisual technology platforms like Zoom and Skype as support for virtual marriage during the COVID 19 pandemic continues.

Looking for wedding ring alternatives to exchange during your wedding ceremony or elopement? Get creative with these 5 unique gift ideas – including matching tattoos, custom watches, love letters, and more. Add a gift exchange to your ceremony during or after the vow exchange, or any time that feels right.

A detailed look at Montana’s Declaration of Marriage Without Solemnization option, including benefits and disadvantages, how it compares to a marriage license, and what wedding officiants need to know about performing a ceremony for couples who choose this paperwork.

Wedding superstitions we love: Try these 5 lucky wedding traditions to keep your ceremony on track toward a happy marriage, and avoid day-of disasters and disappointments!