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342 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...

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368 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

371 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...

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Ceremony Planning Articles

bride and groom smile and laugh as they break a traditional loaf of bread together

347 DAYS AGO | 8.28.2025

Breaking of the Bread: A Fun Wedding Ritual to Kick Off Your Reception

A playful wedding ritual where couples break bread to see who gets the biggest piece, and earn the title of "breadwinner." Fun, easy, and perfect for your we...

Money pinned to a bride's veil

356 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

357 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...

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Religion and Rituals Articles

Unity Ceremony Ideas for a Pantheist Wedding Ceremony

1124 DAYS AGO | 7.13.2023

Unity Ceremony Ideas for a Pantheist Wedding Ceremony

Pantheist wedding ceremonies celebrate love, spiritual connection, the joy of living, and the divine universe. These unity ceremony ideas are the blend of na...

What Happens at a Satanic Wedding? Info for Guests & Officiants

1166 DAYS AGO | 6.1.2023

What Happens at a Satanic Wedding? Info for Guests & Officiants

Curious what to expect when asked to attend or officiate a Satanic wedding ceremony? Learn what happens at a Satanic wedding, where Satanic weddings are held...

Matelotage : Gay Marriage Among Pirates or Just a Business Partnership?

1252 DAYS AGO | 3.7.2023

Matelotage : Gay Marriage Among Pirates or Just a Business Partnership?

Learn about matelotage, which many believe to be an early form of gay marriage honored among pirates of the 1700s and 1800s. These legal civil unions bound t...

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Community Articles

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

756 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

767 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

822 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...

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