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You Only Get One Shot at a Wedding Ceremony… Be Prepared!
Getting an early start on ceremony planning is the best way to eliminate stress from your wedding day.
Recent Articles
Making it Click: 4 Ways An Officiant Can Make the Wedding Photographer’s Life Easier
Four ways an officiant can work best as a team with the photographer on the wedding day
Being a Team Player: 4 Things Any Officiant Can Do to Help the Other Professionals Shine
How to be an all-star wedding officiant and a team player, with tips from AMM Minister and professional officiant Matt McMurphy on how to work with photographers, planners, the wedding DJ, florists, and more.
Putting Yourself Out There, Pt. 1: How to Build Your Portfolio and Gain Exposure as an Officiant
How to market yourself, build your portfolio and gain exposure as a wedding officiant
Tennessee and AMM: What Lies Ahead?
Online church on developments regarding Tennessee law that barred ministers ordained online from solemnizing marriage in the state
Choosing a Wedding Officiant: What (or Who) Are Your Options?
There are lots of wedding officiant options to choose from when you are planning your wedding. Start with these...
What to Wear (and Not Wear) as a Wedding Officiant
Learn what clothes to wear when officiating a wedding, depending on the couple and the kind of wedding.
Look Like an Over-Prepared Superhero: The Five Things All Wedding Officiants Should Have
These 5 tips for first time wedding officiants will make you a hero on the wedding day! Click to see advice from a professional officiant on what to bring to the ceremony.
Happy Birthday to Us: AMM Turns 10!
July 4th is most famous for... American Marriage Ministries celebrates another year of free ordination online with the support of our incredible ministers
Tennessee Federal Judge Sides with Online Churches
A federal judge in Tennessee has frozen the implementation of a law that barred ministers ordained online from solemnizing marraige in the state
“No Thanks, I Don’t Want a Stranger!” Chattanooga TN Ordination Tour Update
More organizations and online churches are joining the fight against Tennessee's discriminatory new marriage law.
Crowds Grow at Memphis TN In-Person Ordination
Crowds showed up in Memphis Tennessee to get ordained before Tennessee's new marriage law goes into effect.
The Balkanization of Southern Christianity, Jackson TN
Tennessee's new marriage law discriminates against thousands of small informal churches. We visited Jackson to talk to ministers and offer in-person ordination.
Asked to Officiate a Wedding?
Follow these simple steps to perform marriage for friends and family.
News Articles
All-star wedding ceremony inspiration from Damian Lillard & Kay’la Hanson
5 ways to capture the all-star vibe of Damian Lillard and Kay’la Hanson’s extravagant wedding, which included guests like Snoop Dog, Common, Draymond Green, DeMar DeRozan, and more.
Garret Clayton & Blake Knight asked Alicia Silverstone to officiate their private LA wedding
Garret Clayton and Blake Knight got married! And the couple asked close friend and ordained minister Alicia Silverstone to officiate the private outdoor ceremony. This LGBTQ+ LA wedding had it all - music, art, friends, cocktails, celebrity cred, and COVID safety!
NY lawmakers reconsider online weddings with new bill
Will online weddings return to New York? Lawmakers reconsider virtual marriage ceremonies and marriage license services provided through video conferencing technologies, with NY Assembly Bill 8192. ( AB08192 )
Ceremony Planning Articles
How to Get Married in Missouri - Planning a Wedding in the Show-Me State
A step-by-step guide to getting married in Missouri - from finding an officiant and choosing a wedding venue, to how to apply for, complete, and return your Missouri marriage license.
Heard the News? Introducing AMM Audio Articles!
Want wedding officiant tips and fresh wedding ideas and inspo on the go? Now introducing AMM Audio Articles. All of American Marriage Ministries’ best minister resources, wedding ceremony planning and performing tips, trends, advice, and how-to content is now available in accessible audio!
When Should You Renew Your Wedding Vows? Consider These 3 Things
Considering a vow renewal but not sure when to do it? These 3 tips will help you make the most of renewing your wedding vows, whether you choose an anniversary, relationship milestone, second wedding or sequel wedding ceremony.