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Recent Articles

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Marrying a Tree to Escape a Curse? A Unique Vedic Wedding Tradition & the Manglik Dosha

Learn about the unique Vedic wedding tradition of marrying a tree to counter the Manglik Dosha curse, and how a symbolic marriage protects Manglik individuals and their spouses from astrological misfortune!

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8 Romantic Celtic Wedding Blessings & Poems to Read at Your Ceremony

8 beautiful Celtic wedding blessings and love poems from Irish, Scottish, and Welsh traditions. Perfect for a cultural wedding reading, handfasting ceremony, or vow renewal ceremony. (Wedding readings PDFs)

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How to Handle Having Your Period on Your Wedding Day

5 easy tips to help you handle having your period on your wedding day, from packing a 'flo bag' with emergency items, choosing bloat-friendly wedding attire, and more. Click to read our best period on wedding day tips!

Votos matrimoniales escritos a mano, enrollados en pergaminos y decorados

Cómo Escribir Votos Matrimoniales con la Plantilla de Tres Preguntas

Aprenda a escribir sus propios votos matrimoniales con esta sencilla plantilla de tres preguntas. Perfecta para oficiantes de bodas que escriben un guion de ceremonia personalizado y para parejas que desean unos votos matrimoniales personalizados y significativos.

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5 Simple Ideas for an Sustainable Wedding Day

Discover 5 simple eco-friendly wedding ideas, from digital invites to plant-based menus and microweddings. Read more to plan a sustainable wedding that honors your values and the planet!

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Wedding Officiants: Book More Gen Z Weddings With 3 Simple Tips

Struggling to book Gen Z couples as a wedding officiant? Learn 3 proven strategies to attract younger clients with better communication, social media presence, and transparent pricing.

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6 Things Missing From Your Wedding Vendor Website (& Costing You Clients)

Wedding officiant business tips: Fix these 6 common website mistakes to attract more couples, improve SEO, and grow your wedding business!

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Cómo Incluir un Momento de Silencio en su Ceremonia de Boda

Aprenda cuánto dura un momento de silencio durante una ceremonia de boda, cuándo añadir y qué decir antes y después. Guía práctica para parejas y oficiantes sobre ceremonias conmemorativas y homenaje a seres queridos fallecidos.

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These Celebrities Offered to be Taylor & Travis’s Wedding Officiant (And You Can Too)

From Flavor Flav to Gov. Jared Polis, celebrities are lining up to officiate Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce’s wedding! See who else has volunteered for the big day, and how YOU can too

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7 Fall Wedding Trends You'll Love, From an Expert Planner

Discover the top Fall 2025 wedding trends from expert planner Lisa VanHorton, including intentional spending, silk florals, unique venues, smaller guest lists, and guest-friendly ideas for your autumn celebration.

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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 numbers, your Marriage Number, and cosmic timing!

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This Polish Wedding Toast Predicts Who Wears the Pants in Your Marriage

Discover the Polish-inspired Vodka & Water Shot wedding toast: a fun game of chance that decides who's the boss of the marriage - or at least the wedding night! Tips on how to add this drinking game & reception icebreaker to your multicultural wedding.

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Asked to Officiate a Wedding?

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

News Articles

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Should Same-Sex Couples Marry Before Supreme Court Revisits Obergefell?

The Supreme Court might revisit Obergefell v. Hodges. What could happen to same-sex marriage laws, and should same-sex couples marry before 2026? Take a look at what's at stake, and when changes could come.

Screenshot of Taylor Swift Instagram announcement of her engagement to Travis Kelce,

These Celebrities Offered to be Taylor & Travis’s Wedding Officiant (And You Can Too)

From Flavor Flav to Gov. Jared Polis, celebrities are lining up to officiate Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce’s wedding! See who else has volunteered for the big day, and how YOU can too

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

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 numbers, your Marriage Number, and cosmic timing!

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Ceremony Planning Articles

Flor rosa sobre un fondo blanco para simbolizar la paz, el amor y la reflexión tranquila.

Cómo Incluir un Momento de Silencio en su Ceremonia de Boda

Aprenda cuánto dura un momento de silencio durante una ceremonia de boda, cuándo añadir y qué decir antes y después. Guía práctica para parejas y oficiantes sobre ceremonias conmemorativas y homenaje a seres queridos fallecidos.

A beautiful fall wedding outdoors, friends smiling laughing

7 Fall Wedding Trends You'll Love, From an Expert Planner

Discover the top Fall 2025 wedding trends from expert planner Lisa VanHorton, including intentional spending, silk florals, unique venues, smaller guest lists, and guest-friendly ideas for your autumn celebration.

Love drinking games at weddings? This ritual's for you!

This Polish Wedding Toast Predicts Who Wears the Pants in Your Marriage

Discover the Polish-inspired Vodka & Water Shot wedding toast: a fun game of chance that decides who's the boss of the marriage - or at least the wedding night! Tips on how to add this drinking game & reception icebreaker to your multicultural wedding.

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Religion and Rituals Articles

A Simple Guide to Nikah Traditions & Muslim Wedding Words

A Simple Guide to Nikah Traditions & Muslim Wedding Words

A simple introduction to popular Nikah traditions and words you're likely to hear when planning or attending a Muslim wedding ceremony for the first time, including henna parties, signing the Islamic marriage certificate, separating guests by gender, the mangni, baraat, walima banquet dinners, and more. Nikah mubarak!

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How to Include a Smudging Ritual in Your Wedding Ceremony (& Why You’d Want to)

A wedding smudge ceremony is a meaningful way to bless a marriage with lasting love, harmony, wisdom, protection, and good luck. Learn how to add a custom smudging ritual to your wedding, including the origins and basics of burning sage and other herbs, how to make and burn a smudge stick, and finding the perfect words to say for a spiritual, religious, Pagan, Celtic, or Indigenous/ Native American inspired wedding ceremony.

Wedding Smudge Stick Recipe - Sage, Sweetgrass, and Lavender

Wedding Smudge Stick Recipe - Sage, Sweetgrass, and Lavender

Use this simple recipe to make a sweet-smelling protective wedding smudge stick for your wedding’s smudging ceremony. This sacred combination of sage, sweetgrass, and lavender is said to welcome love, harmony, wisdom, and good luck into your marriage, while clearing away negative energy.

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Community Articles

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

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 daughters Beka and Laura. The ceremony included a ‘jumping the broom’ unity ritual, stylish cape and princess dress, custom cookies, and a half-and-half cake!

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The Best Anniversary Gift for Any Year, Whether It’s Your 1st or 50th

Looking for sweet wedding anniversary gift ideas? This unique vow renewal gift box is the perfect way to say ‘I’d marry you all over again!’ Pair it with a surprise second proposal for an extra memorable gift exchange. A romantic gift whether you waited until the last minute or are planning in advance!

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Don’t Miss These Upcoming Online Officiant Courses from AMM!

Join AMM and expert wedding officiants from around the country for an exciting continuing-education course! These free online training classes are open to all officiants, from first-time officiants to professional officiants. If you believe in marriage equality for all people, you're welcome to attend! Topics will include marketing, meeting new clients to marry, Wiccan wedding traditions, and more!

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