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News Articles
268 DAYS AGO | 2.29.2024
Officiant Accelerator is in Houston on May 15th! Meet our Expert Speakers...
Calling all Texas wedding officiants! American Marriage Ministries is headed to Houston for a day of officiant-focused education, conversation, and networkin...
298 DAYS AGO | 1.30.2024
Lenny Kravitz Might ‘Wing’ His Wedding Toast, But You’d Better Not
Unless you’re a rock ‘n’ roll legend who’s mastered the impromptu red carpet interview like Lenny Kravitz, it’s best to prepare and practice your wedding toa...
310 DAYS AGO | 1.18.2024
Will Utah Legislators Put Limits on Virtual Weddings in 2024?
Learn about proposed changes to Utah's remote marriage ceremonies and services in 2024. Legislators seek to amend the law to require at least one of the indi...
Ceremony Planning Articles
241 DAYS AGO | 3.27.2024
What Wedding Planners Wish Wedding Officiants Knew…
5 ways for new and first-time wedding officiants to work best with the wedding planner, including tips on communication, collaboration and who runs the rehea...
243 DAYS AGO | 3.25.2024
You’ll NEVER Guess What’s in These Officiants’ Emergency Kits
A few surprising items you’ll find in a wedding officiant emergency kit, for officiants who perform ceremonies in unique and unusual locations.
246 DAYS AGO | 3.22.2024
Ejemplos de Votos para Bodas Poliamorosas y Ceremonias de Compromiso
Ejemplos de votos matrimoniales y votos de compromiso para celebraciones poliamorosas de matrimonio, renovación de votos y ceremonias de compromiso. Estos ej...
Religion and Rituals Articles
1097 DAYS AGO | 11.22.2021
‘Naming Ceremonies’ at Any Stage of Life: How Celebrants Create Space for Aut...
Learn about the Naming Ceremony tradition for adults at any stage of life, and how Celebrants and Officiants create space for authentic identity through this...
1109 DAYS AGO | 11.10.2021
Nobel Prize winner Malala gets married! Plus a look at the Nikah Ceremony
Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala married Asser Malik this week. See photos from the couple’s wedding and learn about the Muslim Nikah (nikkah) ceremony and Is...
1115 DAYS AGO | 11.4.2021
Signing the Ketubah - All About the Jewish Wedding Contract
Learn about the ketubah signing ceremony, traditional and modern Jewish wedding contracts, how ketubah reading takes the place of wedding vows, options for m...
Community Articles
500 DAYS AGO | 7.12.2023
Wedding Ceremony Script PDFs for Officiants: Download, Print, and Perform!
Looking for the perfect wedding officiant script? AMM now offers a simple PDF download option for popular wedding scripts and templates in our Ceremony Scrip...
502 DAYS AGO | 7.10.2023
How Much Will Couples Spend on a Wedding Officiant This Year?
AMM 2023 Survey: With wedding costs soaring, how much will the average couple spend on a wedding officiant for their ceremony this year? We asked 150 soon-to...
505 DAYS AGO | 7.7.2023
The Anonymous Officiant: Parents NOT Behaving Badly
The Anonymous Officiant #9: This wedding officiant was ready for maximum drama at a big blended family wedding, but the day brought a different kind of surpr...