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Recent Articles

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Stealing the Groom’s Shoes: A Fun Indian Wedding Tradition

Add laughter & lighthearted rivalry to your Indian wedding with the Joota Chupai tradition, aka stealing the groom's shoes! This fun wedding prank is a perfect fit for a traditional or multicultural wedding celebration to get the whole family involved.

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Oficiantes: Adapten su Negocio a Medida que el Cambio Climático Impulsa Más Bodas de Otoño

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 bodas profesionales sobre marketing, redacción de contratos y adaptación a un calendario de bodas otoñal ajetreado y con conciencia ecológica.

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Christian Baptism Script for Ministers (With Scripture)

Use this heartfelt Christian baptism script with scripture, prayers, and family participation—perfect for ministers officiating a child's baptism or adapting for adult ceremonies.

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Why Wedding Planning Can Feel So Lonely

Feeling like you don’t have enough friends for a big wedding or wedding party? You’re not alone! Take a look at how the wedding industry can fuel the pressure, and what to do instead for a joyful, fulfilling day.

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Should Your Friends & Parents Write Your Prenup Agreement?

Should your friends & family help write your prenuptial agreement? Explore modern prenup trends, lifestyle clauses, and the trend toward community centered relationships.

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Por Qué Debería Fugarse (una Guía Ilustrada)

¿Busca razones para fugarse? ¡Estas ideas lo inspirarán! Planifique una alternativa divertida y ecológica a una boda tradicional. ¡Una guía ilustrada para fugarse!

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Can You Get Married in Space Aboard a Blue Origin SubOrbital Rocket?

Are weddings in space the next big trend? Learn if you can get legally married aboard a rocket, where to apply for a marriage license, and what a space wedding might look like.

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Officiants: Adapt Your Business as Climate Change Fuels More Fall Weddings

Discover how climate change is changing wedding trends, and why fall is now peak season. With business tips for professional wedding officiants on marketing, writing a contract, and adapting to a busy, eco-conscious fall wedding calendar.

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Wedding Cake Smash: Good Luck or Relationship Ruiner? 

Wedding cake smash traditions: where did they come from, what do they mean today, and could this messy moment actually signal trouble for newlyweds?

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6 Vietnamese Love Poems for Your Bilingual Wedding Ceremony

Celebrate a multicultural, bilingual wedding with these 6 Vietnamese love poems. With tips on when and how to include heartfelt readings in your ceremony.

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No Solo las Bodas, las Tarifas de las Licencias de Matrimonio También Están Aumentando

Las tarifas de las licencias de matrimonio están aumentando en todo Estados Unidos, lo que aumenta el costo de casarse en 2025, incluso para fugas matrimoniales y bodas en juzgados. ¡Aquí les contamos lo que las parejas deben saber!

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Marry an AI Chatbot? Everything You Need to Know About Saying “A-I Do!”

Can you legally marry an AI companion? Explore the rise of hybrid human-AI relationships, symbolic chatbot weddings, and what the future of love, marriage, and polyamory could look like in the age of artificial intelligence.

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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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Officiants: Adapt Your Business as Climate Change Fuels More Fall Weddings

Discover how climate change is changing wedding trends, and why fall is now peak season. With business tips for professional wedding officiants on marketing, writing a contract, and adapting to a busy, eco-conscious fall wedding calendar.

Los recién casados firman la licencia de matrimonio con la ayuda de su oficiante de bodas.

No Solo las Bodas, las Tarifas de las Licencias de Matrimonio También Están Aumentando

Las tarifas de las licencias de matrimonio están aumentando en todo Estados Unidos, lo que aumenta el costo de casarse en 2025, incluso para fugas matrimoniales y bodas en juzgados. ¡Aquí les contamos lo que las parejas deben saber!

stylized illustration showing romance between human and an AI companion

Marry an AI Chatbot? Everything You Need to Know About Saying “A-I Do!”

Can you legally marry an AI companion? Explore the rise of hybrid human-AI relationships, symbolic chatbot weddings, and what the future of love, marriage, and polyamory could look like in the age of artificial intelligence.

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Ceremony Planning Articles

Close up of bride and groom at Indian wedding, traditional wedding attire and a blue suit

Stealing the Groom’s Shoes: A Fun Indian Wedding Tradition

Add laughter & lighthearted rivalry to your Indian wedding with the Joota Chupai tradition, aka stealing the groom's shoes! This fun wedding prank is a perfect fit for a traditional or multicultural wedding celebration to get the whole family involved.

A bride sits at a table alone, lonely

Why Wedding Planning Can Feel So Lonely

Feeling like you don’t have enough friends for a big wedding or wedding party? You’re not alone! Take a look at how the wedding industry can fuel the pressure, and what to do instead for a joyful, fulfilling day.

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Don’t Have Someone to be Your Bridesmaid or Best Man? Try This Instead

No one to ask as your best man or maid of honor? Here’s what to do instead: 3 creative & meaningful alternatives to traditional wedding attendant roles.

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Religion and Rituals Articles

Catholic Wedding Readings for Your Ceremony (& How to Include Them)

Catholic Wedding Readings for Your Ceremony (& How to Include Them)

Choose from these common Catholic wedding readings to personalize your religious wedding ceremony script. These scripture readings taken from the Old & New Testament and the Gospels are perfect for Catholic, Christian, and non-denominational wedding ceremonies, or for couples who wish to honor a parent or grandparent’s religious views in their wedding.

Eastern Orthodox Wedding Ceremony Traditions & Symbolism

Eastern Orthodox Wedding Ceremony Traditions & Symbolism

Learn about unique Eastern Orthodox wedding traditions and the meaning of these ancient symbolic rituals, with a detailed description of the traditional Orthodox marriage ceremony, including the Betrothal and Crowning ceremony (wedding crowns), drinking from the Common Cup, the priest's blessing of the rings, the candle lighting ritual, the Dance of Isaiah, and more.

How to Include the Wedding Lasso Tradition in Your Ceremony

How to Include the Wedding Lasso Tradition in Your Ceremony

Learn about this beautiful unity ceremony, traditionally part of Hispanic and Filipino Catholic wedding ceremonies. The wedding lasso, or ‘el lazo de boda,’ is a large rosary, rope, or garland placed around a bride and groom’s shoulders to symbolize a spiritual bond. This ritual can be modified for a modern or traditional marriage ceremony.

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Community Articles

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Pro Wedding Officiants Give Advice on What to Charge & When to Raise Your Rates

Advice from experts on what to charge as a new or first-time wedding officiant, plus tips on when to raise your raises, how to choose your fees, when to charge more for extra services, and more.

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10 Tips to Grow a Wedding Officiant Business from Norman Graham of Wed By Norm

Ten tips to start and grow a thriving wedding officiant business from Officiant Norman Graham of Wed By Norm. Learn more about marketing, branding, and advertising your business to attract more couples to marry, how to stand out from the crowd, networking with other wedding vendors, what to include in your officiant contract, and more.

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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 networking! This Officiant Accelerator seminar will include presentations from expert officiants Maria Romano, Jimmie Berguin, Bethel Nathan, and Latrice Roman. See you May 15th, 2024!

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