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News Articles
356 DAYS AGO | 9.26.2023
Would You Sell Tickets to Your Wedding? A Curious New Tourism Trend in Indian...
A growing trend in wedding tourism: ticketed weddings for tourists. Join My Wedding is helping Indian couples sell tickets to tourists to attend their tradit...
361 DAYS AGO | 9.21.2023
Michigan bans child marriage, raises legal age to marry to 18
You must be 18 years old to get married in Michigan. This week, Gov Whitmer signed legislation to ban the marriage of minors in the state, without exception....
362 DAYS AGO | 9.20.2023
How Filmmaker Nico Raineau Fell in Love with Writing Wedding Ceremonies
Award-winning filmmaker and one-of-a-kind wedding officiant Nico Raineau is in the business of telling love stories. His officiant business RomCom Weddings t...
Ceremony Planning Articles
251 DAYS AGO | 1.9.2024
Can an AI Avatar or Chatbot Officiate a Wedding?
Can an AI Avatar or Chatbot Legally Officiate a Wedding Ceremony? Learn who (and what) can serve as a legal officiant for your marriage ceremony, including w...
256 DAYS AGO | 1.4.2024
Wedding Numerology: The Best Dates to Get Married in 2024
The best wedding dates for every season in 2024, according to numerology! Expert numerologist Rebecca Scolnick offers insight and inspiration to help you cho...
257 DAYS AGO | 1.3.2024
Wedding Toast from Beyond: Using AI to Include Dead Loved Ones in Your Ceremony
Learn how conversational AI technology makes it possible to include deceased relatives and friends in your wedding ceremony, such as a virtual toast, speech,...
Religion and Rituals Articles
1082 DAYS AGO | 9.30.2021
Add Magic to Your Second Ceremony with a ‘Year and a Day’ Handfasting
Combine the magic of the Celtic Year and a Day handfasting ritual with your sequel wedding or second ceremony! With links to wedding ceremony scripts, Pagan ...
1089 DAYS AGO | 9.23.2021
Italian Wedding Traditions - From Warding Off the Evil Eye at Your Ceremony t...
Include one of these 14 Italian wedding traditions and superstitions in your marriage ceremony or reception! From warding off the evil eye and other supersti...
1123 DAYS AGO | 8.20.2021
Historic Groome Church splits from UMC over LGBTQ marriage and ordination
Delaware’s Groome Church leaves United Methodist Church over the denomination’s discrimination toward LGBTQ+ individuals, and UMC’s ban of same-sex marriage ...
Community Articles
458 DAYS AGO | 6.16.2023
Survey Shows the “Threat” to Professional Officiants is Courthouse Weddings &...
AMM surveyed 150 couples to see which type of officiant is most popular with newlyweds this year: a friend or family member ordained online, professional wed...
466 DAYS AGO | 6.8.2023
New York’s One-Day Officiant License vs Online Ordination: Which is the best ...
Which is a better choice for wedding officiants in New York - the new One Day Marriage Officiant License or Online Ordination through American Marriage Minis...
469 DAYS AGO | 6.5.2023
The Anonymous Officiant: Heights, High Winds & Jurassic Wingspans at This Gra...
The Anonymous Officiant #8: A special guest dropped in on this Australian couple's gravity-defying Grand Canyon wedding in Arizona -- a rare, endangered Cali...