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Asked to Officiate a Wedding?
Follow these simple steps to perform marriage for friends and family.
News Articles
294 DAYS AGO | 7.13.2023
Hawaii Marriage Performer License Fees Increase For All Officiants, Including...
Learn about the fee increase for Marriage Performers in Hawaii, including all ordained religious officiants and judicial officiants. Effective July, 2023, al...
295 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...
296 DAYS AGO | 7.11.2023
New Script! Pantheist Wedding Ceremony with Reading from Carl Sagan
New wedding officiant script! This marriage ceremony is inspired by Pantheist beliefs in the divine beauty of the universe, the sacredness of nature, and the...
Ceremony Planning Articles
188 DAYS AGO | 10.27.2023
Who Can Officiate a Wedding in Glacier National Park?
Looking for the best wedding officiant for a Glacier National Park wedding? Want to officiate a unique ceremony in one of the most beautiful venues in the co...
189 DAYS AGO | 10.26.2023
¿Se puede obtener una Licencia de Matrimonio durante un cierre Gubernamental?
¿Puede usted todavía obtener una licencia de matrimonio durante un cierre del gobierno? ¿Pueden los ministros de AMM oficiar una ceremonia de boda durante un...
191 DAYS AGO | 10.24.2023
12 Examples of Wedding Vows for Him
Wedding vows for grooms! 12 examples of marriage vows for him, including religious vows (Christian, Muslim, Jewish), formal and traditional vows, funny vows,...
Religion and Rituals Articles
1030 DAYS AGO | 7.7.2021
An Intro to Interfaith & Interspiritual Wedding Ceremonies
Learn about the similarities and differences between Interfaith and Interspiritual beliefs, and how these concepts apply to wedding ceremonies.
1109 DAYS AGO | 4.19.2021
After a year of living life online, do distinctions like ‘online church’ even...
How designations like ‘online church’ and ‘online ordination’ have changed after a year of connecting with loved ones and communities online, Zoom, and Skype...
1116 DAYS AGO | 4.12.2021
When Pagans Wed: Modern Paganism & the Wedding Ritual
Sacred circles, handfasting unity candles, and feasting -- learn what to expect at a modern Pagan or Neopagan wedding ceremony, including marriage rites of W...
Community Articles
394 DAYS AGO | 4.4.2023
Drag Queens Belong at Weddings! Protect LGBTQ+ Ministers & Wedding Performers
Proposed drag bans like the one in Tennessee impact LGBTQ+ weddings, ministers and wedding officiants, and the entire queer community. Drag performers belong...
400 DAYS AGO | 3.29.2023
Honoring Clela Rorex: Gay Rights Hero Issued First Same-Sex Marriage Licenses...
Learn about Clela Rorex, the Boulder County Clerk who became a hero to the LGBTQ+ community and their allies when she issued a marriage license to a gay coup...
402 DAYS AGO | 3.27.2023
The Anonymous Officiant: Substitute Mom for the Wedding Day
The Anonymous Officiant #3 : This groom started to cry moment's before the wedding ceremony because he missed his mother, but a sweet gesture by a quick thin...