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Native American Wedding Rituals & Traditions for Your Big Day

Discover modern & traditional Native American wedding rituals for your wedding ceremony and celebrate marriage with a focus on spirituality & community

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5 Must-Have Items to Keep in Your Bridal Clutch on the Wedding Day

What to put in your bridal clutch or wedding purse on the big day! Click now to our list of must-have items.

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Dulce Guión de Ceremonia de Quinceañera No Denominacional (Para Oficiantes y Celebrantes)

Utilice este esquema y guión de ceremonia de Quinceañera no denominacional para crear una celebración de quince años personal u significativa. Sugerencias sobre qué decirle al oficiante, modificaciones para ceremonias ligeramente religiosas o no religiosas y un ejemplo de brindis de Quinceañera.

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California Court Rules Baker Can’t Refuse Same-Sex Wedding Cake

California Court rules baker can't discriminate against same-sex couple who ordered a wedding cake based on sexual orientation, religious beliefs. (LGBTQ+ / civil rights)

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Free Places to Get Married (Don’t Go Into Wedding Debt!)

Discover free places to get married for a small wedding or elopement! Explore beautiful, free wedding venues for your big day & start saving now!

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How to Have a Scottish Quaich Wedding Ceremony

Discover the Scottish Quaich Wedding Ceremony, its meaning & symbolism, & how to incorporate this timeless Scottish Wedding tradition into your big day.

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Simple Guide to Wedding Dress Color: Meanings & Magic

Discover the secret of wedding dress color meaning & symbolism to unlock the magic that colored wedding dresses can bring to your ceremony.

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12 Fun Nontraditional Ideas for a Lesbian Wedding

Discover fun & creative ideas for a lesbian wedding that celebrate love, LGBTQ+ community, pride, & individuality. Get inspired for your special day!

El oficiante de bodas se casa con los novios en una boda en la playa, todos sonríen y están muy contentos

Cómo Planear una Boda en la Playa en Cualquier Época del Año

Consejos simples para planear una boda en la playa que tanto usted como sus invitados amarán, desde el presupuesto hasta un plan B en caso de lluvia. ¡Haga clic para comenzar a planear su boda!

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6 Ways a Last Minute Wedding Can Save You Money

Learn how planning a last-minute wedding can save you money! Discover 6 money saving tips to cut wedding costs while still having fun.

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7 Creative Summer Solstice Wedding Ideas

Bring warmth, love, & light into your summer solstice wedding with a creative unity ceremony, handfasting, mindfulness flow, witchcraft, and more.

Una pareja mayor se sienta en la playa, la mujer abraza al hombre por detrás mientras miran hacia adelante, hacia el océano. Ella usa un vestido de encaje blanco y él usa una camisa blanca y pantalones color canela para la ceremonia de renovación de votos.

10 Ejemplos de votos para su ceremonia de renovación de votos

¡Ideas creativas de votos para su ceremonia de renovación de votos! Renueve su compromiso matrimonial, celebre un aniversario de boda, renovación de matrimonio o segunda ceremonia nupcial.

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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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Wild Wedding Crashers: 10 Times an Animal Crashed a Wedding

Wild animals at a wedding? Oh my! These cute (& terrifying) party crashers took the nature-themed wedding idea a little too far.

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Could Short-Term Marriage Contracts Replace ‘Til Death Do Us Part’?

Will temporary marriages & 'short term' marriage contracts replace lifelong commitment? One relationship expert's prediction got us thinking about the future of matrimony - here's what it might look like!

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How Will Tariffs Impact the Wedding Industry for Vendors & Couples?

A closer look at how new & increased tariffs might affect wedding vendors and couples planning a wedding, plus how to avoid higher costs in creative ways.

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Ceremony Planning Articles

Close up photo of best man pouring whisky into the wedding quaich next to the groom during a Scottish wedding ceremony

How to Have a Scottish Quaich Wedding Ceremony

Discover the Scottish Quaich Wedding Ceremony, its meaning & symbolism, & how to incorporate this timeless Scottish Wedding tradition into your big day.

A large happy lesbian wedding outside with friends and family

12 Fun Nontraditional Ideas for a Lesbian Wedding

Discover fun & creative ideas for a lesbian wedding that celebrate love, LGBTQ+ community, pride, & individuality. Get inspired for your special day!

Bride and groom wedding cake topper sitting on top of a pile of money to symbolize saving money on a wedding

6 Ways a Last Minute Wedding Can Save You Money

Learn how planning a last-minute wedding can save you money! Discover 6 money saving tips to cut wedding costs while still having fun.

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Religion and Rituals Articles

Add Magic to Your Second Ceremony with a ‘Year and a Day’ Handfasting

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 wedding altars, handfasting instructions, Wiccan rituals, and more.

Italian Wedding Traditions - From Warding Off the Evil Eye at Your Ceremony to Dancing La Tarantella

Italian Wedding Traditions - From Warding Off the Evil Eye at Your Ceremony to Dancing La Tarantella

Include one of these 14 Italian wedding traditions and superstitions in your marriage ceremony or reception! From warding off the evil eye and other superstitions, to choosing flowers for the procession, the order of the recession, tossing the garter, and what to look forward to at the reception - for wedding officiants and couples planning an Italian American celebration.

Historic Groome Church splits from UMC over LGBTQ marriage and ordination

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 and ordination for openly gay church members.

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Community Articles

Meet the Speakers for AMM’s Officiant Accelerator: Phoenix / Tempe Seminar

Meet the Speakers for AMM’s Officiant Accelerator: Phoenix / Tempe Seminar

American Marriage Ministries is headed to to Phoenix, Arizona, for a day of wedding officiant focused education, conversation, and networking! This Officiant Accelerator event will include presentations from expert officiants Cherise Klosner, Jimmie Berguin, Bethel Nathan, and AMM Executive Director Lewis King. See you September 20th, 2023!

How to Be Kind: 5 Ways that Wedding Officiants Can Lead With Kindness

How to Be Kind: 5 Ways that Wedding Officiants Can Lead With Kindness

Learn 5 simple ways to be kind and put kindness at the center of your wedding officiant business. Whether you're officiating for a friend or relatives, working with LGBTQ+ couples and others who face discrimination within the wedding industry, or you just want to deepen your connection with your clients or congregation, these suggestions will help you meet others will kindness and compassion.

AMM’s Officiant Accelerator Training Seminar: New Website & Dates Announced!

AMM’s Officiant Accelerator Training Seminar: New Website & Dates Announced!

American Marriage Ministries is proud to announce Officiant Accelerator, a new nationwide series of wedding officiant training and networking seminars, presented in partnership with the International Association of Professional Wedding Officiants (IAPWO). Learn about this exciting new program, what you can expect at each event, our continuing mission to support AMM Ministers, and how to buy tickets for an event near you!

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