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Asked to Officiate a Wedding?
Follow these simple steps to perform marriage for friends and family.
News Articles
432 DAYS AGO | 2.25.2025
Learn How to Officiate Multicultural & Interfaith Weddings with This Online C...
Learn to officiate interfaith & multicultural weddings with AMM’s expert-led online course. Gain confidence as a wedding officiant and wedding traditions fro...
439 DAYS AGO | 2.18.2025
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+ / ...
461 DAYS AGO | 1.27.2025
Couples Are Lining Up for Free Valentine’s Day Weddings
Love is in the air: Get married for free in a Valentine's Day group wedding ceremony near you! Perfect for LGBTQ+ couples, vow renewals, and more
Ceremony Planning Articles
543 DAYS AGO | 11.6.2024
Here Comes the Swine: 8 Wedding Traditions with Pigs
A fun look at pig themed wedding traditions including the pig dance & lucky pig charms, pig symbolism & marriage, & pigs at the wedding ceremony
544 DAYS AGO | 11.5.2024
10 Cute Wedding Ideas for LEGO® Lovers
Never LE-GO of love! Fun LEGO® wedding theme ideas, from cake toppers to an inspired LEGO® unity ceremony & wedding vows.
571 DAYS AGO | 10.9.2024
What to Expect at a Rastafarian Wedding & Marriage Ceremony
Learn about Rastafarian wedding traditions, marriage customs & what Rastafarians believe about marriage! Plus how to find a Rastafarian officiant / wedding o...
Religion and Rituals Articles
1755 DAYS AGO | 7.13.2021
‘Love Prevails’ LGBT group quits United Methodist Church in bold move
LGBTQ+ activist group Love Prevails departs the United Methodist Church in an open letter to the UMC, followed by the retirement of influential pastor Rev. A...
1761 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.
1840 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...
Community Articles
1042 DAYS AGO | 6.26.2023
Celebrating 8 Years of Marriage Equality for Same-Sex Couples in the US!
Happy Marriage Equality Day! Celebrating 8 years of marriage equality: On June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court ruled in Obergefell v Hodges that same-sex couples...
1045 DAYS AGO | 6.23.2023
Meet the Speakers for AMM’s NYC Wedding Officiant Education & Networking 2023...
Attention New York City area Wedding Officiants: Meet the speakers for our August 23, 2023 Education and Networking seminar! This fun and informative event f...
1049 DAYS AGO | 6.19.2023
AMM’s 2023 Officiant Yearbook! The American Weddings Blog Year in Review
A look back at all the AMM Ministers, wedding officiants and celebrants, engaged couples, and other wedding professionals who shared their time, advice, wedd...