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News Articles

Illustration of bride and groom standing in front of the wedding altar with the wedding officiant during a sunny beach wedding in Puerto Rico

413 DAYS AGO | 10.21.2024

Easy Guide to Puerto Rico Wedding Officiant Registration

Step-by-step guide to minister registration for wedding officiants in Puerto Rico. It just got easier to perform a wedding in Puerto Rico, with help from Ame...

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420 DAYS AGO | 10.14.2024

Will Flavor Flav Be Taylor Swift’s Wedding Officiant?

Flavor Flav wants to officiate Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding. Will Flav be chosen as wedding officiant for this all star ceremony? We hope so!

Bride and groom hold hands, close photo in black and white.

423 DAYS AGO | 10.11.2024

Love Prevails: 10 Weddings that Hurricane Helene & Milton Couldn’t Stop

These resilient couples and their communities overcame great hardships following Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton in order to get married. Read about th...

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Ceremony Planning Articles

Two people stand on the beach drawing a heart in the sand with their toes

476 DAYS AGO | 8.19.2024

10 Nudist Wedding Ideas You’ll Love: Say Yes to the UnDress

10 fun ideas for nudist weddings, from nudist cruises and resorts to a themed wedding pinata, body paint wedding dresses, finding a wedding officiant and more

Two brides walk arm in arm outside on the wedding day while sipping champagne and smiling

486 DAYS AGO | 8.9.2024

6 Pieces of Unconventional Wedding Advice for Modern Couples

Unconventional wedding ideas for nontraditional couples. Take this advice for a unique, one-of-a-kind, alternative wedding ceremony that suits you!

Newlyweds pose happily outside of their camper van on a road trip wedding. The sun is setting and the light is golden and orange. The groom holds the bride in his arms.

487 DAYS AGO | 8.8.2024

A Road Trip Wedding is a Destination Wedding on the GO!

How to plan a road trip wedding for a destination wedding, adventure elopement, and honeymoon in one. If your looking for fun eloping ideas, this is it!

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Religion and Rituals Articles

Weddings for the Dead -- A look at Mormon posthumous sealings and proxy baptisms

1706 DAYS AGO | 4.7.2021

Weddings for the Dead -- A look at Mormon posthumous sealings and proxy baptisms

Mormon priests perform marriages and baptisms for dead ancestors to give their souls a place in the afterlife. Learn more about these rites, including proxy ...

New Gallup poll shows church membership is down dramatically -- And we know why

1708 DAYS AGO | 4.5.2021

New Gallup poll shows church membership is down dramatically -- And we know why

A new Gallup poll shows US church membership is lower than ever, below 50 percent in 2020. The largest contributor cited was a lack of religious preference o...

Bride and groom stand outside a Mormon LDS temple on the wedding day

1713 DAYS AGO | 3.31.2021

Mormon Weddings : From Top-Secret Temple Sealings to the Myth of Magic Underw...

Take a look inside the very private Mormon wedding ceremony, including temple sealings, recommends, civil ceremonies, magic underwear (garments), and even Mo...

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Community Articles

These Sweet Vow Books Include Prompts to Help You Write Your Own Vows

923 DAYS AGO | 5.30.2023

These Sweet Vow Books Include Prompts to Help You Write Your Own Vows

Unique vow booklets to help you write your own vows and deliver them in style! These vow books contain questions & prompts to inspire you, plus suggestions &...

The Anonymous Officiant: Two Missing Rings, One Distraught Groom & Plenty of Cocktails…

931 DAYS AGO | 5.22.2023

The Anonymous Officiant: Two Missing Rings, One Distraught Groom & Plenty of ...

The Anonymous Officiant #7: Who's got the rings? When the Best Man misplaces the wedding rings before the ceremony things gets interesting... Learn how a qui...

Meet the Speakers for AMM’s Chicago Wedding Officiant Education & Networking 2023 Seminar!

937 DAYS AGO | 5.16.2023

Meet the Speakers for AMM’s Chicago Wedding Officiant Education & Networking ...

Attention Chicago Wedding Officiants: Meet the speakers for our June, 2023 Education and Networking seminar! This fun and informative event features 5 AMM Mi...

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