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Follow these simple steps to perform marriage for friends and family.
News Articles
455 DAYS AGO | 12.16.2024
2025 Officiant Accelerator Schedule: Wedding Officiants Training in Your City!
2025 AMM Officiant Accelerator Tour: Wedding officiant training & networking seminars in NV, GA, WA, IL, and FL. Take your officiant business to the next lev...
458 DAYS AGO | 12.13.2024
These States Will Feel it First if Obergefell is Overturned
Will Obergefell v. Hodges be overturned? Here’s what could happen in states that banned same sex marriage before the 2015 Supreme Court decision.
465 DAYS AGO | 12.6.2024
Missouri Lawmakers Consider Raising Marriage Age to 18 in 2025
Missouri lawmakers might raise the legal marriage age to 18, banning child marriage in the state. Click here to read more about the pre-filed legislation.
Ceremony Planning Articles
550 DAYS AGO | 9.12.2024
5 Meaningful Examples of Christian Wedding Vows
5 Sample wedding vows for a Christian wedding ceremony, with examples of modern & traditional marriage vows. Use as inspiration for writing your own vows!
552 DAYS AGO | 9.10.2024
Add These Sweet Promises to Your Wedding Vows
Examples of wedding promises to add to your written wedding vows for a personalized and meaningful marriage ceremony. Mix and match your favorite vow examples!
553 DAYS AGO | 9.9.2024
A Simple Guide to Handfasting Cord Color (Meaning & Magic)
Discover the special meaning behind handfasting cord colors & choose magic color combinations for your handfasting ceremony with this simple guide!
Religion and Rituals Articles
1803 DAYS AGO | 4.8.2021
Pagan Wedding Altars : An Illustrated Look at a Year and a Day Altar
Magic, love, & symbolism come together on a Pagan wedding altar. Learn some of the most common items you can expect, using a Wiccan Year and a Day ritual as ...
1804 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 ...
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1806 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...
Community Articles
1012 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...
1015 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...
1021 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 &...