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News Articles
524 DAYS AGO | 3.5.2025
New Wedding Script! A Spiritual Wedding Ceremony Honoring Divine Love
We added a new spiritual wedding script to our library ✓ Click to read what makes this officiant wording special for your spiritual but not religious wedding...
532 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...
539 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+ / ...
Ceremony Planning Articles
596 DAYS AGO | 12.23.2024
Cómo Elegir la Mejor Fase Lunar Para su Ceremonia de Boda
Aprenda los significados de las fases lunares para la mejor fecha de boda, incluyendo el simbolismo de la boda de luna nueva y luna llena, con rituales para ...
616 DAYS AGO | 12.3.2024
5 Fun Ways to Include Wedding Selfies in Your Celebration
5 Fun wedding selfie ideas, from a selfie station to a candid snapshot with your wedding officiant. ✓ Click to read our best wedding photo ideas now!
627 DAYS AGO | 11.22.2024
What Does It Mean to Elope & Is It Right for You?
Is eloping right for you? Read our blog to learn what it means to elope, debunk common myths, and discover how to plan your dream elopement. ✓ Click here!
Religion and Rituals Articles
1951 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 ...
1952 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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1954 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
1152 DAYS AGO | 6.16.2023
Survey Shows the “Threat” to Professional Officiants is Courthouse Weddings &...
AMM surveyed 150 couples to see which type of officiant is most popular with newlyweds this year: a friend or family member ordained online, professional wed...
1160 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...
1163 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...