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Asked to Officiate a Wedding?
Follow these simple steps to perform marriage for friends and family.
News Articles
89 DAYS AGO | 5.13.2026
Congress Just Entered The “Cousin Marriage” Debate
Congress considers a new bill that would strip federal benefits and protections from "cousin marriages." Learn about H.R. 8634, "Consanguineous Marriage Proh...
105 DAYS AGO | 4.27.2026
Bride Uses Guillotine to Cut Her Cake (& More Bloody Wedding Treats)
Bride slices her wedding cake with a guillotine in this viral Marie Antoinette–themed wedding! Read the story behind the bloody cake cutting, plus other unus...
112 DAYS AGO | 4.20.2026
Proposed Law Would Simplify Gender Marker Update on Delaware Marriage Certifi...
Delaware bill HB 375 would allow transgender individuals to update marriage certificates and other vital records via self-attestation, allow applications to ...
Ceremony Planning Articles
68 DAYS AGO | 6.3.2026
El mes de la buena suerte para casarse según las supersticiones
¿Cuál es el mes de la buena suerte para casarse según las supersticiones de las bodas? ¡Tome esto en cuenta al elegir su fecha de boda afortunada!
76 DAYS AGO | 5.26.2026
Baha'i Wedding Readings & Prayers on Marriage, Family, & Faith
Meaningful readings and prayers for a Baha'i wedding ceremony. (From selected texts: Abdu’l-Bahá and Bahá’u’lláh.)
80 DAYS AGO | 5.22.2026
Lugares gratis para casarse (¡No se endeude por la boda!)
¡Descubre lugares gratis para casarse en una boda pequeña o una escapada íntima! ¡Explora hermosos lugares sin costo para tu gran día y empieza a ahorrar ya!
Religion and Rituals Articles
370 DAYS AGO | 8.5.2025
Stealing the Groom’s Shoes: A Fun Indian Wedding Tradition
Add laughter & lighthearted rivalry to your Indian wedding with the Joota Chupai tradition, aka stealing the groom's shoes! This fun wedding prank is a perfe...
383 DAYS AGO | 7.23.2025
Wedding Cake Smash: Good Luck or Relationship Ruiner?
Wedding cake smash traditions: where did they come from, what do they mean today, and could this messy moment actually signal trouble for newlyweds?
437 DAYS AGO | 5.30.2025
12 Hawaiian Pidgin Bible Passages fo da Wedding
Christian wedding readings & Bible verses in Hawaiian Creole / Hawaiian Pidgin, from Da Jesus Book (Hawaiian Pidgin Bible, HPB)
Community Articles
252 DAYS AGO | 12.1.2025
The Best Wedding Venues Near Corpus Christi: Officiant Renee Reyes’ Top 5 Picks!
A Texas wedding insider reveals her favorite Corpus Christi wedding venues and beach elopement spots along the Texas Coastal Bend. Get married in one of the ...
264 DAYS AGO | 11.19.2025
Want to Become a Wedding Officiant With Integrity, Confidence & Great Profess...
Learn ethical wedding officiant best practices, modern wedding officiant etiquette, and tips to create a strong business and professional boundaries with 'Ce...
290 DAYS AGO | 10.24.2025
Celebrant Bethel Nathan’s Favorite San Diego Wedding Venues
Explore Celebrant Bethel Nathan’s favorite wedding venues in Southern California, plus her dream destination wedding locations, from the San Diego Zoo, Scrip...