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5 Weird & Unusual DIY Wedding Dresses You Don’t Want to M...

DIY wedding dresses that are delightfully weird and wonderfully unusual: Don’t miss this unique dress designs!
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49 DAYS AGO | 10.14.2024

Will Flavor Flav Be Taylor Swift’s Wedding Officiant?

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

52 DAYS AGO | 10.11.2024

Love Prevails: 10 Weddings that Hurricane Helene & Milton Couldn’t Stop
Bride eating a hamburger, represents couples choosing McDonald's weddings

53 DAYS AGO | 10.10.2024

How McDonald’s is Cornering the Wedding Market
Red, green, yellow stripe rastafarian colors heart painted on brick wall

54 DAYS AGO | 10.9.2024

What to Expect at a Rastafarian Wedding & Marriage Ceremony
Bride and groom stand next to a horse on the wedding day, smiling. The bride leans in to nuzzle the horse affectionately.

55 DAYS AGO | 10.8.2024

8 Equestrian Wedding Ideas for Horse Lovers

Lady Gaga and Michael Polansky on the red carpet posing for photographs

59 DAYS AGO | 10.4.2024

Hey, Lady Gaga! Instead of a Courthouse Wedding, a Porch Wedding?
Two photos, on the left is a headshot of actor Matthew Modine smiling at the camera, and on the right is Millie Bobby Brown and Jake Bongiovi embrace at a party

60 DAYS AGO | 10.3.2024

New Photo of Matthew Modine Officiating Millie Bobby Brown’s Second Wedding!
Bride practicing yoga on the wedding day in wedding dress

61 DAYS AGO | 10.2.2024

Yoga for Your Wedding Day (With Poses for the Officiant!)
Close up image of the dark blue wedding officiant folio custom made by American Marriage Ministries

63 DAYS AGO | 9.30.2024

A Simple & Elegant Wedding Officiant Script Holder

Bride and groom stand outside the church covering their head and laughing as guests throw rice

67 DAYS AGO | 9.26.2024

The Dos & Don’ts of Throwing Rice at Weddings
The Matron of Honor and Maid of Honor hug a bride on the wedding day. The MOHs wear purple dresses, the bride is in a white gown. Everyone is happy and smiling and they look very close and loving.

68 DAYS AGO | 9.25.2024

Matron of Honor vs Maid of Honor (& Why You Need BOTH!)
Bride looks loving at her groom while reciting her wedding vows during the marriage ceremony. She wears a white lace wedding dress, he is facing away from the camera, toward her, in a light red suit jacket

69 DAYS AGO | 9.24.2024

12 Examples of Wedding Vows for Her
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News Articles

A couple hold hands on their wedding day outdoors, the man is in a wheelchair. They are both smiling and look very happy and in love

31 DAYS AGO | 11.1.2024

New Jersey Legislators Urge Congress Not to Cut Benefits for Disabled Adults ...

Lawmakers in New Jersey urge U.S. Congress members to eliminate ‘marriage penalties’ on federal SSI and SSDI benefits for disabled adults who get married.

Promotional image shows the cover of Wynn the Wedding Officiant kids' book about weddings and wedding officiants, with the text 'Introducing a new children's book from AMM'

32 DAYS AGO | 10.31.2024

New Kids’ Book About Weddings, Love & Wedding Officiants!

A picture book about weddings & special wedding helpers: the wedding officiant! Explore parts of a wedding & types of officiants with an LGBTQ+ friendly kids...

Screenshot showing Josh Mankiewicz with bride and groom, Sara Runnels and Adam Zack on their wedding day

33 DAYS AGO | 10.30.2024

True Crime Fan Asks 'Dateline' Star to Officiate Her Wedding

Dateline crime reporter Josh Mankiewicz officiates wedding for humor writer Sara Runnels and new husband Adam Zack in Seattle.

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Ceremony Planning Articles

Red, green, yellow stripe rastafarian colors heart painted on brick wall

54 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...

Bride and groom stand next to a horse on the wedding day, smiling. The bride leans in to nuzzle the horse affectionately.

55 DAYS AGO | 10.8.2024

8 Equestrian Wedding Ideas for Horse Lovers

Plan a perfect horse wedding with these sweet equestrian themed wedding ideas! From choosing a wedding venue with horses, riding down the aisle, and more.

Bride and groom stand outside the church covering their head and laughing as guests throw rice

67 DAYS AGO | 9.26.2024

The Dos & Don’ts of Throwing Rice at Weddings

Everything you want to know about throwing rice at weddings, plus fun alternatives to rice to help you plan your own wedding ceremony.

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Religion and Rituals Articles

Antique dotprinted photo of paintings: Nun, a nun holds up a cross to ward off intruders at a convent, a dramatic antique painting

137 DAYS AGO | 7.18.2024

11 Famous Women in Religion From Cults to Catholicism

A list of famous women in religion from the first woman priest to a female cult leader! Plus a look at women’s ordination and denominations that ordain women.

A groom places a wedding ring on the bride's finger during an outdoor wedding ceremony, while the minister supports her hand. She is smiling and looking down at her hand.

213 DAYS AGO | 5.3.2024

What to Do With A Purity Ring During Your Wedding Ceremony

Five sweet suggestions for what to do with a purity ring during the marriage ceremony, and how to honor or incorporate a purity pledge and promise of abstine...

Gloves of garlic placed on a white table next to a silver cross necklace

215 DAYS AGO | 5.1.2024

A Serbian Wedding Tradition Wards off Evil – And Vampires, Probably

Learn about an unusual Serbian wedding tradition and how to ward off bad luck on the day of the wedding ceremony! Plus links to more unique wedding superstit...

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Community Articles

A promotional image showing a woman holding a copy of Handfasting, next to the words 'Your must-have handfasting guide! for soon-to-weds and wedding officiants"

110 DAYS AGO | 8.14.2024

You Need This Illustrated Handfasting Ceremony Guide!

A handfasting wedding planning book! Written for couples & officiants with tips on how to officiate a handfasting, handfasting vows, Pagan wedding altars & more

Close up shows a bride in a white wedding dress smiling while holding a miniature Schnauzer, wearing a cute tuxedo and bowtie as his dog ring bearer outfit

119 DAYS AGO | 8.5.2024

Anonymous Officiant: Dog Ring Bearer Steals Show – and Hearts

This funny dog ring bearer story will have you smiling for days! Plus tips from a wedding officiant on how to include your dog in your wedding.

AMM’s 2024 Officiant Yearbook! The American Weddings Blog Year in Review

151 DAYS AGO | 7.4.2024

AMM’s 2024 Officiant Yearbook! The American Weddings Blog Year in Review

Celebrate the AMM Ministers, staff, celebrities, and other rockstars that made this year's American Weddings blog AMAZING! Our 2023-2024 AMM Yearbook Recap

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