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News Articles
514 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...
521 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!
524 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...
Ceremony Planning Articles
602 DAYS AGO | 7.25.2024
Wedding Ideas to Honor Hera Goddess of Marriage
Plan a pagan wedding ceremony that honors Hera Goddess of Marriage and receive Hera’s blessing! 5 Pagan wedding ideas and traditions for the marriage rite.
605 DAYS AGO | 7.22.2024
5 Unity Ceremonies for a Polyamorous Wedding with 3 or More Partners
Polyamorous wedding ideas! With tips for officiants on what to say when officiating a commitment ceremony vs poly marriage ceremony to keep things legal.
610 DAYS AGO | 7.17.2024
How to Become a Humanist Celebrant and What They Do
What is a humanist celebrant and how do you become one? Learn about online ordination as a humanist minister and officiate a humanist wedding for friends!
Religion and Rituals Articles
2176 DAYS AGO | 4.3.2020
The Case for/against Online Churches: There’s no substitute for the real deal…
Companies are using fear to sell virtual alternatives to in-person activities, but when it comes to wedding ceremonies, there's no substitute for the real deal.
2254 DAYS AGO | 1.16.2020
A Catholic Ordination Controversy Underscores the Importance of Online Ordina...
A controversy over Catholic ordinations shows why online ordination available to all is so important in order to guarantee marriage equality.
2461 DAYS AGO | 6.23.2019
The Balkanization of Southern Christianity, Jackson TN
Tennessee's new marriage law discriminates against thousands of small informal churches. We visited Jackson to talk to ministers and offer in-person ordinati...
Community Articles
1094 DAYS AGO | 3.21.2023
Were You Told You Can’t Officiate a Wedding in North Carolina Because You Wer...
Have you been told by a clerk or registrar that you can’t officiate a North Carolina wedding because you were ordained online? We want to hear from you! Here...
1102 DAYS AGO | 3.13.2023
The Anonymous Officiant: Groom Gone Fishin’
The Anonymous Officiant #2 : This beautiful Florida beach wedding almost didn't happen, when the wedding officiant arrived to find the groom missing... and g...
1116 DAYS AGO | 2.27.2023
The Anonymous Officiant: And Then The Fire Broke Out…
The Anonymous Officiant #1 : This candle-lit wedding ceremony took an unexpected turn when a bridesmaid’s dress burst into flames. Read the full story and ho...