AMERICAN WEDDINGS BLOG
Stay up to date with the latest wedding ceremony trends, script writing inspiration, tips and advice for first-time officiants, and news that matters to couples and wedding ministers. Over 1751 articles and counting!
Stay up to date with the latest wedding ceremony trends, script writing inspiration, tips and advice for first-time officiants, and news that matters to couples and wedding ministers. Over 1751 articles and counting!
Plan a fun & unique cosplay wedding! With tips on what to wear, how to find a cosplay wedding officiant, guests who aren’t into costumes & more!
The groom is canceled but the party’s not! This Bride had a solo wedding without her ex when it was too late to cancel wedding vendors before the big day.
Plan a Beetlejuice themed wedding! With movie quotes for a unique wedding script & wedding vows, goth wedding attire & decor, cosplay wedding officiant & more
The ‘summer camp wedding’ theme is trending! Watch the camp themed wedding video that went viral for some fun wedding ideas and inspiration.
Are you undecided about officiating a wedding for a friend? These stories from friends who stepped up as wedding officiant will convince you to say yes!
Plan a decadent Great Gatsby themed wedding with these 5 fun 1920s inspired ideas, from the dress to the drinks!
A bride’s best friend used ChatGPT to write a wedding officiant script & Reddit disapproves. But is it really a wedding fail to officiate with help from AI?
Don’t miss this fun wedding officiants training event in New York City on Sept 25, 2024! A full day of networking & educational classes hosted by AMM & IAPWO
Kamala Harris, wedding officiant! The VP officiated stepson Cole Emhoff’s wedding: Here’s her best marriage advice, officiant attire & support of gay marriage
Dreaming of a nerdy wedding at Comic Con? 5 tips to plan a legal Comic Con wedding, plus comic book wedding ideas for a fun fandom filled celebration of love
Get married in a Burning Man Wedding! What to know to plan a legal wedding in Black Rock City, with Nevada marriage license & wedding officiant requirements
10 fun ideas for nudist weddings, from nudist cruises and resorts to a themed wedding pinata, body paint wedding dresses, finding a wedding officiant and more
Congress considers a bill to study child marriage in US, may establish new state and federal policies & grants to assess, restrict or ban child marriage
Follow these simple steps to perform marriage for friends and family.
2025 AMM Officiant Accelerator Tour: Wedding officiant training & networking seminars in NV, GA, WA, IL, and FL. Take your officiant business to the next level and make lasting connections.
Will Obergefell v. Hodges be overturned? Here’s what could happen in states that banned same sex marriage before the 2015 Supreme Court decision.
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.
‘By the power vested in me’ wedding officiant basics: Learn what this popular phrase means and what to say to officiate a wedding ceremony and perform wedding for friends and relatives!
A fun look at pig themed wedding traditions including the pig dance & lucky pig charms, pig symbolism & marriage, & pigs at the wedding ceremony
Never LE-GO of love! Fun LEGO® wedding theme ideas, from cake toppers to an inspired LEGO® unity ceremony & wedding vows.
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.
A controversy over Catholic ordinations shows why online ordination available to all is so important in order to guarantee marriage equality.
Tennessee's new marriage law discriminates against thousands of small informal churches. We visited Jackson to talk to ministers and offer in-person ordination.
Proposed drag bans like the one in Tennessee impact LGBTQ+ weddings, ministers and wedding officiants, and the entire queer community. Drag performers belong at weddings! Learn ways to protect LGBTQ+ ministers and wedding performers. (TN SB0003 ; U.S. District Judge Thomas Parker)
Learn about Clela Rorex, the Boulder County Clerk who became a hero to the LGBTQ+ community and their allies when she issued a marriage license to a gay couple in 1975 in Colorado, and two resolutions introduced in the US House and Senate to honor her with a holiday, 'Clela Rorex Day.' (HR 248 / SR 118 ; same-sex marriage; marriage equality)
The Anonymous Officiant #3 : This groom started to cry moment's before the wedding ceremony because he missed his mother, but a sweet gesture by a quick thinking wedding officiant helped dry his tears just in time. Read the full story in this installment of American Marriage Ministries’ new candid column about real weddings and officiants: The Anonymous Officiant.
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