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2024 June Holidays & Themes for Your Wedding Ceremony

Planning a June wedding? See if your perfect 2024 wedding date falls on one of these June holidays, and let it inspire your wedding theme, decor, and ceremony script! With links to helpful tips, ideas, and advice, wedding ceremony scripts, and officiant features for each fun holiday, from Father’s Day, to Juneteenth, to National Drive In Movie Day and more!

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Lighthearted Wording for Your Hourglass Sand Ceremony

Take a simple wedding Unity Sand Ceremony to the next level with an Hourglass Sand Ceremony! This sample hourglass unity ceremony script can be added to any full wedding ceremony script / outline following your vows. Personalize the wording with details from your love story for an unforgettable unity ceremony!

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New Script! Funny Shotgun Wedding Ceremony Script

Funny wedding ceremony script for a ‘shotgun wedding’ ceremony, when one partner is pregnant at the altar! This nontraditional wedding script combines a heartwarming blessing with funny vows, a unity toast / unity shots with guest participation, and a simple declaration of intent, with wording alternatives for a gender neutral celebration.

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Shakespeare Got Married in a Hurry… Life Imitating Art, Perchance?

When did Shakespeare get married, and why did he do it so quickly? Learn about The Bard’s whirlwind romance, his wedding to pregnant poet and playwright Anne Hathaway, the baby on the way, and how his most famous plays may have been influenced by his own relationship.

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How Much Does it Cost to Get Ordained Online in New Hampshire to Officiate a Wedding?

Learn how much it costs to become an ordained minister online in New Hampshire, whether you’ll pay more for minister registration to officiate a wedding, and how the cost of popular online ordination services compare, including free ordination through American Marriage Ministries.

La celebrante de bodas Thalia Arenas se encuentra junto a su stand en el Fresno Rainbow Pride Festival en 2023. El stand tiene un techo de color rosa brillante. Thalía posa con un vestido negro de verano y una sonrisa. 2024

¡La Primera Boda en Fresno Pride es Patrocinada Por Ministra Thalia Arenas de AMM!

Fresno Rainbow Pride Parade and Festival organizará su primera boda pública este sábado en el escenario principal, y la ceremonia histórica está patrocinada por la Ministra Civil de AMM y oficiante de bodas profesional Thalia Arenas. Obtenga más información sobre este celebrante inclusivo LGBTQ+ y qué esperar este sábado en Fresno Pride, que tendrá lugar el sábado 1 de Junio de 2024. (Marry Me Thalia)

Wedding Celebrant Thalia Arenas stands next to her booth at Fresno Rainbow Pride Festival in 2023. The booth has a bright pink roof. Thalia poses in a black summer dress with a smile.

The First Wedding at Fresno Pride is Sponsored by AMM Minister Thalia Arenas!

Fresno Rainbow Pride Parade and Festival will host its first ever public wedding this Saturday on the Main Stage, and the historic ceremony is sponsored by AMM Civil Minister and pro wedding officiant Thalia Arenas! Learn more about this LGBTQ+ inclusive celebrant, and what to expect this Saturday at Fresno Pride, happening Saturday, June 1st, 2024

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How to Create a Brand Identity for Your Wedding Officiant Business

Expert advice on how to create a brand identity for wedding officiants, design a logo, and choose a name for your wedding officiant business, from Officiant Nico Raineau of RomCom Weddings in Los Angeles, to help you get and book more clients, and marry more couples!

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How to Include a Unity Painting Ceremony in Your Wedding

Learn how to include a painting unity ceremony in your wedding or vow renewal, with a sample wedding ceremony script for the officiant. Plus advice on what type of canvas, acrylic paint, and medium to use, when to add this ritual (order of the wedding), and other tips for a unique, memorable, and not-too-messy unity ritual.

Oklahoma Newlyweds pose for a happy photo on the wedding day

How Much Does it Cost to Get Ordained Online in Oklahoma to Officiate a Wedding?

Learn how much it costs to become an ordained minister online in Oklahoma, whether you’ll pay more for minister registration to officiate a wedding, and how the cost of popular online ordination services compare, including free ordination through American Marriage Ministries.

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How Much Does it Cost to Get Ordained Online in Oregon to Officiate a Wedding?

Learn how much it costs to become an ordained minister online in Oregon, whether you’ll pay more for minister registration to officiate a wedding, and how the cost of popular online ordination services compare, including free ordination through American Marriage Ministries.

Newlyweds stand next to friends and family during their second wedding, vow renewal ceremony.

Did You Elope During The Pandemic? It's Time To Renew Those Marriage Vows!

Couples who eloped during the pandemic are planning 'second wedding' celebrations that go far beyond a typical vow renewal ceremony. These ceremonies have a wedding officiant, wedding attendants, a walk down the aisle, and even an afterparty, giving couples who are already married the chance to have the full fun wedding experience.

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Asked to Officiate a Wedding?

Follow these simple steps to perform marriage for friends and family.

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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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Toddler Steals Phone & Films Viral Wedding Reception Video

Toddler steals dad’s phone and records viral video of dance moves at the family wedding reception. That’s it, he’s hired!

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Why Lavender Marriage is Making a Modern Comeback

Lavender Marriage is being redefined as young people discover the benefits of legally marrying a platonic life partner.

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Ceremony Planning Articles

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A Simple Guide to Handfasting Cord Color (Meaning & Magic)

Discover the special meaning behind handfasting cord colors & choose magic color combinations for your handfasting ceremony with this simple guide!

Bride and groom dressed as a prince and a fairy in the forest on the wedding day

Cosplay Wedding Ideas & Advice for a Fun Costumed Ceremony

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!

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8 Beetlejuice Wedding Theme Ideas for a Strange & Unusual Day

Plan a Beetlejuice themed wedding! With movie quotes for a unique wedding script & wedding vows, goth wedding attire & decor, cosplay wedding officiant & more

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Religion and Rituals Articles

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Community Articles

Introducing The Anonymous Officiant: Your wildest wedding stories, told anonymously

Introducing The Anonymous Officiant: Your wildest wedding stories, told anonymously

Hey, Wedding Officiants! Share your real wedding story or rant anonymously in The Anonymous Officiant: We're accepting submissions of true stories, rants, and other revelations from the wild world of officiating. Do you have a secret, a cautionary tale, a wedding day disaster story, or exciting gossip? A true tale that's funny, heartwarming, scandalous, surprising, or informative? Something you want to confess, or get off your chest? Read our submission guidelines and publish your short story with us on the AMM American Weddings blog!

This Dallas Officiant is Giving Wedding Guests the Tea & Putting Couples at Ease

This Dallas Officiant is Giving Wedding Guests the Tea & Putting Couples at Ease

Texas Wedding Officiant Latrice Roman is known for performing unique marriage ceremonies that spill the tea on a couple’s love story and leave everyone feeling calm and comfortable – including the newlyweds! Her inclusive business, Put a Ring on it Dallas! , offers a small elopement venue, fun photos, and a wide range of wedding packages and services, to ensure a cute, affordable, and memorable wedding ceremony. Latrice is an ordained minister with American Marriage Ministries and has been officiating since 2018.

It’s Time to Eliminate the Marriage Penalty for Disabled Adults

It’s Time to Eliminate the Marriage Penalty for Disabled Adults

It’s time to eliminate the ‘marriage penalty’ for disabled adults and ensure marriage equality for all Americans. Millions of Americans can lose their disability benefits and eligibility through Social Security SSDI, Medicare, and Medicaid by choosing to get married. These penalties affect DAC recipients, SSI recipients, and others who receive SSA supplemental income. Learn about recent legislation, including the 2022 Marriage Equality for Disabled Adults Act and California's SRJ-8, and what's next in the fight for equal marriage rights.

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