Reaffirm your marriage vows after you or your spouse’s gender transition with a sweet vow renewal ceremony. Advice for transgender & nonbinary spouses planning a ‘re-wedding’ or renewal of vows, with links to officiant scripts, unity rituals, and sample vows.

¿Está buscando un oficiante para una boda no religiosa? Hay varias grandes opciones de oficiantes a considerar cuando se planea una boda civil, secular o no religiosa o una fuga, incluyendo pedirle a un amigo o familiar que se ordene en línea para oficiar. ¡Esto es lo que necesita saber para elegir al oficiante de su boda!

Learn how much it costs to become an ordained minister online in South Dakota, plus information on minister registration and how the cost of popular online ordination services compare, including free ordination through American Marriage Ministries.

Want to expand your officiant practice to include funerals & memorials? Learn what to expect when officiating a funeral, memorial service, or celebration of life for the first time, from the perspective of a professional wedding officiant.

For wedding officiants and couples, AMM presents an exciting collection of wedding vow and ceremony script examples! This detailed book includes examples for every type of wedding or elopement, and helpful advice on how to write your own custom wedding vows using a simple template.

Attention Wedding Officiants in the DMV: Meet the speakers for our March 13th, 2024 officiant training and networking seminar! This fun one-day event features presentations from professional officiants, with expert advice on how to start a successful officiant business, connect with couples, market your services, and how to perform unique unity rituals and more. This event is open to all wedding officiants in Washington, D.C., NOVA (Alexandria and Arlington), Baltimore, and surrounding areas!

Todo lo que necesita saber para incluir la firma de la licencia matrimonial en una ceremonia de boda poco estresante y como un ritual de unidad única. ¡Pídale a su oficiante que firme los papeles durante la celebración e incluya amigos y familiares en este momento tan especial! Más consejos y sugerencias que le ayudarán a oficiar la ceremonia como un profesional.

Learn how much it costs to become ordained as a minister in Massachusetts, including additional fees to purchase and file your ministry credentials (minister registration is required) before you can officiate a wedding. We also cover how the prices for popular online ordination services compare with each other, including free online ordination through American Marriage Ministries (AMM).

Learn about 5 Jewish wedding traditions that are commonly included in traditional, modern, and interfaith Jewish weddings – from ketubah signing, to the meaning of the chuppah, the excitement of the tisch and bedeken veiling ceremony, the Seven Blessings, and breaking the glass. With scripts and how-to information for couples and wedding officiants who are asked to officiate. Mazel Tov!

Conozca cuánto cuesta convertirse en ministro ordenado en línea en Alaska, si pagará más por el registro de ministro para oficiar una boda y cómo se compara el costo de los servicios populares de ordenación en línea, incluyendo la ordenación gratuita a través de American Marriage Ministries.

Unless you’re a rock ‘n’ roll legend who’s mastered the impromptu red carpet interview like Lenny Kravitz, it’s best to prepare and practice your wedding toast or officiant speech several times before the wedding ceremony. With links to articles on how to write a great wedding script and tips for public speaking.

We break down how much it costs to become an ordained minister online in Maine and whether you'll need to purchase and file credentials for minister registration before you officiate a wedding. Plus, details on how the cost of popular online ordination services compare to each other, including free ordination through our nonprofit church, American Marriage Ministries (AMM).

New Virginia marriage law protects same-sex, LGBTQ+, and interracial couples. See how the change impacts AMM Ministers and wedding officiants in Virginia.

Our predictions for a Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce wedding ceremony: Rumors are swirling about a summer wedding in Rhode Island, but is the celebrity power couple really getting married? Maybe! In the meantime, here's what we expect to see if Taylor and Travis really do tie the knot.

Learn about proposed changes to Delaware state marriage laws which determine how people on parole or probation apply for a marriage license. A substitute Senate bill would remove the requirement for parolees to obtain special permission from a court officer to marry. (SS 2 for SB 4 / 2024 / Sen. Pinkney / House Majority Leader Melissa Minor-Brown)

Courthouse wedding ceremonies are convenient but they don’t always feel special. Try one of these affordable wedding alternatives: Fun, easy, small, and personal! ✓ Get creative now!

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!

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!

Meet 'Ordinary' Margaret Hall, an AMM-ordained minister and wedding officiant, and proud owner of The Matchbox Drive Thru -- an inclusive Vegas-themed wedding and elopement chapel located in Lafayette, Georgia, just outside Chattanooga Tennessee. Learn about Margaret's path to ordination with American Marriage Ministries, how she started a successful wedding officiant business, and how her unique marriage services support diverse communities in Georgia and beyond.

Learn how to replace a lost or damaged ordination certificate from American Marriage Ministries. Your minister ordination with AMM never expires, making it easy to order new ministry credentials online through the AMM Store. This paperwork may be needed when registering with your local government to officiate a wedding ceremony, to prove your status as an ordained minister, or to display in your home or office.

We’ll see you at Wedding MBA 2022! The team from American Marriage Ministries is attending this year’s November Wedding Pro Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada, which gathers together wedding officiants, planners, and other professionals and vendors from all over the world. We'll be sponsoring the Officiant track and a fun meet and greet afterwards. Join us!