REAL wedding advice for couples from professional wedding officiant Jody Serey! This candid advice is for anyone planning a wedding, to keep your marriage ceremony on track, on budget, stress free, drama free, fun, and everything you want it to be.

This advice will help you get married for less money and without going into debt! You don't have to plan an expensive wedding ceremony or reception to have a good time. Check out these popular resources on how to plan an intimate, inexpensive, memorable, and fun wedding ceremony, including how to find an officiant you can afford.

Oscar Mayer is bringing fun wiener-themed elopement ceremonies to Las Vegas this weekend! Lucky couples will marry with the help of Hotdogger wedding officiants outside the 'Wienermobile of Love' -- parked beside the iconic Little White Chapel. The 'Meat You Down The Aisle' event promises a big serving of puns, hot tunes by the Wiener Whistle Quartet, a hot dog wedding cake, and more.

¿Qué edad hay que tener para oficiar una ceremonia matrimonial para amigos y familiares, o para trabajar profesionalmente como oficiante matrimonial? Conozca la edad mínima requerida para oficiar una boda en cada estado, junto con otra información importante sobre la celebración de matrimonios.

Sweet wedding ideas from 5 celebrity couples who married later in life: Ask a friend to officiate, celebrate with a backyard elopement, plan an adults-only vacation wedding, and more! Inspiration for older couples, from Cameron Diaz and Benjie Madden; Tika Sumpter and Nicholas James; Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi; Elton John and David Furnish; Salma Hayek and Francois-Henri Pinault.

Plan the perfect wedding ceremony by avoiding these 5 common wedding regrets, with advice for couples & wedding officiants on what to ask your officiant, the benefits of an unplugged & phone-free ceremony, backups for uncomfortable shoes, budgets and overspending, calming high anxiety, and much more!

Learn about Senate Bill 488, which would end recognition of common law marriage in Montana if signed into law. The measure was passed by the state Senate in March, and is scheduled for a second reading in the House this week, April 12th. (2023 MT SB488 / Senate Bill 488 / Sen. Daniel Zolnikov)

The Anonymous Officiant #4 : This couple put their vows to love each other 'in sickness and in health' to the test before the wedding ceremony was even over! Learn how their experienced officiant kept things moving after the groom's unexpected illness, in this installment of American Marriage Ministries’ new candid column about real weddings and officiants: The Anonymous Officiant.

¿Está buscando un lugar único para celebrar su boda? Déjese inspirar por esta lista de 10 lugares inusuales y únicos para casarse, que incluye bodas en un cementerio, un barco pirata, una cueva, un acuario, un museo médico, un aeropuerto, ¡y mucho más! También encontrará enlaces a nuestros guiones gratuitos para ceremonias de boda y consejos sobre cómo hacer que un amigo se ordene en línea para oficiar su ceremonia... ¡para una celebración de boda realmente original!

Do you need a witness to get married and what happens if you forget to bring one? Can a wedding officiant sign the marriage license as a witness? We answer these questions and more to help you prepare for the big day, including other important tips for completing a marriage license or certificate.

Learn about the recent changes to West Virginia's minimum age requirements for marriage, effective June 2023. Children under the age of 16 years old are no longer allowed to marry in WV, without exceptions. Underage marriages for children between the ages of 16 and 18 are allowed if their partner is no more than 4 years older and certain other conditions are met.

Learn about legislation introduced in South Carolina that would add the gendered terms 'bride' and 'groom' to the state's 'license and certificate of marriage,' and the potential impact on same-sex, same-gender, and other LGBTQ+ couples there. (Sen. Gambrell; SB332 / Senate Bill 332)

Comedian and licensed NYC wedding officiant Adam Sank brings heartwarming humor to the altar with comedy themed weddings: Adam talks about how to write a funny wedding speech, recent attacks on LGBTQ+ rights and marriage equality, naked weddings, and more.

Everything you need to know to plan a celestial wedding ceremony during the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, including theme and unity ceremony ideas, how to find an officiant or officiate, group and mass wedding inspiration, and the top cities to witness the totality – with a kiss!

There's a new horror movie theme wedding ceremony script in the library! This original officiant script is the right mix of spooky, sweet, and humorous, and will keep guests on the edge of their seats from the invocation to the first kiss! With all your favorite quotes from classic horror films, including The Poltergeist, Dracula, Beetlejuice, Psycho, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, The Witch, Bride of Frankenstein, The Shining, and more. Perfect for a Halloween wedding or spine-tingling nuptials any time of year.

Todo lo que necesita saber para casarse en casa. Incluyendo lo que se requiere para que su matrimonio sea legal, cómo encontrar un oficiante de bodas o pedirle a un amigo que oficie, si necesita testigos presentes, dónde solicitar una licencia de matrimonio y mucho más.

A heartfelt wedding officiant script for a Muslim Christian wedding service! This interfaith nikah / wedding ceremony script includes references to The Quran (Koran) and The Holy Bible, a reflection of the unifying power of love, a simple exchange of traditional marriage vows and rings, and more.

“Love is patient love is kind…” Include this memorable reading in your wedding ceremony, or choose one of these 5 unique alternatives to the popular 1 Corinthians 13 Bible verse. This wedding reading is perfect for a Christian marriage ceremony, a ‘spiritual but not religious’ wedding, and even non-religious ceremonies. Plus links to full wedding ceremony scripts for the officiant, to show you when and how to introduce the reading, suggested ceremony order, and more.

Brilliant advice from pro wedding officiant and business coach Bethel Nathan on defining what it means to be successful and creating a small business you’ll actually enjoy working for.

American Marriage Ministries welcomes it’s 800,000th ordained minister! We’re committed to providing legal online ordination and minister credentials, valid and recognized in every US state and territory, along with wedding officiant training tools, ceremony scripts, and articles.

Learn about a mindfulness technique called grounding that can help busy ministers and wedding officiants stay present during stressful days -- even when brides and grooms test their patience during ceremony prep!