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149 DAYS AGO | 7.18.2025

Marry an AI Chatbot? Everything You Need to Know About Saying “A-I Do!”

Can you legally marry an AI companion? Explore the rise of hybrid human-AI relationships, symbolic chatbot weddings, and what the future of love, marriage, a...

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150 DAYS AGO | 7.17.2025

Why Gen Z is Choosing Domestic Partnership Over Marriage

More Gen Z couples are choosing domestic partnerships instead of marriage to avoid wedding costs, tax penalties, or uphold personal values. Learn more & what...

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151 DAYS AGO | 7.16.2025

Delaware is Making it Easier for Parolees to Get Married in 2026

Delaware will remove marriage restrictions for people on parole and probation in 2025, making it easier for them to apply for a license without special permi...

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Ceremony Planning Articles

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131 DAYS AGO | 8.5.2025

Stealing the Groom’s Shoes: A Fun Indian Wedding Tradition

Add laughter & lighthearted rivalry to your Indian wedding with the Joota Chupai tradition, aka stealing the groom's shoes! This fun wedding prank is a perfe...

A bride sits at a table alone, lonely

137 DAYS AGO | 7.30.2025

Why Wedding Planning Can Feel So Lonely

Feeling like you don’t have enough friends for a big wedding or wedding party? You’re not alone! Take a look at how the wedding industry can fuel the pressur...

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167 DAYS AGO | 6.30.2025

Don’t Have Someone to be Your Bridesmaid or Best Man? Try This Instead

No one to ask as your best man or maid of honor? Here’s what to do instead: 3 creative & meaningful alternatives to traditional wedding attendant roles.

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Religion and Rituals Articles

Two brides laugh together and sip pomegranate cocktail on their wedding day after a Pagan wedding in the garden

507 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.

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514 DAYS AGO | 7.18.2024

11 Famous Women in Religion From Cults to Catholicism

A list of famous women in religion from the first woman priest to a female cult leader! Plus a look at women’s ordination and denominations that ordain women.

A groom places a wedding ring on the bride's finger during an outdoor wedding ceremony, while the minister supports her hand. She is smiling and looking down at her hand.

590 DAYS AGO | 5.3.2024

What to Do With A Purity Ring During Your Wedding Ceremony

Five sweet suggestions for what to do with a purity ring during the marriage ceremony, and how to honor or incorporate a purity pledge and promise of abstine...

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Community Articles

Minister Tiji Murphy-Santiago, Rev. T, marries a couple during an outdoor wedding ceremony

272 DAYS AGO | 3.17.2025

This South Carolina Minister is Marrying LGBTQ+ Couples for Free

Meet Rev. T of ‘Weddings w/TMS’, an inclusive wedding officiant & minister in Lexington, South Carolina, near Columbia. She’s marrying LGBTQ+ couples for free!

A colorful wedding in the woods, with lots of different guests smiling and happy, standing around the brides.

284 DAYS AGO | 3.5.2025

New Wedding Script! A Spiritual Wedding Ceremony Honoring Divine Love

We added a new spiritual wedding script to our library ✓ Click to read what makes this officiant wording special for your spiritual but not religious wedding...

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292 DAYS AGO | 2.25.2025

Learn How to Officiate Multicultural & Interfaith Weddings with This Online C...

Learn to officiate interfaith & multicultural weddings with AMM’s expert-led online course. Gain confidence as a wedding officiant and wedding traditions fro...

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