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Asked to Officiate a Wedding?
Follow these simple steps to perform marriage for friends and family.
News Articles
117 DAYS AGO | 11.19.2025
Want to Become a Wedding Officiant With Integrity, Confidence & Great Profess...
Learn ethical wedding officiant best practices, modern wedding officiant etiquette, and tips to create a strong business and professional boundaries with 'Ce...
125 DAYS AGO | 11.11.2025
New Effort to Remove Michigan’s Same-Sex Marriage Ban From State Constitution
Michigan Sen. Moss introduces resolution to remove same-sex marriage ban from the state constitution, would allow voters opportunity to protect marriage righ...
126 DAYS AGO | 11.10.2025
Great News! Supreme Court Leaves Same-Sex Marriage Alone, Rejects Kim Davis R...
The Supreme Court declines Kim Davis’s appeal, leaving its 2015 ruling on same-sex marriage intact and protections for LGBTQ+ couples in place.
Ceremony Planning Articles
173 DAYS AGO | 9.24.2025
Qué Decir en una Invitación de Boda Para un Segundo Matrimonio (Ejemplos y Ta...
Descubra qué decir en una invitación de boda para un segundo matrimonio, incluyendo consejos, ejemplos de redacción y tarjetas de muestra para celebrar su nu...
178 DAYS AGO | 9.19.2025
8 Romantic Celtic Wedding Blessings & Poems to Read at Your Ceremony
8 beautiful Celtic wedding blessings and love poems from Irish, Scottish, and Welsh traditions. Perfect for a cultural wedding reading, handfasting ceremony,...
189 DAYS AGO | 9.8.2025
Cómo Incluir un Momento de Silencio en su Ceremonia de Boda
Aprenda cuánto dura un momento de silencio durante una ceremonia de boda, cuándo añadir y qué decir antes y después. Guía práctica para parejas y oficiantes ...
Religion and Rituals Articles
536 DAYS AGO | 9.26.2024
The Dos & Don’ts of Throwing Rice at Weddings
Everything you want to know about throwing rice at weddings, plus fun alternatives to rice to help you plan your own wedding ceremony.
599 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.
606 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.
Community Articles
343 DAYS AGO | 4.7.2025
How to Conduct an Ordination Service for a New AMM Minister
Learn how to conduct an ordination service for new ministers ordained online through American Marriage Ministries. Gather with friends, family members, your ...
348 DAYS AGO | 4.2.2025
How Does a 1-Day Marriage Officiant License Compare to Online Ordination?
Compare the cost & legality of state one-day marriage officiant options with free online ordination from American Marriage Ministries.
364 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!