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Can Your Pet Be a Wedding Witness? Not Exactly…

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108 DAYS AGO | 8.5.2024

Anonymous Officiant: Dog Ring Bearer Steals Show – and Hearts
Newlyweds pose excitedly after their wedding ceremony, making happy funny faces at the camera

111 DAYS AGO | 8.2.2024

How Much Does it Cost to Get Ordained Online in West Virginia?
Close up of a bride and groom embracing on the wedding day.

112 DAYS AGO | 8.1.2024

How Much Does it Cost to Get Ordained Online in Wisconsin?
A young wedding officiant performs a wedding ceremony for an LGBTQ+ couple outdoors in the woods

113 DAYS AGO | 7.31.2024

How Much Does it Cost to Get Ordained Online in Washington?
CLose up photo shows bride and groom wearing wedding attire and holding a small card that says Save the Date

114 DAYS AGO | 7.30.2024

Creative Save the Date Wording & Designs for Your Wedding
Two brides laugh together and sip pomegranate cocktail on their wedding day after a Pagan wedding in the garden

119 DAYS AGO | 7.25.2024

Wedding Ideas to Honor Hera Goddess of Marriage
A young bride and groom pose for a loving photo on their wedding day in Utah

121 DAYS AGO | 7.23.2024

How Much Does it Cost to Get Ordained Online in Utah?
Close up image shows polyamorous partners holding hands.

122 DAYS AGO | 7.22.2024

5 Unity Ceremonies for a Polyamorous Wedding with 3 or More Partners
AMM Officiant Accelerator promotional image for the upcoming officiant training course in August

125 DAYS AGO | 7.19.2024

AMM’s Officiant Accelerator is in San Francisco on 8/14!
Antique dotprinted photo of paintings: Nun, a nun holds up a cross to ward off intruders at a convent, a dramatic antique painting

126 DAYS AGO | 7.18.2024

11 Famous Women in Religion From Cults to Catholicism
Bride and groom stand with their humanist wedding celebrant after the ceremony outdoors, surrounded by friends and family on a sunny day

127 DAYS AGO | 7.17.2024

How to Become a Humanist Celebrant and What They Do
Bride and groom pose in wedding attire near the Eiffel Tower in Paris destination wedding

128 DAYS AGO | 7.16.2024

How to Get Married in Another Country in a Dreamy Destination Wedding

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News Articles

A photo of the White House with a rainbow color tiny superimposed over it to symbolize LGBTQ rights and gay marriage in the US

63 DAYS AGO | 9.19.2024

What Donald Trump & Kamala Harris Say About Gay Marriage

Quotes from Kamala Harris & Donald Trump on same-sex marriage & marriage equality: We gathered statements from the presidential candidates to compare them!

Close up of two grooms showing off their beautiful wedding rings

64 DAYS AGO | 9.18.2024

Same-Sex Marriage Bans On The Ballot In California & Hawaii

Statewide ballots in California and Hawaii would remove same-sex marriage bans from their state constitutions. (Prop 3 / marriage equality)

Close up photo of a young girl bride wearing a wedding ring, her hands are resting in her lap and she is wearing a white dress.

66 DAYS AGO | 9.16.2024

How Common is Child Marriage in California? A Count is Coming

California child marriage under scrutiny as lawmakers pass a bill to count the total number of underage marriages in the state. (SB-575)

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Ceremony Planning Articles

Scene from a Comic Con, showing three people in cospay including a Corpse Bride

92 DAYS AGO | 8.21.2024

5 Tips for Getting Married at Comic Con

Dreaming of a nerdy wedding at Comic Con? 5 tips to plan a legal Comic Con wedding, plus comic book wedding ideas for a fun fandom filled celebration of love

Woman in an alternative white wedding dress does a backbend in the desert in Nevada at Burning Man, with the sun setting behind her

93 DAYS AGO | 8.20.2024

Burning Man Wedding: Can You Get Married at Burning Man?

Get married in a Burning Man Wedding! What to know to plan a legal wedding in Black Rock City, with Nevada marriage license & wedding officiant requirements

Two people stand on the beach drawing a heart in the sand with their toes

94 DAYS AGO | 8.19.2024

10 Nudist Wedding Ideas You’ll Love: Say Yes to the UnDress

10 fun ideas for nudist weddings, from nudist cruises and resorts to a themed wedding pinata, body paint wedding dresses, finding a wedding officiant and more

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Religion and Rituals Articles

Inviting Death Home: Home Funeral Guide Sara Williams on Reconnecting with Death and Dying

434 DAYS AGO | 9.14.2023

Inviting Death Home: Home Funeral Guide Sara Williams on Reconnecting with De...

AMM interviews Celebrant Sara Williams to learn what a home funeral guide does, how Death Cafes change the conversation around death and dying, the role of a...

What to Expect at a Self-Marriage or Sologamy Ceremony

463 DAYS AGO | 8.16.2023

What to Expect at a Self-Marriage or Sologamy Ceremony

Learn about the empowering sologamy wedding trend, also called self-marriage: An act of self love, when you marry yourself in a symbolic wedding ceremony to ...

What Wedding Officiants Need to Know About Name Changes, Wedding Customs, and Patriarchy

468 DAYS AGO | 8.11.2023

What Wedding Officiants Need to Know About Name Changes, Wedding Customs, and...

Learn why so many women in the U.S. change their last name when they marry, how patriarchy and legal restrictions shaped this interesting wedding custom, and...

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Community Articles

Officiant Norman Graham poses in a stylish purple suit next to a beautiful gazebo decorated with flowers on a spring day. He is smiling toward the camera

251 DAYS AGO | 3.15.2024

10 Tips to Grow a Wedding Officiant Business from Norman Graham of Wed By Norm

Ten tips to start and grow a thriving wedding officiant business from Officiant Norman Graham of Wed By Norm. Learn more about marketing, branding, and adver...

Officiant Accelerator promotional image, shows a photo of downtown Houston, Texas, with the event branding and title overlaid

266 DAYS AGO | 2.29.2024

Officiant Accelerator is in Houston on May 15th! Meet our Expert Speakers...

Calling all Texas wedding officiants! American Marriage Ministries is headed to Houston for a day of officiant-focused education, conversation, and networkin...

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287 DAYS AGO | 2.8.2024

Introducing AMM’s Book of Wedding Vows and Ceremonies!

For wedding officiants and couples, AMM presents an exciting collection of wedding vow and ceremony script examples! This detailed book includes examples for...

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