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News Articles
852 DAYS AGO | 7.25.2022
From Volunteer Marriage Commissioner to AMM Minister: How a San Francisco wed...
AMM Minister Dyanna Volek got her start marrying people as a volunteer Marriage Commissioner at San Francisco City Hall. But when COVID caused shutdowns and ...
858 DAYS AGO | 7.19.2022
New Script! A Vikings Themed Wedding Ceremony Script
This original Viking wedding ceremony script includes light Pagan wedding elements, an exchange of wedding bands / rings and vows (with optional sword exchan...
863 DAYS AGO | 7.14.2022
Israeli couples who used Utah’s online marriage portal win legal victory in c...
A district court in Israel has ruled that the Interior Ministry must recognize and honor online civil marriage, including those performed through the virtual...
Ceremony Planning Articles
709 DAYS AGO | 12.15.2022
These Wedding Planning Books Make Great Gifts
Wedding planning books with a focus on the ceremony: These wedding guides make great gifts for a newly engaged couple, your favorite professional wedding off...
710 DAYS AGO | 12.14.2022
Funny Love Poems & Whimsical Wedding Readings for a Ceremony that’s YOU & Tru...
Funny wedding readings and love poems to add to a lighthearted wedding ceremony script, unique wedding vows, or a whimsical rhyming officiant speech. Include...
711 DAYS AGO | 12.13.2022
AMM Ministers: Cultivate a Relationship with Your Congregation
Ministers ordained with American Marriage Ministries serve a diverse group of couples and families to ensure their marriages are celebrated with love, respec...
Religion and Rituals Articles
Community Articles
1558 DAYS AGO | 8.18.2020
From Ordinary Officiant to High Priestess
HOW choosing a friend to officiate their wedding gave two essential workers the unconventional Solstice ceremony of their dreams while the city around them s...
1573 DAYS AGO | 8.3.2020
AMM COVID-19 Wedding Officiant Survey Report
AMM surveyed 864 ministers across the country to understand how COVID-19 has affected their ability to officiate and plan wedding ceremonies.
1583 DAYS AGO | 7.24.2020
Time is running out to save the USPS. Help AMM defend this American Instituti...
Small businesses and organizations like AMM rely on the USPS to serve our communities. We must resist the Trump administrations efforts to destroy this service.