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A lawmaker in South Carolina wants to limit grounds for divorce, increase protections for married minors

1323 DAYS AGO | 12.27.2022

A lawmaker in South Carolina wants to limit grounds for divorce, increase protections for married minors
Close up shows someone holding a camera to take a picture of the newlyweds

1328 DAYS AGO | 12.22.2022

Calling All Wedding Content Creators: Get Ordained & Help Save the Wedding Day!
Bride and groom hold hands during a wedding on the beach

1329 DAYS AGO | 12.21.2022

Creative ‘Declaration of Intent’ Wording for Your Wedding Ceremony

Bride and groom smile and pose for the camera with their hands held out to show off their wedding rings

1330 DAYS AGO | 12.20.2022

New Script! 'Opposites Attract' Theme Wedding Ceremony Script
A Simple Wedding Planning Checklist & Timeline for Busy Couples

1331 DAYS AGO | 12.19.2022

A Simple Wedding Planning Checklist & Timeline for Busy Couples
Bride and groom stand at the altar with a wedding officiant while friends and family watch. Small wedding ceremony

1334 DAYS AGO | 12.16.2022

How Much Does a Wedding Officiant Cost? (& Should You Tip Them?)
These Wedding Planning Books Make Great Gifts

1335 DAYS AGO | 12.15.2022

These Wedding Planning Books Make Great Gifts

Funny Love Poems & Whimsical Wedding Readings for a Ceremony that’s YOU & Truer than True

1336 DAYS AGO | 12.14.2022

Funny Love Poems & Whimsical Wedding Readings for a Ceremony that’s YOU & Truer than True
Proposed legislation in New Jersey would protect interracial marriage in 2023

1337 DAYS AGO | 12.13.2022

Proposed legislation in New Jersey would protect interracial marriage in 2023
AMM Ministers: Cultivate a Relationship with Your Congregation

1337 DAYS AGO | 12.13.2022

AMM Ministers: Cultivate a Relationship with Your Congregation
New script! Quick & Simple Civil Wedding Ceremony Script

1338 DAYS AGO | 12.12.2022

New script! Quick & Simple Civil Wedding Ceremony Script

Groom makes a funny face as he embraces the bride, posing for wedding photos outdoors

1340 DAYS AGO | 12.10.2022

55 Questions a Wedding Officiant Can Ask a Couple to *Really* Get to Know Them

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Celebrating 8 Years of Marriage Equality for Same-Sex Couples in the US!

1142 DAYS AGO | 6.26.2023

Celebrating 8 Years of Marriage Equality for Same-Sex Couples in the US!

Happy Marriage Equality Day! Celebrating 8 years of marriage equality: On June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court ruled in Obergefell v Hodges that same-sex couples...

Connecticut becomes 9th state to ban child marriage, raises age to marry to 18 without exceptions

1142 DAYS AGO | 6.26.2023

Connecticut becomes 9th state to ban child marriage, raises age to marry to 1...

It's official: The legal age to marry in Connecticut is 18 years old, effective July 1, 2023. There are no exceptions for minors, making CT the 9th state to ...

Meet the Speakers for AMM’s NYC Wedding Officiant Education & Networking 2023 Seminar!

1145 DAYS AGO | 6.23.2023

Meet the Speakers for AMM’s NYC Wedding Officiant Education & Networking 2023...

Attention New York City area Wedding Officiants: Meet the speakers for our August 23, 2023 Education and Networking seminar! This fun and informative event f...

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Ceremony Planning Articles

A young boy holds up his hand in a triumphant and excited way, with a mischievous and happy smile. A young girl stands behind him in the distance. Both children are dressed in cute formal wear for a wedding ceremony. She has a frilly dress and a floral wreath in her hair, he has a light blue button up shirt, dark blue vest, and polka-dot bow tie.

1047 DAYS AGO | 9.29.2023

8 Creative Alternatives to a Flower Girl or Ring Bearer for Your Wedding Cere...

Creative alternatives to a flower girl, ring boy, or ring bearer for your non-traditional wedding ceremony! Get friends, relatives, and children involved in ...

Un padrino de boda deja caer el pastel de bodas de manera dramática, el pastel sale volando mientras él tropieza. Las damas de honor, los padrinos de boda, la novia y el novio miran conmocionados y consternados.

1057 DAYS AGO | 9.19.2023

Evite Estos 5 Remordimientos Comunes en las Ceremonias de Boda (Consejos para...

Planifique la ceremonia de boda perfecta evitando estos 5 arrepentimientos de boda comunes, con consejos para parejas y oficiantes de bodas sobre qué pregunt...

Naturist bride and groom sit on a nudist beach naked, watching the ocean in the distance

1069 DAYS AGO | 9.7.2023

This Wedding Officiant Wants to Marry You in the Nude

Dreaming of a nudist wedding? Texas Wedding Officiant Renee Reyes talks about spiritual elements of naturist weddings plus tips on how to have a nudist wedding

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Religion and Rituals Articles

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Community Articles

Signature cocktails, fashion shows & electric violins -- the Atlanta Wedding Extravaganza virtual show brought it all

2009 DAYS AGO | 2.9.2021

Signature cocktails, fashion shows & electric violins -- the Atlanta Wedding ...

The Atlanta Wedding Extravaganza showed us how hot virtual wedding planning expos and bridal shows can be. And now we can’t wait for more!

Chiefs fans find their Cupid in game-day wedding this Super Bowl

2013 DAYS AGO | 2.5.2021

Chiefs fans find their Cupid in game-day wedding this Super Bowl

Pastor Nancy Kerr of Kansas City drove to Tampa to marry 15 couples this Super Bowl Sunday, in a group wedding honoring the KC Chiefs & No. 15 Patrick Mahome...

Mathew takes a selfie with the bride and groom on the New River Gorge Bridge, with the river far below them in the distance

2019 DAYS AGO | 1.30.2021

876 feet in the air: Officiating an adventure wedding on the New River Gorge ...

An AMM Minister performs a wedding high above the New River Gorge in an adventure wedding ceremony the couple will never forget. If you’re a new officiant an...

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