Not inviting family to your wedding? No problem! Here’s how to have a fun friends only wedding ceremony. Choose the right friend to serve as wedding officiant, person of honor, special reader, walk you down the aisle, and more, and celebrate guilt-free without parents, grandparents, siblings, or other relatives on the guest list.

Ask your wedding officiant these important questions to make sure you’ve found the best person to officiate your ceremony. Before you sign a contract, ask about availability, legal standing and ordination, how much their service will cost, add-on fees, if they will attend a rehearsal or write a personalized ceremony script, and more.

A step-by-step guide to help you plan a wedding and get married in California - including how to find a wedding officiant, choose the best wedding venue, plan your ceremony, and how to apply for and return your California marriage license.

'Just us weddings' are sweet, simple, and oh so romantic. Just remember these 3 things to make sure your ceremony is legal, including if you can marry without an officiant, who can legally officiate a wedding in your state, and if you need a witness/ witnesses present to sign the marriage license.

Asked to officiate a winter wedding? Learn what clothes to wear as a wedding officiant during a winter wedding ceremony, depending on the couple and the type of wedding. Including tips on coats and outerwear, hats and gloves, shoes and boots, and formal and informal clothing for winter and holiday weddings.

A step-by-step guide to help you plan a wedding and get married in Colorado - including how to find a wedding officiant, information about self-uniting weddings and proxy marriages, how to choose the best wedding venue, plan your ceremony, and how to apply for and return your Colorado marriage license.

Learn who can legally officiate a wedding in your state and how to know if a wedding officiant meets the requirements to perform your marriage ceremony, including which states allow online ordination, types of American Marriage Ministries minister credentials, and minister certification / licensing in each state. Want to know if your marriage will be legal? Here’s what to look for when choosing a friend to officiate or hiring a professional.

Advice for wedding officiants during the holiday winter wedding season. Ten simple tips on which supplies to pack in your emergency kit, what to wear, what to include in your contract, how to network with other officiants to avoid day-of disasters if you’re unable to officiate at the last minute, and more.

A Michigan couple was married in an ALDI store on Nov. 9th, after winning the grocery chain's 'Happily Ever Aldi' contest. The grocery themed wedding ceremony script included food puns, references to ALDI deli products, and readings from friends and family. Wedding officiants: would you officiate this unusual wedding ceremony?

The rumors are true: Celebrity couple Eva Mendes and Ryan Gosling are secretly married! Learn how to plan a romantic secret wedding like theirs by following a few simple steps, including finding a private wedding officiant, applying for a confidential marriage license, and other useful advice.

Candace Cameron Bure made headlines this week for comments against same-sex marriage, telling The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) that Great American Family media network plans to keep 'traditional marriage at the core' of its Christmas movies. Read our take on the actor's interview, the exclusion of LGBTQ+ characters and queer families from holiday films, and Hallmark Channel's first gay Christmas movie.

Learn about common Quaker wedding ceremony traditions including how to get married without a wedding officiant in a self-uniting ritual, what it means to marry "under the care of the meeting,' the Quaker marriage certificate, traditional Quaker wedding vows, where it's legal to perform your own marriage ceremony, rules for marrying members outside the Religious Society of Friends, and more.

The Southern Baptist Convention voted this week to expel Saddleback megachurch and Fern Creek Baptist because they have women pastors, and introduced an amendment to the church’s constitution that would explicitly restrict a woman from becoming ordained or holding a leadership position within the denomination.

Which is a better choice for wedding officiants in New York - the new One Day Marriage Officiant License or Online Ordination through American Marriage Ministries? This side by side comparison makes it easier to weigh the pros and cons of each option for a first-time officiant, including cost, wait time, requirements to apply, secular vs spiritual considerations, and more.

Legislation to raise Connecticut’s legal marriage age to 18 years old has passed the House and Senate, and is on its way to Gov. Ned Lamont’s desk for final approval. Learn more about this ban on child marriage in CT, and what wedding officiants in the state should know about the changing law. (House Bill 6569 / HB06569 2023)

Everything you need to know to plan a celestial wedding ceremony during the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, including theme and unity ceremony ideas, how to find an officiant or officiate, group and mass wedding inspiration, and the top cities to witness the totality – with a kiss!

Get inspired by this Midnight Wiccan Wedding Ceremony from the cult classic Charmed! Read Piper and Leo's wedding vows, see what supplies you'll need for your own witchy handfasting ritual, choose a friend or family member to serve as wedding officiant, gather your coven at the witching hour, and say 'I do' to love with a dash of Halliwell magic.

Here's a secret we wish all couples knew: There's no such thing as a boring wedding ceremony. No, really! Instead of worrying about whether or not your big day's boring, consider your shared values, your budget, and the people on your guest list. Then talk to your wedding officiant to help bring everything together in a way that feels right to you!

"Navigating Your Wedding Ceremony" is the latest one-of-a-kind guide for planning a one-of-a-kind wedding ceremony - brought to you by American Marriage Ministries and ordained AMM Minister and pro wedding officiant 'Officiant Amber' Olsen

Will a rise in weekday weddings impact marriage officiants in 2021? As more couples get married during the week, nontraditional ceremonies give officiants a chance to flourish.

Use unique interests & job skills to become a unique wedding officiant, with lessons from a hot air balloon wedding ceremony adventure, high above Las Vegas.