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1052 DAYS AGO | 3.15.2023
The Big Picture in Tennessee’s Fight for Marriage Equality Must Include Onlin...
Learn how HB878 and 2019’s paused anti-online ordination law work together in an ongoing attack against marriage equality in Tennessee. These bills would all...
1054 DAYS AGO | 3.13.2023
The Anonymous Officiant: Groom Gone Fishin’
The Anonymous Officiant #2 : This beautiful Florida beach wedding almost didn't happen, when the wedding officiant arrived to find the groom missing... and g...
1056 DAYS AGO | 3.11.2023
New Yorkers Can Apply for One-Day Officiant License at City Clerk Office
Town and City Clerks in New York will soon be able to issue a one-day marriage officiant permit to anyone wanting to perform a single wedding ceremony in the...
Ceremony Planning Articles
1008 DAYS AGO | 4.28.2023
Gender Neutral Wedding Terms for Inclusive Officiants
Learn inclusive, gender-neutral alternatives for common wedding terms for the couple and their wedding party, and help make the wedding industry more welcomi...
1009 DAYS AGO | 4.27.2023
Palm Reading: Unique & Mystical Unity Ritual for Your Wedding Ceremony or Cel...
Add a unique and unexpected unity ceremony to your wedding ceremony, reception, or afterparty, with palm reading! Palm reading can be combined with tradition...
1016 DAYS AGO | 4.20.2023
What to Say & Do During a Hands Blessing Wedding Ceremony
A simple, nonreligious hand blessing ceremony script. This blessing is easy to combine with another unity ritual, such as a handfasting or palm reading, to c...
Religion and Rituals Articles
Community Articles
1907 DAYS AGO | 11.10.2020
A majority of Wedding Officiants are seeing decreases in their role... is it ...
A nationwide survey found the role of the wedding officiant is changing as a result of the COVID 19 pandemic. What does it mean for the future of officiants?
1919 DAYS AGO | 10.29.2020
“I’m so nervous I could puke" - A wedding ceremony mishap and a quick-thinkin...
An officiant’s quick thinking and sense of humor saves the day when a groom’s anxiety makes him vomit during the wedding ceremony!
1928 DAYS AGO | 10.20.2020
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