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News Articles
1177 DAYS AGO | 3.29.2023
Honoring Clela Rorex: Gay Rights Hero Issued First Same-Sex Marriage Licenses...
Learn about Clela Rorex, the Boulder County Clerk who became a hero to the LGBTQ+ community and their allies when she issued a marriage license to a gay coup...
1179 DAYS AGO | 3.27.2023
The Anonymous Officiant: Substitute Mom for the Wedding Day
The Anonymous Officiant #3 : This groom started to cry moment's before the wedding ceremony because he missed his mother, but a sweet gesture by a quick thin...
1183 DAYS AGO | 3.23.2023
The Average Age of Marriage in the U.S. Just Went Down for the First Time in ...
Is the average age of marriage in the U.S. going up or down? Learn about recent trends that affect how old most men and women are when they get married, and ...
Ceremony Planning Articles
1107 DAYS AGO | 6.7.2023
How to Include a Handfasting in Your Wedding Ceremony or Vow Renewal
Everything you need to know to add a handfasting ceremony to your wedding or vow renewal, including the symbolism and meaning of the handfast ritual, how to ...
1108 DAYS AGO | 6.6.2023
12 Examples of Wedding Ring Exchange Wording for the Creative Officiant
Looking for the perfect wedding ring exchange script for the officiant? Maybe something offbeat? Funny? Classic and traditional? Modern? Whatever tone you’re...
1113 DAYS AGO | 6.1.2023
What Happens at a Satanic Wedding? Info for Guests & Officiants
Curious what to expect when asked to attend or officiate a Satanic wedding ceremony? Learn what happens at a Satanic wedding, where Satanic weddings are held...
Religion and Rituals Articles
Community Articles
2074 DAYS AGO | 10.13.2020
When his church discriminated, this Minister turned to American Marriage Mini...
When mainstream churches discriminated against this LGBTQ minister, he got ordained by American Marriage Ministries so that he could join same-sex couples in...
2081 DAYS AGO | 10.6.2020
Introducing AMM’s Government Registration Guarantee -- Ordination Credentials...
The American Marriage Ministry Government Registration Guarantee ensures that your Ordination Credentials will be recognized and accepted, or we will issue a...
2085 DAYS AGO | 10.2.2020
“I do,” in the Nude: Officiating a Naturist Wedding
What do officiants wear? It depends… Read how one officiant led a naturist wedding in a nudist community, but stayed true to her own personal wedding style.