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News Articles
1101 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...
1102 DAYS AGO | 3.10.2023
The West Virginia bill to ban child marriage isn’t dead yet
A bill to ban underage marriages in West Virginia was thought to have died in committee following a 9-8 vote to reject on Wednesday, but was revived for a se...
1103 DAYS AGO | 3.9.2023
The beginning of the end of marriage equality in Tennessee? A closer look at ...
Learn what HB878 might mean for the future of marriage equality in Tennessee. The bill, which recently passed the House, would allow a person to refuse to so...
Ceremony Planning Articles
1061 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...
1062 DAYS AGO | 4.19.2023
10 Wedding Reminders For Real Couples From an Officiant’s Perspective
REAL wedding advice for couples from professional wedding officiant Jody Serey! This candid advice is for anyone planning a wedding, to keep your marriage ce...
1063 DAYS AGO | 4.18.2023
You Don’t Have to Choose Between Planning a Wedding & Buying a House
This advice will help you get married for less money and without going into debt! You don't have to plan an expensive wedding ceremony or reception to have a...
Religion and Rituals Articles
Community Articles
1987 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...
1991 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.
1991 DAYS AGO | 10.2.2020
“Having the care of souls” as an online-ordained minister: How wedding offici...
Tennessee lawmakers have incorrectly applied the phrase "having the care of souls" to discriminate against ministers that are ordained online. Learn how onli...