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Promotional image shows cover of book with promo text, "Introducing Ceremonies with Integrity, Your guide to building an ethical wedding business and crafting ceremonies that honor every couple."

171 DAYS AGO | 11.19.2025

Want to Become a Wedding Officiant With Integrity, Confidence & Great Profess...

Learn ethical wedding officiant best practices, modern wedding officiant etiquette, and tips to create a strong business and professional boundaries with 'Ce...

Composite image shows the Michigan state capital building in Lansing with a rainbow behind it, symbolizing LGBTQ+ marriage rights

179 DAYS AGO | 11.11.2025

New Effort to Remove Michigan’s Same-Sex Marriage Ban From State Constitution

Michigan Sen. Moss introduces resolution to remove same-sex marriage ban from the state constitution, would allow voters opportunity to protect marriage righ...

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180 DAYS AGO | 11.10.2025

Great News! Supreme Court Leaves Same-Sex Marriage Alone, Rejects Kim Davis R...

The Supreme Court declines Kim Davis’s appeal, leaving its 2015 ruling on same-sex marriage intact and protections for LGBTQ+ couples in place.

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Ceremony Planning Articles

Dos invitaciones de boda en sobres coloridos sobre un fondo sencillo.

227 DAYS AGO | 9.24.2025

Qué Decir en una Invitación de Boda Para un Segundo Matrimonio (Ejemplos y Ta...

Descubra qué decir en una invitación de boda para un segundo matrimonio, incluyendo consejos, ejemplos de redacción y tarjetas de muestra para celebrar su nu...

bride and groom stand in a field in white dress and kilt

232 DAYS AGO | 9.19.2025

8 Romantic Celtic Wedding Blessings & Poems to Read at Your Ceremony

8 beautiful Celtic wedding blessings and love poems from Irish, Scottish, and Welsh traditions. Perfect for a cultural wedding reading, handfasting ceremony,...

Flor rosa sobre un fondo blanco para simbolizar la paz, el amor y la reflexión tranquila.

243 DAYS AGO | 9.8.2025

Cómo Incluir un Momento de Silencio en su Ceremonia de Boda

Aprenda cuánto dura un momento de silencio durante una ceremonia de boda, cuándo añadir y qué decir antes y después. Guía práctica para parejas y oficiantes ...

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Religion and Rituals Articles

Two brides laugh together and sip pomegranate cocktail on their wedding day after a Pagan wedding in the garden

653 DAYS AGO | 7.25.2024

Wedding Ideas to Honor Hera Goddess of Marriage

Plan a pagan wedding ceremony that honors Hera Goddess of Marriage and receive Hera’s blessing! 5 Pagan wedding ideas and traditions for the marriage rite.

Antique dotprinted photo of paintings: Nun, a nun holds up a cross to ward off intruders at a convent, a dramatic antique painting

660 DAYS AGO | 7.18.2024

11 Famous Women in Religion From Cults to Catholicism

A list of famous women in religion from the first woman priest to a female cult leader! Plus a look at women’s ordination and denominations that ordain women.

A groom places a wedding ring on the bride's finger during an outdoor wedding ceremony, while the minister supports her hand. She is smiling and looking down at her hand.

736 DAYS AGO | 5.3.2024

What to Do With A Purity Ring During Your Wedding Ceremony

Five sweet suggestions for what to do with a purity ring during the marriage ceremony, and how to honor or incorporate a purity pledge and promise of abstine...

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Community Articles

Minister Tiji Murphy-Santiago, Rev. T, marries a couple during an outdoor wedding ceremony

418 DAYS AGO | 3.17.2025

This South Carolina Minister is Marrying LGBTQ+ Couples for Free

Meet Rev. T of ‘Weddings w/TMS’, an inclusive wedding officiant & minister in Lexington, South Carolina, near Columbia. She’s marrying LGBTQ+ couples for free!

A colorful wedding in the woods, with lots of different guests smiling and happy, standing around the brides.

430 DAYS AGO | 3.5.2025

New Wedding Script! A Spiritual Wedding Ceremony Honoring Divine Love

We added a new spiritual wedding script to our library ✓ Click to read what makes this officiant wording special for your spiritual but not religious wedding...

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438 DAYS AGO | 2.25.2025

Learn How to Officiate Multicultural & Interfaith Weddings with This Online C...

Learn to officiate interfaith & multicultural weddings with AMM’s expert-led online course. Gain confidence as a wedding officiant and wedding traditions fro...

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