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Screenshot of Taylor Swift Instagram announcement of her engagement to Travis Kelce,

150 DAYS AGO | 9.5.2025

These Celebrities Offered to be Taylor & Travis’s Wedding Officiant (And You ...

From Flavor Flav to Gov. Jared Polis, celebrities are lining up to officiate Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce’s wedding! See who else has volunteered for the big ...

Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift talk together during an episode of the New Heights sports podcast

153 DAYS AGO | 9.2.2025

Taylor Swift’s Engagement is Numerologically Aligned & Yours Can Be Too

Discover how Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce’s engagement date aligns with numerology, and how to pick a lucky wedding date and plan your wedding using life path...

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179 DAYS AGO | 8.7.2025

¡Presentamos la edición en español del Manual de ministro de AMM para ofician...

¡Oficie bodas legales con confianza! El Manual de ministro de AMM para oficiantes de bodas ya está disponible en español. Esta guía detallada incluye informa...

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Ceremony Planning Articles

Money pinned to a bride's veil

167 DAYS AGO | 8.19.2025

Filipino Wedding Tradition Helps You Pay for Wedding With a Dance Party

Learn about the Filipino wedding money dance, a fun tradition where guests pin cash to the couple during a dance to show their support - and help cover costs...

Close up of a bride and groom using a two-handled saw / crosscut saw to cut a log

168 DAYS AGO | 8.18.2025

Add a Log Cutting Ceremony to Your Wedding as a Symbol of Cooperation

Discover the German log cutting wedding tradition, symbolizing teamwork, trust, and cooperation. Perfect for modern, multicultural, and same-sex weddings, an...

Close up of bride and groom at Indian wedding, traditional wedding attire and a blue suit

181 DAYS AGO | 8.5.2025

Stealing the Groom’s Shoes: A Fun Indian Wedding Tradition

Add laughter & lighthearted rivalry to your Indian wedding with the Joota Chupai tradition, aka stealing the groom's shoes! This fun wedding prank is a perfe...

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Religion and Rituals Articles

Gloves of garlic placed on a white table next to a silver cross necklace

642 DAYS AGO | 5.1.2024

A Serbian Wedding Tradition Wards off Evil – And Vampires, Probably

Learn about an unusual Serbian wedding tradition and how to ward off bad luck on the day of the wedding ceremony! Plus links to more unique wedding superstit...

An Indian bride and groom sit together on the wedding day

655 DAYS AGO | 4.18.2024

6 Hindu Wedding Rituals You Might See at a Big Indian Ceremony

Learn about popular Hindu wedding traditions you might see during a Hindu Indian marriage celebration! Including the Varmala or Jaimala, Kanyadana (Giving Aw...

A priest lifts up his hands while holding a Bible, as the bride and groom lean in for kiss. A funny photo.

657 DAYS AGO | 4.16.2024

The Wedding’s First Kiss? That Was Between The Priest & The Groom…

Learn the chaste history of the wedding’s first kiss, the ‘Kiss of Peace’ blessing, given by an officiating Catholic Priest to a groom and then passed on to ...

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Community Articles

Image shows the 2025 Officiant Accelerator tour stops and a photo of Officiant Jimmie Berguin speaking at a previous event

413 DAYS AGO | 12.16.2024

2025 Officiant Accelerator Schedule: Wedding Officiants Training in Your City!

2025 AMM Officiant Accelerator Tour: Wedding officiant training & networking seminars in NV, GA, WA, IL, and FL. Take your officiant business to the next lev...

Photo shows wedding officiant Lauren Hill holding a wedding script on the stoop of a NYC brownstone. In front of her are Barry Bordelon and Jordan Slocum, holding hands.

433 DAYS AGO | 11.26.2024

Meet the Officiant Who Married the Brownstone Boys in a Brooklyn Block Party ...

Celebrant Lauren Hill officiated the Brownstone Boys’ wedding on the stoop of their Brooklyn, New York City home. Read the interview, plus photos from the day!

Promotional image shows the cover of Marriage by the Numbers: Planning Your Wedding Using Numerology and the text "marriage by the numbers / Unlock the magic of your wedding day with Numerology!"

440 DAYS AGO | 11.19.2024

This Wedding Planning Book Uses Numerology for a ‘Marriage by the Numbers’!

Use numerology to plan your wedding day with this unique wedding planning book! Unlock the magic of marriage numerology & set a date: ‘Marriage by the Numbers’

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