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1152 DAYS AGO | 3.6.2023
This Pirate Themed Wedding Ceremony Script Will Have You Saying ‘Aye!’ to Love
Ahoy, mateys! This unique pirate wedding script is fun from bow to stern, and from the officiant’s welcome speech to the pronouncement and first kiss. Filled...
1155 DAYS AGO | 3.3.2023
Will Vermont lawmakers ban child marriage in 2023? New bill passed in House, ...
Vermont House Bill 148, titled 'An Act to Ban Child Marriage,' was passed by House on March 2nd and now heads to the Senate. The bill, which would raise the ...
1156 DAYS AGO | 3.2.2023
Wyoming raises minimum age to marry to 18 with some exceptions
The minimum age to marry in Wyoming is now 18 years old, with some legal exceptions for 16 and 17 year olds. Gov. Mark Gordon signed House Bill 7 (HB0007) in...
Ceremony Planning Articles
1100 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...
1107 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...
1108 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...
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Community Articles
2107 DAYS AGO | 7.24.2020
Time is running out to save the USPS. Help AMM defend this American Instituti...
Small businesses and organizations like AMM rely on the USPS to serve our communities. We must resist the Trump administrations efforts to destroy this service.
2117 DAYS AGO | 7.14.2020
Why being carbon-neutral is still a priority for American Marriage Ministries...
American Marriage Ministries continues its carbon free pledge and partnership with carbonfund.org because climate change remains a critical challenge that we...
2125 DAYS AGO | 7.6.2020
Does My American Marriage Ministries Ordination Expire?
Ordinations granted by American Marriage Ministries are free, do not expire, and do not require renewal, find out how our ordination is central to our missio...