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961 DAYS AGO | 4.6.2022
AMM’s Pro Officiant Certification Course: You only get one shot to deliver a ...
American Marriage Ministries' Professional Officiant Certification Course offers comprehensive training for first time wedding officiants and industry vetera...
961 DAYS AGO | 4.6.2022
New TN legislation proposes an alternate form of marriage, attempts to side-s...
Lawmakers in Tennessee introduced legislation that would create an alternate form of marriage restricted to ‘one man and one woman’ and eliminate the minimum...
963 DAYS AGO | 4.4.2022
NY is one step closer to approving one-day wedding officiants
One-day marriage officiant designation is one step closer in New York as Senate Bill 729A heads back to the Assembly for review. (NY Senate Bill S739A, previ...
Ceremony Planning Articles
786 DAYS AGO | 9.28.2022
These compostable wedding rings gave us a fun ceremony idea…
We love eco-friendly weddings and vow renewal ceremonies! So naturally, we were inspired by news of a unique line of compostable rings created by environment...
787 DAYS AGO | 9.27.2022
How to Get Married in Alabama in 4 Simple Steps
A step-by-step guide to help you plan a wedding or vow renewal to get married in Alabama - including how to find a notary or wedding officiant, choose the be...
788 DAYS AGO | 9.26.2022
Wedding Inspiration from TODAY’s Jill Martin & Erik Brooks’ New York Public L...
TODAY contributor Jill Martin married financier Erik Brooks during an epic wedding ceremony at the New York Public Library earlier this month, and released p...
Religion and Rituals Articles
Community Articles
1977 DAYS AGO | 6.25.2019
Crowds Grow at Memphis TN In-Person Ordination
Crowds showed up in Memphis Tennessee to get ordained before Tennessee's new marriage law goes into effect.
1979 DAYS AGO | 6.23.2019
The Balkanization of Southern Christianity, Jackson TN
Tennessee's new marriage law discriminates against thousands of small informal churches. We visited Jackson to talk to ministers and offer in-person ordinati...