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Sample Wedding Officiant Contract: Defining Your ‘Terms of Service’ for Professional Officiants

1278 DAYS AGO | 2.10.2023

Sample Wedding Officiant Contract: Defining Your ‘Terms of Service’ for Profe...

Use this sample wedding officiant contract to help define your business terms of service. This vendor contract template includes details about who the agreem...

CLose up photo of newlyweds holding hands with the Las Vegas wedding chapel sign and neon in the background

1282 DAYS AGO | 2.6.2023

Valentine’s Wedding In Vegas? Get a Marriage License At The Airport!

A pop-up marriage license office is open at Henry Reid International Airport LAS, just outside Las Vegas, from now until Valentine's Day, February 14th, 2023...

CLose up photo of bride groom and wedding guests holding glasses of champagne for a toast after the wedding ceremony

1295 DAYS AGO | 1.24.2023

Would you officiate a Valentine’s Day group wedding with hundreds of couples?

Attn wedding officiants: Group weddings are an exciting part of Valentine's Day celebrations all around the country, as hundreds of couples gather to say 'We...

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Ceremony Planning Articles

close up, wedding officiant blesses hands of couple during wedding

1209 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...

10 Wedding Reminders For Real Couples From an Officiant’s Perspective

1210 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...

You Don’t Have to Choose Between Planning a Wedding & Buying a House

1211 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...

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Religion and Rituals Articles

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Community Articles

Screenshot from a news broadcast showing AMM Minister and wedding officiant Sean Kelly marrying his dad Harold and new step mom Lorrie in an outdoor socially distanced wedding while his grandma watches from inside

2299 DAYS AGO | 4.25.2020

Online ordained minister performs heartwarming socially distant wedding cerem...

Online ordained minister performs a socially distant wedding ceremony at nursing home during the Coronavirus pandemic

Free Locally-Made Hand Sanitizer Included in Select AMM Packages

2305 DAYS AGO | 4.19.2020

Free Locally-Made Hand Sanitizer Included in Select AMM Packages

American Marriage Ministries supports frontline healthcare workers during the coronavirus pandemic, and promotes healthy sanitary practices by including free...

Couples aren’t cancelling! Wedding officiants play an important role in helping couples get married under lockdown conditions.

2311 DAYS AGO | 4.13.2020

Couples aren’t cancelling! Wedding officiants play an important role in helpi...

Despite the COVID-19 most couples are still getting married with smaller ceremonies, presenting an opportunity for wedding officiants to help create memorabl...

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