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New script! Quick & Simple Civil Wedding Ceremony Script

1145 DAYS AGO | 12.12.2022

New script! Quick & Simple Civil Wedding Ceremony Script

A quick and simple civil wedding ceremony script for a ceremony that’s short, heartfelt, and oh so sweet! This nonreligious wedding officiant script includes...

Finally! A Wedding Officiant Training Course That’s Fully Online

1149 DAYS AGO | 12.8.2022

Finally! A Wedding Officiant Training Course That’s Fully Online

Looking for comprehensive wedding officiant training online? AMM’s new Professional Wedding Officiant Certification Course is self-directed, making it easy f...

Proposed legislation in Virginia and Texas would protect same-sex marriage in 2023

1151 DAYS AGO | 12.6.2022

Proposed legislation in Virginia and Texas would protect same-sex marriage in...

Lawmakers in Virginia and Texas propose new legislation in 2023 to protect LGBTQ+ couples and families by repealing same-sex marriage bans from the states’ c...

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Ceremony Planning Articles

Ask an Officiant: Do I Need A Contract For My Wedding Officiant Business?

1087 DAYS AGO | 2.8.2023

Ask an Officiant: Do I Need A Contract For My Wedding Officiant Business?

Should professional wedding officiants provide a contract for their services? AMM Minister & pro officiant Sherri Crawford offers her advice, answers frequen...

How to Get Married in New Hampshire - Planning a Wedding in the Granite State

1094 DAYS AGO | 2.1.2023

How to Get Married in New Hampshire - Planning a Wedding in the Granite State

A step-by-step guide to help you plan a wedding and get married in New Hampshire - including how to find a wedding officiant, choose the best wedding venue,...

An outdoor wedding, two brides exchange rings with the help of their officiant

1096 DAYS AGO | 1.30.2023

How to Officiate a Same-Sex Wedding Ceremony

Asked to officiate a same-sex wedding ceremony for the first time? Looking for a same-sex wedding ceremony script, or for what to say during the pronouncemen...

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Religion and Rituals Articles

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Community Articles

Wedding Ceremony in a Graveyard? We asked our ministers and couples what they thought...

2166 DAYS AGO | 2.25.2020

Wedding Ceremony in a Graveyard? We asked our ministers and couples what they...

If you are planning to have your wedding in a cemetery, these tips will help you create an experience that you will remember for the rest of your life (and d...

American Marriage Ministries on Your I Do Crew! Podcast

2206 DAYS AGO | 1.16.2020

American Marriage Ministries on Your I Do Crew! Podcast

American Marriage Ministries joins the Your I Do Crew! Podcast to discuss AMM's role in online ordination, what's going on with online ordination in Tennesse...

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2206 DAYS AGO | 1.16.2020

A Catholic Ordination Controversy Underscores the Importance of Online Ordina...

A controversy over Catholic ordinations shows why online ordination available to all is so important in order to guarantee marriage equality.

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