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Asked to Officiate a Wedding?
Follow these simple steps to perform marriage for friends and family.
News Articles
1322 DAYS AGO | 9.16.2022
New Script! Fall Wedding Ceremony with Reading from “Harvest Moon”
This new fall wedding ceremony script captures the colors, romance, and joyful spirit of the autumn season, with a warm welcome to guests, moment of mindfuln...
1324 DAYS AGO | 9.14.2022
AMM’s Going to Wedding MBA 2022 - See You There!
We’ll see you at Wedding MBA 2022! The team from American Marriage Ministries is attending this year’s November Wedding Pro Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada,...
1345 DAYS AGO | 8.24.2022
New Script! Jumping the Broom Wedding Ritual & Ceremony Script
This original wedding ceremony script the popular African American wedding tradition of ‘jumping the broom’, a traditional exchange of wedding vows and rings...
Ceremony Planning Articles
1232 DAYS AGO | 12.15.2022
These Wedding Planning Books Make Great Gifts
Wedding planning books with a focus on the ceremony: These wedding guides make great gifts for a newly engaged couple, your favorite professional wedding off...
1233 DAYS AGO | 12.14.2022
Funny Love Poems & Whimsical Wedding Readings for a Ceremony that’s YOU & Tru...
Funny wedding readings and love poems to add to a lighthearted wedding ceremony script, unique wedding vows, or a whimsical rhyming officiant speech. Include...
1234 DAYS AGO | 12.13.2022
AMM Ministers: Cultivate a Relationship with Your Congregation
Ministers ordained with American Marriage Ministries serve a diverse group of couples and families to ensure their marriages are celebrated with love, respec...
Religion and Rituals Articles
Community Articles
2533 DAYS AGO | 5.24.2019
4 Incredible Ceremonies Officiated By Friends and Family
Every year, more Americans choose friends and family members to officiate weddings, here are there stories.
2542 DAYS AGO | 5.15.2019
How I Unexpectedly Became a Wedding Officiant... and Loved Every Moment of It
Professional wedding officiant Matt McMurphy shares how he first was asked to perform a wedding for friends, and how that turned into a meaningful career.
2555 DAYS AGO | 5.2.2019
How I Fell in Love with Weddings by Planning My Own
Guest contributor Matt McMurphy writes about how his own wedding inspired him to become a professional officiant.