What new trends will the new year’s wedding boom bring? Looking forward to unique elopements, drive thru weddings, and creative officiants, after the OC Innovation Award goes to ‘Hitched at the Honda Center’ for making it fun and easy to get a marriage license or civil wedding in California during the coronavirus pandemic.

Looking for a short wedding script? How about the shortest wedding ceremony script ever? This simple script is only 200 characters, making it short enough to tweet! It includes a Declaration of Intent and the wedding officiant’s Pronouncement.

The Orange County Clerk-Recorder office announced that virtual marriage services are now available to engaged couples in the county. California is one of several states to offer virtual services during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, as the number of cases of COVID-19 rise.

Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly got engaged, and celebrated by drinking each other's blood. It has us wondering, What will their wedding ceremony look like? We predict a blood ritual! Plus, learn a few ways blood has been used as part of the marriage rite over the years, from Vikings, to pagan handfastings, to vampires, to that time Angelina and Billy Bob were married.

Plan an inspired underwater wedding ceremony with this helpful how-to guide! From finding an officiant, choosing a venue or diving location, scuba gear and equipment needs, exchanging vows, legal requirements, and more!

See the most recent update to Rhode Island Marriage Laws for one day wedding officiant certification, and visit American Marriage Ministries marriage laws library to learn who can perform marriage in each state, officiant registration requirements, and more.

What is covenant marriage? Learn more about the potential pros and cons of these unusual agreements, which states offer a covenant marriage license, and why some religious leaders frame them as a response to celebrity culture and a high divorce rate.

Everything you need to know to get your real wedding submission accepted and published in wedding magazines, blogs, websites, and social media, by following these important suggestions. How to get your wedding published - for engaged couples and newlyweds!

Legislators in Missouri will discuss a bill to codify same-sex marriage in state laws, and new legal provisions for covenant marriage. (HJR84 ; HB1693)

NJ legislators passed a bill to codify same-sex marriage and protect marriage equality. All NJ state laws concerning marriage and civil union will now be read as gender neutral.

NBC news anchor Morgan Radford married David Williams in a colorful destination wedding in Cartagena, Colombia this weekend. See our 5 tips to capture their style and inspire your own intimate outdoor wedding ceremony.

Watch Elmo as the ring bearer in this classic Sesame Street celebrity wedding. Elmo did not drop the rings! AMM supports Elmo in the ongoing feud with Rocco, because Rocco didn't need that cookie.

This short 5 question quiz will help you choose the best type of wedding officiant for your ceremony, based on your wedding budget, dream venue, religious or spiritual values, personal style and more. A simple way to decide between a professional wedding officiant, local clergy, or asking a friend or family member to get ordained online to marry you.

Learn where and how to apply for a marriage license to get married in another state. Click now to start planning your dream destination wedding, plus tips for traveling wedding officiants!

It's official: American Marriage Ministries has ordained over one million ministers! AMM's free online ordination is open to people of all faiths and backgrounds, and provides our ministers with the legal standing to act as wedding officiants across the country. AMM is an inclusive, non-denominational and interfaith church founded in 2009, and has become the go-to for aspiring wedding officiants by offering free ordination, minister training, support, and advocacy.

Should professional wedding officiants provide a contract for their services? AMM Minister & pro officiant Sherri Crawford offers her advice, answers frequently asked questions about what to include when writing your vendor contract, what the legal and personal benefits to a contract are, when a couple or client should sign one, and how contracts ensure great business practices, and a great wedding day!

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, plan your ceremony, and how to apply for and return your New Hampshire marriage license or certificate.

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 pronouncement? These 4 tips for officiating same-sex, same-gender, and other LGBTQ+ weddings are a great start. Let couples know you’re an inclusive officiant and plan the perfect marriage ceremony!

American Marriage Ministries is now incorporated in Tennessee as a non-profit corporation to ensure recognition of our ministers.

American Marriage Ministries will be providing FREE on-site minister ordination so that you can officiate weddings in Tennessee, in compliance with the state’s new marriage laws.

An open letter from American Marriage Ministries to the Tennessee legislature protesting a restrictive new marriage law.