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1597 DAYS AGO | 9.16.2021

How Old Do You Have To Be To Get Married In Each State?
How to Write Wedding Vows Using the Three Question Template

1598 DAYS AGO | 9.15.2021

How to Write Wedding Vows Using the Three Question Template
pink flower against a white background to symbolize peace, love, and quiet reflection

1599 DAYS AGO | 9.14.2021

How to Include a Moment of Silence in Your Wedding Ceremony
7 Tips for Wedding Officiants During the COVID Delta Surge

1600 DAYS AGO | 9.13.2021

7 Tips for Wedding Officiants During the COVID Delta Surge

Give Your Wedding a 1960s Pop Infusion with These 10 Songs & Lyrics

1603 DAYS AGO | 9.10.2021

Give Your Wedding a 1960s Pop Infusion with These 10 Songs & Lyrics
Mayor De Blasio calls out NYC Marriage Bureau

1603 DAYS AGO | 9.10.2021

Mayor De Blasio calls out NYC Marriage Bureau
NBA All-Star Damian Lillard & Kay’la Hanson pose in their wedding attire outdoors in celebration of their marriage. Damian wears a dark suit with a white shirt and bowtie, Kay'la wears a white wedding dress and holds a bouquet of white flowers

1604 DAYS AGO | 9.9.2021

All-star wedding ceremony inspiration from Damian Lillard & Kay’la Hanson

A 'flower dude' or 'flower man' walks down the wedding aisle in short daisy-duke shorts, a cropped tshirt, a pink tie, and sunglasses. He looks funny and outrageous, and guests turn to watch him, smiling and laughing

1605 DAYS AGO | 9.8.2021

The Rise of the Flower Man - A Fun Offbeat Wedding Trend
Garret Clayton & Blake Knight asked Alicia Silverstone to officiate their private LA wedding

1606 DAYS AGO | 9.7.2021

Garret Clayton & Blake Knight asked Alicia Silverstone to officiate their private LA wedding

The Cure band photo, wearing all black against a white background

1607 DAYS AGO | 9.6.2021

The Cure’s Best Love Song Lyrics for Your Wedding Vows or Ceremony Script
NY lawmakers reconsider online weddings with new bill

1610 DAYS AGO | 9.3.2021

NY lawmakers reconsider online weddings with new bill

Tasting the Four Elements - An African Inspired Wedding Tradition

1611 DAYS AGO | 9.2.2021

Tasting the Four Elements - An African Inspired Wedding Tradition
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News Articles

A groom and bride stand side by side at the entrance to a majestic forest on their wedding day. They look very small compared to the towering trees, filled with green and yellow leaves, lit in the sunlight. The photo is taken from behind, showing the view as they walk into marriage together.

1283 DAYS AGO | 7.27.2022

New Script! A Forest Themed Elopement Ceremony with Ring Warming Unity Ritual

New forest theme wedding script! Ideal for nature lovers who plan to marry in an outdoor elopement or wedding ceremony, in a forest or woodland setting, in a...

From Volunteer Marriage Commissioner to AMM Minister: How a San Francisco wedding officiant found her calling during COVID

1285 DAYS AGO | 7.25.2022

From Volunteer Marriage Commissioner to AMM Minister: How a San Francisco wed...

AMM Minister Dyanna Volek got her start marrying people as a volunteer Marriage Commissioner at San Francisco City Hall. But when COVID caused shutdowns and ...

New Script! A Vikings Themed Wedding Ceremony Script

1291 DAYS AGO | 7.19.2022

New Script! A Vikings Themed Wedding Ceremony Script

This original Viking wedding ceremony script includes light Pagan wedding elements, an exchange of wedding bands / rings and vows (with optional sword exchan...

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Ceremony Planning Articles

Close up photo of a bride and groom exchanging wedding rings during a beautiful legal wedding ceremony, with the officiant standing in the background

1164 DAYS AGO | 11.23.2022

How to Tell if Your Officiant Can Perform a Legal Wedding

Learn who can legally officiate a wedding in your state and how to know if a wedding officiant meets the requirements to perform your marriage ceremony, incl...

10 Tips for Officiating a Winter Wedding

1165 DAYS AGO | 11.22.2022

10 Tips for Officiating a Winter Wedding

Advice for wedding officiants during the holiday winter wedding season. Ten simple tips on which supplies to pack in your emergency kit, what to wear, what t...

All About Quaker Wedding Traditions & Marriage ‘Under the Care of the Meeting’

1171 DAYS AGO | 11.16.2022

All About Quaker Wedding Traditions & Marriage ‘Under the Care of the Meeting’

Learn about common Quaker wedding ceremony traditions including how to get married without a wedding officiant in a self-uniting ritual, what it means to mar...

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Religion and Rituals Articles

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Community Articles

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2605 DAYS AGO | 12.13.2018

New York Times Features American Marriage Ministries in Article about Online ...

The New York Times featured American Marriage Ministries in a story about becoming an ordained minister online to officiate a wedding.

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