Learn how many times you can get married in each US state, whether there's a limit to how many times you can remarry, and how state marriage laws govern bigamy, polygamy, remarriage, and divorce waiting periods.

5 Creative Christmas themed wedding ideas! Perfect for a Christmas or Christmas Eve wedding, vow renewal, or Pagan wedding on Yule & Winter Solstice.

Learn how to make wedding ceremony planning an autism-friendly experience for autistic couples, ASD individuals, and their families, using these simple suggestions.

Learn about upcoming changes to Wisconsin marriage laws, including changes to the marriage waiting period, residency requirements, and marriage license expiration period, beginning July 1, 2022 as part of Assembly Bill 270 (2021 Act 84, AB270).

Planning a Guam wedding? Curious how to get married on this tropical island paradise? We answer questions about choosing a venue, applying for and filing a marriage license, finding an officiant, and writing your ceremony.

Learn how to make a signature-only marriage license signing ceremony feel special with these 3 simple tips for engaged couples and wedding officiants.

Wondering ‘When will I get married?’ A Christmas tradition from the Czech Republic offers a simple prediction on whether a wedding day is on the way. Try it out this holiday, it might be sooner than you think!

5 of the best wedding blogs for first time wedding officiants, and experienced professionals looking to take their business to the next level.

AMM’s new Handfasting Wedding Officiant Package is designed for couples and officiants, with everything needed to add this unique unity ritual to your wedding ceremony. Drawing from a mystical Pagan past, and reimagined for modern couples, it contains two planning guides, detailed instructions, sample wedding scripts, a handfasting cord, and more.

A viral TikTok has us wondering whether wedding officiants can tell whether or not a couple is headed for divorced based on their behavior during the wedding ceremony…

5 unusual wedding traditions from the past, with modern twists to bring these old fashioned customs back to the marriage ceremony. The silver sixpence, the borrowed underwear, the high noon wedding, and a couples surprises.

Wondering “Which finger does a wedding ring go on,” and why? Learn what hand a wedding ring goes on and the romantic history of the ring finger, from the Egyptians, to the Romans, to the modern wedding ring exchange. With sample ring exchange wording and wedding ceremony scripts!

Let's call it the 'Chicken Officiant Controversy' : Two creative newlyweds are being criticized on social media for having their wedding ceremony performed by an officiant in a large yellow chicken costume. Sure, it's unusual, but more couples are choosing unique elopements and non traditional ceremonies. It's time to celebrate individuality and original wedding themes!

Cardi B and Offset are getting married, AGAIN! The couple just announced plans to hold a second wedding ceremony, commonly called a sequel wedding or vow renewal ceremony -- making them the latest celebrity couple to embrace this fun wedding trend! Will the ceremony details stay a secret like they did the first time around, or are they planning something big, bold, and lavish for their fifth anniversary? And who will officiate?

300 couples celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in a large group vow renewal ceremony in Chicago this weekend at Holy Name Cathedral. Read about this joyful event, plus advice for wedding officiants, ministers, and couples on how to plan and officiate your own group vow renewal or mass wedding ceremony.

A look at the most popular wedding ceremony scripts published in the free AMM Wedding Ceremony Script Library this year! These original scripts were written by experienced wedding officiants and ordained AMM Ministers. Favorites include Christian wedding scripts, non-religious civil ceremony scripts, a seasonal Fall wedding, a ceremony for older couples, and ceremonies with unique unity readings, songs, poems, and more. Use these scripts as-is, or as inspiration for your own custom ceremony.

A look at the most popular wedding articles published on the AMM American Weddings blog this year! From current wedding trends, to creative and simple ways to personalize a wedding ceremony, to how to get married without a ceremony at all. Plus advice for wedding officiants and couples, wedding readings, and ideas on how to perform other rites like funerals and baby blessings.

Add some humor to your wedding ceremony script with these fun alternatives to "until death do us part." Perfect for couples who love to laugh together, nerds in love, partners in crime, and any other happy couple planning a funny, offbeat marriage ceremony.

American Marriage Ministries (AMM) and the International Association of Professional Wedding Officiants (IAPWO) have agreed to work together to educate first-time wedding officiants on how to perform wedding ceremonies, and to raise public awareness about the important role that professional wedding officiants play in the special events industry

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