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News Articles
1195 DAYS AGO | 10.5.2021
Will the Mormon Church approve same sex marriages?
The Mormon Church opposes same-sex marriage, but a rising number of LGBT + members, including vocal Millennial and Gen Z members, could change that. A summar...
1199 DAYS AGO | 10.1.2021
Perez v. Sharp: The 1948 Win for Interracial Marriage that Changed Everything
In 1948, an interracial couple in California challenged the state's anti-miscegenation laws and won. The Perez v Sharp case ended a state ban on interracial ...
1199 DAYS AGO | 10.1.2021
Hawaii wedding pros say limits lead to dangerous ‘rogue weddings’
Limits to Hawaii wedding ceremony and reception sizes during COVID are some of the strictest in the country, something marriage officiants and other vendors ...
Ceremony Planning Articles
970 DAYS AGO | 5.18.2022
5 Seaside Unity Ceremony Ideas for Your Beach Wedding or Vow Renewal
5 creative unity ceremony ideas for your beach wedding, including a shell or stone blessing ritual, unique tropical toast with a custom wedding cocktail, tra...
972 DAYS AGO | 5.16.2022
New script! Bilingual English-Spanish Wedding Ceremony with Written Vows
We’ve added a sweet bilingual wedding ceremony script in Spanish and English to our script library! It contains a heartfelt invocation, written vows, a passa...
975 DAYS AGO | 5.13.2022
Our Favorite Ways to Get Married Without a Wedding Ceremony
5 sweet, inexpensive, and romantic ways to get married without a wedding ceremony. Whether you want to elope alone, invite a few guests, or skip straight to ...