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A bride and groom pose on the beach wearing a white wedding dress and light blue suit. The bride is holding a bouquet of pink and white roses, which matches the flowers tucked into the groom's lapel. They are turned away from the camera, laughing playfully with the ocean in the distance.

1359 DAYS AGO | 5.12.2022

Virgin Islands now offers e-file for marriage licenses

Learn about the new electronic e-file system for marriage license applications in US Virgin Islands, announced in a press release last week by the Judicial ...

Wedding ceremony on a SEPTA train! Would you perform this wedding?

1360 DAYS AGO | 5.11.2022

Wedding ceremony on a SEPTA train! Would you perform this wedding?

A Philadelphia couple got married aboard a moving SEPTA train with the help of a resourceful wedding officiant and 50 happy guests, before celebrating with ...

New survey shows most couples don’t want a wedding, so how do wedding officiants serve them best?

1361 DAYS AGO | 5.10.2022

New survey shows most couples don’t want a wedding, so how do wedding officia...

Attention wedding officiants: Surprising survey reveals most couples want to sign a marriage license without a wedding ceremony, prefer fewer guests and a sm...

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Ceremony Planning Articles

A decorative basket of sage smudging sticks wrapped in white twine and colorful flowers for a wedding ceremony

1233 DAYS AGO | 9.15.2022

How to Include a Smudging Ritual in Your Wedding Ceremony (& Why You’d Want to)

A wedding smudge ceremony is a meaningful way to bless a marriage with lasting love, harmony, wisdom, protection, and good luck. Learn how to add a custom sm...

Jack and Sally holding hands against a full moon, romantic scene from The Nightmare Before Christmas

1235 DAYS AGO | 9.13.2022

Jack & Sally Inspired Wedding Vows from The Nightmare Before Christmas

These Nightmare Before Christmas inspired wedding vows always make us swoon! Read Jack and Sally’s lyrics of love from the Henry Selick & Tim Burton animated...

Wedding Smudge Stick Recipe - Sage, Sweetgrass, and Lavender

1236 DAYS AGO | 9.12.2022

Wedding Smudge Stick Recipe - Sage, Sweetgrass, and Lavender

Use this simple recipe to make a sweet-smelling protective wedding smudge stick for your wedding’s smudging ceremony. This sacred combination of sage, sweetg...

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