Take a look at what's on the menu for this Katz's Deli micro wedding, as the NYC icon becomes the latest unlikely venue to emerge in this year's wedding boom. Plus why we think all small business owners should become ordained ministers with AMM... now!

It’s been 40 years since the world watched in awe as Prince Charles married Princess Diana in 1981. In honor of the anniversary of the historic day, here’s the full transcript of their royal wedding ceremony, complete with vows and the Archbishop’s blessing.

New laws in New York raise the minimum age of consent to marry to 18, removing all exceptions for minors. NY is the latest state to ban child marriage, following Rhode Island's decision last month.

Issa Rae and Louis Diame marry in an intimate micro ceremony in the South of France… Giving us big destination wedding dreams!

Spiritual baths and ritual bathing have been used by cultures and faiths throughout history, including Hindus, Christians, and Pagans. Learn to prepare and perform ritual baths for yourself and others - to remove negativity, celebrate a season, welcome someone to a community, or for another symbolic meaning.

A bride and groom asked Wally, an emotional support alligator, to be the ring bearer for their wedding ceremony in central Pennsylvania this week.

What to know if you’re planning, officiating, or attending a wedding ceremony during wildfire season -- including what to do in case of postponements, cancellations, route closures, smoke risks, and more.

A new certificate will authorize Rhode Island adults to perform marriages on a specific day in a specific town, for a fee, as one-day-only wedding officiants.

The NYC Marriage Bureau reopened for scheduled in-person services on July 19, including civil marriage ceremonies and marriage license appointments. These appointments can be scheduled through the city's updated Project Cupid portal.

A step-by-step guide to getting married in South Carolina - from finding an officiant and choosing a wedding venue, to how to apply for, complete, and return your marriage license.

The Office of the City Clerk and NYC Marriage Bureau will reopen on July 19 to in-person services and civil wedding ceremonies.

Uh oh! You forgot or lost a marriage license, now what? Click to read the rules on a wedding ceremony without a marriage license, marriage waiting periods, expiration & return dates, common law marriage states, & remarriage

Britney Spears married longtime boyfriend Sam Asghari in an intimate celebrity wedding. The pop icon did not invite her mother, father, or several other relatives to the ceremony, raising the question: Do you have to invite your parents or other family to your wedding? Here's how to keep your guest list small and just the way you want it.

Have a friend or relative in mind to ask to officiate your wedding, but not sure if they’re the right choice for your ceremony? This quiz will help you choose the best person for the role! Plus links to AMM’s most popular articles on how to ask someone to marry you, choosing a wedding officiant, how much to pay them, and more.

The most recent update from American Marriage Ministries on the fight against Tennessee's discriminatory anti-online ordination law SB 1377 / HB 0213. With information on how ministers and couples can protect themselves in 2022 when applying for or filing marriage licenses with the county.

All your questions about the wedding unity candle ceremony, answered: When to light the candle (before or after rings and vows), who lights the unity candle, how to include parents and others, wording and what to say, symbolism and meaning, whether to blow it out before the pronouncement, and more! For wedding officiants and engaged couples.

Quotes on love & happiness from The Dalai Lama to personalize any wedding ceremony script. Use in the invocation, wedding officiant’s blessing, vows, or as a unique wedding reading, for a Buddhist, interfaith, or spiritual marriage ceremony. Taken from The Art of Happiness, The Book of Joy & other essays, with additional quotes from Howard C. Culter.

A simple introduction to popular Nikah traditions and words you're likely to hear when planning or attending a Muslim wedding ceremony for the first time, including henna parties, signing the Islamic marriage certificate, separating guests by gender, the mangni, baraat, walima banquet dinners, and more. Nikah mubarak!