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

Learn about the similarities and differences between Interfaith and Interspiritual beliefs, and how these concepts apply to wedding ceremonies.

Take this short quiz to test your knowledge of the wedding ceremony and the role of an ordained minister on the wedding day. Then brush up on your officiant skills with AMM’s officiant training pages.

Overspending on weddings made a list of 'glamorized' but 'toxic' habits on Buzzfeed. End this trend in 2021 by planning a nontraditional wedding that fits your style, and your budget. Think micro wedding, elopement, and unique venues!

Rhode Island became the latest state to raise the minimum age of consent to marry, banning the marriage of minors. Other states, including New York, Massachusetts, and Oregon, are also reconsidering child marriage in a growing trend.

Writing a custom wedding ceremony script? Learn about the wedding welcome, also called the invocation, introduction, or opening words, along with examples for first time marriage officiants and ministers.

Couples are rushing to book any wedding date they can get, as competition for traditional summer dates heats up. Wedding vendors call it 'panic booking' as the weekday wedding trend continues.

Private wedding vows: How to exchange private vows before the ceremony for a nontraditional wedding, plus tips on how to write wedding vows

Tips for wedding officiants on creating a more inclusive and welcoming environment for LGBTQIA+ couples, with suggestions on pronoun use, gender neutral language, and what to include on questionnaires and outreach materials.

Asked to perform or plan a wedding? Learn how long a wedding ceremony lasts, and which parts of the ceremony to include or cut to keep it from running too long or too short, and hit the ceremony ‘sweet spot.’

It's the sixth anniversary of the landmark Obergefell v. Hodges Supreme Court ruling that same-sex couples have a constitutionally protected right to marry in all 50 states.

Gov. Cuomo has rescinded the Executive Order that allowed online virtual wedding ceremonies over video-conference in New York. As of June 25, 2021, all weddings in NY must be performed in person.

We’ve seen the stories but… Is it legal to marry an inanimate object? What about an animal or pet, color, robot, AI, or fictional character? They say that love knows no bounds, but marriage law definitely does!

See current American Samoa Marriage Laws for wedding officiants and engaged couples in the American Marriage Ministries marriage laws library, and learn who can perform marriage there, minister registration requirements, and more.

AMM interviews Minister Raquel Solomon about her success as a professional wedding officiant, notary, and course instructor. Raquel has been featured in Forbes, Bloomberg Law, and the Sacramento News Observer for her work with the Bank of America Institute for Women’s Entrepreneurship at Cornell University, and the success of her businesses: Ceremonies by Raquel, Raquel's Notary Service, and The Efficient Officiant Training.

Planning a Buddhist wedding ceremony? This simple Buddhist chant and incense offering is spoken by the wedding officiant to welcome wholehearted awareness, love, patience, compassion, mindfulness, and harmony, as a foundation for a loving and lasting marriage. Use as part of a custom ceremony script, or click to see the full sample script in the AMM Ceremony Scripts Library.

¡Hemos agregado un nuevo guión a la biblioteca! Este guión de boda chistoso incorpora historias y recuerdos personales en oraciones, votos matrimoniales clásicos y sinceros, y rituales de unidad humorísticos que se pueden modificar para adaptarse a los gustos y la personalidad de cualquier pareja. Perfecto para parejas creativas y no tradicionales que buscan una celebración del amor sin preocupaciones. (Funny Spanish wedding ceremony script.)

Ask your wedding officiant to perform this simple 6 card spread, 2 person tarot reading for marriage advice, strengths and challenges in the relationship, and how to work together to create a loving and lasting union. A mystical unity ceremony idea that's perfect for Wiccan and modern Pagan weddings, or for anyone who loves tarot.