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HOW TO GET ORDAINED ONLINE

Online ordination is the quickest way to gain legal standing as an ordained minister. It's the most effective way to serve your friends, family, and community by joining couples in marriage and helping them realize their ambitions. Our ordination registers you as part of our minister network, letting you perform weddings all across the country. The process is risk-free, allowing you to submit your application securely through our website and set up a minister account. Get ordained online and start performing weddings right away! Just click the big "get ordained" button on this page and start the process.

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HOW TO GET ORDAINED ONLINE TO PERFORM MARRIAGE IN THREE STEPS

1. GET ORDAINED ONLINE FOR FREE

American Marriage Ministries is a Certified IRS 501c3 Non-Denominational Church with the mission to ordain ministers as wedding officiants.

Our online ordination is fast and free. AMM has been the choice of over 1,413,637 people to become a wedding officiant online.

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2. STATE MINISTER REGISTRATION

Beyond ordination, you may have to register with the State government as a wedding officiant before performing marriage.

Our database of State Officiant Registration requirements covers everything you need to know to successfully register as an officiant anywhere in the United States.

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3. WEDDING OFFICIANT TRAINING

Officiating your first wedding? Check out our officiant training resources to learn everything you need to know to officiate like a pro.

You will discover that officiating a wedding, especially for a friend or family member, is an incredibly rewarding and memorable experience!

OFFICIANT TRAINING

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ON HOW TO GET ORDAINED ONLINE

How much does it cost to get ordained online?

It costs zero dollars to get ordained online. That's right it's totally free. That's because we want to make this opportunity as widely available as possible.

How fast can you get ordained online?

You can get ordained online in less than a minute. Online ordination is so quick because once you submit your application, we process it instantly and add you to our minister database. Once you are ordained, we provide you with tools and resources that will quickly get you up to speed, and have you prepared to officiate weddings.

Can I really get ordained online for free

We have been offering free online ordination for more than a decade now, and are committed to keeping costs low by not charging for ordination. Help support this free service by purchasing documents and training materials from our online store.

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Become a Wedding Officiant with Our Free Online Ordination!

ORDER YOUR OFFICIALMINISTRY CREDENTIALS

Get hardcopies of documents and credentials that prove your standing as an Ordained Minister. In addition to wedding training materials and important forms, all our packages include your Official Ordination Certificate, Letter of Good Standing, and Minister's Manual. Premium packages include our AMM Wedding Stole, our definitive book on performing marriage, "Asked to Officiate", and much more.

We're a non-profit, and rely on your support. The proceeds from your order fund our Charitable Activities and help pay for Advocacy efforts on behalf of our ministers in states like Virginia where the fight for marriage equality is ongoing.

MINISTER ORDINATION PACKAGE

Our most popular package. Your Minister Ordination Package contains your Ordination Certificate, Letter of Good Standing, Minister's Manual, and more!

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SIGNATURE WEDDING OFFICIANT PACKAGE

Our premium officiant package. Contains everything in the minister ordination package as well as our officiant training book, "Asked to Officiate", and your AMM Wedding Stole.

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WILL YOU MARRY US GIFT PACKAGE

Attention Couples! Order the "Will You Marry Us" package as a gift for your wedding officiant. This package has everything your officiant will need to officiate your wedding with confidence.

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GET ORDAINED ONLINE FOR FREE

"We believe that everyone has the right to marry and that it is the right of the couple to choose who solemnizes their marriage. Our mission is to guarantee you this right."

American Marriage Ministries is a 501c3 non-profit constitutional church that advocates on behalf of ministers and couples' rights. We were incorporated on July 4th of 2009 with the mission of securing the rights of all people to celebrate marriages that reflect their values and beliefs. Since then, we have ordained over 1,413,637 ministers across the US who have advanced the AMM's mission by empowering couples to celebrate their wedding their way!

SAMPLE WEDDING CEREMONY SCRIPTS

If you are just starting out, and this is your first wedding, chances are you will need some guidance. Our sample wedding ceremony script library contains hundreds of tried and tested wedding ceremonies that you can use as inspiration for your own ceremony script. Our example ceremonies are written to inspire, or use as a framework for similar scripts that you will create with the couple. Get started right away browsing our options.

GET ORDAINED BY STATE

In some states, ministers that get ordained online need to register as wedding officiants with their local government before they can solemnize marriage. We've made the process as simple as possible with our state-by-state instructions. We also provide full documentation through our online store. Check out your local state requirements, and make sure that you have the correct paperwork in hand before you step up to the altar.