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News Articles
58 DAYS AGO | 3.21.2024
Marriages Are Up, Weddings Are Down: What Officiants Should Know About the 20...
What is the 2024 'wedding gap,' and how can a professional officiant build a strong business to meet the needs of couples and families as the wedding industr...
68 DAYS AGO | 3.11.2024
New Officiant Script for a Surprise Wedding Ceremony!
Fun wedding officiant script for a surprise wedding ceremony, officiated by a friend or relative! This nonreligious ceremony begins with a sweet toast, follo...
74 DAYS AGO | 3.5.2024
New script! Atheist Wedding Ceremony with Funny Unity Toast
An atheist wedding ceremony script that celebrates trust, joy, and love as the features of a happy marriage. This officiant script includes a warm welcome to...
Ceremony Planning Articles
54 DAYS AGO | 3.25.2024
You’ll NEVER Guess What’s in These Officiants’ Emergency Kits
A few surprising items you’ll find in a wedding officiant emergency kit, for officiants who perform ceremonies in unique and unusual locations.
57 DAYS AGO | 3.22.2024
Ejemplos de Votos para Bodas Poliamorosas y Ceremonias de Compromiso
Ejemplos de votos matrimoniales y votos de compromiso para celebraciones poliamorosas de matrimonio, renovación de votos y ceremonias de compromiso. Estos ej...
66 DAYS AGO | 3.13.2024
5 Grandes Razones para Pedirle a su Amigo o Amiga que Oficie su Boda
¡5 razones por las que pedirle a un amigo o familiar que oficie su boda es la mejor elección que pueda hacer! Los amigos y familiares son excelentes oficiant...
Religion and Rituals Articles
247 DAYS AGO | 9.14.2023
Inviting Death Home: Home Funeral Guide Sara Williams on Reconnecting with De...
AMM interviews Celebrant Sara Williams to learn what a home funeral guide does, how Death Cafes change the conversation around death and dying, the role of a...
281 DAYS AGO | 8.11.2023
What Wedding Officiants Need to Know About Name Changes, Wedding Customs, and...
Learn why so many women in the U.S. change their last name when they marry, how patriarchy and legal restrictions shaped this interesting wedding custom, and...
310 DAYS AGO | 7.13.2023
Unity Ceremony Ideas for a Pantheist Wedding Ceremony
Pantheist wedding ceremonies celebrate love, spiritual connection, the joy of living, and the divine universe. These unity ceremony ideas are the blend of na...
Community Articles
100 DAYS AGO | 2.8.2024
Introducing AMM’s Book of Wedding Vows and Ceremonies!
For wedding officiants and couples, AMM presents an exciting collection of wedding vow and ceremony script examples! This detailed book includes examples for...
101 DAYS AGO | 2.7.2024
Officiant Accelerator is in DC on March 13th! Meet the Speakers for This Exci...
Attention Wedding Officiants in the DMV: Meet the speakers for our March 13th, 2024 officiant training and networking seminar! This fun one-day event feature...
123 DAYS AGO | 1.16.2024
Arkansas Officiant Plans Cosmic Group Wedding for April’s Solar Eclipse
Get married during April’s solar eclipse in a unique group wedding event in Pottsville, Arkansas! Officiated by AMM-ordained Notary Officiant Kimberely Boren...