Want a friend to officiate your ceremony? Here’s how to take the pressure off with ALL the tools they’ll need
For those we haven’t had the pleasure of introducing ourselves to yet: We’re American Marriage Ministries, a federally recognized 501c3 non-profit organization. We offer free online ordination so that anyone can perform marriage anywhere in the United States. That means if you have a friend or family member that you want to perform your dream […]
“Will you marry us?” Here’s the VIP way to ask your friend to be your wedding officiant (and get ordained!)
If you’ll be having a friend of family member officiate your wedding (like I will be!), you’ll definitely want to get introduced to this package that gives you a VIP way to “propose” to your wedding officiant, just like you might with your wedding party! You snag the kit (or have it sent to them) and they get a really fun way to be asked to be your officiant. Inside they’ll find an easy way to get ordained, super comprehensive resources for crafting the ceremony, and even some chic swag to make them look as official as they are.
Having the talk: How to tell a compelling story during your wedding ceremony
Telling your story is the key to creating a memorable wedding ceremony, but many couples struggle to translate their love and shared experiences into words. You might be one of them.
The non-religious two officiant wedding ceremony script you’ve been looking for
Almost everything you’ll find when you search for a “two officiant wedding ceremony” will be religious. But if you’re not inviting any of The Gods to your wedding, you might be interested in reading through our ceremony script…
(Keep in mind we’re foodies and our wedding was slightly Game of Thrones-themed, so pardon any and all foodstagram references, TV show puns, and spoilers!)
Become a minister the Stephen Colbert way (on the toilet!?)
If you’re looking to become a minister in order to officiate a friend’s wedding, or start a super-fulfilling career? Then meet our sponsor American Marriage Ministries. It’s the site Stephen Colbert turned to to get ordained!
Pretty cool, right? Here’s why Colbert probably chose American Marriage Ministries to become a minister…
Wedding officiant fashion for on-point ceremony style
Officiants have a big ol’ job to do at your wedding. They have to preside, be all clever AND bring the tears, and most of all… they must.be.fashionable. Okay, maybe it’s more about the couple, but if you’re the officiant reading this, I’d wager you’re wondering what the hell to wear. With offbeat weddings, you never know what you’re going to get. Let’s go on a retrospective to all kinds of offbeat weddings where the officiant was totally on point.