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Looking for ceremony scripts? Wedding readings? Advice on how to officiate a friend’s wedding? We’ve got all that and MORE.

How to officiate a wedding

Officiants: The Good, The Bad, and the Photobombs
Read article →: Officiants: The Good, The Bad, and the Photobombs
Real Weddings: Northeast US

This outdoor winter elopement will make you reconsider your summer wedding
Read article →: This outdoor winter elopement will make you reconsider your summer wedding
How to officiate a wedding

11 expert tips on how to perform and officiate your first wedding
Read article →: 11 expert tips on how to perform and officiate your first wedding
Features · How to officiate a wedding

How to officiate a friend’s wedding with grace & humor
Read article →: How to officiate a friend’s wedding with grace & humor
Wedding Vow Examples

Non-possessive ring exchange wording and wedding vow promises
Read article →: Non-possessive ring exchange wording and wedding vow promises
Wedding Ceremony readings

9 nonreligious wedding poems to make your guests cry
Read article →: 9 nonreligious wedding poems to make your guests cry
Wedding Ceremony Scripts

A Viking Halloween wedding ceremony script with a weapons exchange
Read article →: A Viking Halloween wedding ceremony script with a weapons exchange
Alternative Wedding Ceremony Ideas & Examples

20 alternative wedding pronouncement examples to go WAY beyond “I now pronounce you…”
Read article →: 20 alternative wedding pronouncement examples to go WAY beyond “I now pronounce you…”
Wedding Ceremony Scripts

This Declaration of Support is a great way to encourage wedding guest participation
Read article →: This Declaration of Support is a great way to encourage wedding guest participation
Alternative Wedding Ceremony Ideas & Examples

Try a balloon-fasting instead of a handfasting as a unique unity ceremony
Read article →: Try a balloon-fasting instead of a handfasting as a unique unity ceremony
Real Weddings: Northeast US

Vermont fall commitment ceremony micro-wedding by a waterfall
Read article →: Vermont fall commitment ceremony micro-wedding by a waterfall
Wedding Ceremony readings

Super thorough non-religious wedding ceremony script PLUS readings and music suggestions
Read article →: Super thorough non-religious wedding ceremony script PLUS readings and music suggestions
Wedding Ceremony Scripts

Our microwedding rose ceremony (complete with gender neutral ceremony script!)
Read article →: Our microwedding rose ceremony (complete with gender neutral ceremony script!)
How to officiate a wedding

How to officiate a wedding – complete with ideas for your friend officiating wedding script!
Read article →: How to officiate a wedding – complete with ideas for your friend officiating wedding script!
How to officiate a wedding

A Blessing On Your House: Decoding weird wedding language with a queer Christian minister
Read article →: A Blessing On Your House: Decoding weird wedding language with a queer Christian minister
How to officiate a wedding

Want a friend to officiate your ceremony? Here’s how to take the pressure off with ALL the tools they’ll need
Read article →: Want a friend to officiate your ceremony? Here’s how to take the pressure off with ALL the tools they’ll need
Alternative Wedding Ceremony Ideas & Examples

Unpopular opinion: you shouldn’t write your own vows
Read article →: Unpopular opinion: you shouldn’t write your own vows
Wedding Ceremony readings

21 modern love poems that make swoon-worthy wedding poems
Read article →: 21 modern love poems that make swoon-worthy wedding poems
How to officiate a wedding

“Will you marry us?” Here’s the VIP way to ask your friend to be your wedding officiant (and get ordained!)
Read article →: “Will you marry us?” Here’s the VIP way to ask your friend to be your wedding officiant (and get ordained!)
How to officiate a wedding

Having the talk: How to tell a compelling story during your wedding ceremony
Read article →: Having the talk: How to tell a compelling story during your wedding ceremony
Alternative Wedding Ceremony Ideas & Examples

The challenges of having a Humanist wedding in the UK (from an officiant’s perspective!)
Read article →: The challenges of having a Humanist wedding in the UK (from an officiant’s perspective!)
Decor

15 ultra chic & stylish wedding programs that will WOW your guests
Read article →: 15 ultra chic & stylish wedding programs that will WOW your guests
Real Weddings: Southern US

Just wait until you see the chemistry unity ceremony at this stunning wedding in Georgia
Read article →: Just wait until you see the chemistry unity ceremony at this stunning wedding in Georgia
Alternative Wedding Ceremony Ideas & Examples

Sort yourself into your new Harry Potter house with this sorting hat ceremony
Read article →: Sort yourself into your new Harry Potter house with this sorting hat ceremony