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Can you perform your own wedding? That depends. Some couples want to do it themselves, but it there are a variety of reasons it may be a smart idea to instead consider a wedding officiant rather than going it alone.

Category: Weddings Perform a Wedding

What happens if a wedding is performed with no marriage license? Is it still legal? From forgetting to neglecting, sometimes things happen, and here's what you can do if you forgot your marriage license.

Category: Weddings

 Cultures throughout history have utilized funeral pyres to say goodbye to the dead, and you've probably seen them depicted in movies, books, and TV shows. But are they actually legal in the United States?

Category: Funerals

In a world full of technology, some couples are hoping to get back to basics and are asking their wedding guests to refrain from using their cell phones during the ceremony. Here's how to have your own unplugged wedding.

Category: Weddings

French for “seamanship,” matelotage represented an economic partnership between two men aboard 17th century ships. However, historians find many parallels between matelotage and modern-day same-sex marriage.

Category: Gay Weddings

The Bible might seem like a complete and comprehensive work, but it actually has gone through a number of heavy revisions over the centuries. The most notable shift to the text happened after Martin Luther inadvertently ...

Category: Christianity

As Pride Month continues to evolve, the participation of various religious groups highlights an important aspect of the celebrations: the intersection of faith and identity.

Category: Equal Rights

Have you been asked to perform a wedding? Part of your duties as an ordained minister is filling out the marriage license. Though this sounds intimidating, it's quite easy, especially with this guide we've put together.

Category: Weddings Perform a Wedding

During an annual speech about threats to human dignity across the globe, Pope Francis condemned the practice of surrogacy. This is not the first time that the Pope has publicly decried the common practice.  Compared to ...

Category: Christianity

The 2024 Super Bowl did not disappoint fans who watched a thrilling game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs. Usher played the halftime show, celebrating 20 years of his iconic album Confessions. ...

Category: Freedom of Religion