When you purchase a package from us, you get your official ordination certificate and you get to help support a positive cause! Part of the proceeds goes to our charitable activities, which supports other non-profit charities such as Feeding America and Help Hope Live. You can also help by ordering your official ministry credentials from our store. You will be one of over 126,937 AMM ministers in California who have realized their right to perform marriage. How you officiate weddings is up to you, the couple, and the members of your community. All people have the right to solemnize marriage.
Click on the button below to learn more.ĬALIFORNIA OFFICIANT GOVERNMENT REGISTRATION How To Become a Wedding Officiant in California Your next step is to observe any officiant registration required by the California Government. , AMM has everything you need to create an amazing ceremony. Whether you will be officiating weddings in Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, or even Modesto
In addition to our free online ordination, we provide all the officiant training materials you need to officiate weddings with confidence. And that's not just us saying it.Īs an online ordained minister you are one step closer to performing marriage in California.
We make ordination easy so that you can focus on conducting an awesome wedding ceremony. Our officiant training resources are the best, both online and in print. You will be the latest in over 126,937 AMM ministers in California!Īmerican Marriage Ministries has been ordaining people just like you for over a decade. Our mission is to empower you not just to perform marriage, but to do so with confidence and skill. Our job is to guide you through this process from both the legal and ceremonial dimensions. We understand that officiating a wedding is a huge honor and a serious responsibility.
As an AMM minister, you are legally empowered under the protections of the California Code § CA Fam Code § 400
This is an Excerpt -"Read The Full Statute On Our California Marriage Laws -Īs an online ordained minister of American Marriage Ministries, you will be joining a network of over 954,712 ministers that have officiated hundreds-of-thousands of weddings all across the country. Any refusal to solemnize a marriage under this subdivision, either by an individual or by a religious denomination, shall not affect the tax-exempt status of any entity. A person authorized by this subdivision shall not be required to solemnize a marriage that is contrary to the tenets of his or her faith. " (a) Although marriage is a personal relation arising out of a civil, and not a religious, contract, a marriage may be solemnized by a priest, minister, rabbi, or authorized person of any religious denomination who is 18 years of age or older. For most Americans, getting ordained is the easiest way to gain the legal right to solemnize weddings.Īccording to the California Code § CA Fam Code § 400 The people with the authority to perform this act are religious and government officials. The legal term for the act of conducting a wedding ceremony is called "Solemnization of Marriage". Who Can Officiate Weddings in California?Ĭalifornia Marriage Laws specify who can legally perform marriage in the State.