Two Ceremonies

[ikkin510]

Ok, I have a question. I am absolutly clueless about this so don't laugh too much at me if it seems like and obvious answer.
Fh and I have been talking. As most of you know, we have always wanted a beach wedding, just the two of us, the JP and our witnesses. But we have been planning a church wedding to make everyone else happy. We have been thinking about going to the beach and getting married anyway. Here is the question. We would like the beach wedding to be the REAL wedding, and do the church one for everyone else. Can you get a marriage license in two states? Or does once you have one somewhere you can't get one anywhere else? We don't think the pastor would marry us if he didn't sign a marraige license. But, as I said, we would like to have the beach be the offical ceremony too. I know we aren't suppose to try to make everyone happy, just ourselves. But we are having a hard time with that. Expecailly since we are so late in the thinking of this.
Again, sorry if it seems like a stupid question. But thanks for the help!

[rainbowtreat]

I am thinking once you are married that is it. You can renew your vows for every one else andmake that your second ceremony. I see nothing wrong with that. But I dont htink you can have 2 marriage license. It just doesnt seem possible with all you need to get just one, like divorce papers or death certifactes if you have been married before. You may need to look into you minister just doing a renew you vows type of thing for you family. Keep us posted what you come up with.

[Kacie_bride]

I don't think you would need to get two marriage licenses. I have heard of lots of people who had a JP ceremony at the court house and then later have another typical type wedding just for the sake of having it. I would defiantely talk to your officiant about this.

[MsJessica07]

I'm also pretty sure that your minister would probably be okay with doing a "religious" ceremony for you if you're already married in the legal sense. I think the only thing he could object to would be trying to have a "religious" marriage but not a "legal" one.

Make sense at all?

[MountainBikeGirl]

You can have two marriage licenses, although technically you can't, if that makes any sense. Sometimes if they know, they will give you trouble for it, but you can do it.

I have two marriage licenses and had two different ceremonies. Mine were from different countries but its the same deal - I am sure that if i told one about the other, they would have given me trouble for it. But, once they have been issued, theres not much they can or will do about it. legally, i guess, they could make the second 'marriage' null and void because you didn't get divorced from the first 'marriage' but theres no point in them doing that since its essentially the same marriage.

As for your priest, I am sure he will perform a marriage without the legal documents. if anything, he will have his own document within the church for you to sign. But even so, all our priest did was make us sign the license, and then its up to us to send it into the registrars office.

Good luck.