Anyone know of anyone that got married 'before' they actually got married??

Anyone know of anyone that got married 'before' they actually got married??

Re: Anyone know of anyone that got married 'before' they actually got married??

We did. We got married at Town Hall on May 12th of this year (insurance reasons) Our 'real' wedding is on Sept. 27th. Only our very close family and friends know that we are already married. Our Reverend is happy to do our ceremony in Sept. anyway. She said she will have something for us and our witnesses to sign anyway.

Re: Anyone know of anyone that got married 'before' they actually got married??

Re: Anyone know of anyone that got married 'before' they actually got married??

one of fh's friends got a civil marriage and the 'wedding' will be in sept...we only know cuz fmil is best friends with his mom

i believe my moh's sister is having a mass before so she can receive the sacrament (with immediate family only) and then i believe having a 'regular' ceremony for the guests the day of the actual wedding reception.

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i've been married for over a year. not everyone knows. but our 'wedding' is in 14 days! we got married at a JOP and are doing the whole ceremony over again at the RH.

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I really wanted to! FH and I went away to Grand Cayman this year and I wanted to do it secretly on the beach and tell no one and then go home and do the whole big wedding cermony and reception with no one being the wiser. I thought this was a super romantic idea! BUT...FH wouldn't go for it because he wants to 'do it right' oh well...maybe for my 2nd wedding (j/k)

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we have actually have been talking about this.... for Army paperwork reasons and the addoption of my daughter by FH . Some days it somds like a great idea to get all that paperwork done now before hand. we are doing non denominational ceremony anyway so i don't see a problem with that but my thing is do we do rings at a cival ceremony and again next year and if so should they be the same rings or different ones?

GRRRRRRR Army and all their paperwork

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We didn't do rings because we knew we'd be having the wedding ... and we wanted to exchange them then.
So I've just been wearing the ering and FH has been enjoying his last pretend days of freedom

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Posted by Cruelty571

We didn't do rings because we knew we'd be having the wedding ... and we wanted to exchange them then.
So I've just been wearing the ering and FH has been enjoying his last pretend days of freedom

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@pretend days of freedom

Re: Anyone know of anyone that got married 'before' they actually got married??

love this thread...I felt like I was almost the only one!
We had a civil ceremony in vegas in April, if you can call Elvis civil, with 10 friends.
I had an jewish/interfaith ceremony along with my reception on Saturday.
It was a odd time inbetween, I felt a little bit married. Now I'm really really double married!

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FH and I are currently 'discussing' this option because I am unemployed (we had to move for his job) and I need health insurance. We are in a dilemma though because of the whole Catholic issue. Our church is so anal they even asked for my records from my berevement counselor because 'psychological issues' are grounds for an annulment. So please keep posting so I can show my church it has been done in the diocese before!!

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My sister was married before actually getting married and she had a full on ceremony! It was beautiful!

Re: Anyone know of anyone that got married 'before' they actually got married??

my sorority sister did it.she had another ceremony and reception.

Re: Anyone know of anyone that got married 'before' they actually got married??

if you are going to do it, you have to look at it from the perspective that there is a legal part of marriage and a religious part. The church marries u before God and at the same times signs the paperwork for you to be legally married. Town hall just does the part so the govt can recognize u as married. I do not see anythign wrong with going to town hall and saying the words and then having a religious ceremony later.