Civil Marriage

[pichuchy21]

Hey I''m not sure if this is the right place to post this, but I need some help. My fiancee and i have been engaged since June 21st 2006. My dream wedding isn''t gonna happen. We don''t have the funds for it which is why we have waited so long to get married. Finally we decided that we would just have a civil wedding at the court house. We have set the date for July 3rd which is our 8 yr anniversary. (We have been dating since out junior year in high school) My question is what exactly is a civil marriage? Should I wear a dress to the court house? If we do this now can we have a church wedding later on? I am so confused I really don''t know what should I be planning for. Any suggestions or any input on how this works? Thanks in advance.

 

[cutiegirl84]

Hi, I''m not 100% sure about the dress part, but you can always have a church wedding later. Depending on your religious views, you are legally married at the civil ceremony but you are "married in the eyes of God" at the church wedding. I think you can wear a dress but probably not a full gown, maybe a more subdued outfit. Hope that helps. Maybe post in BIW you might get more insight.?

 

[surfgirl]

Hey there... I answered your thread in the BWW area. It''s usually easier to have only one thread going on the board for one subject so people know where to respond...

 

[pichuchy21]

Sorry I moved this post to bride world wide. Thanks for your input.