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I am canadian and every wedding I have been to here, has had the signing of the certificate during the ceremony ...
As an American, I have never been to a wedding where the marriage license was signed. All of them had it signed before or after the ceremony. Interesting!
I'm Canadian, and I think that signing during the ceremony is quite common - we're planning on doing it.
My brother and SIL signed during their ceremony, too... I was going to answer your other post, saying that I think that 3 minutes is certainly enough time for just signing, but I don't know what you have planned in terms of photos... I'd think it would be long enough, though. If you're worried, you might have some other short piece on back up to play if it's taking a while.
On the other hand, I was in the wedding party for a wedding where the bride and groom (and the witness) signed the license downstairs after the ceremony. I guess it just depends.
I've heard that it's common in European weddings to sign the certificate at the ceremony. The license is something else entirely that you hand over to the minister long before the wedding so they are legally able to marry you, while the certificate acts as proof that the ceremony was performed. But I've only seen it once in an American wedding, and neither the bride or groom was Canadian or European. The guests didn't have any issues with it.
ive never seen it happen in an american wedding - a couple canadian weddings yes, but never in america. theres the ketubah signing for the jewish weddings but thats before the ceremony.... never heard of it and im a preachers daughter and been do hundreds of wedding. dad always does the paperwork directly after the ceremony.
Yup, we will be signing during the ceremony, and so has every other Canadian wedding I have been to. Perhaps it has something to do with Canadian law? Our officiant said it had to be done during the ceremony, and she is a Justice of the Peace. Beats me?
All American weddings I have gone to have not signed the certificate during the ceremony except for one. We will be signing the certificate during the ceremony though. I like that it's part of it.
My mom works for a church and she said that the pastor's don't allow it because technically you aren't married at that point or some nonsense like that. Maybe they don't think you are until they pronounce you? I don't know. Since most American weddings are officiated by a pastor, I think that is why we don't.
yeah technically you arent married until they do the phrase "by the power vested in me by etc" and pronounce you its not done... its one of the 3 things you need - the consent by the bride and groom that they are there of free will, the agreement to the vows (i do) and the pronouncement.
I'm a wedding officiant, and I rarely have my couples sign the license during the ceremony. Mostly, it's because in the state I officiate most of my weddings, the bride and groom don't sign AND I want to make sure that everyone writes carefully and legibly. I have included a keepsake marriage license that is signed by the couple and some witnesses in wedding ceremonies, but rarely the official document.
Yes I think so. I've never met an American who did, but it's happened at every Canadian wedding I've been to.
I'm Canadian and we'll be signing our licence at the wedding. All the weddings I've been to in Canada (20+!) have all had the signing as part of the ceremony.
At Jewish weddings you sign the ketubah, or wedding contract. Different from the license though!
It's been signed at the ceremony at every wedding I've been to. Could be a Canadian thing. Maybe because we don't go to the courthouse to get our marriage licenses like they do in the states, it actually has to be signed in front of the official at the wedding instead? Just a guess...
Who knew there was a difference -to answer your question of your other post I will be covering a bridge table with a white tablecloth and placing my bouquet to one side.
Yup, every wedding I've been to in Canada has had the signing during the ceremony. We had it too.
We're doing it before. Our officiant said as long as we didn't "tell" anyone it would be fine. Basically I think it means legally that you're married before you're pronounced married. Since we're getting married outside, I don't want to bother with finding a table and chairs and fitting in into the site, plus I always find that's the most boring part of a ceremony! LOL!
My family is Scottis/Spanish and we live in Canada. All Canadian weddings I have been to have had the signing during the ceremony, but none of my cousins overseas have ever had it during the ceremony. I have been to a couple of weddings where the minister has the couple exit the church to a seperate small room to sign the license. This is to signify the seperation of church and state. We'll be having our signing in the sanctuary and our friend will sing a beautiful song while playing acoustic guitar during the signing to make it extra special :) .
It happens here in New Zealand, I've seen it at all the weddings I've been to and we'll be doing it during ours :)
Some people in Hawaii do this, have a table set up to sign their wedding license. My bestie did it at the end of her Catholic ceremony (along with the witnesses signing it).
I think it may have something to do with the legality of the issue, since [the institution of]marriage is secular[enter marriage license], though weddings [ceremony] can be religious/secular -- though I am sure there is wiggle room to sign after the ceremony, either immediately after or between ceremony/reception I believe it all depends on your officiant.
We will be signing immediately after [or during but at the end] of our ceremony,since our reception site is the same as the ceremony and we'd like to get straightto the party rather than have to squirrel away and then come back to the action.
I've been to weddings and seen them sign during the ceremony. I think that is what we are going to do, and I'm American! :)
I haven't seen it done at traditional weddings, but I did see it/participate in (witness) when my sister did a quickie wedding.
It's done in Australia too. I was given the option for a table for my wedding (in the US) but I passed it up because I was advised usually the officiant will take you somewhere semi private and you just quickly sign it after the ceremony.
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I just posted about this and am now wondering....
http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/how-are-you-decorating-the-table-where-youll-sign-the-wedding-license?replies=10