My fiance and I were supposed to get married last year, and we couldnt afford it... well this year we are in the same boat. neither of our parents have the money to help.. so we just want to get married and do the wedding thing at a later date... but who do I call to set it up? I dont even know where to start. and if you know, now much it might cost, since we are on a budget. I know how to get the marriage licence. but who can marry us???
2006-09-02 15:41:58 · 11 answers · asked by Jill 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
We live in SW PA, never thought of lookin in the yellow pages... I already have the dress... dosent fit, but alterations can be done. What should I wear to our mini wedding? I dont want to wear my dress, I want to save that for the big wedding... but I want to look nice for the pictures we do take of that day....
2006-09-02 16:21:47 · update #1
You just go to the court house and then to the clerks office and ask for a date for the judge to marry you two. It is that simple. Have a wonderful married life and one day you will be in a position to give yourselves a wonderful delayed ceremony. I am about to marry too and we are having a small wedding, yet the dress alone cost just under a thousand dollars and it is not an expensive one either. I found it at David's Bridal. So, I know how you feel regarding how expenive this is. I hate how much this costs but we both want something special. My first husband and I were married by our church pastor in a small ceremony and a nice church lady made a dress for me and the church put on a small cake and punch gathering after wards. It was all very sweet and I deeply appreciated all of the efforts, but this time I do want the dress and all. I understand. Do find the way some day to do the ceremony though as it really is special. perhaps you will decide on down the road that you can forgo the expense of a wedding ceremony after all. If that is true don't feel bad as it IS a lot of money which could well be used else where, like a down payment on a house of your own. Put your priorities in order as you are and you both will do well in life together. Have a very happy wedding and a great life and marriage.
2006-09-02 16:06:02 · answer #1 · answered by Serenity 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can be married by a judge or county clerk, depending on where you live and what the state law is. Some places you can arrange for a wedding at the location of your choice--others require weddings take place at the courthouse during business hours.
A call to your county courthouse will take a few minutes and answer all your questions about procedures and costs.
2006-09-02 15:56:05 · answer #2 · answered by davidepeden 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
jill, for gods sake please dont get married at the court house. not knowing where your state you can talk to a minister to come to your house or to a park anywhere. for minimum cost. you no doubt have seen notary public signs here and there or in the phone book alot of states are like florida will accept a lisc. notary and they will vary in cost but are considerably cheaper then a full blow wedding and can do it with more style then the jp thats an awful feeling leaving the court house with every one knowing you couldnt afford a big wedding..... you will remeber this day as your wedding day do somthing more then the least please good luck and best wishes to you and yours....
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why not wear the dress, there are millions of dresses out there and in a few years you might find one you like better.but for this special moment,even though you plann a bigger one down the road, you will have only one first wedding and what you wear to your first wedding will always have alot more meaning then the full scale wedding. and also in a few years when you redo it who is to say you dont add to this dress. (like having a seamstress add on some hand sewn pearls or anything else to update the dress later for another wedding thus creating a new look and having "somthing old" ) damn i almost feel like i belong on queer eye . i am a straight male talking like i know somthing about fashion lol . any how im going to add on somthing else to i learned about doing a cheap wedding most stores sell this premade cake topping that is smooth when you lay it over the cake then you can decorate it extremely cheap way to have a huge cake (walmart). my bride and i did our wedding and honeymoon for under 2 k and about 1,100 of that was the honey moon..... you have the dress already so you have us by a few hundred already we did alot of ebay and relying on family to help with the planning
2006-09-02 16:04:03 · answer #3 · answered by joe 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually you have to get registered and then go see the JP/ magistrate. I got married that same way and I will have the wedding that I always want when the time gets right or should I say when the money gets right.. Good Luck. Call the court House or the register of deeds office.
2006-09-02 15:47:06 · answer #4 · answered by Precious1 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You must get a license from your state or county office. We went to a neighboring county and bought the license at the county court house. We asked them when is the nearest Justice of the peace. It was a lawyer's office very close by we walked there. Took our license. He signed. We took it back to the courthouse to have it recorded. This was 9 years ago. I think, the license cost $15.00 and the JP about the same. Sweet and simple! Call your local courthouse and ask them the price of the license in your state and where & who the JP's are in your town.
2006-09-02 15:50:12 · answer #5 · answered by ruthie 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Me and my husband just got married 3 weeks ago this monday. We were in the same boat...so we just went to the court house. We filled out the paperwork for our marriage liscense and a judge married us. We had to have our driver liscense and birth certificate. (and divorce papers if been married before) Here it cost us 69.00 -but we could have got it for 38.00 if we would have went to the marriage class.
2006-09-02 15:49:45 · answer #6 · answered by jessdjnick 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i've got been married two times in the previous, so i don't care if i don't marry returned, yet I won't say that I "won't" marry returned...it fairly is not a concern in any respect, yet i could prefer to have somebody to proportion my existence with... i've got been single for an prolonged time now (the extra suited component to the previous 11 yrs) so i'm gentle with it in simple terms being me, if it rather is how something of my existence is going...I even have friends and relatives and pursuits, so it fairly is in no way boring (yet each and every each and every now and then it gets lonely)...
2016-11-24 19:11:50 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Call your local court house and thay will tell you who to contact. Also the fees are different in every state. You might want to call local churches some will marry you for free.
2006-09-02 15:46:14 · answer #8 · answered by jackie b 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Any judge or minister can perform the ceremony. Most of them change a small fee, or might even do it for free, just ask then what the fee is.
2006-09-02 16:01:35 · answer #9 · answered by Chief 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
okay first of al go too your city clerks ofice were you got your marriage license at okay, this is were too ask, tell them you want a shot gun weding or a j,p. to perform your marriage vows oklasy theyshould now of one okay start there okay. okay ounce you find a justice of the peace take your marriage papers with yo make a opintment with him okay and he will ask you therefor proof of your marriage license hons he has a right too. okay now most justice of the peace only ask for a very smal donationn okay like around 20.00 tight budget hons?:; what ever you give him, he has too accept hons!! try were you got your mariage license hons like at city okay good luck now hons!!
2006-09-02 15:53:02 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋