Me and my fiance are planning on just going to the courthouse and getting the marriage license, exchange vows and done, we'll do the whole ceremony a year later or so.
Anyway i was wondering if a courthouse wedding is the same as regular wedding?!
I mean does the bride still wear a white wedding dress, the groom wears his traditional tuxedo?
Who do you invite to a courthouse wedding? - Parents, sibling, grandparents, best friends?
And do you need witnesses for a courthouse wedding, if yes, how many?
If you got married in a courthouse, tell me your story,
how was it?
How long did it take?
Were you nervous?
Who was there?
Any help would be great!
2006-11-03 23:31:24 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
Me and my ex-husband got married at the court house. He wore a suit and I wore a nice dress. A couple of his friends came to witness. It took about 30 min. Cost $52.00 $25.00 for license,27.00 for the justice of peace. We did this on his lunch break. After that we ate at Shoney's and he went back to work. I was nervous as hell. I was giggkled through the entire ceremony. We were going to do the reception thing a year later.( HE was getting ready to go to Germany((Army)) Any way The marriage didnt work and We are now divorced. ( He could not keep his pants up!)
2006-11-04 03:26:54 · answer #1 · answered by Grown Lady 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ask your local courthouse how many people you can invite, there may be limits on space. Also, ask them if you need to, or are able to, have your witnesses. I've known quite a few people who have been married in courthouses, some have worn fancy wedding dresses and tuxedo's, some have worn nice suits. As long as you're comfortable in what you're wearing is important.
A nice touch would be to mail wedding announcements to friends and family that you couldn't invite. Mail them immediately after the ceremony, after you leave the courthouse -- that'd be kind'a fun, don't you think? Announcements only though, no registry cards.
Congratulations & Good Luck!
2006-11-04 01:24:36 · answer #2 · answered by ihavethat45 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
We (both Americans) got married in Denmark (because it was considered the Las Vegas of Europe concerning quickie weddings) by the town mayor.
My husband was in the US Army and it was recommended that he not wear his uniform. It was right before the Iraq war invasion. My husband wore a suit and I wore a white bridal suit with a hat that I had sewn rhinestones on.
We had gone the previous day to a FTD flower shop and picked out my flowers from a catalogue and we ordered their version (marzipan) of a wedding cake to be delivered to the hotel.
We didn't invite anyone to our wedding. We had two witnesses (the secretary and another office worker who used our video camera and shot video for us). Neither spoke English. I was nervous and so was my husband. The actually ceremony took 1 minute. It was over so quickly we had to 'exchange' our rings after the fact. We were supposed to toast with a shot glass of wine they gave us. I didn't know any better and gulped it down.
Our wedding certificate is written in 4 languages and 15 years later we still have those shot glasses, a gift from the city. I am glad we did it that way. No one has that unique story except us.
Good luck!
2006-11-04 16:31:45 · answer #3 · answered by ellikat21114 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's really up to the bride and groom as to how fancy they want to go. I wore jeans and a sweater and my husband wore jeans and a button down shirt to our courthouse wedding. We could have dressed up but didn't want to. It was sort of short notice due to my husband shipping out so only my sister in law and nephew came. We needed two witnesses so that worked out well. The ceremony took about fifteen minutes - the JP read this nice Native American poem in addition to the normal stuff.
2006-11-04 04:15:53 · answer #4 · answered by Laura 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My sister did this for her 2nd wedding. Her and my brother in laws daughter went, both sets of parents. They didn't want anyone else. My sister and her daughter wore wedding dresses, flower girl's for my niece of course. My brother in law dressed nicely but he didn't want a suit or tux. It's his day too and he was to be comfortable as well. We all got dressed up, but not overly dressed and met them at a restaurant. It was a small one in town and they even had the head table, a table for gifts and flowers on the tables. No dancing, but we did do the wedding cake thing. Was she nervous, no, it's her 2nd time around and had been living with him for 7 years but she was just as happy as if it has been a full blown out celebration, which is exactly what we turned it into. It's all about the love and not the amount of money you are spending. Good luck and congratulations. May you be blessed with a lifetime of happiness.
2006-11-03 23:43:02 · answer #5 · answered by BIZ Z 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
When me and my wife got married at the court house, I just wore a pair of nice slacks, white shirt and tie and she wore a nice simple dress. We had no witness's except for the Justcie of the peace and it took all of about 30 minutes and it was done. We were nervous but it was not bad at all.
2006-11-03 23:39:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No wedding dress,just a nice dress,and a suit and tie.Immediate family and best friends there.Yes each of you will need a witness.I can't really remember how long it took it has been 11 yrs.
2006-11-03 23:35:29 · answer #7 · answered by Pardon Moi? 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋