So if you get married JP [[justice of the peace]]..for an important reason...then you still have your wedding ceremony and reception as planned..like say it is 8 months later...what date do you go by..your original wedding date or your JP date?
2007-10-25 17:48:07 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
You have two anniversaries! My husband and I did the JP then the ceremony and reception, but only a week apart...we celebrate for a week. We chose the official anniversary to be the date that our friends and family were with us (the ceremony and reception) because that had more meaning. But I'm always a big fan of celebrating the union and life pretty much any opportunity you have. Enjoy and celebrate what feels good to you to celebrate...
In terms of determining how long you've been married, I'd probably go by the JP date, but again that's totally your call...it's just what i'd do.
2007-10-25 18:01:52 · answer #1 · answered by abiona 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The date you actually got married is your wedding date because that's when you're legally married. You can't say you weren't married in between the time you were legally married and the reception. My fiance and I are getting married at the courthouse a day before the reception and we consider that our wedding day since it's when we will officially tie the knot. We're doing it this way because we can't have a JP come to a wedding under our state laws and because we don't want a religious leader to marry us.
2007-10-26 07:52:49 · answer #2 · answered by Rockit 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I scheduled my JP the same day as my ceremony so I would only have one date to go by. Legally I would say the JP date, but it is up to you. I would use the date that I considered to be my actual wedding.
2007-10-26 09:49:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Your official date is the date the JP married you. The other is essentially a vow renewal ceremony. That is what is on the official marriage license recorded with the county.
2007-10-26 09:56:40 · answer #4 · answered by Asked and Answered 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You go by the date you got legally married.
Which would be the JP date.
Do your vow renewal (ceremony and reception) on your one year anniversary.
2007-10-26 17:22:00 · answer #5 · answered by Terri 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The date you are legally married (by the justice of the peace) IS YOUR wedding date.
2007-10-26 10:10:47 · answer #6 · answered by iloveweddings 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your wedding date is the day you get married. So it's the first ceremony which is your anniversary date.
You can't get married twice!
2007-10-26 11:10:20 · answer #7 · answered by Lydia 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
we're getting a civil ceremony this year and the church ceremony exactly one year later (same date). I think you go by the civil one.
2007-10-26 08:45:59 · answer #8 · answered by doktorangbaliw 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
(Is somebody pregnant?)
You are married when you are legally married, not when you have a "wedding" or "reception" or whatever. The date on your marriage certificate is the day you were married.
2007-10-26 00:51:07 · answer #9 · answered by Laura 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋