Marriage License

[michellesolomon]

This afternoon, Ed and I went to the Lehigh County Courthouse to apply for a marriage license. We had to go to Room 123.5. (I wonder why the marriage licensing is part of the Orphans' Court.)

Comments

[unikyrn]

Tick ... tick ... tick ... :)

[xyzzysqrl]

So technically you're pretty much married -now- and everything else is a formality?

[michellesolomon]

No, you still have to have some manner of ceremony ( someone still has to actually marry you, whether it be a member of the clergy, a judge, etc.). In Pennsylvania there's a three day waiting period, so the marriage license isn't even good until Thursday. And there's the logistical difference between a marriage license - which says you're allowed to get married - and a certificate - which says you've actually gotten married. The license expires in 60 days, so whomever marries you has that amount of time to file the paperwork saying that it's a done deed. (We're getting married on Saturday, at which point the priest asks us if We Do, and signs the paper, at which point we're married

[xyzzysqrl]

Ah, I see where I went wrong. The certificate picture came just after all the talk of getting the license, and it confused me a bit when I read it.

Apologies for jumping the gun... although I assume you want this to hurry up and get there already too.

[michellesolomon]

It is rather confusing; I think the "license" aspect almost refers to the process of applying, whereas the "certificate" shows you had the actual follow-through.