Married before having a wedding

[Anonymous]

Is there anyone here that went down to the court house, got married, and then had their wedding ceremony later?

[CjEmmemommy]

We didn't have a wedding in the court house. We signed papers, no vows, rings, judge ect.

 The cleark/legal notery was our "clergy" who signed our license and no witnesses are needed in Colorado so it was just us and her. 

Quoting TypeAndRun:

If you got married, you had a wedding.  A courthouse wedding.
You only get one day, and you had yours

[TypeAndRun]

 

If you're married, you had a wedding

Quoting CjEmmemommy:

We didn't have a wedding in the court house. We signed papers, no vows, rings, judge ect.

 The cleark/legal notery was our "clergy" who signed our license and no witnesses are needed in Colorado so it was just us and her. 

Quoting TypeAndRun:

If you got married, you had a wedding.  A courthouse wedding.
You only get one day, and you had yours

 

[CjEmmemommy]

Okay.

 What is a wedding to you?

Quoting TypeAndRun:

If you're married, you had a wedding

Quoting CjEmmemommy:

We didn't have a wedding in the court house. We signed papers, no vows, rings, judge ect.

 The cleark/legal notery was our "clergy" who signed our license and no witnesses are needed in Colorado so it was just us and her. 

Quoting TypeAndRun:

If you got married, you had a wedding.  A courthouse wedding.
You only get one day, and you had yours

[TypeAndRun]

A wedding is when you are legally joined in marriage.
You can't have a wedding if you are already married.  Vow renewal yes, wedding no

[Vipergirl22]

Friends of mine did that til they could be home with there family. They got married one year before there actual wedding.

[MrsDavidB25]

 

Quoting TranquilMind:

I was invited to a "faux" wedding once.  The couple had quietly gotten married, and she was hugely pregnant, but they still held a "wedding" and reception, without giving the real story.  There was a minister there and they went through the whole (fake) wedding. 

In retrospect, I should have been tipped off by the odd wording of the invitation.  Instead of inviting us to "witness the marriage of Sue and John" we were invited to witness their "sharing of vows". 

I thought it was in really poor taste and didn't appreciate the deception. 

If someone wants to have a party to celebrate your marriage, at least be honest and upfront about it.  I would have been fine with that. 

 That would have really annoyed me.