Who signs the marriage license?
September 8, 2010
I live in the state of CT. At our daughter’s wedding, we expected her matron of honor and best man would be signing the license at the ceremony. When we got through with the receiving line after the ceremony, we couldn’t find the priest! He had gone back to the rectory! (Catholic Church)
After 5-10 minutes of trying to figure out what to do, we decided to head to the reception and worry about it later. So what if the bride and groom are leaving for their honeymoon, the maid of honor lives in MA and the best man in VA?! We would deal with it on Monday.
I called our priest on Monday and it turns out that he is the only one who has to sign in the state of CT. I got married in NY and remember witnesses signing it before the ceremony. I guess every state is different.
So the moral of the story is… ASK your officiant what the routine will be on the day of the wedding! Never assume. Clarify the expectations and you will be more relaxed and confident, not to mention less confused!
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