Did you get a marriage license?
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Sure but it means nothing to us. We didn't ask for it. The state gave it to us.
That's not my understanding of how marriage licenses work. You didn't go into the office and get one before you got married?
Yes, but this was to legally recognize a name change and not really to do with the actual marital ceremony.
You can just change your name for a fee any time you want, no marriage license necessary.
A marriage license has very little if anything to do with the ceremony.
Sure, but it does make it easier. Also might have been something with our pastor wanting it. I can't really remember it's been so long.
Seems pretty disingenuous to say that the state doesn't define your marriage then. I am specifically getting married in Colorado because you don't apply or request a marriage license, you notify them after the fact. Also you can self solemnize your marriage, even though we have someone marrying us, they're not ordained because, I'm not requesting permission from anyone to marry, state or organized religion.
The state did define it, that doesn't mean they do define it for me. That's for them. The state doesn't define shit for me. Free men don't ask.
You litterally asked when you got a marriage license.
How are you not getting this? I didn't ask anyone to get married but God. Getting a marriage license from the state does not equate to asking permission from the state.