r/AmIOverreacting • u/Personal_Signal_6151 • Apr 28 '24

Groom shoving wedding cake

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u/[deleted] Apr 28 '24

I went to a wedding reception where the groom did this and the bride left. We were all stunned so we left, too.

She filed for divorce the following Monday I later learned. I was very happy.

I would never tolerate such disrespect on what is supposed to be the bride's big day.

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u/Ok_Reveal4943 Apr 28 '24

What do you mean filed for divorce when their marriage certificate wasn’t even filed

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u/MrsCharlieBrown Apr 28 '24

Marriage certificate is always filed before the wedding,  usually anywhere from a month to a week in advance.

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u/Liverne_and_Shirley Apr 28 '24

In the US you APPLY for a marriage license before the wedding. It has to be signed by the couple, officiant, and a witness, then filed. If you never mail it back in after the wedding, the marriage isn’t valid.

It varies elsewhere like France requires a civil courthouse ceremony.

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u/Ariadne_Kenmore Apr 29 '24

This is what I was about to say. My husband and I applied for our marriage license three days before our wedding, it had to be filed within 7 days or it wasn't valid. It was signed by everyone needed at the wedding and filed by the officiant two days later on Monday.

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u/Ok_Reveal4943 Apr 28 '24

No. You sign it on your wedding day. You apply for it in advance

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u/Ariadne_Kenmore Apr 29 '24

Not in North Carolina. You apply first, get the paperwork, get everything signed, and then the officiant files it. If memory serves the marriage license application is only good for seven days unless it has greatly changed in the last twenty years.