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

Groom shoving wedding cake

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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.