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Just Said Yes July 2020

Are courthouse weddings religious?

Jessilynn, on May 7, 2019 at 9:44 AM Posted in Wedding Ceremony 0 4

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Hey all I was wondering if in a courthouse wedding they have an officiate like a priest or something for the wedding.

If so if we could request that NOT happen but to get wedded by the judge or something.

I ask ask because my fiancé and I, we are NOT christian and would find it almost insulting.

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Latest activity by Jennifer, on May 7, 2019 at 10:11 AM

Legend November 2019
Caytlyn · on May 7, 2019 at 9:48 AM
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Courthouses are not religious places and don't have priests or any other type of clergy.
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Dedicated October 2020
Brooke · on May 7, 2019 at 10:02 AM
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Pretty sure a judge just marries you
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VIP August 2019
Alicia · on May 7, 2019 at 10:04 AM
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Correct. You would only be married by the Judge or Justice of the Peace (depending on your town's structure). As they are elected government officials, they wouldn't be able to perform a religious ceremony even if you wanted them to.
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Expert October 2019
Jennifer · on May 7, 2019 at 10:11 AM
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It's done by a judge or a Justice of the Peace. When I got married the first time, though, the city's preference was for you to get married by a JOP outside the courthouse. We found a lovely man who had a whole little setup adjacent to his home. However, without discussing it with us first, he *did* include some religious quotes in the service. I'd be really surprised for that to happen with an actual courthouse wedding, but it's still worth mentioning your preferences, just in case.
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