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I am from Pennsylvania and it is true that someone can't get ordained online and marry you at least not legally. My brother wanted to for our wedding, but since Pennsylvania doesn't allow this it wasn't possible. There really isn't a way to overcome it as the law is pretty clear that it isn't legal if you get ordained online. Unless you know someone that can legally perform a ceremony then having someone close to you do it won't be an option. The only option I could think of was to get legally married either before or after at the courthouse then have a symbolic ceremony.

This is a really good question because my fiancé and I planned on having his friend marry us after getting ordained online. Ive been reading different things online and it’s so confusing 🤨🤨 some websites say that it depends on the county and some websites say that it’s not legal at all

View Quoted Comment Right!? There are a lot of different things I’ve been seeing. We have talked about going to the court house a week before and just technically getting married then and there and then having our friend perform the actual ceremony. But it’s slightly a bummer that we just can’t have our friend do it to begin with

View Quoted Comment It’s such a bummer that it’s illegal! Thank you for your response!

View Quoted Comment Sadly I think we might have to end up doing the same thing 😔I was thinking of calling city hall to get a clear answer but I don’t even think they’re open with everything going on with the virus 😣

View Quoted Comment I did find that Pennsylvania has a self-uniting marriage license, but not every county offers this and it tends to be more expensive. With this type of license, no officiant is required only witnesses meaning you still can't having your friend or family member marry you as this is literally you and your fiance performing the ceremony yourselves WITHOUT an officiant.

I would look online and see if you can find a legal officiant