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Marcia
Expert March 2021

Secret Wedding during Pandemic

Marcia, on March 25, 2020 at 8:49 PM Posted in Planning 1 8
So I feel crazy even putting this out there, but I want to get married now, a year earlier than my planned date. My fiance and I live apart and far from our families, and being alone in indefinite isolation is really awful. My fiance and I have been asked/told by our government to stay home, and our only reliable way to see each other is by public transportation or uber anyway. I really want to marry him now so we can ride this out together, and then have a big party as planned later. Moving in before we are married is not an option per our faith, but we are fully prepared emotionally and financially to marry. Our pre-wedding counselor has said he is certain we are prepared for marriage. Is it crazy to have a very small wedding now (and I mean like two witnesses) and then a party next year? Would people even come to the party?

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Latest activity by Renee, on March 26, 2020 at 9:30 AM
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    Legend June 2019
    Melle ·
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    That is fine ! My friends did that. They had a big celebration half a year after they eloped. A lot of people came because people like to celebrate love Smiley smile
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    Dedicated June 2020
    iris ·
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    This is what me and my fiancé plan to do if the restrictions aren’t lifted by our June 20th wedding. We are both ready to be married this year and don’t want to wait, and would postpone our big wedding for next June. We decided we would wait until May 1st on whether to postpone or not depending how things are by then. Good luck but I feel the same way.
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  • Virginia
    Super June 2021
    Virginia ·
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    If your state is shutdown or shelter in place, they will not issue u a marriage license at this time.
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  • Caytlyn
    Legend November 2019
    Caytlyn ·
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    1.) You should be honest with your friends and family about getting married. Lying to and deceiving those closest to you isn’t a good way to start a marriage.
    2.) Are people not going to realize that you’re married and living together? I can’t imagine that would go unnoticed.
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  • Marcia
    Expert March 2021
    Marcia ·
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    Sorry to clarify, it would be quiet but we would tell people we are married after. Just not before because we can't have guests.


    We would likely be unable to obtain a marriage license, but could be married in our faith, which is the key.
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  • Renee
    Super June 2020
    Renee ·
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    I am currently in a shelter in place city as my entire state has not mandated this. I thought my county clerk would be closed. Well to my surprise, they are doing online applications for a marriage license and you have to make an appointment to maintain the low #s for social gatherings. Just thought I would share. I’m in Dallas. Now this all could have change 8 minutes ago. But as of yesterday that’s what I read online.
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  • Virginia
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    Virginia ·
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    I’m in NJ. Our gov. ordered no weddings at all so our counties are not even allowed to process a license.
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  • Renee
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    Renee ·
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    Yeah Some states are on full shut down while others are still allowing distant movement. Hope this is all over soon.
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