Civil Service Weddings
Imagine the next time you join a discussion about weddings. When
you start sharing the fascinating wedding facts below, your
friends will be absolutely amazed.
A civil service wedding doesn't have to include just the couple,
an officiant and state provided witnesses anymore. Many states
offer the option of a civil service wedding in small conference
rooms that can accommodate as many as 50 guests. A civil service
wedding is ideal for a couple that wants to be married but
doesn't want to deal with all the hassle and stress of planning
an elaborate wedding. A civil service wedding is also an ideal
alternative for couples who have different religious backgrounds
and want to eliminate religious connotations from their wedding
rather than trying to plan a wedding that blends the two
religions. Some couples may also opt for an affordable civil
service union and use their wedding savings for other options.
Civil service weddings are extremely affordable and convenient.
In many states you can plan your entire wedding for you and a
small number of guests for under $1000. If you budget correctly
this fee could include the use of a decorated wedding suite or
chapel, an officiant to perform the ceremony, a notary public
who is capable of obtaining and filing your marriage license and
even certified copies of your license that can serve as official
proof of your marriage. You may also be able to use the suite or
chapel for a limited time to host a small reception following
the wedding ceremony.
Once you begin to move beyond basic background information, you
begin to realize that there's more to weddings than you may have
first thought.
A bride and groom who come from different religious backgrounds
may opt for a civil service wedding. While there is an
increasing trend in multi-denominational weddings that do an
excellent job of creating a ceremony that blends the two
religions beautifully there are some people who would rather
have their religion not be a part of the ceremony than be
compromised in a blended ceremony. While the issue of how a
couple intends to deal with their religious differences in their
married life is nobody's business but their own, there are many
friends and relatives who would be offended by a wedding
ceremony that is not true to their religion. In this situation a
couple may choose to have a civil wedding that is devoid of
religious connotations in the effort to not offend any family
members or friends. Of course the couple should not compromise
their beliefs and if they desire a wedding with blended
religions then they should go ahead and have their wedding
exactly as they had planned. However, if the couple does not
feel strongly about having a wedding that blends their religious
beliefs then it might be wise to opt for a simple civil service
wedding.
Another reason that couples may opt for a civil service wedding
is to use their wedding savings for another cause. Although some
couples may have saved for over a year to host an elaborate
wedding, they may decide that they would prefer to invest their
savings in a dream honeymoon or a down payment for a new home or
even making a donation to a charitable cause. A couple that
spends months or even years saving up for an elaborate wedding
may decide in the end that they don't think wasting their entire
savings on a one night wedding extravaganza is such a good idea.
If the couple makes this decision before the planning has gone
too far they may be able to scrap their wedding plans without
too much of a financial loss and choose to have a civil service
wedding and use their wedding savings for another purpose.
The connotation of civil service weddings being strictly for
couples needing to get married quickly for either citizenship
reasons or due to an impending pregnancy is a thing of the past.
Couples are beginning to see the value of a civil service
wedding and are opting for these simple unions for a variety of
reasons. The affordability and convenience that a civil service
wedding offers is very appealing to couples who either do not
have a large savings or the time required to plan an elaborate
wedding. Religious differences also drive many couples to opt
for a religious ceremony. Couples who come from vastly different
religious backgrounds may opt for a wedding that is devoid of
religious elements in order to not offend any of their friends
or relatives. Couples may also choose to have a simple and
inexpensive civil service wedding so that they can splurge on
their honeymoon or on a new home instead.
Is there really any information about weddings that is
nonessential? We all see things from different angles, so
something relatively insignificant to one may be crucial to
another.