What is a Civil Ceremony?

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ServantOfTheGoddess · 61-69, M

If it's a wedding, it's like going to city hall to get married rather than to a church or whatever.

Vincent1235 · 26-30, M

@ServantOfTheGoddess but why did the choose a Civil Ceremony?

ServantOfTheGoddess · 61-69, M

@Vincent1235 They might not be religious.

Vincent1235 · 26-30, M

@ServantOfTheGoddess Oh okay but why did my friend made a album on her Pinterest page and called it civil ceremony

ServantOfTheGoddess · 61-69, M

@Vincent1235 was it wedding photos?

Vincent1235 · 26-30, M

@ServantOfTheGoddess some were engagement pictures
& one of them was getting married at the courthouse or city hall

ServantOfTheGoddess · 61-69, M

@Vincent1235 Getting married at the courthouse or city hall is what I would refer to as a "civil ceremony".

Jenny1234 · 51-55, F

@Vincent1235 that is a civil ceremony- getting married at a courthouse or city hall. I had a civil ceremony where I was married at a family member’s home by a Judge.

Vincent1235 · 26-30, M

@Jenny1234 but why do they want to do a civil ceremony

Jenny1234 · 51-55, F

@Vincent1235 church weddings, while legal, are for people who want to be married “in God’s eyes”. Civil unions/ceremonies are legal and people do them for many different reasons Some people don’t want to get married in a church. I got married in Mexico to a Catholic and I am not Catholic and wasn’t going to convert so we did a civil ceremony to make things easier.