A friend can not legally marry a couple in any state of the United States including Colorado. To get legally married, you need an ordained minister of a church or a justice of the peace.
She is the officiant, not the bride.
A wedding officiant is the person who is legally marrying the couple. The officiant may be affiliated with a particular religion or may be a civil figure (like a justice of the peace.) In either case, the officiant must be authorized to conduct weddings in the state in which the wedding will take place.
No. You are not legally married until the officiant has signed the marriage license and returned it to the County Clerk. At that point you are legally married. The ceremony is just for show as far as the government is concerned.
No! You are not legally married. The priest or marriage officiant must file the license or certificate to with the clerk of courts in the state you were married in.
http://www.themonastery.org/?destination=ordination Visit that website and fill it out. Most counties in Indiana do not require any registration so long as you are ordained. Once you fill that form out you are legally ordained. With the power of clergy including but not limited to performing marriage ceremonies.
You can verify through the church they claim to be ordained at or the City Clerk should be able to verify.
Legally, all you need is an authorized officiant and two holders of the same marriage license. Everything else is optional.
I would assume that any one getting married legally woyuld have to have the appropriate officiant, I would advise all couple to check toen hall listings of registared officiants
Any one Baptist church can ordain someone as a Baptist minister. The other Baptist churches will recognize this ordination.
After the ceremony, the ordained or legally authorized clergy/rabbi should sign the certificate, and it must be returned to the judge or court within 30 days of the union.
In the United States you would be married when you obtain a valid marriage license and solemnize the marriage before an appropriate officiant. The marriage license must be signed and returned to record the marriage.In the United States you would be married when you obtain a valid marriage license and solemnize the marriage before an appropriate officiant. The marriage license must be signed and returned to record the marriage.In the United States you would be married when you obtain a valid marriage license and solemnize the marriage before an appropriate officiant. The marriage license must be signed and returned to record the marriage.In the United States you would be married when you obtain a valid marriage license and solemnize the marriage before an appropriate officiant. The marriage license must be signed and returned to record the marriage.
In Ohio, you need to apply for a marriage license at the clerk of courts office. The officiant of the ceremony needs to fill out the license and you need to submit it to the clerk of courts for filing. * If the couple were legally married in Las Vegas they are legally married in Ohio. All US states acknowledge the validity of legal marriages and legal divorces from other states.