A ceremony of marriage is a ceremony where two people get legally married.
Best use John's marriage ceremony, mate
There is no christain marriage ceremony in any translation of any bible.
There is no such formal ceremony for a masonic marriage.
I believe the term is the "sacrament of marriage". It means that a marriage ceremony is performed; that it is performed before religious authorities; and that the marriage ceremony is considered something sacred.
In most if not all states in the U.S. a marriage ceremony is necessary to satisfy the requirements to be legally married.
nuptials
a wedding or marriage ceremony
in islam no wedding ceremony is required, only the husband and wife has to say qabool 3 times. While in Hinduism there is a very long ceremony with vedic puja.
Bigamy is when a person is already married and marries someone else, and the second marriage is void.
Here the most important thing here is that you do posses a valid marriage certificate, even if there was no marriage ceremony whatsoever . It will very well be valid.
matrimony
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