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u/SheToldMeSheWasLvI18 12h ago
Hopefully they weren’t the cameraman too
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u/wizean 10h ago
She came dressed. The dude is wearing whatever he woke up in.
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u/ExpectingHobbits 7h ago
Wtf? Do you generally wake up in smart casual?
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u/West_Description_852 5h ago
To be fair, you don't know the answer to that. Maybe they sleep in black tie, wear white tie for breakfast, and have a custom-tailored outfit for mid-morning brunch.
Lunch time requires a walk-in wardrobe and preparations begin around 11:15 am.
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u/kathrynxoxoo 6h ago
chill out bro, the guy looks fine. Not everyone has the luxury to buy a suit and tie. What matters is their love for each other
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u/Akku_LP 12h ago
you’re now part of their love story forever congrats
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u/LtDrebinNh 10h ago
My wife and I got married at town hall. We originally went to get a marriage license, and when they asked when the date was, we said we didn't really have one yet because we didn't want a big wedding. The lady at the town hall then said, " I'm a j.p. and I can marry you right now. ". We said hell yeah, but we don't have a witness. The guy behind us was registering a boat trailer, and without hesitation, he said he would absolutely do it. 15 years and 2 kids later we are still as happy as we ever were
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u/P0ptarthater 11h ago
My friend and I are getting married soon and we’re pretty sure we want to go this route too for our witness lol
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u/mnf-acc 11h ago
calling your future spouse 'my friend' tickles me so much. what is marriage if not a legally-binding contract for lifelong friendship?
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u/P0ptarthater 11h ago
The funny thing is that we’re not even dating! He is my absolute best friend and we love each other to death, tried to date a few years ago but realized we work better as friends. Neither of us is interested in marriage as a romantic gesture, so we’re marrying for more pragmatic reasons, but ultimately it is about being able to be there for each other medically and legally
We’re down to change it down the line if either of us ever changes their mind about marriage, but for now we’re getting a kick out of joking about honeymooning at the movie theater by watching The Godfather re-release after we leave the courthouse
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u/ColoredGayngels 10h ago
I'm really happy for you! "Married for legal reasons" needs to be more accepted than it is. I hope you guys have a peaceful life together and a good day at the theater :)
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u/Snoo-46218 9h ago
That's different. But cool. Also. They are re-releasing The Godfather in theaters?
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u/P0ptarthater 9h ago
They are in some places for the 50th anniversary I think? It’s a select theaters kind of thing but worth checking if there are any near you playing it if you like the trilogy
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u/Altruistic_Book8631 9h ago
We did this! We did not want a wedding, and there's no way we were going to be able to have some people that we knew attend (as witnesses) but not others, without drama, and you do need to have witnesses, so we got a couple of randoms off the street to be our witnesses - it was fun!
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u/P0ptarthater 9h ago
Sending a belated “mazel tov” to you and your partner! The courthouse we’re looking at is right by a really big art school, so we know we’ll find at least one cool person who’ll get a kick out of having a movie moment with us
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u/Ccquestion111 5h ago
Check your state laws, you might not even need witnesses! Not every state requires them
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u/Bestdayever_08 11h ago
Like having your marriage posted on social media so your witness can score upvotes?
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u/P0ptarthater 11h ago
Idk why you sound a little cynic about the video, it’s cute! I don’t think I’d post about it though, I’m generally not huge into posting pics of my life on socials often anyway
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u/Bestdayever_08 10h ago
Posting an intimate moment of a stranger’s marriage, whom the witness did nothing nor had any ties to, on social media for upvotes is peak American.
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u/P0ptarthater 10h ago
Oh I do hope they had permission to post, I’m usually not a big fan of people being recorded without permission, but tbh this feels like the type of situation you’d want recorded anyway.
I don’t wanna sound rude, but it feels maybe also a bit American to assume that everything people share online is for outside validation. Sometimes you’re just sharing a nice moment because it was funny or sweet. A little off topic but it reminds me when people tell me I posted a comment for karma when I still don’t understand what karma is or what it’s supposed to be useful for lol
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u/coralquills 11h ago
Without you, they wouldn’t have been able to get married in that moment. Good on you for giving them their moment
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u/Snowbank_Lake 7h ago
Doesn’t the officiant count as a witness?
Edit: Just looked it up… Nevermind!
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u/T-Rex-Hunter 7h ago
I am pretty sure that most states require more than one witness
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u/bexohomo 6h ago
In my state, all my parents (mom and stepdad) needed was just me as a witness. Nevada.
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u/MintyMystery 10h ago
My parents left me with my grandma in the morning, picked up their two friends (who were also a couple), drove to the courthouse, got married with just those two witnesses, then went to do the grocery shopping, and came to pick me up in the afternoon.
That was 37 years ago - still going strong!
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u/lueur-d-espoir 5h ago
This is what my getting married felt like. Lol my mom and grandma met us at the court house and we knocked it out. Went out to eat at a very non expensive low key restaurant, then went home and took a bath together.
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u/bLAzedMOB 10h ago
"Is there anyone in the room who..."
Me: I met these two outside of a TGIFridays and have no idea whats going on...
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u/WU-itsForTheChildren 5h ago
I lived in St. John for awhile and the Westin resort was up the street I would go there often and walk the beach and see weddings. I ended up attending dozens of weddings and celebrating with them it was a lot of fun
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u/DistractedByCookies 11h ago
I swear this would be a dream day for me (as long as they looked happy like these two). You're so lucky!
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u/instantghetto 9h ago
We got the security guard and clerk to sign ours cause our two friends bailed.
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u/nice_one_buddy 8h ago
Lawyer from the previous case was our witness. Told us to rock on after the I dos.
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u/bikehead66 6h ago
We got married like this. Justice of the peace, little old lady as witness. 45 years ago!
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u/Throwaway9183333 5h ago
I’d really like to get married like this something simple, not flashy
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u/jam11249 1h ago
I had a weird string of events for my wedding due to having families in different countries. The legal bit consisted of going to a notary office with two friends who came to visit, then back to our flat to eat pizza and drink champagne in our pyjamas whilst playing minecraft. Wouldn't have changed a thing.
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u/_rojun017 10h ago
They just probably wanted a quiet and simple ceremony but this picture reminds me ofthe song Cast Iron Skillet.I have been listening to too much Jason Isbell.
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u/iTheJok3rx 8h ago
Props to you.
I nearly went through the same thing. Me and my wife recently married. I have no family, and hers were deadset against any wedding that wasn't huge.
Luckily, a friend made a 5 hour drive to be one of our 2 witnesses, but we were prepared to be asking strangers
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u/liminalwombat 8h ago
So sweet!! This is my dream 🫶🏼 My partner and I are at that point where we're just ready to be married, don't care for the whole shebang of engagement and parties and a big ceremony, we just want to be legally recognised as partners and as a family.
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u/MenInG_98 7h ago
That's awesome! Don't forget the food tho. It could well be the best part of an anon wedding.
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u/Myster_Hydra 6h ago
Oh that’s cute.
Something so absolutely precious about a couple who just wants to get married to be together no matter what. Fuck the drama. Screw all the stress. Just the two of them, thrilled to be together.
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u/Caleb_Reynolds 6h ago
I've signed 4 marriage certificates as a witness.
I've only known 1 of them, my brother/SIL.
Idk why this keeps happening to me.
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u/hkohne 4h ago
I was a witness for a wedding at our county courthouse a couple of months ago. The request by the couple was made to our local Reddit sub. Three or 4 of us came to the brief ceremony outside, where another civic wedding also took place. I brought my laptop & played the Mendelssohn wedding march when they kissed. The whole thing was so sweet.
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u/Intergalacticdespot 8h ago
Forge your own signature. Then they'll never be legally married. But they won't know. /s
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u/PatienceLevel0 12h ago
Aww, seeing how enamored they are with each other is absolutely beautiful. I hope they have a long and happy marriage.