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
My local courthouse, years ago, had "wedding hours" every business day between five and five thirty in the afternoon, if there wasn't a major trial. If you came in during those hours with a prepared marriage license, whichever judge was on that day would marry you for no additional charge. (there's usually a fee, in addition to the marriage license.)
I was dropping off paperwork for something else when a couple rushed up at 5:15 and asked if I could spare a minute, they didn't have a witness for their wedding.
It's a romcom cliche for a reason. Sometimes you just gotta grab a random witness and get hitched.
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u/LtDrebinNh 23h 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