r/MadeMeSmile 1d ago

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u/LtDrebinNh 1d 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/pokey1984 1d ago

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 1d ago

The funny part for us was I was home all day cleaning so I was in sweatpants and a tee-shirt and she was in scrubs from work lmfao