Marrying my ex-girlfriend in October. Anyone done this before? Any advice?

Toggle sidebar Toggle sidebar
M

manlymatt83

Lifer
Oct 14, 2005
10,048
44
91
I need to get ordained because I'm marrying my ex-girlfriend and her (now) fiancee. Of course she's my ex from High School and I'm now 33, and we're great friends, but figured I'd start the thread on a funny note.

Anyone ever get ordained before? Any advice on which "church" to go through? Is it really as easy as filling out a form? Should I get ordained in the state I live in or in the state they're getting married in?
 
  • Like
Reactions: brianmanahan
GagHalfrunt

GagHalfrunt

Lifer
Apr 19, 2001
25,297
2,000
126
Only get ordained though a service and in a state that recognizes prima nocta for the minister.
 
S

s0me0nesmind1

Lifer
Nov 8, 2012
20,828
4,776
146
Whelp, OP is fucked for life. ATOT might as well start rounds of betting based on how long before the divorce.
 
MagnusTheBrewer

MagnusTheBrewer

IN MEMORIAM
Jun 19, 2004
24,135
1,594
126
You don't need to be ordained to marry someone and doing so just to marry someone is wrong on so many levels I don't know where to start.
 
  • Like
Reactions: highland145
Ken g6

Ken g6

Programming Moderator, Elite Member
Moderator
Dec 11, 1999
16,131
3,618
65
MagnusTheBrewer said:
You don't need to be ordained to marry someone and doing so just to marry someone is wrong on so many levels I don't know where to start.
Click to expand...
Seems easier than becoming a Justice of Peace, but I could be wrong.
 
lxskllr

lxskllr

No Lifer
Nov 30, 2004
57,048
7,074
126
Print this out, and you're good to go...

Pope_card.jpg
 
kranky

kranky

Elite Member
Oct 9, 1999
21,014
137
106
I have a feeling that the question is state-specific. I know in PA they have law that allows two people to simply declare they are married as long as they say it in front of two witnesses, and nobody actually has to be officiating - and they're legally married. It's a holdover from the days of the Quakers. There are a couple other states which allow self-declaring marriages. So if you're in PA or one of the other states, you need no ordination.
 
lxskllr

lxskllr

No Lifer
Nov 30, 2004
57,048
7,074
126
kranky said:
I have a feeling that the question is state-specific. I know in PA they have law that allows two people to simply declare they are married as long as they say it in front of two witnesses, and nobody actually has to be officiating - and they're legally married. It's a holdover from the days of the Quakers. There are a couple other states which allow self-declaring marriages. So if you're in PA or one of the other states, you need no ordination.
Click to expand...
That could lead to a *very* bad hangover after hitting the bars. "I did what?!" :^D
 
Red Squirrel

Red Squirrel

No Lifer
May 24, 2003
66,405
11,590
126
lxskllr said:
That could lead to a *very* bad hangover after hitting the bars. "I did what?!" :^D
Click to expand...

Lol no kidding. I heard there is this church in the main Vegas area with all the casinos, bars etc where they'll marry you pretty much on the spot like that, I wonder how many people actually do that while half drunk and only realize what they did the next morning. If there is not a divorce office next door it would make a good business to open. :p

The sucky thing about marriage is that if you don't do a prenup then if you get a divorce you basically lose everything you had. I really think they should make it so by default you get to keep the stuff you already had before the marriage.

It's one of the things that would make me really nervous from getting married, I would essentially lose my house and all the work I put into it while single if the wife turns out to be crazy and then eventually divorce. Maybe even my cat. There was a recent story where a divorcing couple had a cat and the husband was most likely going to get it, so the wife got the cat put down. I can't imagine the level of devastation and anger in a situation like that.
 
dave_the_nerd

dave_the_nerd

Lifer
Feb 25, 2011
16,719
1,422
126
Red Squirrel said:
Lol no kidding. I heard there is this church in the main Vegas area with all the casinos, bars etc where they'll marry you pretty much on the spot like that, I wonder how many people actually do that while half drunk and only realize what they did the next morning. If there is not a divorce office next door it would make a good business to open. :p

The sucky thing about marriage is that if you don't do a prenup then if you get a divorce you basically lose everything you had. I really think they should make it so by default you get to keep the stuff you already had before the marriage.

It's one of the things that would make me really nervous from getting married, I would essentially lose my house and all the work I put into it while single if the wife turns out to be crazy and then eventually divorce. Maybe even my cat. There was a recent story where a divorcing couple had a cat and the husband was most likely going to get it, so the wife got the cat put down. I can't imagine the level of devastation and anger in a situation like that.
Click to expand...
It's very, very easy to get an annulment in those "got drunk and married" cases. There are also rules (the chapels in Vegas aren't, afaik, allowed to marry people who are obviously intoxicated.)

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment...r-reflects-55-hour-marriage/story?id=15506535

Also, today at the pet store the local animal shelter had their displays set up for adoption. There was a friendly one-eyed cat who seemed pretty chill. The paperwork said he was voluntarily given up because his owners were getting divorced.

I'm not allowed to have any more cats.
 
BoomerD

BoomerD

No Lifer
Feb 26, 2006
62,079
10,254
136
Nope...I never married your ex-girlfriend. I might have enjoyed her company for an evening or two...but it never got serious.

Wait...you mean perform a marriage ceremony for her and some other guy? o_O

is you stoopid? Just send them to a justice of the peace...or justice of the piece...that would be cheaper.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

COMPANY
RESOURCES
FOLLOW
Top Bottom