Anyone here ever get married in a courthouse or know someone that has gotten married in a courthouse. Besides the money issues, Im curious to know what other benefits does getting married in a courthouse have
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11-22-10 06:28 PM #1
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Courthouse Weddings: Yay or Nay?
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11-22-10 07:17 PM #2
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The only other benefit is that her father wont be able to bring in the shotgun that he is holding to your back to get you to marry her...
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11-22-10 07:46 PM #3
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There is no benefit to getting married. It doesn't matter if you are in a courthouse, church, outside, indoors, or anywhere.
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11-22-10 07:56 PM #4
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Ha, my Dad was the one holding the shotgun to her! I kept saying,"Daddy, don't let her get away, don't let her get away this is the one I want!"
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11-22-10 11:57 PM #5
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LMAO, no truer words were muttered Originally Posted by Piggy
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11-23-10 07:19 AM #6
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I got married in a court house. It was cheap.
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thats a good benefit though right?
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11-23-10 07:52 AM #7
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My last marriage was by an Elvis impersonator in Las Vegas. That's the only one that worked!
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11-23-10 08:27 AM #8
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I personally wouldn't. I find it about as romantic as getting married in a jail cell.
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11-23-10 09:31 AM #9
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Maybe. I figure I'm only getting married once, so I'd kinda like the wedding in a church...
Although a wedding on the beach is nice. I guess if I was reallly in love it wouldn't matter, a ring and a piece of paper doesn't define one's love. That's just my .2 cents.
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11-23-10 10:23 AM #10
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That might be next for me..... Originally Posted by TheDonna
Apparently, I'm supposed to be more angry about what Mitt Romney does with his money than what Barack & Michelle Obama do with mine
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11-23-10 10:33 AM #11
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LMAO, RDS....please don't get thrown in jail.... LOL Originally Posted by retdetsgt
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11-23-10 10:56 AM #12
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Girls generally want to have the pretty place. Guys, generally want to get it over with and get on with the evening! My wife and I are on the same page, but her Mom wanted the pretty wedding, so it was a full fledged shindig.
I on the other hand, have been known to argue about antiquated things such as bed frames. This isn't the 16th century, so there shouldn't be bugs & rats you want to be elevated from.
If its love, it shouldn't matter where you get married. Marriage, like just about everything else in life has been commercialized. All the holidays are ruined, and I think some were even made up to squeeze more money from us. Weddings too! Why else buy a dress that will never be worn again?
For the record, I'm not bitter or anything..
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11-23-10 03:04 PM #13
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I don't know if getting married in a courthouse as opposed to elsewhere would have any particular "benefits"...the result is basically the same.
Personally, I'd be OK with either...a legitimate wedding would be nice though.
I'm pretty sure my parents got married in a courthouse, but that was because my mom's adoptive mother tried to control the whole wedding--she even attempted to move the date and have my mom move back to Canada during that time. So, my parents eloped. They were completely fine with it, but they didn't want a big wedding to begin with.
Anyways, I'll go crawl back into silence now...
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11-23-10 03:44 PM #14
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I figure since marriages these days last about 2 years(I know I'm generous), why go out of control?
As the sexy PathosLogos said, the result is the same and you lose over half of what you own in the end anyway."Knowing what you stand for limits what you fall for"
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11-23-10 05:53 PM #15
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I'm pretty sure I never said that second part, for the record. Originally Posted by greg72982
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