Prop 8 is to get a ruling today

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Originally Posted by MysticCat

You've got it (except that it's marriage licenses that officiants sign), including consult your local laws. Where I live, we do not have justices of the peace and judges/justices cannot officiate at weddings. Magistrates are the choice for Option 2A. Also, people who get ordination certificates by mail order are not considered to meet the statutory definition of clergy who can officiate at weddings.

I'll add that as far as I know, many (most?) jurisdictions require witnesses as well as the officiant to sign the marriage license. Traditionally, the best man and the maid/matron of honor are the legal witnesses.

Definitely "consult your local laws". And I'm curious where you live that judges can't perform weddings. I do know of some states where ordination by mail-order is good enough. Also, I know that Pennsylvania tends to have a fairly open concept of who can perform a wedding, mostly because for the Quakers, there isn't really a leader of the flock, just a secretary really. (I'm in Maryland)

Randy