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Civil Ceremony?

5/3/2014

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How does a Civil Marriage Ceremony differ from a traditional one?  Most civil ceremonies do not include Christian traditions like communion or Jewish traditions like the seven blessings.  In California, civil ceremonies may be performed by:
  • Priests, ministers, rabbis, and authorized persons of any religious denomination
  • Commissioners of civil marriages
  • Legislators or constitutional officers of this state, while holding office
  • Members of Congress who represent a district within this state, while holding office
  • County supervisors, while holding office
  • Mayors of a city elected in accordance with Government Code §34900 et seq., while holding office
  • Judges (except State Bar court judges, judges from other state court systems, judges pro tem, and Federal Administrative Law Judges)
Note: Ships’ captains have no authority to solemnize California marriages unless they fall into one of the categories listed above.

The components of a civil ceremony include the same basic structure as a religious one: 
  • procession
  • call to order/opening remarks
  • vows
  • ring exchange 
  • pronouncement ("I now pronounce you husband and wife")
  • kiss
  • closing remarks
  • recession
Depending on your officiant, other elements may be included.  If you are a couple that would prefer to include some cultural religious traditions, you may want to consider an interfaith ceremony instead.
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