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Pacifist Patriot

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6. They are ending courthouse weddings, but not the issuing of licenses.

Sun Jan 4, 2015, 07:45 AM

Jan 2015

It simply means that all couples will have to obtain their own officiant rather than utilize the convenience of a clerk at the courthouse for the solemnization step of the process.

Because of it's attractiveness as a destination wedding location and the fact that Florida is one of the few states that authorizes notaries public to solemnize marriage, independent officiants abound and are not hard to find at all.

I'm ordained clergy (formerly UU) and would gladly stand across the street from the courthouse and officiate weddings all day long for free this week.

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Kick and REC Feral Child Jan 2015 #1

Numerous FL counties have JUST announced they are out of the civil wedding business, gay or otherwis blkmusclmachine Jan 2015 #2

No matter. hay rick Jan 2015 #3

They are ending courthouse weddings, but not the issuing of licenses. Pacifist Patriot Jan 2015 #6

I posted in another thread about who can solemnize a marriage in Florida csziggy Jan 2015 #4

The waiting period is an issue. It applies to Florida residents, but not... Pacifist Patriot Jan 2015 #5

At least people in the Panhandle can get their licenses locally csziggy Jan 2015 #7

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You'd think the tourist industry would have forced the waitig period for tourists csziggy Jan 2015 #9