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I'm a bit confused on something
If you have a ceremony but aren't legally married would you be able to take the last name of your spouse or would it need to be a legal marriage?
What exactly makes a marriage legal?.....What is the difference between a ceremony and a legal marriage?
Also, If you had a ceremony would you still refer to others as husband and wife? (link)
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I'm not a lawyer nor am I an American or European for that matter. Laws vary by state in the U.S., nationally and Europe is a whole other ball of wax.
I do know enough to answer your question in part without running into trouble or leading you astray. If really concerned call a lawyer or call city hall and ask them about laws on marriage and being legally married and they should know that.
If you have a ceremony without a piece of legal paper saying you are married it's a civil union between two people from what I've been told. You can take on another person's name but must legally change it for the name change to be your legal name.
Again, I am not a lawyer but what makes a marriage legal is that piece of paper saying you are legally husband and wife and it's recorded as such.
Would you still refer to your partner as husband or wife without the legal ceremony? Yes, you can in fact do that. It's true! After you live as a couple for a certain amount of year (again check the law in your area) you're known as common law married. The law sees you then as husband and wife. Again, check the laws but this is all based on what I've heard and or read.
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