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==Next, you need to get married in a religious or civil ceremony== | ==Next, you need to get married in a religious or civil ceremony== | ||
In either case, the person performing the ceremony must be licensed under the provincial Marriage Act to perform marriages, and not all religious officials are licensed under the Act. For civil ceremonies, this person is known as a “marriage commissioner”. The marriage ceremony must be held in the presence of at least two witnesses, in addition to the marriage commissioner or religious official. | In either case, the person performing the ceremony must be licensed under the provincial ''Marriage Act'' to perform marriages, and not all religious officials are licensed under the Act. For civil ceremonies, this person is known as a “marriage commissioner”. The marriage ceremony must be held in the presence of at least two witnesses, in addition to the marriage commissioner or religious official. | ||
If you wish, you can be married in a civil ceremony and then have a religious ceremony afterwards as well. If you have your religious ceremony second, it doesn’t matter whether the religious official is licensed to perform marriages, since you will have been legally married at the civil ceremony. | If you wish, you can be married in a civil ceremony and then have a religious ceremony afterwards as well. If you have your religious ceremony second, it doesn’t matter whether the religious official is licensed to perform marriages, since you will have been legally married at the civil ceremony. | ||