When you’re young and dreaming of your future spouse and marriage, your mind is filled with all sorts of fanfare. You don’t think about any tedious rituals, responsibilities, or any specific steps to get married.
All you think is about the dress, the flowers, the cake, the rings. Wouldn’t it be amazing to have everyone you love there to be part of it with you? It all seems so important and grand.
Then when you grow up and meet the man or woman of your dreams, you can hardly believe it’s real.
Now you get to plan the wedding you always dreamed of. You painstakingly take care of every detail and spend all of your extra time and money on the wedding plans. You want it to be absolutely perfect.
The funny thing is, it really takes very little for you actually to be married to someone. In essence, you just need someone to marry, a marriage license, an officiator, and some witnesses. That’s it!
Of course, you can certainly do all that other stuff, like cake and dancing and presents. It’s a tradition. Even though it’s not required, it’s pretty fun.
Whether you’re having the wedding of the century or just keeping it to you and your spouse-to-be, most everyone follows the same necessary steps to getting married
