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Civil Wedding Regulations?

  • 02-08-2012 5:01pm
    #1
    ShaShaBear
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,528 ✭✭✭


    :confused:

    Myself and my partner got engaged last week, and after some discussion on what we wanted, we went public to family and friends last night. Neither of us are religious, so we decided to have a civil wedding in the same place we want the reception (hotel in question has had civil weddings before). But my mother heard from a friend that in a civil wedding, there can only be a maximum of two witnesses, eg, myself and my partner can only have one bridesmaid and one best man, and that's it?
    Is this really the case? I've only picked two bridesmaids, while the OH has picked his best man and three groomsmen :(


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  • #2
    sickle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 701 ✭✭✭sickle


    You just need to nominate 2 people to sign the paperwork and act as witnesses, you can have as many bridesmaids/groomsmen as you like.

    (edit- the witnesses don't have to be your bridesmaid/best man, you could ask parents/family member to do it, friends of mine got both their mums to be their witnesses)


  • #3
    ShaShaBear
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,528 ✭✭✭ShaShaBear


    *phew* Was not relishing the thought of dropping a bridesmaid and three groomsmen at all! Thanks!


  • #4
    hoodwinked
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,175 ✭✭✭hoodwinked


    as said you can have as many bridesmaids and grooms men as you want,


    for the civil marriage forms (which you sign in the church wedding too)

    you need two witnesses,

    as a sidenote - we had joint best men and they both were our witnesses, apparently its unusual (but still legal) for both signatures to be the same gender but as the maid of honor was under 18 she couldn't legally sign it so we chose the boys instead.


  • #5
    ShaShaBear
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,528 ✭✭✭ShaShaBear


    Oh as it happens, my chosen maid of honor won't be 18 either!


  • #6
    BC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,326 ✭✭✭BC


    The rules for witnesses are the same regardless of whether is a religious or civil ceremony. There must be two and they must be over 18. Witnesses don't have to be anything to do with the bridal party, they can be different people altogether if you want, have seen that done a few times recently. Obviously traditionally the witnesses are the chief bridesmaid and best man but that's just a tradition. The bridal party has no legal role in the ceremony so you can have as many or as few as you want.


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