solemnize
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Nine years later, when the United Kingdom allowed same-sex couples to solemnize their marriages in religious ceremonies, Ortega-Medina and his husband married in a Jewish ceremony at West London Synagogue.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2023
Jennifer Elysia Holland and Steven Gilman Dannenberg were married Nov. 3 in Bolton, Vt. Nina Pascal Butler, who received permission from Vermont to solemnize the marriage, officiated at the Ponds at Bolton, an events space.
From New York Times • Nov. 4, 2018
North Carolina has attempted to accommodate officials like Davis, allowing some register of deeds workers who assemble marriage licenses and magistrates who solemnize civil marriages to recuse themselves.
From Washington Times • Sep. 13, 2015
Questions about how to solemnize Constitution Day sometimes prove far more interesting than Constitution Day itself.
From Slate • Sep. 16, 2014
Formalities.—No particular form prescribed, but it is unlawful for clergyman or magistrate to solemnize marriage without having a license presented.
From Marriage and Divorce Laws of the World by Ringrose, Hyacinthe
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