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State marriage licenses are usually issued by the County Clerk or some other local government agency. The best place to start looking for answers about
how to get your marriage license is to check with your pastor and then your state, county or local government website to find out about age
requirements and fees. Not all states require a blood test or physical. Some states don't even seem to care if you are related in any way. West Virginia at
at one time in the late 1980's actually had a question on their marriage license applications that asked" "Are you related in any way?" Yes, really!
Wedding officiates must be legally authorized at the state level. In most cases that state authorization is extended to all members of the clergy
and other licensed individuals who are legally allowed to perform Marriages. Now, with the confusing and conflicting views surrounding so-called "gay marriage," many
pastors and others who traditionally perform wedding ceremonies refuse to perform homosexual marriage ceremonies as a matter of moral calling.
Marriage and divorce records are usually kept on file at the State Office of Vital Records and can alos be found at county recorders offices where
original licenses were obtained or an application was filed.
For us here at Gyl.com, "Marriage" is defined as it is in The Holy Bible: between one man and one woman. There are no acceptable alternatives to this fundamental
morality and that does not in any way imply that we are discriminatory in our views. It simply means we believe the Bible over the constructs of modern society
and hope that you consider The Truth of God's Morality over that of encroaching liberal ideals.
There are several other considerations that one should examine before getting into the Wedding Business such as locations, wether liquor will be served and if so will there
be a requirement for some sort of food and beverage of liquor license that must be obtained. Most small functions that are run by 501(c)3 charitable organizations can obtain
special "single use" liquor licenses for a small fee for an event such as a wedding. In many cases, beer and wine can be served without any permits at all provided that there is
no alcohol for sale and it is simply being given away as part of a wedding reception or other wedding gift.
