Is a commitment ceremony legally binding? Are there any other differences?
I am on the fence on one hand I think well that’s kind of a waste and on the other hand I feel like it’s a good option because I didn’t ever want to be on a “2nd marriage” and then on the other hand I think “well am I cheating myself?” What do you ladies think?
If your only reason for not having a legal marriage is that you never wanted to be married twice, then I think you are cheating yourself out of the joy of being married. But I’m unclear as to what the point of a commitment ceremony is. If you’re committing you’re lives to one another, then why not go the step to be legally married? Are there any other differences aside from documentation purposes?
Have you talked with your FH about it? What are his thoughts on the matter? And perhaps you could use the commitment ceremony as a way to ease into this and then have the legal ceremony at your one year anniversary? I know it might sound weird, but it gives you a baby step to stand on before you have to face the scary part of it.
I don’t know. This is something no one else can really answer for you. There’s a lot of people who only marry for legal purposes and lots of people who just have commitment ceremonies because they see the legalities as a negative.
