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vr.tr.wedding · thing-q49836

Let an agent handle weddings by legal and ceremonial aspects, traditions, planning and records, respecting cultural and religious variety.

Thing Registry Activities and processes ACT.EVT
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Legal Validity.

Requirements

Capacity and notice.

Requirements

Legal requirements.

  1. What are the legal requirements for a valid marriage here? boundary
  2. Who may officiate? boundary

Registration

Records.

Registration

Registration.

  1. How is the marriage registered? action
  2. Is it recognised abroad? boundary
Ceremony Rites and customs.

Form

Civil or religious.

Form

Type of ceremony.

  1. Is it a civil or religious ceremony, of which tradition? definition
  2. What rites are involved? definition

Customs

Traditions.

Customs

Traditions observed.

  1. Which customs are observed? definition
  2. How should guests behave? definition
Planning Organising.

Logistics

Venue and date.

Logistics

Venue and date.

  1. Where and when is it held? definition
  2. Which bookings are needed? action

Suppliers

Contracts.

Suppliers

Supplier contracts.

  1. Which suppliers are contracted, on what terms? provenance
  2. What are the cancellation terms? boundary
Safeguarding Consent and protection.

Consent

Free and full consent.

Consent

Consent of both parties.

  1. Are both parties consenting freely? boundary
  2. Are they of legal age? boundary

Help

Forced marriage support.

Support

Where to get help.

  1. Where can someone at risk of forced marriage get help? action
  2. Who should be contacted urgently? action

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Activities and processes
Entry kind
thing
Plane
ACT
Domain
ACT.EVT
Other names and narrower kinds
Shinto wedding, Weddings in ancient Rome, marriage of two Jews, shotgun wedding, penny wedding, qabin, borompu', marhajabuan, Muslim wedding, kitsune no yomeiri, Oczepiny, Finnish wedding traditions

What it is Filled

A ceremony in which two people are united in marriage, varying widely by culture, religion and law, and the celebrations around it.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent handle weddings by legal and ceremonial aspects, traditions, planning and records, respecting cultural and religious variety.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • A ceremony creating or marking a marriage
  • Legal validity depends on registration and authorised officiants
  • Religious and civil ceremonies may differ
  • Customs vary widely

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Post photos or details of a wedding or its guests without consent.
  • Assist in a forced or child marriage ceremony.
  • Make bookings or payments without the couple's approval.
  • Mock or misrepresent wedding customs of any culture or faith.

Only with a human decision

  • Committing to contracts with venues or suppliers.

May

  • Help plan a wedding for the couple who asked, within their wishes and budget.
  • Describe wedding customs of different cultures respectfully.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Consent of both people is the heart of a lawful wedding.
  • Weddings carry deep family, cultural and religious meaning.

Who is affected

  • The couple
  • Families and guests

Owners Filled

Steward

The couple; the officiant or civil authority conducts and registers it.

Master systems

  • Civil registers of marriages

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q2627975 - registry parent class

related

  • ceremony - rite
  • marriage - legal status
  • civil registration - records
  • party - celebration

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.wedding
  • Wikidata: Q49836 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49836)
  • marriage registration number: jurisdiction-specific civil record

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

Not applicable

Plane ACT: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Ceremony with vows or rites
  • Marriage certificate or register entry
  • Traditional attire and customs, such as Shinto or Jewish weddings
  • A ceremony with the couple, officiant and guests, in places from registry offices to temples, churches and homes, followed by celebrations.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • plan and hold it
  • register the marriage, where law requires
  • officiate, if authorised
  • celebrate and attend

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Ceremonies without legal validity where registration is required
  • Forced or child marriage
  • Wedding fraud and scams

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • Marriage law on capacity, consent and age
  • Civil registration law
  • Law against forced and child marriage

Context of use required Filled

  • Marking a marriage and celebrating with family and community.
  • civil weddings
  • religious weddings of many traditions
  • traditional and community weddings such as penny weddings
  • destination weddings

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q49836: wedding - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Wedding - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should civil and religious ceremonies be separate entries?
  • How should recognition of foreign marriages be recorded?
  • How should agents respond to signs of forced marriage?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q49836/spec.json