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wedding

vr.tr.wedding · ACT.EVT

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

Thing Registry Activities and processes

Research draft, second pass

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Purpose and description

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

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

What it is for: Marking a marriage and celebrating with family and community.

It can be plan and hold it; register the marriage, where law requires; officiate, if authorised; celebrate and attend.

Distinguishing features

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 it looks like

A ceremony with the couple, officiant and guests, in places from registry offices to temples, churches and homes, followed by celebrations.

How it is recognised

Ceremony with vows or rites

Marriage certificate or register entry

Traditional attire and customs, such as Shinto or Jewish weddings

Related models

is a kind of - rite

ceremony

creates - legal status

marriage

is recorded as - records

civil registration

is celebrated with - celebration

party

In practice

Families and kinds

civil weddings

religious weddings of many traditions

traditional and community weddings such as penny weddings

destination weddings

Identifiers

marriage registration number jurisdiction-specific civil record

Standards and regulation

Marriage law on capacity, consent and age

Civil registration law

Law against forced and child marriage

Failure modes and hazards

Ceremonies without legal validity where registration is required

Forced or child marriage

Wedding fraud and scams

Also called

Shinto weddingWeddings in ancient Romemarriage of two Jewsshotgun weddingpenny weddingqabinborompu'marhajabuanMuslim weddingkitsune no yomeiriOczepinyFinnish wedding traditionswedding in IslamGaličnik Wedding FestivalMidodarenAssyrian weddingscelebrity weddingmarriage customs in Bangladeshjoint weddingWeddings in IndiaTelugu wedding ceremonyproxy marriageSwedish weddingcelestial marriageErzya weddingsLas Vegas weddingsBahá'í marriageBeena marriagecivil ceremonycollective weddingGreen weddingroyal weddingnude weddingPoruwa ceremonyPunjabi wedding traditionstraditional Vietnamese weddingVedic wedding ceremonywhite weddingdekichatta kekkonThe Busoga Royal Weddings

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Also registered as vr.tr.wedding

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Legal Validity.

Legal validity is the key fact.

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.

Ceremonies carry cultural meaning.

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.

Planning involves venues, suppliers and budgets.

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 is essential.

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

What the second pass must settle

  • 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?
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