House of D'outh

SO YOU WANT TO HAVE A WEDDING CIVIL CEREMONY

But first, what the hell is a marriage even?

According to my understanding (and compilation from things that I have read up on it): The "legal" purpose of a marriage is:

to establish each other as the legal parent of your partner’s children (assuming if you have any or adopt any)
to have monopoly in your partner's sexuality (ie: monogamy)
to have some rights to your partner's domestic and other labour services (eg: "COOK ME DINNER NOW! CLEAN THE FLOOR NOW!")
to give your partner control over property belonging or potentially accruing
to establish a joint fund of property - which may be for the benefit of both of you and any resulting children (economic partnership)

there are

private agreements between individuals community recognition of a marriage was largely what qualified it as a marriage