How many got married at the courthouse??

Alicia - posted on 09/28/2009

My husband and I got married at the courthouse 4 days before he was deployed.. We had our first daughter 22 days before that!! I knew it was gonna be very scary doing it all on my own.. but now we have 2 daughters.. the second was actually conceived while he was home on leave.. lol.. but yes I was married in a courthouse and hope to have our BIG wedding soon :)

Tiffany - posted on 09/28/2009

My hubby is in the Air Force, he was on a TDY for a month and a half. He flew home Labor Day weekend '06 and we got engaged. When he returned home we decided to have two close friends witness our vows at the courthouse. April 16, 2007 we had an official ceremony and now that the official has been done everyone knows we eloped.. except for my dad, I think. HAHA But I wouldn't change it.. we moved fast!! Got married after only 6 months of knowing one another..

Jessica - posted on 09/27/2009

My husband and I got married on Valentine's day 2007 in the courthouse.. He was in the army guards at the time.. Now he is in the navy and he has orders to go overseas.. He told me just yesterday to start planning a church wedding for when he comes home. =)

Laura - posted on 09/19/2009

yes very, me and my husband went to a courthouse too on feb 12 2008, so its very common, we didnt have the money either and still havent had a proper wedding, now we have a newborn so we prob wont have one till shes old enough to be bridesmaid. lol

Brenda - posted on 09/18/2009

I got married 11 yrs ago in a courthouse in Perry GA :)

Amber - posted on 09/17/2009

My husband and I got married on 9-21-05 and the courthouse in VA sent us to this old mans house. It was weird and our 9 month daughter was our witness. It was crazy. I told him it didn't matter what we did when we got married, but now I DO want my dream wedding so on our 10th anny, we are going to do a renewal and a big blowout, he says that he wants it now too...

Valeria - posted on 09/16/2009

I have gotten married at the courthouse too,2006! It was really quick and a nice experience! He had returned from basic, and we wanted to be together! We wanted to save the little bit of money that we had for our honey moon! Little did we know he got drafted overseas only two weeks after we married! So no honey moon! I want a regular wedding but he just dont want to go through all of the wedding thing! But I guess alot of people have done the court house wedding so it doesnt bother me much, anymore!

Nicki - posted on 09/16/2009

YES! We got married at City Hall in Chicago on July 19, 2008! He was up there in Great Lakes for Hospital Corpsman school for the Navy, and that was the most convenient way for us. We wanted to plan a wedding for later, but had a baby, and that sort of went to the back burner, but I am still so happy with our perfect day and our city hall wedding. I think that people that get married at the courthouse tend to stay together longer because you are truly getting married because of LOVE and you are not worried about the wedding itself.

Karissa - posted on 09/16/2009

Very common. I have met a few ladies that have done the same thing. We got married by court to save some money and had our wedding 6 months after. It worked out great for us.

LATASHA - posted on 09/16/2009

I got married at the court house 7yrs ago, we lived in Va and he was due to be stationed in HI in just days after so we did it and dnt regret it. We will have a regular wedding eventually.

Lindsey - posted on 09/13/2009

We also went to the courthouse.

Beth - posted on 09/13/2009

We got married in the court house on Aug 1 2006, it was fast and two days before he left for basic. We did eventually save up our money and renew our vows in 2007 with an actual wedding!

Nicole - posted on 09/13/2009

Yes, it seems to me that it tends to happen more in military relationships. I too got married in a courthouse or Justice of the Peace. We did have all intentions of having a formal ceremony (small) but that still has not happened and we are coming up on the 3 yr. mark. Money is tight in these times and wedding planning to me is more or a wish than a dream come true.

Brittany - posted on 09/13/2009

My hubby & I got married at the courthouse in Key West Florida, May 29, 2001. It was a spur of the moment thing. I was living in Nevada and he was in Key West. When I was visiting we woke up one morning and said, " Hey let's get married." We have been married for 8 years now.

Stephanie - posted on 09/12/2009

we also got married at the courthouse, i was living in tx he was stationed in fla came home on leave and got married, have been happily married for 28 yrs now and have two grown sons 23,26, hubby was in navy for 24 yrs now retired and works for the government, big surprise, lol i told him its in his blood

Tiffany - posted on 09/12/2009

Yes, I think it's really common. lol I was married on Nov. 28 2007. But I do plan to still have my big wedding. Just going to have to wait for the right time.

Khristina - posted on 09/11/2009

we got married 3 years go at the court house i really didnt want a big wedding i know alot people who got married at the court house military and non military

Nikki - posted on 09/10/2009

I did and it will b one 1yr on the 25th of September; and it has bn great hopefully n the near future we will have a big wedding but i'm good we have the liscene so its all good

Koety - posted on 09/10/2009

I got married at the courthouse too. We werent going to get married til he came home from Iraq so we could afford the wedding but I got pregnant so we got married sooner.

Samantha - posted on 09/09/2009

Yep. We got married in Feb '94 in front of the JP in Columbus Ga with four guys from his basic training unit as our witnesses. DH was between Basic and Airborne school. We got to spent 4 days together before he started Airborne and I had to return to TX. After Airborne he went straight to Bragg. We got married "officially" that July in front of all our family and friends in TX. The difference in pay helped to cover the expenses for the wedding. We still celebrate both anniversaries each year though most people don't know "why" we celebrate in Feb... its when we got engaged... yeah yeah that's the ticket.

Kathy - posted on 09/09/2009

I was in BDUs, he was in ACUs. We got married in courthouse, one witness each. The next day he went to WLC. While he was there I planned our Wedding day, 3 month later, in JAN.

Lindsey - posted on 09/09/2009

We got married at the courthouse. It is about the marriage, not the wedding. we are happier than ever =)

Shaley - posted on 09/09/2009

we got married at the court house sep 26 2008 we didn`t have the money either.

Sylvia - posted on 09/09/2009

Hello Jyneffer (love the spelling)



We are planning a ceremony once he is on transfer leave after the deployment. I don't believe in spending a whole lot of money but here are some sites I used. I started buying things piece by piece so now all we need is a date! Having it at a church saves too and we were going to get the food from Sams Club!



www.weddingstar.com

wwww.efavormart.com

www.invitationsbydawn.com

www.zazzle.com (invites/save the dates)

www.vistaprint.com (wedding)



Good Luck!!!

Congrats!!!!

Sarah - posted on 09/09/2009

Well late congrats. My husband and I were married Sept.25, 2008. We actually decided to have our wedding when he gets home from deployment. That way I can have my dream wedding when I want to and now when the Navy told me too.

Brandy - posted on 09/09/2009

i did i dont know if its common but mine was in jan. 09

Sarah - posted on 09/09/2009

I also had a courthouse wedding, bc my husband was transfered to Norfolk. We did a small common wedding and he wore his uniform. I think is more common that is known. I've had 6 friends up here that have also got married at a courthouse. It makes everything with DEERS and Tricare ALOT faster to get done. So I hope his helps.

~Sarah

Sylvia - posted on 09/09/2009

Hello!



My husband and I did the courts because we had a wedding planned but he got deployed so we did it for $150.00 and called it a day. To be honest courthouse weddings are common for everybody.



So many people non-military are saving their money on the Dog and pony shows and saying their sweet exchanges and either pocketing the money, saving it or putting it on a house or car.



So I am all for courthouse weddings!



Angel's Mom-Sylvia

Rebecca - posted on 09/08/2009

i got married at the court house the day before my husbands leave was up. we did it cuz we didnt want a wedding.

Louise - posted on 09/08/2009

i got married at a courthouse. he was away in the gulf for 6 months. when he left we found out we were pregnant. he wanted to marry me befor the birth and he came back 2 months before my due date. i organissed it all and we did it. he has always promest we would have a real wedding but 8 years later i am still waiting.

Kacie - posted on 09/05/2009

My husband is active duty and I am National Guard. We were married at the courthouse 2 weeks before I left for basic training. Now I've been out of basic for 5 months and I am 4 months pregnant with our first little boy.

Melissa - posted on 09/05/2009

I did. we did the courthouse then later when we had some money did a very small wedding for the family. its kinds funny, it was 21 feb 2002. congrats, by the way.

Catherine - posted on 09/04/2009

W got married at the courthouse 2 days after he proposed because we had a deadline to get me onto his orders to his next base. We had the whole church ceremony a few months later.

Danae - posted on 08/24/2009

I got married at a courthouse we didn't have the money for a wedding and plus he was going in already and I was pregnant with out first baby. and my parents got married in court also my dad was NAVY just like my husband is. so i would say its common for the military because a few of my friends got married that way to and they are all military.

Meredith - posted on 08/24/2009

I got married at City Hall. There is nothing wrong with that. Don't feel bad about it. Plenty of people do it for all different types of reasons. I do plan on having a more "festive" ceremony next year sometime.

April - posted on 08/23/2009

Me and my Husband had our wedding at the Court House but... Jan 23 2011 me and my husband are going to do the big formal wedding with the dress and everything

Katie - posted on 08/23/2009

We did, it was quick and easy! I've heard it is common!

Olivia - posted on 08/21/2009

Married at the courthouse February 1st, 2008 for paperwork before deployment, and Wedding with family and friends February 23rd, 2008. Don't worry very common, I go to about 4-5 weddings a year for guys getting married in my husbands unit, because they need a witness.

Crystal - posted on 08/19/2009

We got married at the courthouse too. We were planning a traditional wedding but then the call came so we went to the couthouse before he deployed.

Megan - posted on 08/19/2009

i did, we got laid off at our job. got married feb 13th 09 and he left for basic march 3rd.

Brooke - posted on 08/19/2009

I sure did. I didnt want anything fancy. Just wanted to finally be married to my baby. He is in the coast guard. Any one else in the cg?

Lindsey - posted on 08/19/2009

We got married at JAG here on base by a notary ! lol

We didnt have any vos or anything just signed the paper work. It was over in about 10 minutes.

Kristina - posted on 08/15/2009

I believe they are very common. Me my husband when I was active duty and then after I got out a few years later he got orders to leave to Washington so we had to get married real quick. Married on January 10th 2006 by the judge in Honolulu, Hawaii. Besides could you imagine how much a realy Hawaii wedding would have cost. Though I am trying to talk him into havind a real one someday.

Kristin - posted on 08/13/2009

We did it March 21, 2003, still happily married, canceled an actual wedding 2 times and I think we are actually going to get our church ceremony and party this New Years Eve.

Kelsey - posted on 08/13/2009

Yes we had a planned wedding for April 25 2009 but he decided to join the army and was scheduled to leave in dec so we got married oct 2008 by the jp and have always said we will have a wedding but its kinda hard now!

Keren - posted on 08/12/2009

I got married at the justice of the peace but not on the military base and we have been married for 14 years now!!

Brandi - posted on 08/12/2009

oh & i forgot to add that we were married on April 26th 2006 ~ right before his 2nd deployment, our 1st as a family & i was preggo with our first baby, Haidin. my oldest daughter was with us, Rilie & we didnt even need a witness. we just went in, signed some papers, showed our IDs & that was it. we were done. i can NOT wait to say my vows to him tho. that is whats most important to me...even tho i tell him how much i love, care for & appreciate him EVERYDAY, i still cant wait to write & speak my vows to my Love, my Hero, my Husband... =0)

Brandi - posted on 08/12/2009

we got married @the courthouse in CO =0) one of these days we will have enough $ saved to go back to CO & have a REAL WEDDING there. i cant wait, but ill have to. we wna save enough to pay for everything 100%, that way were not in debt @all & itll all be totally worth it! i think itll be worth the wait for sure...

Brooke - posted on 08/12/2009

yep

Brittany - posted on 08/12/2009

I think its pretty common! LOL! We did as well. We got married March 29th 2007 and he left for Re-processing April 12th 2007. We did have the "real" ceremony in November of 2007. I had actually bought my wedding dress a week after I got engaged in Dec. 06. So we always planned to have the big wedding. The Army just sped things up a little! Congrats on the marriage!!! :)