You married Mark?
If if was good enough for you - why are you changing it for us?
Why isn’t it good enough that we get the *exact* same thing you had?
If if was good enough for you - why are you changing it for us?
Actually, I was married in Turkey (to another American btw).
The religious sacrament is completely separated from the state procedure (for the state procedure, we went into a magistrate's office and signed some papers and got the license).
And, btw, that's the way anybody who was stationed in Turkey got married. American, Brit, or otherwise.
It seems to have worked well for my wife and myself for the past 24 years.
And, btw, my previous wife (who passed away) and I also had separate State and religious (sacramental) ceremonies, as well.