Total cost: $61
Well, it's official. Nathan and I are legal to get married. We have our marriage license in our hands. For an extra buck, we purchased the "pretty" version of the certificate with an Oregon Trail watermark inset into an outline of the state. I was going to see if I could find something that looked vintage online or make something myself, but for a buck, I'm proud to sign my name on the State seal. And, someday, it will be vintage.
The scene in the marriage license office was...strange: filled with giddy couples, holding hands, making gooey eyes at each other. It made me a little uncomfortable to witness strangers' intimacy, and then I started to feel nervous as if the office clerk was sizing up each couple's potential marriage capacity. Did the young couple behind us meet his criteria? Or were they destined to divorce in two years? Hard to say seeing that they brought the bride's mom along. I'm not sure if that was because she needed to sign off on her daughter getting married, or if the daughter needed extra moral support beyond her future husband's to purchase a license. The older couple I think probably had it made. Looked like a second marriage for both, and they were both cool, collected customers. No sappy looks, just big happy smiles. And then it was our turn, and we must have been really impressive because the clerk did not ask for any documentation that stated we are who we say we are. I could've been anyone posing as myself. I could've brought a stranger off the the street to pose as Nathan. Seems a little unofficial to me...
In the end, I must admit I felt as giddy as the 17-year-old behind us. We're getting married!
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