Is civil wedding need seminar like church?

[stuartfarm]

Hi Len,

You will find all sorts of conflicting information about whether you need to attend the pre marriage seminar or not.

In theory - yes , in practice - who knows ? It seems to depend on where you get married and who carries it out.

My wife and I never attended any pre marriage seminar , we got married by the mayor in her local town in Mindanao in January this year. The issue of the pre marriage seminar ( or lack of it ) was never mentioned by anyone in the town hall.

Having said that though I would advise , for peace of mind , that you do arrange for your wife to attend the pre marriage seminar . It only takes a few hours and doesnt cost very much.

Its always better too have too much paperwork than too little in the Phills !!

[andypaul]

Hi Len,

You will find all sorts of conflicting information about whether you need to attend the pre marriage seminar or not.

In theory - yes , in practice - who knows ? It seems to depend on where you get married and who carries it out.

My wife and I never attended any pre marriage seminar , we got married by the mayor in her local town in Mindanao in January this year. The issue of the pre marriage seminar ( or lack of it ) was never mentioned by anyone in the town hall.

Having said that though I would advise , for peace of mind , that you do arrange for your wife to attend the pre marriage seminar . It only takes a few hours and doesnt cost very much.

Its always better too have too much paperwork than too little in the Phills !!

In laguna we filled in some form regarding this issue and due to a distant relative who worked in the town hall i know she had all the paperwork processed at the right times but we never attended.