a marriage performed by a government official rather than by a clergyman

a contract registered in the local council in order for a man and a woman to have a relationship governed by the marriage laws of the state

a non-religious ceremony carried out by an authorised Registrar

a Public Ceremony and it is a legal requirement that any member of the public who wishes to attend the marriage may do so

a sensible and meaningful way of formally establishing a marriage relationship

A marriage that is registered by a state official, legally uniting two people in wedlock, with rights, duties, and obligations as set out by the matrimonial law of the state in which they live.