This would be so much easier if I could just let my couple have mad monkey sex in the library while the rest of the house doesn't notice a thing, but nooooo, Danny and Genevieve want to get married beforehand.
The year is 1879 and as far as I can tell, they both need to be over the age of 21 or have parental consent (D's an orphan. G's father is ill and stepmama would not approve.) They are both residents of London. If they are married in a church, banns need to be published at least 3 weeks before the ceremony. They can obtain a license and be married by a registrar but I haven't been able to discover if the license and civil ceremony can occur on the same day. If I'm wrong on any of the above, feel free to correct me.
Unfortunately, by this time Scotland had instituted a 21-day residency period before the marriage ceremony so Gretna Green is out.
I have no problem with them lying about their ages - my Gramama D did - but I still need to find out about the time factor for a civil wedding. If you can point me toward net or book resources that might be helpful (Google is not my friend), I'd appreciate it. Or if you know of any creative solutions used by Victorian couples to marry despite others objections, I'd love to hear about them.
Thanks. (Goes off muttering about modern romantic thrillers set in the Victorian Era where unmarried people have sex at the drop of a hanky.)
The year is 1879 and as far as I can tell, they both need to be over the age of 21 or have parental consent (D's an orphan. G's father is ill and stepmama would not approve.) They are both residents of London. If they are married in a church, banns need to be published at least 3 weeks before the ceremony. They can obtain a license and be married by a registrar but I haven't been able to discover if the license and civil ceremony can occur on the same day. If I'm wrong on any of the above, feel free to correct me.
Unfortunately, by this time Scotland had instituted a 21-day residency period before the marriage ceremony so Gretna Green is out.
I have no problem with them lying about their ages - my Gramama D did - but I still need to find out about the time factor for a civil wedding. If you can point me toward net or book resources that might be helpful (Google is not my friend), I'd appreciate it. Or if you know of any creative solutions used by Victorian couples to marry despite others objections, I'd love to hear about them.
Thanks. (Goes off muttering about modern romantic thrillers set in the Victorian Era where unmarried people have sex at the drop of a hanky.)
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