Is there a legally prescribed form or religious rite for solemnizing a marriage?
The law is remarkably flexible regarding the specific formal structure of the marriage ceremony. No legally prescribed form or religious rite for the solemnization of the marriage is strictly required. However, it is absolutely necessary for the contracting parties to formally appear personally before the solemnizing officer. They must freely declare in the presence of witnesses that they take each other as spouses, under Article 6 Family Code of the Philippines. “Art. 6. No prescribed form or religious rite for the solemnization of the marriage is required. It shall be necessary, however, for the contracting parties to appear personally before the solemnizing officer and declare in the presence of not less than two witnesses of legal age that they take each other as husband and wife.” 31-Jul-26About Nicolas and De Vega Law Offices
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