Marriage ceremony

On the occasion of the marriage, the registrar as a rule is to ask the parties contracting the marriage separately whether they intend to enter into marriage with each other and, after the parties contracting the marriage have answered this question in the affirmative, state that they are now, by operation of law, lawfully joined spouses. The conclusion of the marriage may be effected in the presence of one or two witnesses if the parties contracting the marriage so wish.