Couple discovers their wedding ‘wasn’t real’ because their marriage license had EXPIRED
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‘We’re freaking out’: Couple left horrified after learning their $30,000 wedding ‘wasn’t REAL’…because the bride’s grandfather FORGOT to send in his marriage certificate after officiating the ceremony
- Madalyn Boucher, from Ohio, revealed that her grandfather, who officiated at her wedding, did not send in his marriage license after the ceremony.
- The paperwork was meant to be sent to a court to be validated
- Boucher was seeking the license to add her husband to her health insurance
- Luckily the court granted the couple an exception and legalized the marriage
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A couple have recounted how they spent $30,000 on a wedding, only to find out it wasn’t “real” because their officiant, the bride’s grandfather, forgot to send in the marriage certificate after the ceremony.
madalyn bucherof Ohio, revealed in a Dec. 9 TikTok video how his grandfather, who officiated at his ceremony, failed to submit his marriage license to the appropriate court after his nuptials and was therefore invalid.
Sipping a glass of champagne to calm her nerves, she explains: ‘We’re not married. We spent $30,000 not on a wedding but on a fucking social gathering. Now we have to go to court and get married.
An Ohio couple shared their outrage after finding out their $30,000 wedding hadn’t been in vain, because their marriage license expired before they were married.
Madalyn Boucher and Bill Smitley thought they got married earlier this month, but learned that their grandfather, their officiant, didn’t send in their marriage license after the ceremony.
Boucher said he only realized the mistake when he signed up his other half, Bill Smitley, for his Tricare health insurance, which he receives through part-time military service.
When he discovered the paperwork, Boucher discovered that the marriage license was still attached to the certificate and had not been mailed.
In some US states, marriage licenses must be mailed or returned to the issuing county clerk’s office.
Showing the document to the camera, he exclaims, “This is the part the officiant was supposed to send to the probate court to legitimize our marriage.” It expired nine days ago.
In a follow-up video posted on December 10, Boucher informs viewers, as Bill sits next to her drinking whiskey, that it was the first ceremony her grandfather officiated and that it was not his fault.
The duo originally got engaged on December 6, 2020, with Bill popping the question while out for a walk in the countryside with his dog.
She says: ‘My grandfather is not to blame here. I mean it was his sole responsibility, however it was the first time he officiated a wedding. He had no idea, we’re not mad. It’s just a miscommunication.
After learning of the mistake, Boucher says that she gave Bill the option of leaving her “because it would be the cheapest divorce”, but luckily he supported her and decided to stay.
Bill makes her laugh, too, as she replies from the sidelines, “Fours aren’t tens.”
Even though their marriage license was ten days ahead of its expiration date, Boucher reveals that the court granted them an exception and legalized their marriage.
The newlywed concludes, “The reason we freaked out so much is we have to add it to insurance quickly because of enrollment dates and we weren’t legally married, but now we are, so hopefully we can figure it out.” ‘
The couple originally got engaged on December 6, 2020, with Bill popping the question while out for a walk in the countryside with his dog.
To date, Boucher’s first TikTok video detailing her wedding license mishap has been viewed more than 1.5 million times.
Some commenters said something similar happened to them, with Karen Vitulli writing: “This happened to me, but I found out about it 14 years later.”
Akawigles also adds: ‘It could be worse. My mom found out that my uncle (who married her and my dad) never filed her papers after more than 30 years of marriage.’
Boucher posted a new set of photos capturing their second wedding ceremony on Facebook and captioned them ’round 2′ with a series of smiley face emojis.
The couple originally got engaged on December 6, 2020, with Bill popping the question while out for a walk in the countryside with his dog.
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