Wedding witness (Charlotte: legally, license, friendly)

[JJCLT]

Dear all,

My wife and I just moved in Charlotte and need to get the marrage certificate (because benefit from work). We do not know anyone here, so please let us know how to get 2 witness here, it'll be really appreciated. Thank you and have a great day.

[GCharlotte]

Originally Posted by JJCLT

Dear all,

My wife and I just moved in Charlotte and need to get the marrage certificate (because benefit from work). We do not know anyone here, so please let us know how to get 2 witness here, it'll be really appreciated. Thank you and have a great day.

Are you saying you and your wife are not married according to North Carolina law?

[JJCLT]

We got married in foreign country and no marriage cerificate in US. Thank you.

[bajanqueen]

Did you inquire about the legality of the marriage? Anyway I too did not know anyone here and friends were busy (last minute) I got a coworker who I had known for about two months and she was willing to do it for me. Ask someone who you have become friendly with at work and if they too are married ask them to do it as a couple I think anyone would understand the situatuion.

[GCharlotte]

Originally Posted by JJCLT

We got married in foreign country and no marriage cerificate in US. Thank you.

I would think there would be a better way to go about this besides getting married again. Not sure what the answer is. Technically there isn't such a thing as a wedding certificate but instead a wedding license. You don't need witnesses for that but you do need them for the wedding ceremony after you have the license.

I would check with your employer to see if there's another method perhaps through an affidavit of some sorts.

If you were legally married in another country you might not legally allowed to get married again just to create a document for benefits.

I would check with your HR department for alternatives than getting married again if your current marriage is legal. Otherwise your second marriage might not be legal.

If you have not already obtained a marriage license you might want to call or e-mail the contacts on this page: Mecklenburg County Register of Deeds (http://meckrod.manatron.com/localization/FirstTime.asp - broken link) and describe your situation including the country you were married in. Maybe they have had a similar case to yours and can give advise.