<P> In the state of Pennsylvania, self - uniting marriage licenses are available which require only the signatures of the bride and groom and witnesses . Although this is an accommodation for a Quaker wedding, any couple is able to apply for it . </P> <P> In the Netherlands and Belgium, couples intending to marry are required to register their intention beforehand, a process called "ondertrouw". </P> <P> In Mexico, only civil marriage is recognized as legal . Persons wishing to do so may also have a religious ceremony, but it has no legal effect and does not replace in any way the legal binding civil marriage . A civil wedding in Mexico is fully valid for legal purpose in the U.S. The Mexican civil registry does not issue marriage licences, it issues marriage certificates, because under Latin law, marriage is a legal right, not requiring a permit, marriages are performed without charge at the premises of the "Registro Civil" at the municipality hall of most counties and state houses in Mexico . </P>

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