If I get married again I’ll get a conservative minister to perform the service but forego the license and have an attorney draw up a prenuptial agreement.
That along agitates liberals but I’ve already pissed them off even more by suggesting that I will do as I stated but will also find another straight friend to marry just to mock their pretend marriages.
I like the way you think.
Be sure to ask your attorney if you will be considered married, under the law. Without the license, you may not be able to make that claim.
It may not be important to you, but depending on the precedents that are set, you may not be able to file a joint tax return, receive widow/widower benefits from Social Security, etc.
There are a number of benefits to being married that cannot be granted by contract.
My wife and I have had to produce a copy of our marriage license recently to prove we are married, in order to be on the same family medical insurance policy.