Its Spiritual Nature. Since God instituted marriage, His will should be sought prayerfully by those who consider marriage.
Minors are to get the consent of parents or guardians prior to marriage.
Those who plan to marry should know each other well and realize the responsibility involved in setting up a new home. If marriage is entered properly, it can be a happy, beautiful relationship beyond one's anticipation. Those who unite in marriage and the ministers who officiate in the ceremonies shall be careful to meet all legal requirements of the state in which they reside, such as the registration of the minister, the securing of the marriage license, the authorization of the ceremony by the minister, the minister's certification of it to those who are wed, and the minister's report to the proper civil officers. Forms of Ceremony. Those who wish to unite in marriage may do so according to the traditional Friends custom or in any other way which they may prefer.