Concerning the wedding:
Giving notice of marriage or civil partnership
1. You both must give notice in person - no one else can do it on your behalf. It is a legal requirement to give notice in advance of marriage or civil partnership. Your notice is publicly displayed for fifteen days, after which the authority for your marriage or civil partnership can be granted.
2. Before you give notice, you should make sure that you are able to satisfy the laws concerning residency and immigration control.
Did Esther do this for the wedding? This whole "affair" stinks to high heaven!
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