Let’s talk about “getting legalled”

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Ariel Stallings

Author of three editions of the Offbeat Bride book and its sequel (From Shitshow To Afterglow, the ultimate offbeat breakup book), Ariel Meadow Stallings is the publisher of all the Offbeat Empire web properties. She lives in Seattle with her teenaged son, where she also does small business consulting.

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Ok, so we’ve long been fans of the concept of “getting weddinged,” the act of having a wedding after you’re already legally married. But one of our twitter followers @ayahthetiger recently asked us, what do you call it when (thanks to the shifting marriage equality laws), couples do the reverse? If you’ve already had the non-legal wedding ceremony, what do you call it when you head down to the courthouse to make it official? The best thing we could come up with was GETTING LEGALLED.

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Ok, so we’ve long been fans of the concept of “getting weddinged,” the act of having a wedding after you’re already legally married. But one of our twitter followers @ayahthetiger recently asked us, what do you call it when (thanks to America’s shifting marriage equality laws), couples do the reverse? If you’ve already had the non-legal wedding ceremony, what do you call it when you head down to the courthouse to make it official?

The best thing we could come up with was GETTING LEGALLED, @ayahthetiger seemed to like it too:

https://twitter.com/ayahthetiger/status/352215528758190081

We’re always stoked to share all kinds of weddings (including courthouse weddings), so if you’re getting legalled… consider submitting your story!

And now spill: who’s planning on getting legalled soon?

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