European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 18, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inra d ol1ywood the dream machine Doest always produce dream matches by Vernon Scott United press International show business like Many Hollywood often have bizarre twists sometimes often uni Nten Ronald for chose a Ceme Tery for his marriage rites to Jane Wyman when they were starring in the Happy couple exchanged vows at the wee Kirk of the Heather at Forest Lawn memorial the nations bes known which was later caricatured in the movie dearly it is said the ceremony was somewhat hurried to make Way for a funeral service scheduled for the same when Robert Cummings married his first the actors Mother became a minister for the occasion so she could conduct the ceremonies for her George Peppard recent marriage to Alexis Adams Drew laughs from Well wishers at the Little Brown Church in the Valley when the minister asked a nervous Adams to repeat her Adams started out do take she was interrupted by the unflappable Peppard who you Arent wearing the pants in this family Michael Caine and his Shakira three months a photo actor Michael Caine and wife pregnant no sooner completed the nuptial vows when a Friend of the actor asked where the Happy couple planned to Caine exhaled philosophically and weve already honeymooned that Why were getting Hollywood press agent Norman Millen May hold the record for the towns briefest he woke up in a Las vegas hotel room after a night on the town with a woman lying beside him who in the world Are you Millen inquired of his in your came the dont you remember we were married last night she handed a marriage certificate to the thunderstruck he quickly Hus marriage in Britain a trip Down the aisle is hassle free Kin Cruger Bureau chief getting married in great Britain is simple and generally free of red provided that neither one of the parties has Ever been married All that is necessary is proof of fulfilment of relatively lenient residency payment of a modest the presence of two witnesses and Short Advance notice to a local government in the Case of serving members of the american military who Are stationed within great All of them no matter what their rank must produce their commanding officers written said Dennis the superintendent registrar in Bury de in the United with the exception of Scot land where there Are no residency anyone who has lived in the country for a minimum of seven Days May marry 22 Days after giving notice of intention to do so at the nearest registrars office in the county where he the registrars office is a part of the county Council no statement is required by the registrar that the parties Are free to nor Are blood tests we dont care what is in their said the Cost of giving such the civilian equivalent of posting banns in a is pounds about and that entitles the couple to marry anytime within a three month period after approval has been explained if the couple does not get married within that period than they forfeit the pounds and must Start All Over the Cost of a civil marriage in great Britain is pounds about and this charge includes the notice whether the marriage ceremony be in a Church or in a local registry couples must Supply two we dont care who the witnesses Are As Long As they can write their names and can speak said if a Church wedding takes say in the base a registrar must also attend the ceremony in order to record the marriage in an official Book and to Issue the marriage proof of age and citizenship is easily according to who said that in the Case of Mem Bers of the american military and Dod an card will others must produce a passport or birth prospective marriage partners May Speed up the whole marriage he providing that they Are willing to pay a fee of pounds about and that either the prospective Bride or Groom has lived in the District in which they intend to marry for at least 15 Days and the other for one under such an the couple is free to marry three Days after having Given their he pitchers explained that this quickie marriage procedure also ensures that the marriage will remain be should the partners so no notice of the marriage is Given to the he said that approval to marry is generally easily obtained provided that neither party has Ever been mar ried foreign divorce papers Are the Scourge of this we must Send the divorce documents that the prospective parties submit to us to the general registrar office in London for them to be verified the final divorce decree that is submitted must be a filed and certified copy which came from the decreeing court he said that to be on the Safe Side prospective marriage partners who have been divorced should write to the registry office where they intend to they should state when they intend to marry and submit their divorce papers at the same time for it costs nothing for them to do this and is a great help for it allows us to go ahead and get the whole procedure started at no Cost to people can even do this by writing to us from outside the scottish Law differs in Many ways from English Law and Scotland has some different regulations concerning in while there Are no residency Laws regarding anyone intending to marry must give 15 Days Advance notice to the registry once approval has been granted to the couple May then marry anywhere in a birth certificate or passport will serve As proof of age and a spokeswoman at the Haymarket registry office in Edinburgh said that people intending to marry May satisfy Scotland on Day notice requirement by writing from their residence outside the country to a registry office in Scotland for the office at Haymar 2 Coates Edinburgh eh3 7ee applying for the necessary filling them out and returning the 15day she will begin the Day the forms Are returned to the registry those who have been divorced should include divorce papers for verification and should allow sufficient time for this process to take the Cost of a registry marriage in including the notice fee is the same As the Cost in but unlike Scotland has no provision for quickie she Page 10 the stars and stripes june 1985