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Who owns your wedding photos? Copyright, print rights and delivery times
What the US Copyright Office says about who owns wedding photos, what a photography contract should give you in writing, how long delivery usually takes and how much time portraits need on the day.
Who can officiate your wedding, and do you need witnesses? Fourteen states
Who may legally marry you, whether a friend can officiate, how many witnesses you need and how fast the signed license must be returned in 14 US states, from statutes and official clerk pages.
The paperwork after the wedding: taxes, Social Security and your passport
What the IRS, Social Security and the State Department tell newlyweds to do: the December 31 rule, a new W-4, updating your name in the right order, and which passport form applies.
Getting married abroad: what the State Department says, and your passport timeline
What US citizens need to know before a destination wedding in another country: who can legally marry you, what countries commonly require, whether to marry at home first, and how long a passport takes.
Marriage license timing: waiting periods and expiration in 14 states
How long you wait after getting a marriage license and how long it stays valid in 14 US states, including Nevada, Hawaii, New York, Texas and California, with official sources.
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