Chapter II: Formalities relating to the celebration of marriage

The marriage will be celebrated publicly at a republican ceremony by the civil registrar of the commune in which one of the spouses, or one of their parents, has his or her domicile or residence on the date of the publication provided for in article 63, and, in the event of exemption from publication, on the date of the exemption provided for in Article 169 ci-après.

The publication ordered in article 63 will be made at the town hall of the place of marriage and at the town hall of the place where each of the future spouses has his or her domicile or, in the absence of a domicile, his or her residence.

The public prosecutor in whose district the marriage is to be celebrated may dispense, for serious reasons, with publication and any time limit or with the posting of the publication only.

The President of the Republic may, for serious reasons, authorise the celebration of the marriage in the event of the death of one of the future spouses, provided that a sufficient collection of facts unequivocally establishes his or her consent. In this case, the effects of the marriage shall date back to the day preceding that of the death of the spouse. However, such marriage shall not entail any right…