There's no special reason that the ceremonial wedding and the legal
wedding must coincide. In many European countries the legalities take
place at city hall and the church wedding has no legal meaning.

So if you like the idea of being ceremonially married by a ship's
captain, just make a stop at the appropriate legal venue first for a
civil marriage, then run the rest of the show however you want.

Ryk


great point
thanks

On 2006-11-27 18:42:52 -0500, "richard" said:

My fiance and I would love to get married on a boat. What can you tell
me about getting married by a captain of a boat?

Where?

Seattle has party boats, and the "Captains" are JPs. A friend of mine
got married on Lake Union at sunset. It was beautiful!
Ruby