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We eloped and our familes do not know that we have been married. Can the reaffirmation ceremony be made to look like a real wedding ceremony?

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We eloped and our familes do not know that we have been married. Can the reaffirmation ceremony be made to look like a real wedding ceremony?

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No. Section 113(1) of the Marriage Act 1961 prohibits this, and to mislead anyone in this way is an offence. The celebrant is required to make sure that those attending are fully aware that a reaffirmation ceremony is not a legal wedding ceremony.