Court marriages are carried out under the Special Marriage Act, 1954. It offers provisions of marriage for two Indian citizens or one Indian citizen with a foreigner. There is no bondage of religion, caste and  culture. Court marriages are open for citizens belonging to any caste and religion.

Court marriages are now growing and being preferred by many couples. It is indeed a fast and easy way of getting married. Hence is opted by couple who wish to keep their wedding short. Court marriages don’t involve any rituals and customs that we witness in traditional form of Indian marriages.

Court marriage being a legal affair makes the marriage valid and the couple is then provided a marriage certificate. It being a legal affair no rituals and customs are followed. It does not mean that they can’t be done. Once the marriage has been registered in the court, the couple can carry out the rituals and customs later on if they wish. Court marriages are performed in front of the marriage officials. Court marriage is more popular among those who are in love and are opposed by their parents. Marriage between an Indian and a foreigner or between two Indians is legal as per the Special Marriage Act, 1954.

Age verification of the bride and the groom by the court authorities is the main criteria for registration of court marriage. The groom must be 21 years and the bride 18 years in order to legally validate the wedding. The couple needs to submit documents like birth certificate or any other document that verifies their date of birth. Once all the documents are submitted and verified, marriage receives a legal reorganization after 30 days notice.