Marriage license and ceremony

[hoanguyen8x 0]

This issue have me all in a knot, I couldn't find the answer on the internet anywhere.

My fiancee is coming over from Vietnam this Dec'11 and we plan on getting married in Jan'12. I live here in California but I don't have any family here in Cali. I hope anyone in Cali that has gone through this and can help me. I have a few questions that I hope the community can help me with.

1. Do I need to have family present for my wedding?

2. Can I obtain a license at the county clerks office here in California and have it be an official wedding?

3. Will it be sufficient for the I-485 Application for Permanent Residence or Adjust Status form to prove to the interviewer that my marriage is legit?

4. And do I need to show that I have a lot of people at my wedding ceremony?

I am afraid that if I don't have close family near by they will not believe the wedding. I only have a mother and a sister as a family. My mom, after her stroke is a rehabilitation hospital and I think I can get my sister but its an abrupt travel for her and she might not be able to afford the plain ticket.

Edited November 6, 2011 by hoanguyen8x

[Anh map 2,098]

You are posting in the fiance visa section about marrying in the US. Two very different things.

Is your intention for your fiancee to enter the US, marry , and then adjust status?

To marry in the US:

1 - Family isn't needed to marry in the US

2 - You need a license before you have a legal wedding. License = step 1. Wedding = step 2.

3 - A marriage certificate proves that you are legally married. The certificate does not prove a bona fide relationship.

4 - It can be as few as 4 (bride, groom, witness, officiant).

[hoanguyen8x 0]

That's correct I do plan to marry in California. And my fiancée is approved for the k-1 visa.