by
The
map
above
shows
the
4
states:
Texas,
Colorado,
Kansas,
and
Montana
that
allow
proxy
marriages.
A
proxy
wedding—sometimes
called
a
proxy
marriage—is
a
ceremony
where
one
or
both
individuals
are
not
physically
present
and
are
instead
represented
by
someone
else.
When
neither
partner
is
there,
it’s
referred
to
as
a
double
proxy
wedding.
Currently,
Montana
is
the
only
US
state
to
allow
this.
Typically,
proxy
marriages
occur
in
one
of
two
scenarios:
either
one
or
both
individuals
are
unable
to
attend
the
ceremony
due
to
circumstances
like
military
service,
imprisonment,
or
travel
limitations,
or
the
couple
lives
in
an
area
where
their
union
cannot
be
legally
recognized.
According
to
Marriage
By
Proxy
Montana’s
double
proxy
marriage
law:
…
goes
back
to
the
1860’s
when
Montana
was
still
a
territory.
Young
men
poured
into
the
mining
district
around
Butte
hoping
to
make
their
fortunes.
Montana
enacted
the
double
proxy
law
to
enable
these
men
to
marry
their
out
of
state
fiancées.This
law
has
remained
on
the
book
since
that
time.
they
go
on
to
state
that:
A
legal
USA
proxy
marriage
is
recognized
by
every
state
except
Iowa
if
it
took
place
in
a
state
where
proxy
marriages
are
legal.
A
legal
proxy
marriage
is
recognized
by
all
branches
of
the
Military.According
to
US
immigration
law
a
legal
proxy
marriage
is
accepted
if
it
is
subsequently
consummated.
What
do
you
think
of
the
idea
of
proxy
marriage?
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