T9935 Am I Married?
When does a couple become married? Where is that invisible line in which one moment they are single and the next moment they cross over and are married?
Cultures normally establish an event threshold which couples must cross to achieve a duly recognized marriage. It is the invisible line and when that line is crossed, it is a done deal. You can't go back. And that line is when a single man and a single woman stand before a priest who declares they are married.
Complete Book: Permanency of Marriage