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Thai wedding is basically made up of two parts:
the legal and the ceremonial part. In Thailand,
these are totally separate. You require no paperwork
to have a religious wedding ceremony in Thailand
which most all Thai people have. This is considered
the "real" wedding. Normally, weddings
in Thailand are Buddhist. A dowry is still commonplace,
but arranged marriages are not.
The legal part is performed at a local "Amphur".
It is not a chattel marriage, but a contractual
marriage so there are two certificates. They are,
of course, in Thai writing and rather decorative.
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