jointly sign and file the marriage license as the "officiants". Since Friends meetings have traditionally considered a wedding (and indeed the entire marriage) of their members to be under their pastoral care, creating such an "oversight committee" for the wedding is fairly standard, even regardless of any such statute. See also Christian views of marriage Ketubah (Jewish marital contract) Nikah (Muslim marital contract) References External links Quaker marriage procedure in Britain Yearly Meeting Quaker marriage procedure in Canadian Yearly Meeting What is an unprogrammed Quaker wedding? from Beliefnet.com Quaker practices Weddings by religion Marriage in Christianity Common-law marriage