Hal Boyd and Alan Hawkins: Marriage is solemnized through more than self
(WorldNews Sport)

In the upcoming legislative session, Utah will be the latest state to consider permitting so-called self-uniting marriages — nuptials in which a couple can pronounce themselves as “wedded” without the need of a judge or ecclesiastical officiant. There are, of course, still papers to fill out and witnesses to recruit, but self-solemnizing nuptials promise to help streamline the marriage process for smaller — and during a pandemic — more socially distanced ceremonies. With across the country, removing barriers to tying the knot may also help nudge those on the fence toward the altar (or wherever else a self-uniting couple might make it official). But, in our contemporary zeal for more...