Noun
marriage certificate (plural marriage certificates)
An official record indicating that two people got married on the date of the certificate.
Marriage is an ongoing thing, man. You continue to work at it. But it's joyful. And joyous. I don't care if people are living without a marriage certificate. It's just about people, in some way, saying to each other, 'I commit to you. I will help you in this life.' James McAvoy