Are jewish weddings chal in massachusetts

[henche]

well this is odd. I think they aren't. My barbri course says you need wedding promises in MA, and that it is allowed to be any promises you feel like making.

The chosson does make promises in the kesubah ואנא אפלח ואוקיר ואיזון...
But what does the kalla promise back? Diddly.

You just wait till I find a client where it makes sense to raise this.

[jj1000]

Would that client be you?

[henche]

Would that client be you?

Unlikely I'd get married in MA.

And likely she'd have read this post.

[good sam]

And likely she'd have read this post.

You're really limiting yourself, you know

[henche]

The arayos in MA are:

אמו
אשת אביו
אחות אביו
אחות אמו
אם אביו אם אמו
אשת אבי אביו ואבי אמו
בתו
אשת בנו
אשת בן בנו ובן בתו
אחותו
אשה ובתה ובת בנה או בת בתה
בת אחיו
בת אחותו

So the main difference is that they prohibit nieces.
They're also dumb because they say the list in a gender neutral way so they end up saying the same thing twice, because aunt or uncle is the same as niece or nephew.

[henche]

You're really limiting yourself, you know

Will you marry me?

[good sam]

Will you marry me?

Sure but we'll have to do in NY to get over the "same-sex" hurdle and again in Utah for the polygamy aspect.  Is that possible?

[henche]

Sure but we'll have to do in NY to get over the "same-sex" hurdle and again in Utah for the polygamy aspect.  Is that possible?

We'll litigate for rights of bigamous people.