Did anyone here consider or do a govt free marriage. Is this becomming more and more accepted socially and in most churches?
That IS the original "Marriage" lol. Here is the most beautiful wedding ceremony I know of. (Notice no 'government' or any "man" replaces God in this marriage);
(Gen 24:63) And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide: and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, the camels
were coming.
(Gen 24:64) And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she lighted off the camel.
(Gen 24:65) For she
had said unto the servant, What man
is this that walketh in the field to meet us? And the servant
had said, It
is my master: therefore she took a vail, and covered herself.
(Gen 24:66) And the servant told Isaac all things that he had done.
(Gen 24:67) And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her: and Isaac was comforted after his mother's
death.
As far as modern day "legalities" go, the intrusion of government into control over "Holy Matrimony" only causes problems, such as have all been covered in this thread already. But "Common Law" Marriage, such as Isaac and Rebekah, has always been the ultimate authority, and is even now recognized in most of the world. Some states in the U.S. don't though. So yes, you can have "legal" issues there. But your conscience can be clear before God if your marriage is as Isaac and Rebekah's marriage, you can be sure