Marriage is a result of the result of the voluntary mutual agreement between a man and a woman to become a husband and a wife. The legal proceeding about marriage is related to the execution of a ordinary state decree concerning the rights and the responsibilities imposed by the law.

Legal marriage could be ended by death, divorce or annulment.

Before selecting a date for your marriage first check the requirements and the terms for getting marriage license in your jurisdiction. The possible issues that may arise include: blood test, pre-marital counseling, age requirements, prohibited marriage, marriage license, certificate of marriage.

Some particular cases of marriage are:

- secret marriages - the marriage is held before a judge in a closed session of court under certain terms

- marriage abroad - most jurisdictions will recognize marriages that are valid in another country or state given that the spouses are fully tested. After the marriage one of the spouses could possibly desire to change their citizenship(naturalization), but before doing that they must make sure that this will not cause emigration problems later

- premarital agreements - before the marriage the man and the woman consider creating prenuptial agreement, which will help them later in the division of property and award a spousal support in the event of a divorce

- common law marriages - the marriages is considered legal binding when the man and the woman lived together for a certain period of time (usually 1 year). In most jurisdictions this case is removed.