41.   Munsil stressed that couples would voluntarily attach a covenant to their marriage license.

42.   Mostly, how could you take the note my husband-to-be left under my windshield wiper the day we met to sign our marriage license?

43.   No clerks to issue marriage licenses.

44.   On our application for a marriage license I declared that my legal name would be Lisa Belkin Gelb, linguistically turning myself into a yellow squirrel.

45.   One justice argued as much, and another said the court should simply grant marriage licenses to gay couples.

46.   Other states, such as Maryland and Michigan, are considering an incentive model, where couples without counseling have a longer wait for a marriage license.

47.   Polygamy is difficult to prosecute because the men generally obtain marriage licenses for only their first wives.

48.   Pictures, marriage licenses, birth certificates, and other items can be scanned into the journal.

49.   Same-gender marriages are not legal in any state, although courts in Hawaii and Vermont are considering lawsuits filed by homosexual couples challenging denial of marriage licenses.

50.   Reservations, and a valid marriage license, are essential.