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Splicing
Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2016 9:29 pm
by lady_stormrider
Is it still possible in this modern age for an Admiral or a fully certified Captain to marry two members of the Blue Moment Forum?
I'm just asking as it may be less expensive than using a land-lubbing Registrar
Re: Splicing
Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2016 11:05 pm
by claymore
Certainly it is, My Dear. However I must alert you to the fact and Old Custom that we do have a right - which may ineed be exercised, should the feeling move us - to first Dibs.
It's the same fer Ancient Lairds...
I've just re-read your post - did you mean "to marry 2 members of Blue Moment" as in to marry them both - which might prove to be bigamous, or simply "to conduct the ceremony"?
Re: Splicing
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2016 1:48 pm
by lady_stormrider
I've been told that only now happens in parts of Highland Scotland where there isn't mobile 'phone coverage 
Anyway myself and another member of the Blue Moments Forum are wishing to get married to each other/get spliced/tie the knot and were looking to get the deed done sooner rather than later (certainly before May).
I hope that's cleared any mis-understandings up.
Re: Splicing
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2016 2:53 pm
by ash
We do know of a Padre who sails but I don't think that he frequents these fora.
We could rustle up a BM lay preacher.
Else it might need to the captain of the MV Lochinvar.
I seem to remember from my Parahandy reading that it needs to be the captain of a real "shup" to do the deed.
More importantly, how many days need we allow for the Stag Doo?
Congratulations
Ash
Re: Splicing
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2016 3:25 pm
by marisca
Sadly, the idea of a ship's captain having any powers to marry is not and never has been true unless the captain also qualifies as a minister or other celebrant.
Claymore's kind offer is unlikely to satisfy either yourself or the law of the land.
Re: Splicing
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2016 11:04 pm
by Telo
lady_stormrider wrote:Anyway myself and another member of the Blue Moments Forum are wishing to get married to each other/get spliced/tie the knot.........
Does Aquaplane know about this?
Re: Splicing
Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2016 12:09 am
by aquaplane
Shard wrote:lady_stormrider wrote:Anyway myself and another member of the Blue Moments Forum are wishing to get married to each other/get spliced/tie the knot.........
Does Aquaplane know about this?
Know about what?
Oh that, well it seemed like a good idea at the time
Re: Splicing
Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2016 9:20 am
by Pete Cooper
There is a firm in Kip who have a yacht that you can legally get married aboard - I used to know somebody who got married in Rothesay Bay on it.
Re: Splicing
Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2016 3:16 pm
by claymore
marisca wrote:
Claymore's kind offer is unlikely to satisfy yourself.
Marisca - was it yourself talking to Dear Heart the other evening on the phone.....?
Re: Splicing
Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2016 7:33 pm
by lady_stormrider
Pete Cooper wrote:There is a firm in Kip who have a yacht that you can legally get married aboard - I used to know somebody who got married in Rothesay Bay on it.
That's not a bad idea - we could raft up Aquaplane's Mum's boat as accommodation - plus we don't know if the local Registry Office is available.
Re: Splicing
Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2016 10:36 pm
by Aja
Wife and I got married in the Colintraive Hotel and spent our honeymoon on the boat in Rothesay. Worked for us.
Regards
Donald
Re: Splicing
Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2016 10:55 pm
by claymore
Aja wrote:Wife and I got married in the Colintraive Hotel and spent our honeymoon on the boat in Rothesay. Worked for us.
Regards
Donald
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