I am aware that different denominations have different criteria for marriage eventhough I have not heard anyone that supports sex b4 marriage. I recently had a discussion with someone who claimed that formal introduction btw families of man and woman settles it all and church appearance is of little or no importance. can we say this view is right as am confused abt this eventhough i still believe that registry appearance and registratn is also of necessity in order to make it formal?

registry and recognized church certificate are equivalent.....
just make sure you didn't Wed in a gbaroof church...
I see no reason why couples do both