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The following were taken in early December, 2001 in Santiago, Chile. The
occasion is the civil matrimony* of Carol's nephew Ernesto "Tito" Otaegui
and Michelle "Michu" Diemer. The church wedding will take place in April, 2002
(photos to be posted here). |
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Carol and Tito outside the civil registry. |
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The bride and groom and their parents. |
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Awarding the certificate of matrimony. |
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Tito's mother and grandfather with Michu and Tito. |
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Carol and Tito. |
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*In Chile, matrimony is a two-stage process. Since marriage is both
a civil and religious institution, the procedures are performed separately. Chile is a
legalistic country, and has codified distinctions between civil oaths (with their social
and legal implications) and religious vows. Since the state, not the clergy, issues the
marriage certificate, the state exercises its oversight of the marriage contract (which,
like all contracts, requires the consent of both parties to be altered), while the church
(if the couple elect to follow up with a church nuptial), exercises its own traditional
sacramental role apart from that of the state. |
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