Veterans, First Responders Invited To Exchange Vows In Doylestown

DOYLESTOWN, PA — One year after hosting her first free wedding, Linda Bobrin, Esquire, Bucks County Register of Wills and Clerk of Orphans’ Court, is holding another Vows and Veterans free wedding for veterans and first-responders on Thursday, November 10.

"Vows and Veterans" will be a free wedding ceremony and reception open to couples with at least one veteran or first-responder who apply for a marriage license between September 12, 2022 and November 6, 2022.

The event will take place in the courtyard of the Bucks County Courthouse Administrative Building in Doylestown from 12 to 2 p.m. Former Under Secretary of the Army, Patrick J. Murphy, will be the officiant. A marriage renewal ceremony for veteran and first-responder couples will also take place. Couples may invite family and friends to attend.

Interested couples should email emarriage@buckscounty.org and begin a marriage license application. Bucks County marriage applications are accepted on-line and can be started at the following link: https://propublic.buckscountyonline.org/psi3/marriagelicense.

The Bucks County Clerk of Orphan’s Court gives a $20 discount on marriage licenses to veterans and first-responders in honor of their service to the community. The first five couples to sign up for this free wedding will also receive a free night at HollyHedge Estate.

Vows and Veterans is part of the Bucks County Clerk of Orphans’ Court’s successful Weddings for Heroes program. This wedding will be the fourth Weddings for Heroes event, following the November 2021 Vows and Veterans, February 2022 Vows and Valentines, and June 2022 Vows and Valor. Ms. Bobrin intends to continue to hold Vows and Veterans annually in November and Vows and Valentines in February.

Weddings for Heroes is made possible entirely by the generous donations of local businesses and individuals. Many local businesses offer their services either free or at a discounted rate.

Participating local vendors include: Bird of Paradise Florist, Courtney Kanig Photography, Doylestown Wedding Studio/Cortineo Creative, Fleurish Floral Design by Bucks-Mont Party Rental, HollyHedge Estate, James Best Videography, Mervin Toussaint Jazz Band, and The Novel Baker.

To contribute funds or services, or for more information on the Weddings for Heroes program, please email Rachel Landsberg at ralandsberg@buckscounty.org. Checks can be made out to “Weddings for Heroes” and mailed to the Bucks County Register of Wills and Clerk of Orphans’ Court at 55 E. Court Street, 6th Floor, Doylestown 18901. As part of the effort to raise funds for this wedding, the Bucks County Clerk of Orphans’ Court will be holding bake sale fundraising events at the Administrative Building on October 11th and November 1st.

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