I do chuckle when I think about having to get a marriage license. It's just a fee (tax) for the governmental jurisdiction you are in.
We paid two of them. We got married in Deerfield, IL - most of which is in Lake County - so we got that license.
We then found out that the venue was about 300 feet into Crook County, so we got that license too.
Silly shit.
Anyway, how do people feel about having to get a marriage license?
How about a license to give birth? Nope, don't need that.