What Pen To Sign Your Marriage Certificate?

[gregamckinney]

1940's Sheaffer Triumph Crest. I wanted something that looked good with formal-ish attire, wasn't too big for my pocket, and was sturdy (rigid nib) in case anyone else wanted/ needed to use it.

 

My the time I depart this realm, I expect to have only this pen left in my collection. It will go to my wife, along with my wedding band and my beloved IWC. (The only material objects I am so attached to.)

 

Regards, greg

[Anne S. Gray]

A very good friend used my limited edition Visconti Knights Templar with a stub nib to sign the marriage certificate.

[mirosc]

I brought my pilot m90 along specifically for this - but wasn't allowed to use it .

 

Ended up using the Parker fountain given to me by the registrar, wasn't nearly as nice a writer as my pilot.

 

I guess there's quite a big chance for that. If they need an archival ink they might not want to rely on some strange homebrewed juice in odd color and weird smell that you might bring along and which they don't know and have to test before andwhatnotelse.

Over here notary work has to be done with special ink that has official clearance, everything else is not allowed - so: taking the registrar's pen makes it easier to concentrate on the more important moments of that day...

Edited March 6, 2013 by mirosc

[OldGriz]

Something with an extremely sharp nib so you can plunge it into your veins and sign in blood.....

[Dutchpen]

I used a lamy studio pearl white ballpoint with a black refill.

 

I have bought the set (fp+bp) bur wasn't allowed to use the fp

[Edwaroth]

Something with invisible ink is recommended :rolleyes

 

Been there, done that, doesn't work...but hey, I tried

[CapeClear]

We used my grandfather-in-law's 149 with Diamine Registrars ink to sign our certificate. A few weeks before our ceremony I enquired about pen etiquette and it turned out that the registry office uses Diamine Registrars ink for this purpose regardless. They were happy to let me fill up from their supply and use it to sign our names. My OH wasn't really bothered either way but I was thrilled.

[terminal]

Pen doesn't matter, as long as it's not inked.

[MikeF]

I'm not married. But some time ago I was godfather, and I signed the papers with my Conway Stewart Plumage filled with Pelikan's Blue-Black.

[Rufus]

Been there and done that twice, it really doesn't matter in the slightest... the divorce court judge will not enquire as to what you used...perhaps a psychiatrist will want to know why you did it in the first place, however.

[Rufus]

Something with an extremely sharp nib so you can plunge it into your veins and sign in blood.....

 

But once you've realised what you've done you can plunge it into your femoral artery.

[ever onward]

Ha! Loving these responses.

 

I used the pen I was handed by the clerk, because in April of 2011, I had yet to discover fountain pens...because it was my wedding that LED me to that happy discovery.

 

When our officiant gave us our marriage documents, he included a fancy marriage 'certificate' that wasn't a legal document; it was for show. He asked me if I wanted him to fill it out or if I wanted to do so myself--or if I perhaps wanted to get a calligrapher to fill it out. Well, I had a Sheaffer calligraphy set at home that I'd fiddled with a few times, so I thought, hey! I'll do it myself.

 

I started practicing--and got COMPLETELY swept up in calligraphy. Totally focused, every spare hour of my time. I quickly switched to dip pens, putting my red and black No-Nonsense pens aside. I had so much fun with the dip pens that I started using them, with pointed nibs, for all of my regular writing, and for work. But writing with dip pens can be....not difficult, certainly, but...time-consuming, I guess. Not easy (though jbb may disagree ). So at some point in the early summer, it occurred to me that I could use my Sheaffer calligraphy pens for my regular writing. I did so, but I quickly found that I didn't like writing with the italic nibs.

 

And that was the fateful moment. I went online and searched for a regular fountain pen. I found and bought a $26 charcoal Lamy Safari with Extra-Fine nib. And there my next obsession began.

 

All due to my marriage!

 

But I still haven't filled out that certificate.

 

best wishes,

eo

[Rufus]

Ha! Loving these responses.

 

I used the pen I was handed by the clerk, because in April of 2011,

 

 

Was it, perchance, April 1?

[Douglas Bruggemeyer]

Doesn't matter what you do, it'll be wrong. Just get used to the concept.

[tripcode]

In my mind, there's nothing else to use than a Parker 51 aerometric, loaded with a bulletproof black ink. What better to express the permanence of your bond to another person who you have just sworn to love for your entire life than to use a pen and ink that will last for your life and beyond, without special attention.

[Romagno]

I just took what the registrar handed me. On that day I didn't care at all about writing gear...

 

Same here!

[Jim Holzemer]

A beautiful vintage 1927 Mandarin Duofold Christmas present from my adorable pen loving wife!

 

Hoping to use it as well on Ordination day as a Catholic Permanent Deacon, God willing. I also

 

hope to make use of a 1935 grey silver pearl LeBoeuf aspergillium in my ministry.

[John54green]

If I could go back 32 years with it I would have used my Delta Evolution. In my experience it is about growing and changing and evolving together. She is the best part of my life.

[bernardo]

We used my grandfather-in-law's 149 with Diamine Registrars ink to sign our certificate. A few weeks before our ceremony I enquired about pen etiquette and it turned out that the registry office uses Diamine Registrars ink for this purpose regardless. They were happy to let me fill up from their supply and use it to sign our names. My OH wasn't really bothered either way but I was thrilled.

 

Really cool!

[Runnin_Ute]

No idea. Whatever I was handed probably. Couldn't even tell you if it was ballpoint (likely), rollerball or fountain pen. (it was over 30 years ago)