Xiao Lin (male) and Xiao Qing (female) are from the same village, and the two families usually have a good relationship. After graduating from high school, both of them went back to the village. Seeing that they are similar in age and they hit it off, the two families decided to get married. When the two families were preparing for the wedding, Xiao Lin and Xiao Qing decided to work in the south. So they held a banquet in the village and hurried south after the wedding. A year later, they returned to the village, but they disagreed with the village cadres because of their marriage or not. Xiao Lin and Xiao Qing thought their marriage was agreed by their parents, and the village held a banquet. Everyone in the village thinks they are husband and wife. However, village cadres believe that marriage must be registered according to law. Without registration, even if you have a banquet, it is not a marriage. Whose statement is correct? Marriage registration is required. Article 8 of China's Marriage Law clearly stipulates: "If both men and women want to get married, they must register their marriage in the marriage registration office in person. Those who meet the requirements of this law shall be registered and issued a marriage certificate. Getting a marriage certificate is tantamount to establishing a relationship between husband and wife. If you are not registered for marriage, you should re-register. " Marriage registration is a procedure to make marriage legal and effective. As long as the marriage registration formalities are completed and the marriage certificate is obtained, the marriage is established, and it is legally a legal couple and protected by law. Whether the parties have a wedding or not, and whether they live together or not, the relationship between husband and wife already exists. To dissolve this relationship, divorce procedures must be performed. And once there is any dispute between them, they should deal with it as husband and wife. If there is no marriage registration, even if both parties think that they are husband and wife, including the wedding, cohabitation and the enjoyment of property, these are not recognized by law, and of course they cannot enjoy the protection of the relationship between husband and wife by law. Therefore, although Xiaolin and Xiaoqing held a traditional wedding and a banquet, they still have not established a legal marriage relationship and should go through the marriage registration procedures. You should think carefully about getting a marriage certificate. In real life, there are still some cases in which some parties get a marriage certificate hastily without fully understanding each other because of reasons such as unit housing allocation and household registration. After that, they often divorce in a short time because the two sides are not suitable. Remind readers here that getting a marriage certificate means the effective establishment of marriage, and marriage is a life-long event. Don't leave your marriage in a hurry because of some material interests, which will cause misfortune to your married life. Therefore, getting a marriage certificate should be carefully considered.