![]() The state also has no residency requirements, which makes the process easier for couples to get married virtually. Utah allows for officiants and couples to fill out marriage paperwork online, unlike most states in the US, and for just $100. 'It's just not a safe place for gay people,' Foley said. ![]() The officiant, who is also a comedy radio show host, explained he didn't understand why so many people from China and the Philippines were seeking his services until he found out that gay marriage was illegal in the countries. 'Then I started doing all these for gay couples in the Philippines and now China.' 'When I got into, it was because of COVID,' he told. ![]() Within no time, the officiant found himself logged on to multiple Zoom calls between the hours of 12am to 3am wearing a suit on top and comfortable pajamas on the bottom. Officiant Michael Foley, who dubbed himself as a ' Walmart Jon Favreau,' has married at least a dozen gay couples in two counties since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic when some weddings were forced to go virtual.įoley was contacted by multiple travel agencies asking if he would be open to conducting marriages in the Philippines. Hundreds of same-sex couples in China and the Philippines are turning to Utah officiants to marry them online as they are unable to 'I do' in their own countries.
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