Why is a wedding ceremony needed today if Adam (as) and Eve were married without one?

Today many couples live together without marriage, and this has serious consequences for society. It is precisely to prevent these consequences that marriage has clear rules, and a wedding makes the bond binding and visible to all.

The question assumes that a man and a woman today are not regarded as married without a ceremony, and that things were once different. We do not know in detail what it was like at the very beginning of humanity. But a look at the present shows why clear rules are needed.

Today many couples live together as husband and wife without being married. This is not good, and it has serious consequences for society. When a relationship can end at any time without obligation, women and children are often left without protection. No one knows exactly which rights and duties apply.

This is exactly why laws about marriage were given. They are not there to make life difficult. They are meant to prevent the harm that arises when people live together without a firm commitment. The first verse above makes this difference clear, since it sets proper marriage against a loose relationship.

A wedding does not need to be lavish. What matters is that a man and a woman commit themselves to each other in front of others. Then everyone knows that these two belong together and are responsible for each other.

On this firm ground, what the second verse above describes can grow. Husband and wife are meant to find peace in each other, and God places love and tenderness between them. So the wedding protects the very things that marriage is really about.