It&#x27;s not just Washington; this is basically the same as in Illinois, for instance.  (I performed a wedding for friends this past summer in Chicago, so I investigated. :)  The bit about validity is really a good idea, because it&#x27;s a protection for the people getting married.<p>I think that something like this is true in most states, actually.  The Universal Life Church wouldn&#x27;t work if it weren&#x27;t.