In turn, Mantes-la-Jolie toughens its tone against wild marriages. Like other municipalities in the Ile-de-France region, the town of Yvelines has just made it compulsory to deposit a deposit for future brides and grooms. They will now have to submit four checks to the civil registry: two for 500 euros, in the event of unjustified cancellation and damage in public spaces, another for 300 euros in the event of a delay of more than half an hour. and finally a final one of 200 euros in the event of dirt on public roads.
These four checks, cashed only in the event of breaches, illustrate the incivility most frequently observed during services in Mantes-la-Jolie. If most of the 350 annual weddings take place normally, “between 10 and 15” pose a problem, according to the mayor (DVD) Raphaël Cognet. “And five pose big problems,” adds the elected official. Delays are the most frequently encountered problems. This is more troublesome than it seems because they can accumulate and affect other ceremonies. And at the end of the day, we can find ourselves with a schedule that is an hour and a half off. It's annoying for the newlyweds who are punctual, and it costs the community because I have to pay my guardian and the civil status official overtime. The same goes for confetti bombs. Their use requires the intervention of a person in the household. And that comes at a cost. »
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