Did Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie get married twice?

Was there another secret marriage ceremony?

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's long-awaited wedding in the south of France last Saturday may not have been enough to seal the deal — at least according to the few details the notoriously secretive couple has released.

A ceremony in France, presided over by a California judge with a California marriage license — would not by themselves appear to create a valid marriage under either California or French law.

So there must be more to the couple's long trek to the altar.

An unnamed spokesman for the couple told the Associated Press that Jolie and Pitt were married in at a private ceremony at the couple's Chateau Miraval in Provence but provided only scant details. "In advance of the non-denominational civil ceremony, Pitt and Jolie obtained a marriage license from a local California judge. The judge also conducted the ceremony in France," the AP reported.

Managers for Pitt and Jolie did not respond to e-mails from USA TODAY.

Weddings do not necessarily seal the deal on marriages. States and countries have specific requirements for the steps couples must take to have a recognized marriage. The exact requirements vary.

California marriage licenses authorize an official to "perform a marriage ceremony within the state of California," according to a sample published by the state Department of Public Health. Instructions supplied with the license similarly specify that it "must be used only within the State of California."

And to be a valid marriage in France, a California judge can't officiate in that country. Legally valid marriage ceremonies in France must be performed at city hall by a French civil authority, according to the French Embassy in Washington, D.C.

Mike Kretzmer, a family law attorney in Manhattan Beach, Calif., says it's a "curious, curious question." He said that if Pitt and Jolie were his clients, he would advise them to have a California ceremony as well — unless they already have. "Go have your celebration wherever you want to have it, but make sure you get it solemnized in California, too," he says.

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