The Paperwork is In
Unlike many other jurisdictions, the Commonwealth of Virginia allows its counties to force applicants to be religious celebrants for marriages to jump through various and sundry annoying hoops. I have obtained the notarized letter on church letterhead attesting to the fact that I was indeed ordained. I have obtained the ordination certificate. I have filled out the application and had it also notarized. I have faxed it all to the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Fairfax County. And I have telephoned them to ensure it arrived.
The next step is to wait 5 to 7 days for the judge's decision, and if he says ok, bring all the documents to the courthouse and go to a swearing in ceremony. But will it be that simple? Possibly not, according to the last publicized time a Wiccan attempted to get recognition to do ceremonies. See the ACLU's press release on the subject in 1998. They took their case to Norfolk and prevailed. I am not sure if the issue was ever fully decided for Fairfax County.
And so we will see. It could be quite interesting.