Thanks to the coronavirus outbreak, now would not seem like a propitious time to get married. First of all, in some states, you cannot obtain the necessary license because non-essential government offices have been shuttered. And thanks to social distancing, it isn’t realistic to plan a reception. The only part of the wedding experience that might be improved by a quarantine is the honeymoon.

During his daily coronavirus press briefing yesterday, the governor said, “There is now no excuse when the question comes up for marriage. You can do it by Zoom. Yes or no.” We do want to point out that Governor Cuomo isn’t saying that the ceremony must be streamed over Zoom. As we just mentioned above, Apple’s FaceTime and Google’s Duo are both more than capable of handling such a task.