my fiance will not be interacting with the muslim community (as neither do i) but my family is requiring a muslim ceremony in addition to our civil/american ceremony. the nikah will take place before the american ceremony, but we prefer to celebrate our state legal, actual wedding anniversary on the date of our american wedding as it holds special meaning to our relationship. do i need to have the actual state marriage license in addition to the nikah contract? can we do the nikah first (for example, a month prior) and then have the JoP sign the actual marriage license and file with the state?