The law of Moses stated that and since was a theocracy ,
Should a church have such power to decree divorces ,as moses said .
You,can't go,there as each culture had its way ,any one could simply,say they are and well,good luck for land rights,property passing upon,death without a physical acknowledgement before all.
My,grandparents married under the chuppa ,which goes back to before Christ .as its mentioned where they have the bride announced its not as long,as it was bit its not that different and yes there a marriage contract signed by the couple .my,dad has his dads one,its in Aramaic ,that also was started before Christ ,it was in Hebrew but since the first diaspora it was in Aramaic since .
That is how property rights were established by the local synagogue in that that they would marry ,birth would be known so that land bought could be passed,contracts buried in jars,on the land disputes settle by judges,and before