LOL Tim...I probably should explain that Mrs Dyar is not really a Mrs.......YET.
I just call her Mrs Dyar as it sounds better than Ms Dyar. Don't worry, I am sure she would sell off my smurfs or decapitate them all if I Mistress Dyar as well....that's where I am a little different I guess. If I had a Mistress Dyar I would still love smurfs the same as I do now.
I live in the American Bible Belt and understand what you mean. I called "Mrs. Drunksmurf" "Mrs Drunksmurf" before it was official because it sure saved a lot of trouble. This made the actual announcement a bit tricky: "Hey, everyone, my wife and I are getting married... uh, I mean, for the second time. You know, just, uh, to be safe."
Round two was trying to explain why we were doing it at a courthouse. "Uh, er, God is a judge, too, right? It sort of makes sense to honor him like that."