Metro.co.uk, a rep for the couple said: ‘Mary and Romain had a civil union a couple of months before the show began filming in June of 2018, but they chose not to tell any of their friends or family, as they were still trying to see if their relationship would work out in the long term.
In their minds they weren’t properly married until the wedding that was filmed during the show.’ (But, as the MailOnline notes, the certificate posted by TMZ appears to be a marriage certificate, and California doesn't offer civil unions...)Mary's former roommate (and best friend) Christine Quinn also recently revealed that the pair were back to being mates.
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