tahsinmim, there is nothing strange about Miss Mimi's comment. For example, I lived in ?Saudi when I wanted to get married, Can't do it in Saudi unless one is Muslim, which I am not. The closest place was Dubai, but there one can get only married in church, not at a government office, like in , for example Europe.
So, I got married in church.

Or, people get married in church not to upset the family.
People do not have to be religious to get married in a church.