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The issue is not that in the eyes of both Snow, Charming and the residents who witnessed their marriage ceremony in the Enchanted Forest don't believe the marriage to be valid and true. It's the issue that in *this* world Snow White and Prince Charming have no legal documents to show they are married. Mary Margaret may be Snow White, and David Nolan is Prince Charming, but they are *still* living under their Storybrooke names. Therefore, in the eyes of the law, if David did not file for divorce with Kathryn yet, they are still legally married, and under Mary Margaret's name he is *not* married to Mary Margaret.

Despite that the dark curse did change things, the fact is there are legal documents in place to show for David and Kathryn's marriage. Just like how the dark curse gave Archie Hopper his license to be a therapist. It's falsified memories Archie likely has of going to school and earning his degree and what not; the same with David and Kathryn meeting and falling love and marrying. Yes, we have established those are false memories, but the point is there is no undoing or taking it back. That's a consequence of the dark curse implanting false lives and memories for the Enchanted Forest residents; that the curse rehashed everyone's lives so that to an outsider's eyes these people appear to have been born and lived here all along.