Aristocratic Marriage During the Merovingian Period Was

Aristocratic marriage during the Merovingian period was

A) sometimes relatively informal when wealthy men arranged to support their concubines.
B) formal and ceremonial and always involved the blessing of the church.
C) relatively unimportant because children born out of wedlock could inherit property.
D) expensive for the bride's father, who supplied a dowry of land and livestock.