Civil Servant

In the Catholic marriage sacrament, it is the couple who make the sacrament.  The priest merely presides.  This is the only sacrament made by the laity.  But in this country, the priest is authorized to act for the state in the execution of the marriage contract.  He functions then as a civil magistrate in this instance.  As such, can he refuse to marry any two persons who meet the civil requirements for marriage? I think that the priest will be safe on this, but I like the idea of what is done in some places in Latin America and Europe.  Divest the clergy of this civil office.  Thus the couple present themselves to a civil magistrate to be married civilly, legally.  After this the couple can come to their church community to ask for a blessing and prayers from that community for their marriage, and to celebrate their marriage as a sacrament in that church where they or one of them worships.  This of course will lead to even more destination weddings for those who can afford it.  They want the big splash that a county court house does not give.  They want to gather not with their church community of which they do not belong, but rather with their friends many of whom pray not nor attend any church, or believe in much of the transcendent.  Rather such a wedding community is taken up more with how the bride and groom look compared to their wedding or planned wedding.  To me this would make sense for the church, for those couples who have a church community of worship and for those who have none.