Agreed... however, how many priests out there will do so without first having seen a license? Serious question, as I know both N.O. and traditional priests who have conveyed that they wouldn't allow any marriage to proceed unless first obtaining a marriage license.
Find a new priest. He's ignorant of the despotic, Antichrist system that is, also, anti-family ("divorce" breaks up families) and anti-men.
70% divorce rate and rising in the USA. If you were going to skydive, and you were told that there's a 70% probability that the parachute won't open, would you still jump? Most "divorces" are initiated by the wife, even if no reason is given.
The civil contract of involving the state as a 3rd party in your marriage gives the court system the power neuter men. Look at the latest thread about the trad Catholic man whose Jezebel wife "divorced" him and took everything from him including his children.