Biggybee:

Alright, Thank you for the response it was helpful.

My husband also got a German marriage certificate but it had NO impact on hastening the process.

If you will still undergo a verification process for your other documents (they don't verify wedding certificate but all, even the academics certificate you present) then I don't think there's a point.

However, I strongly support doing anything that one thinks might hasten the process. So if its not much cost to you and husband, do it. You might even use for other things after you have arrived.

On the point of getting a lawyer to hasten the process, I am NOT sure that will work since you are just starting the process and its not start you started the process and there was a problem somewhere.

Germany has a thing for laws and rules and they will claim that their rules already state a minimum of one year waiting.

Start the process now and if there are hitches in the middle, get a lawyer.