I have been looking everywhere online for the answer to this, and no dice.

If I marry my current steward, what happens?
Does the position of steward become vacant after marrying them, allowing for a new steward to be hired?

I'll have to try this.

Thank you, please let me know the results!

I do not yet have a steward, or the option to marry, so I thought I would ask in advance.

I'm just testing it and then reloading the save. It wont take long.

Ok, I am curious as to whether or not the dialogue options just merge? So essentially, you end up with a steward and wife in one?

Or if marrying the steward allows for the position to be filled again by a new steward.

I have lydia as a steward and she is also my wife.
I took another follower to the house but no steward option came up.

Result- Lydia is now a houscarl, wife and steward in 1.


time to reload my save.

Interesting. Thank you.

You get to pay your spouse to clean up around the house... something they should do for free.

Does Lydia offer steward services when out in the field?

I fast traveled to the house.

Unfortunately, absolutely nothing happens when you marry your steward (as michaelpk reports). They remain your steward, and will go from calling you "love" to calling you "ma'am" (for female Dovahkiins) in one breath.

I tried this with Marcurio. His AI packages didn't reset either, which means that he never moved from Winstad, no matter how many times I asked him to move, where I asked him to move to, or how long I waited. He also continued sleeping upstairs. I haven't found anyone else mentioning this, so either no one noticed this, or, more likely, everyone else had the foresight not to ask their fiance to be their steward.